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The article reports on the commemoration of the hostage crisis at School No.1 in Beslan, Russia on September 1-3, 2004. It is stated that more than 2,000 people comprising of authorities and activists had gathered in the area to remember the Beslan victims. It is stated that those people are still seeking for an international investigation for the terrorist attack.

The article reports on the denial of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau to the citizenship of Natalia Morari, a journalist of "The New Times," as citizen in Moldova. Morari was denied by the embassy because article 16 of the "Law on Russian Federation Citizenship" states that citizenship may not be granted to person who advocate violent change in the foundations of the Russian Federation's constitutional system. Information on the petition filed by her lawyer Karina Moskalenko is further presented.

This article reports that the director of a local nongovernmental organization Migrant Assistance Center Almaz Choloyan accused the Russian opposition and the organizers of the Marches of Dissent of accepting money from the U.S. She comments that the funding provided for the project came more than $70,000.

The article reports that the National Socialist Party of Rus (NSPR) claimed responsibility for an Internet video clip that appears to show two people being executed. NSPR proclaimed the beginning of an armed struggle against colored colonists. NSPR also called for the eviction of all Caucasus natives and Asians from the territory of Rus.

An excerpt from the article "Quota on Nationalism. Deputy Isayev is Prepared to Protect Russia From Uncultured Immigrants and Foreign Films" published in the "Kommersant" periodical's February 9, 2007 issue is presented.

An excerpt from the article "Prison Will Teach Them," by Yekaterina Savina in the October 26, 2006 issue of "Kommersant," regarding Russian Parliamentary hearings to discuss ways to fight extremism, is presented.

The article reports on the creation of Our Russia and Russian Antifascist Front, two new public associations that will fight xenophobia and extremism in Russia. The former was organized with the participation of members of the Public Chamber and will be chaired by Kamilzhan Kalandarov. The latter's movement members include human rights advocates such as Lyudmila Alekseyeva, Svetlana Gannushkina and Alla Gerber.

The article focuses on the decision of Moscow's Tver Court to sentence eight National Bolshevik Party activists to three and a half years for causing a disturbance in the reception office of the president's staff in Russia. The activists were charged with property damage, vandalism, and violent seizure of power of the Russian Criminal Code but were withdrawn and instead filed a new charge, participation in a mass disturbance. The author discusses the highlights of the court proceedings. Party leader Eduard Limonov contends that the trial was a sham to intimidate opposition parties.

Reports on the founding congress of the political party called the Russian Union of Greens, or Green Russia, held June 2005 at Korolevo, outside Moscow. Number of people in attendance; Representation of more than 50 of Russia's regions; Penning of the congress by party chairman candidate Aleksei Yablokov; His election to party leadership; Other elected officers.

The article reports on a petition sent by the Voice of Beslan organization to the Prosecutor General's Office, which requests the filing of criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The petition accuses Putin of criminal negligence for his refusal to conduct negotiations and the use of indiscriminate weapons in an antiterrorist operation.

The article reports on a statement issued by a group Russian human rights activists which urged Yury Kalinin, head of the Federal Corrections Service, to resign or take a decisive step to improve the state of the penal system in the country. The statement discusses issues such as the abusive treatment of inmates and corruption in the administration of detention facilities.

The article reports on the failed March of Dissent which has been scheduled on May 6, 2008 in Russia. No one except reporters, police and a couple dozen pensioners showed up for the event. While the Other Russia's executive committee was insisting that the march would take place, the "dissenters" changed their position later in the day.

The article reports on the statements by Aleksandr Brod, director of the Moscow Human Rights Bureau in Russia, concerning the appearance of a list titled "Enemies of the Russian People" on the web site vdesyatku.net. Among the people on the list are Moscow Helsinki Group chairwoman Lyudmila Alekseyeva, journalist Mark Deitch and Holocaust Foundation president Alla Gerber.

The article reports that the prosecutor's office for Moscow's Western Administrative District has initiated criminal proceedings against Aleksandr Belov, the leader of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration. Belov is charged with "incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as abasement of human dignity."

