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February 20, 2004 12:41

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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
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March 18, 2018 16:41

A polling station No. 1018 in Makhachkala. March 18, 2018. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

Observers complained of a ban on walking around the site. They told that the representatives of the electoral committee and two young men in sports suits demanded them to "sit still" in their places.

March 18, 2018 14:16

Presidential election at polling station No. 1723 in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

Some voters admitted that they were not familiar with the candidates' programs and made the choice intuitively, judging by the candidates' appearance.

March 16, 2018 18:40

Accident in the Gudauri Ski Resort. Photo: © FB / Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgiahttps://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20180316/239691018/Vertolet-s-postradavshimi-na-kanatke-v-Gudauri-ne-smog-vyletet-v-Tbilisi.html

As a result thereof, 11 tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Sweden were injured in the Gudauri Ski Resort; seven of them were delivered to Tbilisi by helicopter and reanimobiles, Avtandil Talakvadze,...

March 15, 2018 00:56

Dalia Zaviatskene holds picket, Gelendjik, March 8, 2018. Photo by Mikhail Benyash.

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March 12, 2018 17:23

Soviet District Court of Makhachkala. Photo: press service of Dagestani Supreme Court, http://vs.dag.sudrf.ru

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March 12, 2018 11:55

Military exercises involving tanks and aviation units in Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of Azerbaijani MoD.

Today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that up to 25,000 people, armoured vehicles, aviation and rocket-artillery units were involved in the military exercises. Meanwhile,...

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