Belarusian blogger, media consultant Radio Liberty Igor Losik, who has been in a pre -trial detention center in Belarus for more than a year, wrote a letter to the Pope Francis, in which he asks for intercession for "hundreds and thousands" of Belarusians who became victims of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The letter is quoted by the Belarusian Radio Liberty Service, its text was handed over to the wife of political prisoner Daria Losik.

Whatever day, the leaders of Russia make bright election speeches. The second number of the United Russia list Sergey Lavrov spoke about Stalin for two days in a row.

The rapid demodernization of Russia in Putin's era resurnses the social and political models of past centuries: localism, feeding, disconno, estate privileges, an oprichnin, a new nobility ... Did the “new Middle Ages” described in Russia described in Vladimir Sorokin?

Advertising of the Tanuki network The radical patriarchal movement "Male State" attacked the Tanuki restaurant network for advertising with a photograph of a dark-skinned man and a LGBT symbolic. The leader of the movement Vladislav Pozdnyakov demanded that the network "apologize to the Russian nation", after which threats and insults fell on the "Tanuki".

The Russian fighter of the MMA, a participant in the Hardcore battles Arthur Kulitsky, known for the nickname Akab, apologized to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as the "Russian authorities and the people." He placed a two -minute appeal on his Instagram page with the signature "I was a boogue, he carried complete nonsense! I am really ashamed!" It is reported by the Caucasus. Realiy.

Police officers come with polls to Russian citizens, the data of which, stated, were contained in the bases of supporters of opposition Alexei Navalny, at the request of the domestic policy of the Presidential Administration. This is claimed by the sources of the Russian BBC service , according to which, the authorities want to intimidate the alleged supporters of Navalny and prevent new protests after the September elections to the State Duma. Polls have been going on from mid -August.

Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday announced the agreement reached with the Kremlin, according to which Russia will put dozens of aircraft, helicopters, as well as air defense equipment, among which there may be S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. According to him, he signed the corresponding order on Tuesday.

In the Moscow Investigative Izolator Lefortovo, prisoners were allowed to sleep during the day and carry drinking water for walks. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the secretary of the public observation commission (PMC) of Moscow Alexei Melnikov. According to a member of the PMC, the administration of the pre -trial detention center listened to the complaints of prisoners.