New head of Chukotka and Anadyr Russian Orthodox diocese may designate March 30

The appointment of a new bishop Anadyr and Chukotka diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) will be discussed at a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 30 March, announced today the , Archbishop Mark of Khabarovsk and Priamursky.

Prior to the meeting of the Synod of Bishop, who arrived in Moscow today, to meet with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, who will report on the state of the Chukotka diocese.

Archbishop Mark of Khabarovsk and Priamursky to July 4 of last year ruled the diocese in Chukotka, after Patriarch Alexy II temporarily appointed him to a place removed from the management of the former bishop of the diocese Diomida. Now nine obedience is coming to an end.

Accompanying the Archbishop of priests and seminarians Khabarovsk Seminary remains in Chukotka until all eparchial case will not be accepted by the new ruling bishop. This event the people of Chukotka waiting half a year already. The appointment of a new bishop was postponed for various reasons all the time.

Recall that the former Bishop of Anadyr and Chukotka Diomid was charged with the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy in the divisive activities.

Over the past two years on the Internet, as well as the mass of church activities, and distributed an open letter signed by the Bishop of Diomida. They criticized the ROC policy leadership, calls for the isolation of the Church, the elimination of the Department for External Church Relations, to the restoration of the monarchy to abandon the dialogue with the authorities, other Christian denominations and religions, from ITN, passports, and even a model of modern mobile phones. In doing so, Bishop Diomid to ignore the will of hierarchy, and in anticipation of the Council of Bishops, opened in late June last year, five representatives of the clergy of his diocese broke a prayerful communion with Patriarch Alexy II.

October 6, 2008 the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has decided to deprive the dignity of bishop of Chukotka Diomida. Thus, the Synod of Bishops approved the decision of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the deprivation of the rebel rank over his hierarch hierarchy disobedience and attempts to split the Church.

Since then, the former Bishop Diomid lay priests sanaa became normal monk. The Synod also adopted a decision on the eruption of the dignity of several clergymen Chukotka diocese, supported Diomida. Decision of the Synod of the temporary administration of the diocese entrusted to Archbishop Mark Khabarovsk.

Bishops called the Cathedral of the bishop Diomida immediately repent and stop the activity. In the event of a refusal decision of the Council should enter into force, and confirmed its decision to the Synod.

Borrel case: the French showed finger

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Wednesday morning in the office of its defenders. Elisabeth Borrel, the widow of French judge Bernard Borrel, who died in 1995 in Djibouti, calls for the reopening of the investigation for bribing a witness opened in France after the death of her husband. It was concluded by returning to the French court of two relatives of the President of Djibouti Guelleh convicted at trial. Along with the criminal investigation, a judicial inquiry was opened for "pressure on justice." As part of this ongoing Elysian documents were seized.

Elisabeth Borrel Wednesday denounced "manipulation" orchestrated by the French Presidency, aimed, she says, to clear "suspects involved in the assassination of her husband. " "We now have written evidence to the fact that the E at the time (the then President Jacques Chirac, ed) was routinely informed of what was happening in the criminal record of my husband, but also to take direct l'E in this matter, "she says.

" The search for truth "choked

To support his claim, Elizabeth Borrel, who seeks to show that his husband did not commit suicide but was murdered in Djibouti, is therefore based, according to a source close to the dossier on unpublished documents from the former cell of the E Africa seized by judges on 6 August 2008. At that time, "says Liberation Wednesday, judges Fabienne Pous and Michele Ganascia got the head of this cell to the , the possibility of obtaining the documents of interest under the Borrel case. In its request to reopen the investigation, sent March 16 to legal services, Elizabeth Borrel said: "It appears that these acts of instruction have been extremely successful, showing how the French state, its highest level, a tried everything under the chairmanship of Mr. Jacques Chirac to stifle the search for truth. "

In his complaint, Elizabeth Borrel refers to two documents seized at the E, unknown to the judge who conducted the investigation into two relatives of President Guelleh a confidential diplomatic telegram of 23 January 2000 from the French Ambassador to Djibouti, and a note by the Chief of Staff of the State President Chirac, General Henri Bentgeat of 25 January 2000. Both documents refer to steps of a French lawyer, Alain Martinet, presented as a relative of President Guelleh, to discredit the main witness for the prosecution of the case. In addition to the reopening of the case, the widow of the judge hearing the application by a judge of counsel, the French ambassador to Djibouti and Henri Bentgeat.

