Category: Russia

Vyacheslav Volodin Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has seen fit law on the protection of honor and dignity of the President, including the attacks in the press. On Monday, February 13, reports TASS. During a meeting with teachers and students of the University of Kazan “Innopolis” one of the students wondered, does Volodin necessary to develop and adopt a law protecting the honor and dignity of the President of Russia, particularly in the light “feel in the press of information rolled forward” on Vladimir Putin, including in the international arena, said the thought the student. “Why are you right — because the whole international experience suggests that such laws are not just necessary they are everywhere,” — said the MP. The head of state, head of the Institute of the presidency, and this institution must be protected, continued Volodin. He noted that there is legislation in Western countries.

Ildar Dading Protection opposition activist Ildar Dading, who is serving a sentence in prison for violating the rules of holding rallies, petitioning for cancellation of the sentence. On Monday, February 13, reports “Interfax” with reference to the lawyer Ksenia Kostromina. “Today I sent a petition to the President of the Supreme court Vyacheslav Lebedev on the initiation of Supervisory review proceedings for the abolition held judgments against Ildar Dading” — said the lawyer. In the motion, the defense also requests the immediate release of the Dading from custody. 10 February, the constitutional court (CC) decided to review the case, the Dading. The court decided to refuse from criminal responsibility for repeated violation of the formal rules of conducting meetings. “Criminal liability may be imposed only in case if the act caused harm to citizens, public security and other values”, — said the Chairman of the COP Valery Zorkin. At the

Irina Yarovaya In the state Duma has prepared a bill introducing criminal liability for inducing children to suicide. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the Vice-speaker of the state Duma Irina Yarovaya. The authors of the bill propose to prosecute people that promote suicide “by councils, instructions, granting of information, instruments or means of committing suicide”. Also, the liability will be incurred for the removal of obstacles for committing suicide and for the promise to hide the means or tools of suicide. The bill will expand the current composition of the article of the Criminal code on incitement to suicide. Currently the liability is incurred, if the suicide occurred as a result of humiliation. Spring said that in 2016 in Russia have committed suicide 820 children. “The war is waged against children, the real criminal activity, very well thought-out, organized, focused and having consequences”, — quotes the words of

Sergey Mitin Activists of the Novgorod branch of the party “Communists of Russia” arranged a festive salute in honor of the dismissal of the Governor of the region Sergey Mitin. On Monday, February 13, reported on the website of the political movement. The Communists fired on the Central city square, a volley of ten crackers on the eve of Sunday. “Throwing accusations in the back of the departing Governor, we will not. Voluntarily leaving the post, he made a courageous, albeit under pressure from the Federal government. You need to roll up our sleeves to start to clean up the “Augean stables”,” — said the head of the regional branch of the party Dmitry Perevozkin. Earlier on Monday, Mitin has declared that has decided to leave his post early and appealed to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with the request to give him a new assignment. Last week, sources

Sergey Mitin The Governor of the Novgorod region Sergey Mitin has decided to leave his post early. He said this to journalists during a briefing on Monday, February 13, reports TASS. Mitin added that it plans to participate in the elections this fall, therefore, appealed to President Vladimir Putin with a request to give him a new assignment. 6 Feb of resignation was declared by the Governor of Perm region Viktor Basargin, acting head of Prikamye appointed the former head of the Department of economic policy and development of Moscow Maxim Reshetnikov. A day later, the resignation of the head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn. In this position he was replaced by former Deputy head of the Ministry of transport of Russia Alexey Tsydenov. Sergey Mitin headed the Novgorod region in August 2007. Before that, in 2004-2007, he held the position of Deputy Minister of agriculture in 2000-2004 — Deputy Minister

Konstantin Kosachev Political decisions against the DPRK, including sanctions, must be taken on the basis of reports of national ministries of defense and intelligence communities. This opinion was expressed by the head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, commenting on the past in the Republic of ballistic missile tests, said on Monday, February 13, RIA Novosti. Kosachev stressed the importance of keeping the debate on North Korea within the framework of the UN Security Council. In addition, he pointed out that the information published in the media, very controversial: ranging from the type of the tested missiles and ending with evaluations of the results of this test. “We hope that the security Council will take place first and foremost the expert conversation and only on its basis — the adoption of subsequent political decisions, including the issue of sanctions”, — said Kosachev. February 12, North Korea

Residents of the Urals in 2016, changed the traditional names for Lucifer and Jack Daniels. This was told Deputy chief of management the registry office of the Sverdlovsk region Larisa Nikonova, RIA Novosti reported. “In 2016 we was 2,3 thousands of acts to change name and surname. The main reasons for this — the desire of citizens to take a premarital surname, the name of the mother or father, grandmother or grandfather, one case is associated with baptism. Not without its oddities, such as Ivan became Tamerlane, Renat — Lucifer. Usually one year is enough for a fun, often citizens then return to their previous names”, — said Nikonov. She added that born in the Urals kids last year, called Odysseus, the Ermak, Elton, Bagheera, Dordoni, the Lily, the Moon, and Joy. Also, according to Nikonova, in 2016, the people of the region took the name of King, King, Lord,