January 17, 2011 The Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug were informed about the initiation criminal case against a 31-year-old local resident who placed from March to May 2010 xenophobic videos on your page on the VKontakte social networking site. The case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred).

On January 16, 2011 another picket was held in Kaliningrad against the construction of a mosque on the territory of the city park "Yuzhny". IN The action was attended by about 100 people.

On January 16, 2011, in Moscow, on Boris Galushkin Street, the body of a 22-year-old visitor from Uzbekistan was found with multiple stab wounds. The deceased was not robbed; the attackers did not take his mobile phone or money. A criminal case has been initiated under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). Sources A visitor from Uzbekistan was found murdered in Moscow // Interfax. 2011. January 17.

January 15, 2011 in the Moscow church of St. Nicholas for Three In the mountains, a memorial service was held for the football fan Yegor Sviridov , who was killed on December 6, 2010. memorial service served as rector of this church, head of the Synodal Relations Department Churches and Societies Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin.

On January 12, 2011, it became known that the resolution of the protest against the transfer of cultural heritage objects to religious organizations, which took place on December 19, 2010 in several Russian regions, contained a demand to remove Archimandrite Porfiry (Shutov) from the post of director of the Solovetsky Museum-Reserve. Participants in the action demand that the documents he signed on the transfer of museum objects to the Solovetsky Monastery be cancelled.

On January 17, 2011 it became known that the European the Human Rights Court accepted the complaint of the Novosibirsk artist and activist Artem Loskutov. He demands to recognize that during the trial drug possession trial in 2010, which ended guilty verdict , his rights were violated. Recall that Loskutov did not admit his guilt, arguing that drugs were planted on him by employees of the center for combating extremism at detention.

Since January 2011, the Yaroslavl region has joined the experiment of teaching the course “Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics” in schools. The course is introduced in fourth grades. 51% of schoolchildren participating in the experiment chose the fundamentals of Orthodox culture, 36% - the fundamentals of world religions, 10% - Islamic. One person wanted to study the fundamentals of Buddhist culture. Sources In Yaroslavl, 10% of schoolchildren chose Islam // IslamNews.ru. 2011.

In an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta on January 14, 2011, Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev said that the ministry is considering the possibility of exhibiting the Toropetsk Icon of the Mother of God in the Toropetsk Monastery. In 2009, this icon was transferred for temporary storage to the Alexander Nevsky Church in the village of Knyazhye Ozero near Moscow for six months. In September 2010, it was decided to extend her stay in the temple for another 6 months. Now it has become clear.

January 17, 2011 Synodal Department for Church Affairs charity and social service of the Russian Orthodox Church announced about the beginning of targeted fundraising to help mothers in difficult life situation, the homeless, large families, the elderly. In addition, a fundraiser has been launched to open a warehouse in Moscow and several collection points. Sources The Russian Church started a targeted fundraising to help mothers in difficult life situations // Interfax-religion. 2011.

On January 14, 2011, it became known that a criminal cases in connection with the attack on the pastor of the church "Renaissance" in Ulan-Ude January 10th. The case was initiated under Part 2 of Art. 166 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hijacking with the use of violence). Three attackers have been arrested. Sources An attack was made on the pastor of the Church "Renaissance" in Ulan-Ude // Protestant.ru. 2011. January 14.

In mid-January 2011, Deputy AZHUR Director Evgeny Vyshenkov received a letter by mail at the place of registration with threats against you. The misspelled message was signed "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (BORN). Similar letters were received by some employees of the St. Petersburg police department. The name of the journalist appeared in one of the lists of "enemies" in the summer of 2010. posted on one of the right sites.

On January 17, 2011, it was decided to establish under Interreligious Council of Russia for a special peacekeeping mission. As part of the mission three groups should be formed: information and monitoring, legal and a conflict response team. It is planned that in order to prevent and resolve conflicts, the mission will interact with government authorities and public organizations.

On January 17, 2011, the Central District Court of Prokopievsk, Kemerovo Region, ruled acquittal in the case of a local activist of the left forces V. Dolmatov. Dolmatov was presented charge under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for the implementation of extremist activities committed with the use of mass media) fact of manufacture and distribution during the period from May 2006 to the end of 2007 printed publications "Volya Volnaya" No.

January 10, 2011 in Ulan-Ude, an attack was made on pastor of the Christian Presbyterian Church "Renaissance" Evgeny Medvedev. Three unidentified men pushed him into the trunk of a car when he I went from home to the pump for water. The criminals wounded the pastor in the head with a pneumatic pistol, spoke insultingly about his religion. "In the middle of the night we arrived at some place, I'm sure I realized that there are disassemblies going on.

On January 12, 2011, it became known that the government of the Perm Territory decided to transfer to the ownership of the Perm diocese three buildings that are objects of cultural heritage of regional significance. Dioceses the Church of the Intercession and the chapel built in 1805 in the village of Ust-Kishert are transferred Cherdynsky district and a chapel in the village of Iskorskoe of the same area.