"Violations of the separation between judiciary and executive "

Meanwhile, the daily Liberation door, in its edition of Wednesday, some serious accusations about the role allegedly played several disorders of the E advisers under the presidency of Jacques Chirac, in to accredit the thesis of suicide Borrel. The journal regrets the "repeated violations of the separation between the judiciary and executive, with the complicity of senior judges such Laurent Le Mesle, current Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Paris, former legal advisor to Jacques Chirac between 2002 and 2004 .

Diplomats have been able to violate the secrecy of the investigation to exonerate the Djiboutians. Is also shown the finger Jean-Claude Marin, the current prosecutor of Paris, then Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons, and Michel de Bonnecorse. The diplomat has headed the cell Africa the . According to Liberation, the recording of a conversation made in 2007 at his home after an unsuccessful search of the judiciary, would suggest that the diplomat was close to the judicial authority and that he possessed sensitive documents, he would have done disappear. Michel de Bonnecorse denied.

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A long list of applicants for "Natsbest"

In the long list of literary award "National bestseller" includes 62 works of prose, published in 2008. Formed and also a list of grand jury, which included 15 people. Now they have until April 15 to read works that are in the long-list, and put scores, reported Organizers award.

As noted by the organizers, the title sponsors of best-sellers in this season, claiming two prize winners of "Natsbesta" past - Ilya Boyashov (tank, or White Tiger ") and Leonid (" Cranes and dwarfs), as well as winners of the "Great Books, 2008 Vladimir Makanin with novel "Asan" and "Russian Booker Michael Elizarov with a collection of stories" Cubes. "

Among its innovations Prize organizers noted that this year's first "Natsbest began a large-scale cooperation with the Internet resource Livejournal.com. As a result, competition for premium were made 27 pieces. Of these, by a vote, which was attended by more than 2 thousand, LJ-users chose 10 - they are in a long list of awards.

Among the favorites of the users' Alive Journal Eugene Grishkovets ( "Asphalt"), Dmitry Starodubtsev (Silvina from bellow "), Ella " (" Very erotic novel "), Sergei Alhutov (Return Zarathustra), Alexander Karasev (" Chechen stories " ) and other authors.

Organizers recalled that LiveJournal users can vote for worst book of the year in the special project "NatsWorst.

"National bestseller" - the annual All-literary prize, to be served in St Petersburg for the best novel written in Russian in a calendar year. The motto of the Prize - "wake up famous."

The award was established in 2001. Its winners in different years to become writers Leonid , Victor Pelevin, Alexander Garros, Alexei Evdokimov, Alexander Prokhanov, Mikhail Shishkin, Dmitri Bykov, Ilya Boyashov.

Winner of "Natsbesta will be named on June 8. He will receive a cash prize of $ 225 thousand rubles, and the nominator - 25 thousand. According to organizers, this year they had to renounce the remuneration finalists prize. The organizing committee also announced that from 2009 to the competition are excluded works of the ".

Medvedev asked the chairman of the CEC report in writing on the municipal elections on 1 March

CEC Chairman Vladimir Churov on Thursday at a meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev spoke about the results of recent municipal elections in 79 Russian regions. As a result, Medvedev was not satisfied with the oral presentation and asked for a week to provide him with information and analytical information on all municipal elections held on March 1.

According to Kommersant, the president asked for special attention given to the analysis of complaints, refusals to register the candidates, as well as staff of the elected heads of administrations and members of assembly.

