Most people these days are wondering whether major Dymovsky is sane or not and why is he doing this. The only goal he achieved by now is publicity in internet (and just in internet because non of major Russian TV channels are not dealing anyhow with Dymovsky issue) and expulsion from service. In Russia it is generally known that policemen earn ( Read more... )

For the last few years we could see that some kind of tension is increasing in Russian society. I mean racial tension. Since the beggining of the century citizens welfare was more or less increasing in Russia, especially comparing to neigboring countries who used to be a part of Soviet Union. This brought to an inflow of immigrants from these ( Read more... )

Today there's a Militia (so we call the police) day in Russia. I wander if in other countries there are such so called professional holidays? Feedback is more then welcome ( Read more... )

Since the Revolution and civil war of 1919-21 times police (or Militia as it's called here) authorities in Russia are considered not as a protection, but more like intimidation force. In late 30s so called NKVD (Peoples Committee for Internal Affairs) killed about 1.5 million people accused in sabotage. Great number of people were sent to Siberia ( Read more... )