Category: Politics

Photo: the press service of the Federation Council The Constitution of the Russian Federation 23 years old. The date is not commemorative. But, as often happens with historical events, their value is realized the more and deeper the farther they are separated from us in time. This fully applies to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The basic law, according to which the state, society we live all these years, was adopted in the period when the country was facing a really difficult choice. Prominent Spanish painter Salvador Dalí is a painting that he called “Premonition of civil war”. Here is the feeling in the Russian society in the second half of 1993. Tighten the stay of the country in the same condition in which it was then, it would be tantamount to playing Russian roulette. The adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation drew a line under a

The Kremlin hopes that a future Secretary of state will show professionalism MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The Kremlin hopes that a future Secretary of state will exercise professionalism and constructive attitude, regardless of who will occupy this post. This opinion was expressed to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “The only thing that remains is a willingness to demonstrate a constructive attitude and demonstrate professionalism. I hope so, — said the representative of the Kremlin. — This does not apply personally to Mr. (Rex) Tillerson, this applies to anyone who will take the post in the presidential administration”.

Photo: Kommersant Only six heads of regions have earned the “five” in the ranking of survival Four of the 14 governors of the regions where have direct elections of heads, received the “twos” in the ranking of survival of governors of the Fund “Petersburg politics” and “Minchenko consulting”. Among them the leaders of the Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kuyvashev and the Perm region Viktor Basargin. Only one Governor — the acting head of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov, received a “five with a minus”. Last rating of survival rate of governors was published more than a year ago, during this time, the country held elections to the state Duma. “They become a key test of political survival rate of governors. More significant are the specific interest and the number of elected deputies, and the impact of the campaign on intra balances in the regions and the socio-political consequences, including the satisfaction of certain

Vadim Krasnoselsky won the presidential elections in Transnistria Chairman of the Supreme Council of Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky won in the first round of presidential elections in the unrecognized Republic. As reports “RIA Novosti” with reference to the CEC of Moldova, the candidate won with 62% of the vote, ahead of his main rival — the current President Yevgeny Shevchuk. Presidential elections in the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (PMR) held on 11 December. According to preliminary data of the CEC, the turnout was 59,16%.

Prime Minister of Japan is ready to put an end to the territorial problem in relations with Russia TOKYO, December 12. /Offset. TASS Igor Belyaev/. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is ready to put an end to the territorial problem in relations with Russia. As reported by the Agency Kyodo, the corresponding statement he made at a meeting with former Japanese residents of the “Northern territories” (as they call the Russian southern Kuril Islands — approx. TASS). “I want to hold negotiations at the highest level (President Vladimir Putin) from the position determined to put an end to the territorial problem,” — said the head of government. Russia and Japan since the middle of last century, with interruptions having consultations on the question of drafting a peace Treaty at the end of the Second world war. The main obstacle to this remains the problem of the affiliation of the southern part

Photo: RIA Novosti Director Nikita Mikhalkov, has confirmed that he never visited Ekaterinburge “the Yeltsin centre”, which exposes sharp criticism, pass “Вести.Ru”. “I was not there, but it is absolutely sufficient that I know and that is the truth,” he said. Thus he answered the TV host Nikolai Svanidze on words that criticizes the institution in which he was not. Earlier, the widow of the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin Naina called false statements about Mikhalkov’s “Yeltsin-the centre”.