Another week has come to an end, which means that it’s time to think about what this week told the audience that was actively discussed in the network, what news caused the greatest resonance and personally, I was also unable to ignore. On the loudest, craziest and most significant events in Russia and the world told in our article on SPLETNIK.RU.
1. the scandal surrounding the ice cream “rainbow” company “Clean line”
of Course, the rainbow of all people invokes different associations: for some, it is a bright palette of various colors, for others is a very beautiful natural phenomenon, but for the third the symbol of the LGBT community. Why the head of the Union of women Russia Catherine Lakhov ice cream company “Clean line” under the name “rainbow” is called the last of them, hard to say (although these thoughts pushed her posted from the window of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow the rainbow flag in honor of pride Month), but she felt it necessary to share my thoughts and experiences on this issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged to take the rainbow in all its manifestations on the control!
Yes, of propaganda, we are not supposed to be, but today we have billboards, for example, hang bright, beautiful these colors. Like it quiet, with beautiful words, or advertise ice cream, which is also called “the Rainbow”: consume this ice cream and so on. Therefore, it is indirectly, but still causes our children to get used to the color, to the flag, which hung on the Embassy. So would love to still the values that we have tried to lay out in our Constitution, was in control, and we really had a assignment
she said.
the Head of state issue imbued with the opinion Lakhov agreed.
Here every will not follow where there is the label who invented, and so on. If there is reason to believe that this propaganda of non-traditional us values, then simply without these public organisations who share the official position of the Russian authorities, including those set out in the Constitution and in our laws, then you need appropriately, not aggressively, to build such social control
— said the President.
In General, poor rainbow now, it seems, will get in full. And look, we soon may not be able to share pictures of the rainbow after the rain in their instagram!
Vice-President of “Clean lines” Armen Beniaminov noted that the promotion of LGBT ice cream “rainbow” has nothing to do, and indeed in the dessert shows only four colors, while on the LGBT flag more of them.
For us, as for all adequatetion, normal people, in my opinion, rainbow is a after rain the long-awaited sun. When a rainbow is a beautiful natural phenomenon that we love a child. I can say that in the three traffic light colors, you can say that is also piece of the rainbow. And now, to prohibit the traffic lights? Or we remember that the flags of the Wehrmacht everywhere was an eagle, so what now, with the Caucasian Mineral Waters and all pictures anywhere to remove the eagles? In my opinion, it’s overkill. But if nevertheless there will be a decision not to allow us to produce this ice cream, of course, as a law-abiding company we execute it,
he said.
By a strange coincidence, after this scandal, some shops ice cream “rainbow” began to sell with big discounts, and other goods with a picture of a rainbow (e.g. children’s clothing), according to eyewitnesses, the prices dropped. Coincidence?
the network is also the joke that now even you can deny. Although, frankly, to laugh not much want to.
#rainbow in Russia now looks like this pic.twitter.com/pSvl6UZdd7
In light of recent events, we will soon ban smile because “smile in the sky rainbow Wake up.” #rainbow #LGBT #Rosselsprung pic.twitter.com/WWiBgGNZIe
Dispersion of light in the textbooks.
Before the rainbow became a propaganda/After pic.twitter.com/CXPyRG81Fk
Russia is for sad and gray. #LGBT
I’ll Go lick the rainbow pic.twitter.com/mnAk22pBK2
2. the detention of the former correspondent of “Kommersant” and adviser to the head of Roscosmos Ivan Safronov
on Tuesday, July 7, in Moscow, near his home, was detained a former journalist of the newspaper “Kommersant” and the adviser to the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, Ivan Safronov. He was charged with treason — Safronova accused of transferring NATO’s Russian secrets. The investigation stated that he gave the classified data in the Czech Republic. For it to it threatens from 12 till 20 years of imprisonment.
Safronov, doing the job of one of the intelligence services of NATO, collect and transmit it to the representative of state secret information about military-technical cooperation, defence and security of the Russian Federation
— said the press service of the FSB.
His guilt he does not recognize. Do not believe in the guilt of his former colleagues and friends who are confident that the arrest of Ivan related to his journalistic activities.
Ivan Safronov
Roscosmos Safronov came less than two months ago. Before that, he spent nine years worked in the newspaper “Kommersant”, where he wrote about the activities of the military-industrial complex and the aerospace industry and on military cooperation of Russia with other countries. From the publication he retired in 2019, together with other colleagues from the policy Department in protest against the leadership — it was once of the “Kommersant” fired two reporters who refused to name their sources, who told them about the possible resignation of Valentina Matvienko. After that, Safronov worked for some time in the “Gazette,” and in may he was appointed to the position of assistant to the head of Roscosmos. Among its main duties were the building of information policy within the company and coordination of some special programs.
In March, “Kommersant” published an article by Ivan Safronov on possible deliveries to Egypt of Russian su-35. Two months later, the publication was removed from the official site publications as “Kommersant” accused disclosure of information constituting a state secret. This article is the opinion of many colleagues of the journalist, and could be the reason for his detention.
