Anything is possible on this occasion to think of, but nothing not previously notable calendar date of may 1, the first time was marked by mass protests of workers in the United States in 1886. In Chicago they broke up, police killed 6 people. The subsequent protests, the new victims, arrests, courts and executions resulted in the fact that in 1890 the Second international declared may 1 international workers ‘ day.
About Easter to tell now or who is no longer necessary, people have mastered the basics of Orthodox periodization calendar. But the coincidence of these two dates is an extraordinary thing. This happened in 1831, 1842, 1864, when Mayday did not exist, and in 1910 the hosts in the Russian Empire did not recommend dyeing eggs in red color, as a revolutionary. In Soviet times the problem of coincidence of holidays did not exist as a complex in 1994. But the next time such an event will happen already in the year 2089, and let’s hope that the fierce debate about what to note and what to cancel then it doesn’t.
In 2016, the same year, in order to keep the overall trend of the piety of the country, the unchallenged Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov even came up with a good wording, that is, Jesus Christ was the first Communist in the new era” and “was in a may day column with the Communist party”. And we were worried! It turns out, and to his Holiness the handle to attach to former atheists now is not a sin (and what atheism: “In the village where I was born and always celebrated all Soviet and all Church holidays, never had any contradictions”). What there irreconcilable differences between red and Easter eggs.
Speaking of eggs.
President in two persons
Vladimir Putin also had to work in a festive spring day, tirelessly. He made an appropriate speech on the occasion of the ceremony of awarding “Hero of labour”, which can be considered simultaneous greetings to all Russians. Of course, selfless service to the Fatherland he has connected with country’s ability “to meet any challenges.”
For a gift to Patriarch Kirill had to go to the Temple of Christ the Savior. But the gift was excellent. The head of the Church presented the President of decorative Easter eggs made by the Church jeweller. Return the gift, Vladimir Putin remains a mystery. But it is known that in 2014 he gave the egg-clock Faberge Hermitage, which experts estimated at 1 billion rubles.
Gift dear Russians
For them, the President chose moral encouragement. Signed a decree which gives the right committees or factions of the state Duma to deprive of office those deputies who do not attend the plenary session within 30 days. On the one hand, this is an occasion for rejoicing of the masses, whose interests elected officials now will be required to submit not occasionally, but daily. But if you think about it? Met with colleagues of the 1st, 15th and 30th day of each month (tossing in a few words sometimes it is necessary), and here you are already outside the jurisdiction. But if you alone or your fellow party headed by Samy this Committee or Commission, he is against you decision to initiate a start? So high-profile departures of MPs from the parliamentary good wages and benefits in the near future should not wait.
Why Russia hastily cleared Palmyra?
Sorry, sappers on 1 may did not. And so it became obvious that it was necessary to demonstrate the unity of the two peoples, two cultures and the courage of Russia’s best people.
In the amphitheater of the ancient Assyrian city with a capacity of about 500 people, held a demonstration performance of the orchestra of the Mariinsky theatre under Valery Gergiev. In particular performed by a close friend of the President of Russia, who became famous during the recent offshore scandal, sounded square dance by Rodion Shchedrin.
Along with Russian and Syrian military personnel for action observed: the Minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky and Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky (its something for that?).
The audience in the mode of the video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.
Revealing murders are the norm in Russia
Despite the holiday week, every day received the bleak news on the investigation into the murder of the Samara region. There in the night from 23 to 24 April were killed 6 people – the family of one of the leaders of the local Ministry of internal Affairs of Andrey Gosta. Killing innocent people harshly: bits and fittings. Of the house did not take anything valuable.
On 1 may, the Investigative Committee announced the arrest of 3 suspects. They were the Azerbaijanis, the nationality of which the security forces for a long time refused to call. 4th offender (a native of Tajikistan), who is considered the organizer, was arrested on may 4. With him it turned out something actually phenomenal. That is suspected of committing the crime, he learned from the media, voluntarily surrendered to the Ministry of the interior, and then voluntarily returned to Russia in order to prove his innocence.
In this story amaze contradictory actions of possible murderers. On the one hand, they prudently destroyed the surveillance cameras throughout the house and claimed a server that could survive their image, on the other, they dispose of the murder weapon, left “in memory” of official police identification card, tried to withdraw money from his credit card.
First put forward the version about the involvement in committed the crime of drug traffickers or illegal traders of oil, which came a bad time at the inauguration of Hosta. But, according to the testimony,” the three suspects, we are talking about banal robbery, a runaway because of the large number of witnesses, which had to deal.
Is jobs the new division
The new commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Curtis, Scaparrotti, you’ll be swift conclusions and fiery speeches. The other day he said that “a resurgent Russia is seeking to project itself as a world power” and NATO should be prepared to combat it. The reason for such statements was dangerous overflights by Russian military aircraft near an American destroyer in the Baltic sea.
In response, the Russian defense Minister said that soon will add three new infantry divisions (one in the Western district, one in the South). It will be the equivalent of Russia’s response to the deployment in European countries of additional NATO forces. Yes, and the problem of employment of young people in the country, the defense Ministry will try to solve: on the citizen youth have no place to work, and paid a pittance. The incentive to go into the army – more than substantial.
The news about the satellite sent into Space from the cosmodrome “East”
The moon nanoglass, who happens to be the first cargo launched into orbit from the Baikonur “East, for which, in fact, on April 27, gathered there all the bureaucratic elite headed by the President, behaved no less treacherous than the booster. Since the launch with it is not possible to establish a connection. The probable cause of failure experts believe the unopened antenna. If the satellite will not be in touch the next few days, it will have to write off as lost.
