On December 3, 2009, in the southwest of Moscow, the body of a native of Tajikistan was found with multiple stab wounds. The body of a 22-year-old man was found on Nagornaya Street. There were multiple stab wounds on his neck and body. A criminal case has been initiated under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). Operational search activities are being carried out. Sources A citizen of Tajikistan was stabbed to death in Moscow // NEWSru.Com. 2009. December 4.

On December 3, 2009, in Moscow, on Pokrovsky Boulevard, near the Jewish Youth Religious Community Esh HaTorah, two Israeli citizens were beaten. No robbery reported. The victims were hospitalized in the Botkin hospital in Moscow with various injuries. Their lives are not in danger. The issue of initiating a criminal case is being resolved. Recall that on the night of December 1, an anti-Semitic attack took place in the Moscow metro .

At the beginning of December, an inspection of the incident at the orphanage of the Bogolyubovsky Monastery, organized by order of the governor of the Vladimir region Nikolai Vinogradov, was completed. The inspection was carried out by representatives of the departments of education, health and social protection of the regional administration, as well as the Vladimir diocese, the regional police department and Rospotrebnadzor.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree "On the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Vatican". The Russian Foreign Ministry has been instructed to hold talks with the Vatican on establishing diplomatic relations at the level of the Russian Embassy in the Vatican and the Apostolic Nunciature in Russia, as well as on transforming the Russian representation in the Vatican into an embassy.

On December 4, 2009, it became known that in Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk region) the investigation of a criminal case against 46-year-old resident of the city Alexander Sofronov, accused under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or enmity). The case has been sent to court. According to the investigators, on June 2, 2005, Sofronov created a LiveJournal account in which he posted ultra-nationalist materials.

Bailiffs sent Novoaltaysk resident Natalya Shamonaeva to work at an Orthodox church. Natalya was deprived of parental rights and owed alimony to her two sons in the amount of more than 100 thousand rubles. According to the bailiffs, by working at the Holy Trinity Church, the woman will pay off her debt and be able to take the path of correction. Let us recall that the Federal Bailiff Service concludes cooperation agreements with religious organizations in different regions of Russia.