The article reports that the Russian Journalists' Union has overturned a decision by its Chechen branch to issue a membership card to Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the Union's General Secretary Igor Yakovenko, Kadyrov's admission to membership would run counter to the association's charter which states that only journalists or journalism teachers may become members. It notes that the Republic authorities do not intend to appeal the decision .

A personal narrative which explores the author's experience studying global dietetics is presented.

The article summarizes key points of speeches delivered at a meeting held by the pro-Vladimir Putin youth movement Nashi at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Hall of Columns in Moscow on December 25, 2007. Vasily Yakemenko, chairman of the government's committee on youth affairs, spoke about Nashi's achievements as he gives up his position to Nikita Borovikov. Nashi commissar Sergei Belokonev spoke about forming a new political party.

An abstract is presented of the article "From Ours to Theirs. - Vasily Yakemenko Becomes a Government Official," published in the "Kommersant" Russian periodical's October 11, 2007 issue.

An excerpt from the article "The Ramzan Brotherhood," by Yekaterina Savina in the June 9, 2007 issue of "Kommersant," is presented.

The article reports that the Russian Journalists' Union has been ordered to vacate its offices on Zubovsky Boulevard within 30 days. Aside from the Union, the other tenants of the 1980 building include the Russia Today television company and the RIA Novosti news agency. Union general secretary Igor Yakovenko stated that the space would be taken over by the Russia Today.

An abstract is presented of the article "You Can't Even Name Them: Kommersant Gets a Warning for Mentioning the National Bolshevik Party," published in the "Kommersant" periodical's March 30, 2007 issue.

An excerpt from the article "March of Dissent Is Checked for Extremism," by Yekaterina Savina and Andrei Salnikov in the December 13, 2006 issue of "Kommersant," is presented.

An excerpt from the article "Yegor Gaidar Is Now Feeling Better: Politician Poisoned by Unknown Substance Will Soon Be Discharged From Hospital," by Yekaterina Savina in the December 1, 2006 issue of"Kommersant," is presented.

The article presents an obituary for Yury Levada, founder of the Russian Public Opinion Research.

The article reprints a press report on a campaign against illegal immigrants from Georgia in Moscow, Russia, in the wake of the standoff between the two countries over the arrest of four Russian spies in Georgia. Borough police stations in Moscow asked schools to furnish them with lists of pupils with Georgian surnames. Lyubov Kezina of the Moscow Education Department explained that the checks are focused, not on Georgian children, but on parents who are illegal immigrants.

The article reports that about 40 National Bolsheviks took over the Finance Ministry building demanding that the Russian government refund to its citizens the bank deposits they lost in 1991 to 1992. The protesters shouted and made leaflets asking for the money they lost to a total of 216 rubles and that the obligation to recognize such savings be prioritized. Moreover, authorities arrived and arrested some of the protesters, the author inferred.

An excerpt from the article "Foreign NGOs Required to Register," by Yekaterina Savina and Andrei Kozenko in the September 20, 2006 issue of "Kommersant."

The article reports that Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov told heads of nongovernmental organizations (NGO) about his proposal to create a Council of Nongovernmental Organizations under the Federation Council. There have been mix views from NGO about Mironov's initiative. Memorial Human Rights Society chairman Oleg Orlov proposed to the council to study reports of human rights violations and to create a bill on citizen oversight of places of involuntary confinement.

Reports on the protest march organized by several leftist youth groups in Moscow, Russia. Number of activists who participated in the demonstration; Occurrence of provocation during the protest rally.

Reports on a wave of rallies that swept across Russia in March 2005. Call for resignation of the government and president; Call for the cancellation of the monetization of benefits and freedom of speech; Implications on Russian economics and politics and government.

Reports that civilian employees of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation picketed the Defense Ministry building in February 2005 demanding pay increases. Details of the striker's demand; Reaction of the government to the demands.

An excerpt from the article "Kremlin Enlists Civic Organizations as Distributors," published in the "Kommersant" periodical's July 4, 2007 issue is presented.