In Moscow, on December 5, at the 58th year of his life, a researcher of modern Russian poetry, publisher Vladimir Orlov, died. On the day of death, he in serious condition was hospitalized with a coronavirus infection, the poet German Lukomnikov said on Facebook. In 2004, Orlov launched the publishing project "Cultural Layer" for publication of meetings of modern poetry.

In Kamchatka, the court sentenced the former environmental prosecutor to 20 years in a colony of maximum regime on charges of sexual violence against children. It is reported by "Kam-24". According to the Investigative Committee, the accused during 2020 has repeatedly committed in relation to his 8-year-old daughter and her 6-year-old girlfriend a sexual violent acts, as well as with the participation of the victims, made pornographic materials.

Alexey Navalny, who was serving a sentence in a correctional colony in the city of Kokrov, Vladimir Region, filed a fifth lawsuit on Wednesday to the leadership of a penitentiary institution. This was reported on the website of the Petushinsky District Court. As follows from the court’s message, Navalny’s statement of claim concerns challenging the actions of the colony administration, but is not related to improper conditions of detention. Details of the requirements are not yet reported.

The Russian Foreign Ministry handed the US Embassy in Moscow a note of protest with a warning about the dangerous consequences of air incidents over the Black Sea. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova.

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The Presidium of the Supreme Court of Russia canceled the decision of the appellate instance and sent for a new consideration the case of nationalists Nikita Tikhonov and Evgenia Hasis, convicted of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of Novaya Gazeta, Anastasia Baburova. Tikhonov and Hasis chose a preventive measure in the form of detention until March 8 in jail. This was reported by the correspondent of Novaya Gazeta from the courtroom.

People's Artist of Russia Leah Akhedzhakova , speaking at the award of the "Star of Theater" at the Vakhtangov Moscow Theater, spoke out in defense of people and organizations recognized in Russia by the so -called "foreign agents", and condemned their persecution by the Russian authorities. It was a very emotional performance, but Akhedzhakova very clearly placed all the accents, speaking about what she wanted to say about.

On a video rescue with Vladimir Putin on December 7, Joe Biden expressed deep concern of the United States and its European allies about the "focusing of Russia around Ukraine" and "made it clear that the United States and our allies would answer with decisive economic and other measures in the event of a military escalation." Bidden confirmed his support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and called for de -escalation and “return to diplomacy” - this is the presentation of

In St. Petersburg, police detained a 24-year-old citizen of Belarus, according to the website of the Belarusian Investigative Committee. Minsk requires its extradition. The Belarusian SK claims that the detainee administered three telegram channels, the publications of which were recognized by the court with extremist materials.

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The Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia, Alexander Vulin, during a visit to Moscow in May, handed over to the secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev recording conversations of the participants of the seminar of Russian municipal deputies in Belgrade. This is written by the Serbian newspaper "Danas". According to the publication, a wiretap at the event of Russians led the security agency and informing Serbia.

Saule Omarov A graduate of Moscow State University, economist Saule Omarova, who claimed the post of head of the US Department of Currency Control, refused this work, according to the White House website. Before the appointment, she was subjected to a rigid survey by senators from the republican and democratic parties. Her supporters said that she was faced with xenophobia. How to get around the lock?

The Supreme Court of Russia rejected the lawsuit in which the Ospariva decree of the President of the Russian Federation and the Order of the FSB on the classification of these NKVD employees involved in the Stalinist repressions. For consideration by the claim and making a decision, the court took 3 hours. The lawsuit was filed by Sergei Prudovsky, a researcher of the international agent of the International Memorial recognized by the authorities.