By the way, the missile launch was delayed for a day due to the fact that in the Holy of holies and space industry – on the pad got power cable, made not in the project documentation. Who made this “mistake” will have to figure out for a long time, but in the meantime the General Director “NPO Automatics” Leonid Shalimov, who was given a warning about incomplete official correspondence, he resigned.
Europe catches the looting of the Russian budget
Spanish courts this week was marked by the issuance of arrest warrants for several senior Russian officials. Among them, the Federal drug control service Deputy Director General Nikolay Aulov and the Deputy of the State Duma from “United Russia” Vladislav Reznik. These citizens have put on the international wanted list, and now has completely lost the opportunity to leave the limits of Russia. They are charged with the close cooperation with the Tambovskaya criminal group. In addition to these officials, the list included subject to arrest about 20 persons.
In Germany the Prosecutor’s office is investigating questionable money transfers made from accounts of a Cyprus offshore company in the German shipyard “Nordic Yards”. We are talking about 30 million euros, which were missing the Russian budget. They surfaced the son of a former member of the Board of “Gazprom” Igor Yusufov Vitaly. German investigators believe that the specified offshore company has a direct relationship confidant of ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.
“A common understanding of the future of the peoples of Russia and Zimbabwe”
Russian diplomats last Saturday celebrated the victory: they managed to agree on cooperation with the African Republic of Zimbabwe, which promised the great Northern neighbor to provide full support in the fight against sanctions of the European countries and the USA. In addition, they promised to share with Russia the secrets of how to survive in such a difficult economic and political environment. Fortunately, the Zimbabwe experience is huge – they fell under the sanctions many years ago after requisitioning land from white farmers, recognizing the elections as unfair from the point of view of Western observers.
This, of course, great. We have much to learn from this wonderful country. As they say, some evil tongues: “if only the delegation did not eat”. The fact is that when Russia in the early 2000s, has tried to position itself as a civilized country, and friends we had a little additional, the leader of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (in February he was 92 years old – that he is a role model) in the press persistently rumored that he is a cannibal and eats the whites who dared to stick their noses in his possession, Yes very dull opposition, for whom prison is not enough.
The second coming project of turning the Siberian rivers?
Someone maybe remembers that in the 60-ies of the last century there was a grandiose plan for the transfer of Siberian rivers to the Central Asian republics. He not only came true thanks to catastrophically slide into the abyss of a socialist economy and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
And when occasionally including TV, begins to want to pinch myself: do not back the country half a century ago, there was another Ghost apocalyptic turn of history. The head of the Ministry Alexander Tkachev expressed a desire (in his position until the desired utilization can separate one signature) to sell the excess flood waters in the Altay China, where in many areas there is a serious shortage of this valuable resource.
The next day on Wednesday received denials speedy implementation of the announced project. Assurances that you can return to it will be possible only if “unconditional observance of interests of Russia, including from the point of view of ecology” is not very comforting.
“Night wolves” were not allowed in Poland
Mindful of his voyage around Europe in honor of the 70th anniversary of the great victory, the club of Russian bikers “Night wolves”, led by the legendary Alexander Zaldostanov, decided to go to Berlin for may 9 to lay flowers to the local monuments. In order to avoid unpleasant incidents along the way multiple columns of motorcyclists with more than a menacing look, Polish border guards are allowed to follow the route several citizens of Slovakia and Germany and only one Russian.
Insulted in their best intentions patriots promised that somehow they would get to Berlin. They probably never will. But I wonder if a group of Polish bikers decided by 4 November to arrive to the Moscow Kremlin and to the walls to lay the bouquets in honor of his capture of the Polish-Lithuanian garrison under the command of Stanislav Alchevskogo at the beginning of the 17th century, as if it reacted to Russian border guards, and whatever instructions they received from their commanders?
The national guard is arming: the farther the worse
On the procurement website appeared information that the President created the national guard under purchased jet flame throwers “Shmel”. The radius of destruction is 700 meters, a radius of 90 meters from getting destroyed all living things. The weapon manifested itself in the armed action in Afghanistan, during both Chechen wars. Delivery time in exactly timed to the fall election.
And July 1, the guards will be the installation of non-lethal acoustic effect that can cause specific behavioral responses from offenders by remote formation for infralow-frequency oscillations that affect the Central nervous system”.
This is not the modernized Kalashnikov assault rifles with increased accuracy, which, incidentally, also buy in sufficient quantity.
Survived!
In Moscow the Fund of food “Rus” announced about the end of the collection Dolgorukaya products for residents in 82 villages in Tver region. There are many elderly people, veterans, low-income families do not have the ability to buy the most basic things, just not to starve to death.
In St. Petersburg held a food collection for the residents of the Leningrad region. But from the beginning of the year (the Fund was established in December 2015) failed to feed the Smolensk village.
This is our 21-th century in the yard? Or we live in Central Africa? Maybe stop push tractors imported into the country products?
Don’t want to speak with authority the same language
And finally, on the good and healthy. In Novosibirsk, in contrast to many other parts of Russia, local authorities offered the organizers of the annual 1 may demonstrations to join the organized March of the youth. But members of this movement are too independent to agree to go in the same ranks with “Our” and “Young guard”. In the end it turned out that the document agreeing the procession, was not the signature of the mayor, and the ideology of Monstration Artem Loskutov was arrested, as in the past year.
Anyway, the procession took place. This year it was held under the slogan “Here to you not Moscow”. Mostly on homemade posters were written phrases that are clear only on the associative level is limited. If the “limits of decency” and “I’m with you” on the side fees anyone can attach any meaning, that allegorical “beware of THESE!” is straightforward and can cause aggression in those who are THESE.
For this reason philosophically expressed journalist Alexander Nevzorov, who saw in the Monstration reluctance “to speak with authority and society in the same language” and added that “people in General need to learn to talk in a new reality”.
So great was the first festive week of may. What will be the second?
