Political scientist Ekaterina Schulman - about what it means and what portends the confrontation of the builders of the temple and defenders of the square in Yekaterinburg Ekaterina Shulman Photo: From Personal Archive The plot of protest in Yekaterinburg itself is extremely typical. There is not a single capital of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in which such or such a story would not happen. There are dozens of them in Moscow.

In Yekaterinburg, the struggle for a square near the Drama Theater continues , on the site of which the Cathedral of St. Catherine may appear. The acute phase of the confrontation has long passed - the city initiated a large -scale survey of residents on the issue of scandalous construction, but after the announcement of its results, protests may flare up again.

A fifth-year student at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Chita State Medical Academy, Vaginak Adjatyan, saved a pregnant young woman who was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing. As reported by the ChSMA, on the evening of May 15, Vaginak became an eyewitness to an accident in which a pregnant woman received a traumatic brain injury. He ran up to her and immediately began providing first aid.

In Saratov, an 80-year-old woman fell from a ninth-floor window and hung on the air conditioner for 15 minutes while waiting for rescuers. As Interfax-Povolzhye reports , an elderly woman was washing a window in her apartment when she slipped and fell out. She managed to cling to an air conditioner on the eighth floor and hang from it. Passers-by saw the pensioner and called the rescue service.

A convicted resident of Buryatia, Roman Cherkashin, spoke about torture in a Khakass colony and committed acts of self-mutilation so as not to return there. According to Sibir.Realii, a 24-year-old man was serving a sentence in penal colony No. 33 in Khakassia for theft, arson and causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death. He does not admit guilt in the latter crime - he claims that he was forced under torture to write a confession.

The Investigative Committee began an investigation after an unknown woman left a girl at a clinic in the center of Moscow on the evening of May 16 and did not return for her. This was reported in the press service of the department. Doctors at the clinic, noticing the child unaccompanied by adults, called the police. The girl was hospitalized and the necessary examinations were prescribed.

In the Tyumen region, a resident of the village of Yar complained about rusty water with a metal smell that had been flowing in apartment buildings for a long time. Officials said that such water has been supplied since Soviet times and they need to wait until the water supply system is built. In the “Emergency Tyumen” public page, Anastasia Gorshenina from Yar published a photo of dirty yellow water collected in a container.

The right of citizens to conduct peaceful meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions and pickets is enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Federal Law No. 54 . In practice, constitutional law is often infringed, violated and not observed, and largely due to the mistakes that the organizers of the assembly themselves make.

The Federal Air Transport Agency analyzed the landing and actions of the pilots during the crash of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Sheremetyevo. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a document from the Federal Air Transport Agency. It says that the plane, contrary to instructions, did not have its flaps extended.

The Investigative Committee for Bashkiria will check the administration of the village of Kazanka, which issued a report for uncut grass to a local resident with a disability. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, 65-year-old Viktor Ananyev lives alone and has been using a wheelchair for many years. For creating a fire hazard due to tall grass, a report was drawn up against him, which included a fine.

The Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg arrested eight more participants in spontaneous protests against the construction of a temple on the site of a public garden, detained on May 15. As the press service of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court told TASS, the activists were arrested for periods ranging from five to 15 days.

In St. Petersburg on May 17, police detained several protesters in support of the International Day against Homophobia. According to Mediazona, police detained seven people. Lawyer of the LGBT group “Coming Out” Ksenia Mikhailova told “Bamaga” that six people were detained, while one of the detainees passed by and did not participate in the action. The action took place in Hyde Park on Lenin Square.

The government of the Murmansk region has created a commission to investigate the incident involving tombstones discovered in one of the vacant lots in Murmansk, Novaya Gazeta reports . Tombstones with portraits, names and years of life of those killed in the Great Patriotic War were found near the incineration plant. Presumably, the tombstones were thrown away as a result of the reconstruction of the Glory Valley memorial complex.

The new Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, the concept of which is being developed by an interdepartmental group under the government, plans to strengthen procedural guarantees for detainees. In particular, a citizen who has been detained for an administrative offense can immediately obtain a lawyer, as is customary in criminal proceedings.

The Light in Hands charity foundation opens psychological support groups for women and men experiencing unsuccessful attempts at in vitro fertilization. The group’s work starts on May 26 in Moscow, meetings will be held every three weeks. The presenters will be systemic family psychologist Indira Daurova and perinatal psychologist Irina Senina. To take part in the work of the group, you must register on the website of the Light in Hands Foundation.