Freezing Irkutsk, political protocols, and the relaunch of Popcorn Books: NeMoskva news from the night of January 20
🔹 About 400 people under Irkutsk were left without electricity in -40 degree frost. Microdistrict Pushkino Park, cottage village "Mittens" and a summer cottage village "Chamomile" were hit by a "power line overload" - a fire started at a local substation.
🔹 Deputy from Buryatia Baira Tsyrenova was summoned to the police after participating in a discussion of the law on clear-cutting Baikal — a report will be drawn up against him for participating in an unauthorized protest. At the end of December, the communist participated in a reporting meeting with a State Duma deputy. Vyacheslav Markhaev in the center Ulan-UdeA report will also be drawn up against a Communist Party deputy from Buryatia. Timur Nimaev.
🔹 Chief physician of Maternity Hospital No. 1 in Novokuznetsk Vitaliy Kheraskova He was accused of poor whitewashing and failing to provide the maternity hospital with necessary furniture, his lawyer told RBC. Igor M.The doctor's defense believes the investigation rushed to bring charges due to the public outcry. "The charges brought against Vitaly Kheraskov at this stage are unfounded: they fail to reflect one of the essential elements of the crime," - said the lawyer.
🔹 "Ark" recorded its first case of direct cooperation of Russia и Turkey regarding the politically motivated criminal prosecution of a Russian citizen, bypassing Interpol's central office. This calls into question the country's security for Russian and Belarusian citizens. The Ark report also includes a detailed analysis of cases of pressure on Russians in Georgia и Serbia — arbitrarily revoke already issued residence permits and ban entry, including to those who disagree with the Russian authorities.
🔹 The Altai branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation plans to nominate a deputy in the elections to the regional legislative assembly Lyudmila Klyushnikova and her assistant Svetlana KerberBoth women will run in single-member districts in NovoaltaiskThey are currently under investigation for fraud.
🔹 A memorial plaque to the journalist Anna Politkovskaya on the house in Moscow The plaque was destroyed for the second time in 24 hours. It was knocked down and smashed. Along with the plaque, the makeshift memorial was also torn down. The old plaque was installed on the wall of the building on Lesnaya Street, where Politkovskaya lived, worked, and was killed. The neo-Nazi group NS/WP claimed responsibility for its destruction.
🔹 Popcorn Books has relaunched under a new name, according to the publisher's renamed Telegram channel. "This is Soda Press—a publishing house that publishes honest stories about what's happening around us and within us. Life transitions, coping with grief, self-discovery, mental turmoil, and vulnerability: we create a space for dialogue, showcase diverse human experiences, and aren't afraid of difficult topics," The publisher announced the release of three new books this month.
