Vladimir Rozanskij

Many families try to place their children in orphanages, to guarantee them food. But there is also corruption in children's homes. No queues at shops; the shopping must be delivered to homes. Reduced salaries; doctors and nurses look for a second job or emigrate.

Religious and civic celebrations are being held to mark the event. In Russia, the saint symbolises Victory, because he never lost a battle. He fought against Swedes and Teutonic Knights, and worked to prevent the Tatars from destroying Russian cities. He is the patron saint of “Russian exceptionalism” against the claims of the West and “the tartar yoke” of COVID-19.

The famous blogger had criticized the president's policies and the corruption of the regime. He also denounced the authorities' use of false accusations to convict other bloggers. Kidnapped in January, he was tried in March and sentenced two days ago.

The Orthodox Metropolitan of Kazan and the Mufti of Tatarstan close to the families of the victims. "An anti-human act" during Easter and Ramadan. For some commentators, there is too much state propaganda about the country's weapons and "enemies". For others, the fault lies with social networks, Naval'nyj and the Tatar language.

Ilnaz Galyaviev, 19, killed nine people, including seven students. Showing mental disorder, the young man turned himself in to the police. He said he was “born a god, ” but “I didn't realise it right away.” His father, Rinat Nurkhamatovich, wants to know “What did he do? He's a good boy.” For Orthodox Metropolitan John, like in the US, “the minds of young people do not find a strong point of reference.”

The roof crashed into the central nave. Several icons, the organ and furnishings saved. Most importantly the precious icon of the Mother of God, painted in Rome and donated to the Belarusians by Pope Clement VIII in 1598, the most revered image for the Catholic Church in this region, is intact. A restoration campaign is launched.

Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has proposed to unite it with the Khabarovsk region. It is a small and poor region (220,000 inhabitants), but Jews have taken refuge in this area since the tsar’s pogroms to escape persecution.

The city, conquered by the Azeris last November, has been declared the "cultural capital" of Azerbaijani Karabakh. But the Armenians claim it. About 200 Armenian prisoners have not been returned, violating the agreement mediated by Russia. For now, the Azeris continue to hold them hostage to use as a weapon of blackmail in negotiations.

Tomorrow Russia remembers the conquest of Berlin, which ended the Second World War. Kirill: The saints "mystically opposed the invader". A law has been presented to the Duma which prohibits denying the "decisive role" of the USSR in the victory over Nazi Germany, with penalities of fines up to 5 million rubles and 5 years of forced labor. Historian Oleg Budnitskij: "In this way scientific controversies will be equated with criminal offenses". A pagan cult of victory.

A new bill, discussed in a hurry, wants to ban the candidacy of “extremist” people and organizations and even simple supporters. Navalnist Ljubov Sobol 'and Radio Svoboda are in the sights.

A Russian-Chinese project aims to "expose the Western lie". Russian media publish interviews with satisfied workers from Xinjiang. Secretary of the Shanghai Group: "There are no violations of human rights", no religious discrimination or "racial genocide". Moscow delegates control of troubled Central Asia to China.

The living and theatrical art of Maria Gasanova judged an outrage to religion. The first to report it was the journalist Daniil Rubinovič. In Tomsk, a dancing procession for May 1st. In Irkutsk, a "purification of memory" for Stalin: he was unjustly accused of the massacre of millions of prisoners, "while the archives number a maximum of 300 thousand, all justifiable".