In Moscow, dozens of civilian activists gathered at the White House on the hunchback bridge the night before to recall the events of August 1991. The authorities did not allow rallies and pickets on the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, but they did not interfere with people to communicate with each other. The audience discussed the plans of upcoming memorable events, exchanged photographs and shared their memories.

“I just waited for my turn for Navalny. It’s still better than Nemtsov,” said Alexander Belov, explaining the reasons for his arrest. The trial in the case of the leader of the Russian nationalists ends in the Meshchansky court of Moscow. August 24 is expected to be sentenced. The prosecution demanded to sentenced an opposition policy to 9 years in prison.

George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a START Treaty in Moscow on July 31, 1991 American experts discuss whether the failure of the Russian democratic experiment was inevitable What is the historical significance of the 1991 coup? Why does the 25-year anniversary of the failed military coup cause sad feelings among an American historian? Was the Yeltsin revolution for Russians eternal vaccination from democracy? Did Vladimir Putin find a win -win formula for success?

In the center of Moscow, a march was held to a memorable sign at the intersection of a garden ring with a new Arbat, where the audience honored the memory of the dead during the coup.

In eastern Ukraine over the past day, one Ukrainian military died, four more were injured. This was announced at a briefing on Saturday in Kiev in Kyiv by the representative of the Presidential Administration for Military Affairs, Alexander Motuzyanik. According to Motuzyanik, in the Lugansk direction the enemy’s activity decreased; In the Donetsk direction, the number of shelling also decreased compared to the two previous days.

Moscow during the couch of the GKChP in August 1991 In Moscow, events were held dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Victory over the GKChP in August 1991. In the Museon Art Park, the Island 91 festival was held, organized by the Colta.ru portal and the presidential center of Boris Yeltsin. Within the framework of the festival, discussions about the policy and society of Russia have passed from the time of the coup to date.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan during a meeting with Peter Poroshenko in March Turkish President Recep Erdogan in a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Peter Poroshenko on Saturday said that Türkiye did not recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea. He also noted that Ankara will continue to support the Crimean Tatars on the peninsula, according to the website of the President of Ukraine.

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Does God need for human development? Yakov Krotov: In the studio, two outstanding psychologists - father Evgeny Piskarev and Vladimir Levy , author of the books "The Art of being himself" and "The art of being different." Today we will talk about self -improvement. When I read the articles of Father Eugene and speeches on the Internet of Vladimir Lvovich, it seems to me that the art of being himself is the art of being perfect.

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeyer on Saturday called on Russia to ensure a ceasefire in Aleppo in Syria. According to the head of German diplomacy, in Russia as a supporter of the regime of President of Syria Bashar al -Assad, there is a special responsibility for observing the truce. He stated this in an interview with Welt Am Sonntag. Steinmeier emphasized the need to deliver humanitarian goods to the besieged areas of Aleppo.

August anxieties: military exercises and arrests in Crimea +++ The Minister of Education became the Stalinist, and the head of the Putin administration invented a nooscope +++ on lawyers: Ilya Novikov was expelled from television games, Mark Feigin was not released from Russia

Olga Vasilieva The new Minister of Education Olga Vasilieva said that Komsomolskaya Pravda confused words in her interview on Friday. As the official explained, she did not use the word "deity", which is not in Russian, but said "obligation." She noted that it is necessary to improve the qualifications of journalists so that they understand the semantics of "this beautiful Russian word." “To the question“ How do you consider your purpose? ”I answered as“ obligation ”.

Art Farmer and Mel Waldron belonged to, as it was called after the war, “cultural emigrants”. They played more often and recorded in Europe (art) and in Japan (Mel) than in America. About them and a little about the saxophonist Aike Kvebeke the next program “Time of Jazz”!

The journalist of Novaya Gazeta Yulia Latinin on Saturday, unknown people were doused with feces near the building of the Echo of Moscow, where she maintains the program "Access Code". This was reported on the website of the radio station. According to Latinina, there were two attackers. She noted that for several weeks she was monitored and the attack was prepared in advance.