Russian politics
Communist party activists have launched a rally “against the imperialist policies of the USA and in support of the people of North Korea” in Russia’s third-largest city of Novosibirsk.
- ‘Kiev is afraid to hear truth’ – ex-Crimean prosecutor ready to testify against Ukrainian offiсials
Russian MP and former chief prosecutor of Crimea, Natalya Poklonskaya, has said she is ready to testify in court on the events of 2013-2014 in Ukraine, which she called “the assassination” of the country by its current leaders. - Stalin, Khrushchev and Gorbachev stand aside on Moscow’s Boulevard of Rulers
Seven bronze busts depicting top Soviet leaders have been added to the Boulevard of Rulers memorial in Moscow that already hosts the portraits of Russian tsars, emperors and empresses as well as legendary founders of the Russian state. - Communists launch initiative to share natural resource revenue among Russian citizens
Russian Communist Party MPs have drafted a bill according to which part of the tax levied on the extraction of natural resources should be distributed between working citizens and pensioners, as with recent basic income experiments in other nations. - Jewish communities say Russia is virtually free of anti-Semitism
The head of Russia’s Federation of Jewish Communities has told reporters that over the past years manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country have been at a minimal level and boiled down to day-to-day cases.
- Scandal erupts after blueprint of Nazi rifle found on newest Kalashnikov monument
A blueprint of what was supposed to be the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, engraved in the monument to its inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, appeared to feature a German firearm. The monument commissioners agreed to fix the error following public uproar. - Stalin, Khrushchev and Gorbachev stand aside on Moscow’s Boulevard of RulersSeven bronze busts depicting top Soviet leaders have been added to the Boulevard of Rulers memorial in Moscow that already hosts the portraits of Russian tsars, emperors and empresses as well as legendary founders of the Russian state.
- Siberian communists hold rally in support of North KoreaCommunist party activists have launched a rally “against the imperialist policies of the USA and in support of the people of North Korea” in Russia’s third-largest city of Novosibirsk.
- ‘Kiev is afraid to hear truth’ – ex-Crimean prosecutor ready to testify against Ukrainian offiсialsRussian MP and former chief prosecutor of Crimea, Natalya Poklonskaya, has said she is ready to testify in court on the events of 2013-2014 in Ukraine, which she called “the assassination” of the country by its current leaders.
- Jewish communities say Russia is virtually free of anti-SemitismThe head of Russia’s Federation of Jewish Communities has told reporters that over the past years manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country have been at a minimal level and boiled down to day-to-day cases.
- Government approves resettlement plan for Russian diaspora
The government has approved a state program aiming to resettle about 2,000 foreign citizens of Russian extraction in two regions of central Russia. The program accords priority to educated professionals as well as large families. - Communists launch initiative to share natural resource revenue among Russian citizensRussian Communist Party MPs have drafted a bill according to which part of the tax levied on the extraction of natural resources should be distributed between working citizens and pensioners, as with recent basic income experiments in other nations.
- European Court’s anti-Russian ruling could harm international war on terrorism – snr senator
The European rights court’s refusal to reconsider a ruling against the Russian government over compensating the victims of the 2004 terrorist attack in Beslan could negatively affect other nations’ determination to fight terrorism, says a leading senator. - Use drug addicts to help develop Siberia, says leftist Russian MP
A lawmaker from the leftist opposition party Fair Russia has proposed developing Siberian land by building rehab clinics where addicts could receive treatment through work, hunting and fishing amid the natural isolation from the outside world. - Pollsters trick 1 in 5 Russians into supporting imaginary candidate ‘backed by Putin’
Presidential candidate Andrey Semyonov has secured the backing of almost a fifth of respondents in a recent poll – despite the fact he was invented by pollsters who wanted to check the extent of people’s trust in Vladimir Putin. - Fear of migrants in decline for 3 consecutive years – Russian Public Chamber
The share of Russians who treat immigrants with caution or fear has been in steady decline since 2014, but remains relatively high, the members of the Public Chamber wrote in their annual report. - Court orders Navalny to delete allegations made in online clip targeting PM Medvedev
A court in Moscow has ordered Aleksey Navalny to delete all allegations that a mansion and a land plot presented by billionaire Alisher Usmanov to a state charity foundation were “a disguised bribe” aimed at winning favors from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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