Religious scholar, head of the research project “Encyclopedia of Contemporary Religious Life in Russia”, employee of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Filatov commented for the SOVA Center on the appointment of the former head of the department of religious studies of the Russian Academy of Civil Art, a specialist in the Russian Orthodox Church, Olga Vasilyeva to the post of Minister of Education.

A specialist in the field of constitutional law, First Class Actual State Councilor of the Russian Federation, Andrei Sebentsov, commented for the SOVA Center on the appointment of Olga Vasilyeva, former head of the Department of Religious Studies of the Russian Academy of Civil Art, as Minister of Education and Science. Whether Olga Vasilyeva will take on serious transformations is a complex question, about strength, means, understanding and support... but she can.

The Naberezhnye Chelny City Court satisfied the claim of the city prosecutor's office, which sought to block the page of the chairman of the Tatar Public Center. On August 22, 2016, the Naberezhnye Chelny Prosecutor's Office reported that the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court had ruled to block a page on a social network owned by the chairman of the Tatar Public Center, Rafis Kashapov.

JSC "Mosproekt-2", which was engaged in the design of temples "Programs-200" went to court to recover from the Russian Orthodox Church a debt for work. In mid-August, it became known that OJSC Mosproekt-2 appealed to the Moscow Arbitration Court with nine lawsuits against the Russian Orthodox churches. The plaintiff hopes to recover from the ROC a debt in the amount of more than 6.9 million rubles for work on the design of temples being built under the "Program-200".

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg announced the expulsion of a pastor to Ukraine Pavel Dudchenko, head of the fund for helping the homeless and drug addicts. As reasons for refusal to issue a residence permit indicate attempts to overthrow constitutional system of the Russian Federation. August 22, 2016 Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St.

In relation to Pskov, an audit is being carried out under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. 18 August 2016 resident of Pskov Dmitry K. said on his page in the social network "In contact with", what the police are doing about him verification about placement on it page in 2012 of a banned video by supporters Alexei Navalny "Let's Remind the Crooks" and Thieves their Manifesto-2002".

In Bataysk, a criminal case was opened on the fact of an attack on the fans of Spartak (Nalchik). In August 2016, investigators authorities opened a criminal case on the fact of attacking the fans Spartak (Nalchik) in Bataysk before the match with Mitos. March 27, 2016 in Bataysk on At the Lokomotiv stadium before the start of the Mitos-Spartak match, about 40 people attacked 15 Spartak fans. The attackers beat the fans and took away the banners.

In Moscow, schoolchildren from the Rostokino district participated in a raid to eliminate images of the swastika. In Moscow, schoolchildren from the Rostokino district took part in a raid to eliminate vandal inscriptions. First of all, it was about the images of the swastika. School students walked around the area and painted over the inscriptions. Sources Schoolchildren of Rostokin took part in a raid to eliminate vandal inscriptions // Administration of the Rostokino district. 2016.

On August 13, 2016 in Kazan, after the match with Rubin - Spartak, two people were detained for propaganda and public display of Nazi symbols. In August 2016, the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union fined Spartak 220 thousand rubles because of the behavior of fans at the match Rubin - Spartak. After the match, law enforcement officers took him to department 20 offending fans. To administrative responsibility for committing offenses were involved 12 people.

On August 16, 2016, the Federal List was updated again extremist materials. Items were added to it. 3790 - 3817. List supplemented the materials of Nazi skinheads and Muslim militants in Internet, the book by M. S. al-Uthaymeen "Comments on the Three Foundations", page of the group "Let's help Igor Ermakov" VKontakte. Update of the Federal List of Extremist Materials dated August 16, 2016 The book “Commentaries on the Three Foundations” by M. S.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld the decision to recognize the extremist brochure banned in Serov. August 22, 2016 Sverdlovsk Regional the court approved the decision in February 2016 the decision of the Serov city court prohibition Jehovah's Witnesses brochure "How to life appeared?".