During the work of the "round table" "Socially dangerous religious associations and organizational, legal, moral and psychological measures of control over their activities in Nizhny Novgorod", Bishop Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas was awarded an honorary badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "For fidelity to duty." According to the head of the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vyacheslav Kanygin, "Vladyka always stands at the

Members of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kaluga City Duma considered the request of the chairman of the local Bullet Shooting Federation M. Shtertser to assist the Federation in creating a sports and shooting complex and transferring to it a land plot on the street. Voronin. Meanwhile, in December 2003, by order of the head of the city administration, this site was allocated for the construction of the New Apostolic Church.

Metropolitan of Cheboksary and Chuvash Varnava (Kedrov) in an interview with the newspaper "Soviet Chuvashia" dated April 13, expressed his attitude to globalization and the prospect of introducing electronic passports in Russia. Answering a question about how believers should behave in conditions when “the world is rapidly moving towards globalization, that is, towards its death,” the metropolitan said: “There is nothing to rejoice at. We must pray that the Lord will extend us some more time.

On . April 22, 2004, on the ongoing Georgian-Adzharian conflict, Mikheil Leontiev, in his traditionally extremely negative attitude towards Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, rejected allegations of Batumi's separatism M. Leontiev concluded his commentary with a quote from Aslan Abashidze ( "There will be an attempt to invade Adjara, and it can happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, at any moment. We are waiting, every day waiting.

On April 24, a congress of S. Glazyev's supporters took place in Moscow. At the congress, a new name for the organization was adopted - "For a Decent Life!". The speakers branded the past parliamentary and presidential elections as "dirty" and exposed the "traitor" Rogozin, reports Portal-Credo.ru . Several of its members were removed from the executive committee of the union, including Alexander Chuev.

The conflict continues, caused by the appeal in February 2004 of the head of the Kosh-Agach district of the Republic of Altai Auelkhan Dzhatkambaev to the leadership of the republic and the Siberian district, as well as to scientists of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences with a request to re-bury the mummies of the "princess and prince" found by archaeologists in the river valley on Ukok plateau.

"Parents meeting" (a pedagogical supplement to the newspaper "Moscow News") publishes an article by Olga Shulga "Christos Akbar!". The article draws attention to the fact that the introduction of the subject "OPK" at school can have negative consequences from the point of view of Muslims.

Petersburg insurers entered into an agreement with the clergy. Now the priests will pray for the travelers and bless the cars, and after that the merchants will conclude contracts for motor third party liability insurance. Each policy will be accompanied by a consecrated icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Kaluga's insurers followed the same path. It was decided to attach icons of St.

The leadership of the Spiritual Administration of Karachay-Cherkessia and the Stavropol Territory declares that the Stavropol authorities discriminate against Muslims and seek to split the single Spiritual Administration. In April, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Muslim Spiritual Muslim Board, Mufti Ismail-Khadzhi Berdiev said that officials in the Stavropol Territory often refuse to re-register mosques.

"Portal-Credo.ru" (with reference to "Washington ProFile") cites the results of a sociological study conducted by "The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press" in several countries around the world. According to this study, 38% of Russians have an extremely negative attitude towards Muslims (in the US - 32%, in Germany - 46%, in France - 29%, in the UK - 18%).

On April 26, 2004, choreographer Georgy Aleksidze was brutally beaten in Moscow. According to the general producer of the ballet “Sapphires” Gocha Chkhaidze, the choreographer “was driving home from rehearsal yesterday, and at 23:15 he was beaten and robbed by some people, now he is in a terrible state, air has entered his brain.” According to the artistic director of the Georgian State Theater.

On March 24, in the Leningrad Region, unknown vandals desecrated a tank-monument T-34 in the memorial complex "Nevsky Piglet", dedicated to breaking the blockade of Leningrad. The inscriptions "Skin-88", "Let's blow it up again" and a swastika made in black paint appeared on the tank's armor. A criminal case has been opened on the fact of vandalism. Sources T-34 skinhead tank // SeverInform. 2004. March 26