Sunday, May 14, 2017

The Russian piano player: Putin plays the music. And who pays for it?

NYT > World: In Beijing, Putin Plays Two Piano Tunes From His Childhood

President Xi Jinping of China, right, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arriving for a banquet at the forum in Beijing on Sunday.




9:42 AM 5/14/2017 - «В современной России полноценная правозащитная деятельность воспринимается, как деятельность политическая и оппозиционная. Нарушения прав людей являются системными, имманентно присущими нынешнему режиму, как псевдодемократическому, основанному на имитационных техниках и фундаментально опирающемуся на коррупцию. Восстановление прав человека в объемах, предусмотренных Конституцией России и ее международными соглашениями, привело бы к быстрому падению режима». Выступление МБХ на правозащитной конференции памяти адвоката Юрия Марковича Шмидтаhttps://khodorkovsky.ru/mbh/statements/schmidt_speech/



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«В современной России полноценная правозащитная деятельность воспринимается, как деятельность политическая и оппозиционная. Нарушения прав людей являются системными, имманентно присущими нынешнему режиму, как псевдодемократическому, основанному на имитационных техниках и фундаментально опирающемуся на коррупцию. Восстановление прав человека в объемах, предусмотренных Конституцией России и ее международными соглашениями, привело бы к быстрому падению режима». Выступление МБХ на правозащитной конференции памяти адвоката Юрия Марковича Шмидтаhttps://khodorkovsky.ru/mbh/statements/schmidt_speech/
Владимир Путин исполнил на рояле несколько известных мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си ЦзиньпиномО переговорах глав государств читайте тут: http://amp.gs/t3Xr
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Сегодня Путин исполнил на рояле несколько мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си Цзиньпином. Вспоминаем другие музыкальные выступления президента (фотогалерея)
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«В современной России полноценная правозащитная деятельность воспринимается, как деятельность политическая и оппозиционная. Нарушения прав людей являются системными, имманентно присущими нынешнему режиму, как псевдодемократическому, основанному на имитационных техниках и фундаментально опирающемуся на коррупцию. Восстановление прав человека в объемах, предусмотренных Конституцией России и ее международными соглашениями, привело бы к быстрому падению режима». Выступление МБХ на правозащитной конференции памяти адвоката Юрия Марковича Шмидтаhttps://khodorkovsky.ru/mbh/statements/schmidt_speech/

«В современной России полноценная правозащитная деятельность воспринимается, как деятельность политическая и оппозиционная. Нарушения прав людей являются системными, имманентно присущими нынешнему режиму, как псевдодемократическому, основанному на имитационных техниках и фундаментально опирающемуся на коррупцию. Восстановление прав человека в объемах, предусмотренных Конституцией России и ее международными соглашениями, привело бы к быстрому падению режима».
Выступление МБХ на правозащитной конференции памяти адвоката Юрия Марковича Шмидта
https://khodorkovsky.ru/mbh/statements/schmidt_speech/

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Владимир Путин исполнил на рояле несколько известных мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си ЦзиньпиномО переговорах глав государств читайте тут: http://amp.gs/t3Xr

Владимир Путин исполнил на рояле несколько известных мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си Цзиньпином

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Устаревшая структура экономики ограничивает возможности роста среднего класса в России. В отличие от Запада, большая его часть работает на государство на предприятиях и в бюджетной сфере

Устаревшая структура экономики ограничивает возможности роста среднего класса в России. В отличие от Запада, большая его часть работает на государство на предприятиях и в бюджетной сфере

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Video - Экс-президент Внешпромбанка Маркус приговорена к девяти годам колонии.Подробнее читайте тут: https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/articles/2017/05/12/689625-markus-prigovorena



Экс-президент Внешпромбанка Маркус приговорена к девяти годам колонии.
Подробнее читайте тут: https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/articles/2017/05/12/689625-markus-prigovorena
Сегодня Путин исполнил на рояле несколько мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си Цзиньпином. Вспоминаем другие музыкальные выступления президента (фотогалерея)

Сегодня Путин исполнил на рояле несколько мелодий перед встречей с председателем КНР Си Цзиньпином. Вспоминаем другие музыкальные выступления президента (фотогалерея)

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Video - Прямо сейчас на проспекте Сахароваhttps://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/05/14/689731-miting-protiv-renovatsii



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https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/05/14/689731-miting-protiv-renovatsii
WSJ Opinion: Hillarys email server is the reason for James Comeys rise, and why he has fallen. He is just the latest to disappear into the Clintons personal Bermuda Triangle, writes Daniel Henninger.

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President Petro Poroshenko greets Ukrainian war veterans on Victory Day May 9, 2017. Photo by Presidential Administration
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http://www.interpretermag.com/day-1180/#16517

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