On September 9, during the visit of the new head of the Saratov diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop Longin (Korchagin), accompanied by the regional governor Dmitry Ayatskov, to the city of Volsk, an agreement was reached on the transfer of the historical building of the residence of the Volsk vicar bishops to the diocese. Mayor of the city A.I. Zubritsky undertook to vacate the premises currently occupied by the municipal archive by October 10.

Muslims from the city of Krasnoufimsk, Sverdlovsk region, appealed to the human rights association Sutyazhnik with a complaint against the actions of local passport service employees. Krasnoufimsk officials refuse to accept photographs of Muslim women wearing hijabs, despite a decision May 15 by the Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court and an order from the Interior Minister on June 2. Sources Interior Ministry officials do not comply with the law // Social Information Agency. 2003.

On September 10, Literaturnaya Gazeta published an interview with German Sterligov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Don't Kill! (and, concurrently, the owner of a company that produces coffins). It is called "Depopulation" and is dedicated to the demographic situation in Russia. According to G. Sterligov, analysis of the 2002 census data shows that "the destruction of the Russian people" is underway.

On September 20, in an interview with American media, V.V. Putin said that a "full-fledged visit" of the Pope to Russia is possible only with the consent of the Russian Orthodox Church. According to the president, during a meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican, he extended an invitation to him to visit Russia as head of state. "As for a full-fledged visit, I cannot do it without the consent of the Russian Orthodox Church," Vladimir Putin said.

As the teacher of Tibetan Buddhism Bogdo Gegen IX, who took part in a three-day retreat in the Lesnoye rest house near Moscow, said on September 22, Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso XIV may arrive in Russia to complete the Kalachakra ritual in Kalmykia, which is scheduled for October 15-19. According to information received on September 21 by the Dalai Lama's spiritual representative in Russia, the CIS and Mongolia, Geshe Tinley, the Dalai Lama received a Russian visa in Dharamsala (India).

On September 18, Rossiyskaya Gazeta published an interview with the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev, "We will put things in order in our house ourselves . " The main topic of the interview is the fight against illegal migration. Alexander Tkachev is convinced that "Russia will be raised by patriots, not migrants .

On September 19, the Eurasia party announced its withdrawal from the electoral bloc of Sergei Glazyev and its refusal to participate in the elections. correspondent Party chairman Alexander Dugin commented on this decision to a KMnews.ru : "The main reason is the presence of racists, anti-Semites and RNE members in the bloc, as well as a certain Savelyev, the translator of Mein Kampf.

On September 22, Moscow hosted the presentation of the collection "Islam against terrorism", issued by the Council of Muftis of Russia (RMC) and the Association of Mosques of the country.

The Moscow Baptist community, which is part of the International Council of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (it separated from the officially registered All-Union Union of Baptist Christian Baptists in 1961), is forced - unlike most other Baptist organizations in Russia - to hold their prayer meetings in the park, still unable to rent premises for this purpose, says Lawrence Yuzzell, president of Religious Freedom International, in an article published on September 15 in the Moscow

On September 8, the Rossiya newspaper published a selection of articles on the situation around North Korea. "Let's imagine that after a hypothetical, but quite predictable armed conflict, Korea was reunited ," the editors write. Dmitry Karmanov decided to "present" the geopolitical consequences of this in his article "After the War". He wondered how the Korean diaspora in Russia would react to the unification of the two Koreas. The author's conclusions were disappointing.

On September 15, as the main article of the issue, the Rossiya newspaper published the announcement of a publication dedicated to beggars collecting alms on the streets of Moscow. The theme of the issue "Gypsy camouflage" was announced as follows: "The alms of the cripple are the property of the camp" . Meanwhile, the announced article itself ( Maxim Kustov. "Bro" Mozdok did not storm" ) does not even mention any "gypsy" aspect of the problem of false beggars and their criminal environment.