Rally on Bolotnaya Square, December 10, 2011 Anna Kachkaeva: Today we are talking about the topic that many experts, sociologists, and political scientists are discussing the past couple of weeks. The Putin generation, new angry, those that you still do not know, generation of new media, creative class - whatever they call them! .. In general, all those who went to peaceful protests on Saturday December 10, supporting such rallies.

The Americans left at dawn The last units of the American troops left Iraq at dawn on December 18. One of the longest military campaigns of the United States is formally over, but the feeling of uncertainty remains. A column of 110 heavy trucks and armored vehicles of the US Armed Forces crossed the Iraq-Kuwait border on December 18 at 7.38 local time. Having made a five-hour march, the fighting zone left the last 500 American troops assigned to the 3rd brigade of the 1st motorized division.

In the north of Nigeria, in the city of Kano, the leader of the radical Islamist group "Boko Haram" Muhammad Hamza Aliu was detained. This was reported today by the Nigerian police. According to her, during the detention of Alia, looking for armed resistance on charges of terrorism. Three police officers and four militants died in a shootout. Boko Haram is suspected of organizing numerous terrorist attacks in the northern and central regions of Nigeria.

On the night of December 19, hackers hacked the blog of writer Boris Akunin. All notes disappeared from his network diary. In return, another, containing insults to the writer. However, the Livejournal Russia administration assured that access to the account and all remote entries with comments will be restored as soon as possible.

Rescuers discovered the bodies of 16 who died as a result of the collapse of the Kola drill platform in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport said. The search for another 37 people continues. The tragedy occurred on the night of Sunday. The installation, which was towed from Kamchatka to Sakhalin, rolled over during the storm and sank. 67 people were on board, 14 managed to save. An investigation of the causes of the crash of the platform is being conducted.

In December 1989, when he became the president of Czechoslovakia, this issue immediately sounded Russian. I don’t remember who was the first to ask, and it doesn’t matter, the thought hung in the air: is this possible with us? It was about the political fate of Vaclav Gavel in relation to Russia, then also called differently. The question was formulated as follows: can a former political and intellectual, writer or scientist be at the head of our state?

Many experts: sociologists, political scientists, activists of public movements - note that after December 10, Russia has changed and will never be the same. Residents of the country, in which in recent years, have been reproaches for passivity, paternalism and disunity, managed to unite and make it clear to the authorities: it is no longer possible to act in the old way.

Football. Championship of Spain. 17th round "Atletico" - "Betis" 0: 2 "Granada" - "Levante" 2: 1 "Osasuna" - "Villarreal" 2: 1 "Rasing" - "Real Sociedad" 0: 0 "Valencia" - "Malaga" 2: 0 After the 17th round 1. "Real" 40 points 2. "Barcelona" 37 3. "Valencia" 33

Hockey. NHL. Regular championship "Florida" - "Carolina" 3: 2 (in overtime). Fedor Tyutin ("Columbus") 3 programs "Saint-Luis"-"Columbus" 6: 4 "Chicago" - "Kalgary" 4: 2

The state television of North Korea reported the death of the DPRK leader Kim Jong Ira in the capital of the country of Pyongyang. He was 69 years old. As the official messages revealed, Kim Jong Il died on December 17 during an inspection trip around the country by train. Apparently, the head of state died in the inspection trip around the country by train. Kim Jong Il suffered a heart attack, he could not be saved, despite the use of "every possible first aid measure," the agency said.

From March 27 to April 15 in Moscow, the 18th time, the Golden Mask festival will be held, and the presentation of the National Theater Prize will be held on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater. It is already known that laureates in the nomination "For contribution to the development of theatrical art" were: director Petr Fomenko, artist Edward Kochergin, as well as actor of the Kaluga Drama Theater Mikhail Pakhomenko.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus leaves an entry in the book of condolences In the Czech Republic, at the 76th year of his life, the former president of the country Vaclav Gavel died. Freedom is recalled about him on the air of Radio Radio, Prague writer Ivan Klima : “I remember him as a friend.” Of course, in my memory only pleasant moments of our communication pop up. Therefore, it seems to me that my words are not quite suitable in order to speak for such a sad occasion.

Iraq authorities issued an arrest warrant of the vice president of Tarik al-Hamha on the basis of anti-terrorist legislation, Western agencies report with reference to Iraqi security services and unnamed employees of legal structures. Earlier on Monday, the Iraq Supreme Court forbade the vice president to travel abroad. The security service spokesman General Kassim Atta said on Monday that three guards of the vice president were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of terrorism.