Protest in Yaroslavl December 7, 2014 Deputies of the Yaroslavl Regional Duma today adopted a law on changing the election system of mayors of Yaroslavl and Rybinsk. For the adoption of a bill, canceling direct elections of mayors of these cities, 36 deputies spoke out, seven voted against, three abstained, Interfax reports. The document provides for the division of Yaroslavl and Rybinsk into areas with its own budgets.

Conference "RPR-Parnas" and the European Party ALDE "The crisis in the relations of Russia and the EU: the reasons and ways of overcoming" - the conference under this name was held in Moscow. It was organized by the Russian Opposition Party of the RPR-Parnas and the European Party "Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe" (ALDE).

Monument to Andrei Sakharov in Nizhny Novgorod In Nizhny Novgorod, a monument to Andrei Sakharov was opened on Friday. As the Grani.ru writes, the monument is installed next to the house 214 on Gagarin Avenue, where Sakharov lived in exile for almost seven years. A three -meter monument is a two -color granite stele with a bronze bust of Sakharov. The monument was created for voluntary donations. Its author is a local sculptor Alexei Shchitov, notes the Volga television company.

Ekaterina Maldon Civil activist Catherine Maldon in an apartment in Moscow was a search. She reported this last night on Facebook . During the search, Maldon was not at home, there were her husband, children and mother -in -law. According to her, books, posters, Ukrainian flags, badges, wreaths were seized. Later, she found the loss of money in the amount of 40 thousand rubles. Maldon noted that during a search, an ambulance came to her husband.

Alexander Khodakovsky - commander of the Vostok Volunteer battalion (Donetsk, September 17, 2014) The Vostok battalion returns home from Donbass. According to Alan Mamiev, called the agency, a volunteer from North Ossetia , some of the military personnel were already returning home. According to Mamiyev, several "volunteers" decided to stay and "continue the contract in the Donetsk army." Russia categorically denies the participation of its troops in the conflict in the southeast of Ukraine .

The American Senate adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine, the abolition of the meeting of the contact group in Minsk, the bill on the fight against "spaces", laureates of the Kandinsky Prize

Members of the Czech group Omen protest against the policy of Vladimir Putin, undressing to the waist They always appear undressed to the waist. Their first promotion took place at a press conference in the government building, where members of the Czech Omen group penetrated under the guise of journalists. On their naked bodies it was written “Premier, be courageous,” “take care of freedom, not a paste” and “do not be with Putin”.

Wash Ilyich. Novosibirsk, December 12 Freedom quotes December 12, 2014 Liveblog about discussions on the network Fresh from above 19:14 12/12/2014 Russian Zen. Crimean bill and gold ruble. Fascism and amoral in St. Petersburg schools. Temporary workers and cat Yuri Saprykin : The main news of the day: new backgrounds appeared on Russian Zen. The Zenrus website really fascinates.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President UEFA Michel Platini On the official website of UEFA there was a message that representatives of Russia and Ukraine will not be able to play with each other in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League.

Barack Obama receives new pressure opportunities for Vladimir Putin The US President may receive the right to provide Ukraine with military assistance and impose new sanctions against Russia The US Senate on Thursday adopted a bill giving the President of the United States the right to impose new sanctions against Russia and provide Ukraine with military assistance. Earlier, the House of Congress representatives approved a similar resolution.

Nadezhda Savchenko The Moscow City Court removed the complaint of the defense of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from the consideration of the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow on the extension of her arrest. The representative of the court said that the complaint was withdrawn from the consideration on December 15 in connection with procedural violations, noting that after their elimination a new hearing will be scheduled.

Sometimes I really want to forget. So that it is not. As if it were not. I try my best to forget December 1988 in Armenia. And every December I remember this again. These memories are unbearably painful. And it is not treated, believe me, it is not treated. Never in my life I have seen such a nightmare materialization of the word "grief" as in a spitaca earthquake. And she did not know that they did not howl from grief. There is such a threshold of pain, after which - nothing, no emotion.

Arseny Roginsky The Memorial Society submitted documents to the Ministry of Justice on changes in its charter. This was reported to "Interfax" by the head of the "Memorial" Arseniy Roginsky. The Executive Director of Memorial Elena Zhemkova informed TASS to the TASS agency that the company intends to ask for a meeting of the Supreme Court on the claim for the liquidation of the organization from December 17 to a later date.

The photojournalist Peter Shelomovsky, along with the volunteers who collected humanitarian aid, visited the ornamental House in Shakhtersk. Six months ago, when the fighting was in full swing, the elderly and children were taken out of the city, but two months ago they returned to Shakhtersk again.

That Putin’s war with Ukraine took away from Russians? They are discussed by Andrey Piontkovsky, Lilia Shevtsova, Victor Sheinis.