The most interesting of our common past. Incomplete story. Unjust wounds. Still live hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago. Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy chooses from our ether still relevant and turned out to be eternal.

Explosion in Karakas on elections day in the "Constitutional Assembly" (July 30, 2017) In Venezuela, the so -called "constitutional assembly" deprived the parliament of powers . The pro-government structure endowed with President Nicholas Maduro unlimited powers, published a decree on the transfer of the entire legislative power to it in the name of ensuring peace, security, sovereignty, stability of the socio-economic and financial system, protecting state property.

Discuss Konstantin Borova and Victor Girzhov The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine sent a note to the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Sevastopol. "The Ukrainian side considers the mentioned visit by ... a gross violation by Russia of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine ...

Dismantling of the statue of Lenin in Ukraine (archive photo) The mayor of Seattle Ed Murray called for the monument to Lenin, located on one of the streets of this American city. He also spoke out for the liquidation of memorials to the US Civil War participants. It is reported by Seattle Times. According to him, in recent days, the inhabitants of Seattle have expressed concern and disappointment due to the fact that there are symbols of hatred, racism and violence in the city.

The police detained four suspects of involvement in the attacks in Catalonia. There are three more on the wanted list. On August 17, 13 people became victims of an attack committed in a truck in the center of Barcelona. More than a hundred were injured. Another attack was carried out on the night of August 18 at the port of Cambrils. One person died. Six suffered.

Everything you need to know early in the morning of August 18 Good morning! “ Barcelona until today has been a phenomenally safe city,” says journalist Daria Gavrilova living there. This is what Rambla Street looked like on Wednesday evening, along which a white minivan Fiat drove at a speed of 80 km/h on a speed of 80 km/h. At least 13 people were killed , more than a hundred were injured. Responsibility for the terrorist attack was taken by the militants of the IG.

Vladimir Putin and "Surgeon", Archive photo The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent Russia a note of protest in connection with the visit of Vladimir Putin to the annexed Sevastopol, the website "Crimea. Reali" reports (Radio Liberty Project) The statement of official Kyiv says that the actions of the Russian president violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and are a “cynical and demonstrative” neglect of international law.

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Barcelona honored the memory of those who died as a result of the Rambla Boulevard *** Sergey Udaltsov - their imprisonment and views on the conflict in Ukraine *** in the United States do not subside about the reaction of President Trump to Charlotsville.

Photodrons first appeared on the market in 2013, and the possibility of cheap and (relatively) reliable shooting from the air they gave, immediately transformed the world of photography. At the same time, drones caused a lot of claims related to ensuring security and protecting the inviolability of personal life, and standards began to be accepted in different countries that limit their use. Georgia remained one of the few states with a relatively open air.

Petro Poroshenko appointed Boris Babin (right) to the new Permanent Representative in Crimea, August 17, 2017 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed a new permanent representative in Crimea annexed by Russia. They became Boris Babin. He will deal with the issue of returning the peninsula to Ukraine. His deputy Izn Gdanov will pay attention to the protection of the rights of the Crimean Tatars.

More than a thousand Ukrainian military instructors have been training on NATO standards since the beginning of the year. According to the standards of the Military Union, 28 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained. This was reported by UNIAN agency with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the country. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that more than 300 events were held together with NATO.

Mikhail Saakashvili The official Tbilisi sent the Ukrainian authorities a new request for extradition of the former President of Georgia and the ex-governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili. This was reported by the portal "Georgia online" with reference to the main prosecutor's office of the country. The department also announced "active joint work" with Ukrainian colleagues.

Detention during peaceful shares on March 26 and June 12, when many received several days of arrest and fines, make you think about how the odious 282 article on extremism works. We are talking about this with lawyer Sergei Golubk and coordinator of the St. Petersburg branch of Open Russia Andrei Pivovarov.