Recall that the outcome of past elections, the complaint came not only from the Communist Party, which has traditionally disagreed with the outcome of the elections, but also from the LDPR, which in cases has not been previously observed. According to Vedomosti, Churov told the President that only the CEC has received 303 complaints, and they are all considered.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has said that the electoral campaign and election was the dirtiest in the last 15 years. The electoral law, according to the communists, was violated in Tatarstan, Karachay-Cherkessia, the Chuvash Republic, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan. State Duma deputy Valery Rashkin said in Tatarstan on the day of voting in the election campaign has subscribers MTS. They were asked to appear at the polling station and vote for United Russia.

The Communists also drew attention to the fact resupply of voters by supporters of one candidate in Astrakhan. The members of the Communist Party also voted for a fee fixed by the alcoholic ". The facts of bribing voters with the help of spirits has proved the most. Such cases were observed in the same Astrakhan and in the Chuvash Republic.

The leader of the LDPR, the Vice-Speaker of RF State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, for his part, said that the party requires a complete change of the CEC, as well as advocates for the resignation of President of Tatarstan, and Karachay-Cherkessia in connection with the violation of electoral laws on elections.

A member of the Communist Party Eugene Kolyushin was "Kommersant" the view that the interest of the president into the details of the election due to the fact that United Russia "flew in some municipalities.

During the meeting with the head of the CEC directly Medvedev said that an analysis of the election could lead to an adjustment of the electoral law. He added that there was no question of revision of the fundamental principles on which the electoral system. There can also be taken into account suggestions collected CEC on the basis of federal elections. For example, it is proposed to cancel the tenders for the manufacture of sheets, in addition, the regional commissions, has long raised questions about the uniform change of dates for the vote.

Several proposals to change the legislation prior to discussion in the Federation Council. In particular, it was proposed to reduce the list of documents for registration at the elections to reduce the time necessary to prepare the decisions of the courts reasoning on electoral disputes before a single day instead of five, and at the same time require the parties to the election to file appeals to the court decision directly to the court.

The senators believe that the adjustment should be and the initiatives of the President, made them in the framework of the Federal Assembly. For example, the law of the new order of formation of the Upper House puts the candidates in the Senate in unequal conditions, as they may be delegated to SF after regional and municipal elections. It is the questions and the bill to guarantee small parties represented in the Duma, believe the Senators.

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Finnish journalist wrote about the morality of Estonians: "hyenas, chimpanzees and pigs"

Living in Estonia Finnish journalist Sami Lotila argues that the morality of Estonians hyenas and chimpanzee characteristics. In an article published in the newspaper , he was particularly perplexed that Estonia, the former Soviet Union in one of the richest republics, was among the poorest in the EU. The publication provoked a storm of comments.

"The poorer people, the richer are its leaders, - quotes words Lotily edition Delfi. - Notably in Eastern Europe and Africa."

"Poor people are unintelligent, , indifferent and afraid of the authorities - even if it is the people's money 20-year-old pimply ", - writes Lotila.

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"The moral of Estonians as pure as his clothes, it changes every week. It is leading the homeland Estonian politician - is the same rarity as the pig, its retractable " - referred to in Article Finn.

According to Lotily, "the main task of the Estonian school sees production - to stress, with low self-esteem and blank eyes, as compared with last lobotomy appear brighter and enterprising."

Further, the author turns directly to those of whom wrote: "Dear , high morale is fair, then, that those in need help anytime, anywhere. Every person, regardless of the contents of his wallet."

"Estonia has chosen its own path and does not care about the poor, the sick and old. Estonian society - as a hyena, which mercilessly weak and throws them to die in the prairies. Moral values of the average Estonian derived from western films category" C ", - said Finnish journalist.

Lotila advises all Estonians to leave Estonia. Immediately.

"Returns over 20-30 years and bring with them a decent life and a higher morality - recommends Lotila. - It is possible, even before the European Union finally adopt a unified social policy of the Estonian politicians, and it will rescue terms for the weak in Estonia .

Publication Lotily comments sparked a storm of visitors to the site Delfi. In particular, calls connect Estonia to Finland.

Some visitors of the page suggested that the Estonians, Finns mixed with the local Russians. However, most readers of the author expressed his solidarity.

According to some visitors, art, and found support for the Estonian-speaking part of the resource. However, others pointed out that despite the truth, in the choice of expressions very slightly altered sense of tact.