In “Kommersant” for a long time worked and the father of the detainee Ivan Safronov senior. He worked in the military division and often wrote about the state of Affairs in the Russian army, and also about deliveries of Russian weapons to other countries. Needless to say that his article has caused big problems for high-ranking officials. In 2007, Safronov Sr. was found dead on the canopy entrance of the house in which he lived. Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case on the fact of suicide, but then closed it, finding that he had committed suicide. Shortly before his death, Ivan Safronov, the senior worked on the material on the supply of Russian weapons to Iran and Syria, but the publication never saw.
I know the van is actually his childhood. Rather, we met at the funeral of his father, Ivan Ivanovich Safronov. br>
In 2007, Ivan Ivanovitch wrote an investigation about the secret sale of missiles from Russia to Iran through Belarus. Almost passed the text, but Ivanovich has suggested to postpone it for a couple of days — to gather comments. But the text never came, because while Ivanovich had collected comments, he suddenly became unwell. And then fell out of the window. Now and then I am sure that he was killed. br>
Ivan at the time only was going to study journalism at. And did everything to continue the work of his father, after a few years he became a military observer in Kommersant, like his father. And everyone knows that Vanya is a very decent and responsible guy, who wrote about the war and about the arms trade. br>
And Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan are the real patriots who love their homeland and — oddly enough �� the domestic defense industry. And sincerely worried for him. Motherland — such as Vanya and Ivan Ivanovich. Those, who persecute and kill traitors. How much longer can this sheet,
— said Mikhail Zygar.
Who and who changed the 30-year-old Safronov, do not clear as the Russian space Agency say that his detention is not related to his work in the Corporation because he had no access to state secrets.
At the same time press Secretary of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov said that the detention Safronov “is in no way associated with journalism,” which he first engaged.
Dmitry Rogozin, in turn, noted that he did not doubt “professionalism and integrity” of Ivan.
In support of Ivan Safronov was also made by many of the media and his fellow journalists, which on Tuesday came out with pickets to the buildings of the FSB in different cities. Among them was Ksenia Sobchak — however, the presenter in shares did not participate, but came back to record the journey for his transfer. She was wearing a t-shirt with the inscription “Freedom for Ivan Safronov”.
I wore the shirt in support Safronova, because I agree with the opinion of those people who began to speak about his innocence,
she said.
Many compared the case of Ivan Safronov with another sensational case last summer with the arrest of the journalist of “Medusa” Ivan Golunova, who was charged with attempted distribution of drugs (in the end he was acquitted). He Golunov also did not remain indifferent to this history and drew a parallel with his detention.
last night, before bed, I watched the video of his arrest. When I woke up I saw another video. It was a different person, but also completely bewildered. Absolutely don’t want this confusion was the main feeling of journalism for the next few years,
— wrote Golunov.
Ivan Safronov will be under arrest until September 6. July 13 the FSB will present to him formally charged.
3. the alleged suicide of the mayor of Seoul
Thursday, July 9, in the capital of South Korea was found dead 64-year-old mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon. His body was found on mount Bugak in the Northern part of the city after many hours of searching, which was attended by about 600 policemen and firemen. Despite the fact that the cause of death not yet disclosed, the police ruled out the theory of murder and talk about a probable suicide policy.
was Later released note that Park Won-soon is left inde��olgo until his death. Presumably it was his dying message.
I am guilty before all. Thank you to everyone who walked with me through life together. I always feel guilty towards her family, which could not give anything but pain. Kreirajte me and develop over the grave of their parents. Goodbye to you all,
— said in it.
Park Won-soon was married. He is survived by a son and a daughter.
In the process, it became clear that a few hours before his death, the mayor of Seoul was missing. On Thursday, he did not come to work, canceling a meeting with a representative of the President in his office in Seoul city hall. The alarm was sounded by his daughter who called the police and reported the disappearance of his father.
Among the reasons why Park Won-soon to settle scores with life, is called the accusation of sexual harassment. As it turned out, a few hours before it went missing Suna former employee filed a complaint alleging harassment. She said it to her openly molested on the job, allegedly sent her pictures in underwear and let her vulgar comments. However, she noted that wasn’t his only victim. As proof, she attached to his statement of their correspondence in the social network. But the police do not hurry to disclose the details of this case. It is also unknown, did the mayor about the statement by his former employee.
Park Won-soon
for the First time a mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon was elected in 2011, and in June last year, he was re-elected for a third term. He openly clashed with the former President of the Republic, Park Geun-Hye and supported the millions of people who protested against it in 2017 (in the end, she was convicted on charges of corruption and abuse of power and sentenced to 32 years in prison). As a member of the liberal democratic party, Pak was seen as a potential candidate for the presidency in 2022.
it is Worth noting that Park Won-soon was a well-known human rights activist and fighter for women’s rights. While working as a lawyer to his political activities, he won the case the Koreans, who accused his supervisor of harassment (this was the first case of sexual harassment in the history of South Korea). He supported feminism and women who have experienced sexual violence and are now openly talking about it, after the country became popular originated in the United States movement #MeToo.
Thus, pursuing, in principle good and proper goal, the movement in the truest sense of the word, ruining the lives of some people. To argue, whether it is deserved punishment for the committed (and if in the end, no?) action or not, can be long. But the pace #MeToo risks becoming a witch hunt, with rather sad consequences.
