On August 15, the chairman of the State Duma of the third convocation, Gennady Seleznev, spoke out in Izvestia for the death penalty for terrorists. This is how he motivated it: “Is it prudent in such conditions to act strictly in accordance with the letter of not even our, but European law? ... For Europeans, human rights are something like a sacred cow. But there is also the problem of human security.

The rector of the Alexander Nevsky Church in Upper Tura (Sverdlovsk region), Priest Vadim Suntsov, together with the Board of Trustees to assist the temple, organized under the head of the municipality, organized a campaign to raise funds for the repair of the temple. For this, certificates were issued, signed by the head of the city administration Alexander Seleznev and the rector of the parish.

On November 20, the NTV channel aired a story about the press conference of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus' in connection with conferring an honorary doctorate degree from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. During his speech, the Patriarch touched upon the topic of relations between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. The Patriarch expressed regret that the heads of the two Churches had not yet met.

On November 11, 12, 13 and 15, Komsomolskaya Pravda published a series of articles by Nikolai Varsegov under the general heading "Will the Chinese Settle in Siberia and the Far East?" In the issue of the newspaper, where the headline material on this topic, which was announced on the front page, was published, answers to the editors' question "Is Russia threatened by the Chinese invasion?" ; in several issues - announcements of subsequent articles by N.

The President of Karachay-Cherkessia, Mustafa Batdyev, met the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia and Stavropol and signed a decree declaring a non-working day on November 25 - the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Earlier, the head of the republic declared the celebration of the Protection of the Mother of God, an Orthodox holiday, a day off.

Ultra-liberal economist Vitaly Naishul has been known in recent years for his attempts to build a coherent ideology based on his liberal economic views and the idea of ​​continuity with Muscovite Rus'. On October 21, the Institute of National Economic Model, headed by him, put forward a thesis program , published on November 17, also in the Russian Journal .

In a televised debate on RTR on November 20, Vladimir Zhirinovsky made a rather radical speech. He not only denounced his opponents, the Rus party and the Agrarian Party, that they did not dare to stand up for the Russians, like the Liberal Democratic Party, but also directly called for the deportation of immigrants: "We need to say every day - Russians, wake up! ... Drive out everyone who interferes with us here ...

On November 20, a round table "Russian Legislation and Religious Education in a Secular School" was held in Moscow. Konrad Adenauer, together with the center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" and the NGO "Institute of State-Confessional Relations". The conference was attended by Russian and foreign experts.

In a televised debate on November 20, representatives of the "Rus" party clearly explained in what sense they are "the party of Russians." Vladimir Medvedev said on ORT that "Rus" is the party of those "who love Russia, who speak and think in Russian . " Arguing with Zhirinovsky on the RTR, Sergei Sibiryakov stressed that their party is not against immigration from different countries, including foreign language immigration.

The Perm Muftiate called on the Muslims of the region to take part in the parliamentary elections and a referendum on the unification of the Perm Region and the Komi-Perm Autonomous Okrug, scheduled for December 7, just like the elections. However, Mufti Mukhammedgali Khuzin reminded that religious organizations in Russia, according to the law, cannot participate in political life, therefore, clergy caught in election campaigns will be removed from their positions.

In an interview with " Religion and Mass Media ", the editor-in-chief of "Ogonyok" Viktor Loshak expressed his point of view on the coverage of religious topics in the press. V.