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After Ksenia Sobchak, a public person and a journalist, had been nominated to run for Russian presidency, her offices and volunteer groups launched activities in the regions. In Rostov-on-Don, Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, and Volgograd, the "Caucasian Knot" interviewed supporters and volunteers of Ksenia Sobchak to find out what to expect from the "candidate against all" and why she is more preferable than Putin and Navalny. Rivals and opponents of Ksenia Sobchak also had something to tell about her.

For more than 10 years, in an outskirt of Grozny, a secret oil refinery has been operating. It is situated at the exit from the Zavodskoy District of the city in the direction of the dwelling settlement of Andreevskaya Dolina. This was reported in a letter sent to the "Caucasian Knot" by one of Grozny townspeople. Residents of other places of Russian South – of the city of Tuapse and Dagestani countryside – told about their personal experience and consequences of living close to oil refineries.

The "Caucasian Knot" tells why it is not easy to return militants' children to Russia, who is engaged in the process, and how many children they have already managed to return.

The Commission of National Reconciliation in South Ossetia could become a vital tool for reducing tensions and finding lasting political solutions in the region, argues journalist and analyst Valeriy Dzutsev.

Statement of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.

While the real war between Russia and Georgia may be over, the Internet war lingers on, with virtual battalions continuing to fight on sites like YouTube.

The Georgia-Russia war has exposed some of the flaws in the idea of citizen journalism, says Evgeny Morozov.

Shadowy hackers in Moscow and St. Petersburg? Old news. Get ready for the next generation of Russian cyberwarriors

Report from election observation 20 and 21 May 2008

On the threshold of unilateral declaration by Kosovo, former Serbian autonomy, of its independence from Serbia, the practice of international recognition of new self-determined territories, including those in the Caucasus, is becoming especially actual.

Bulletin of Memorial Human Rights Center: Tangieva v. Russia

One of the most significant events of autumn 2006 political life was the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Forum 'For the Future of Democracy' held in Moscow.

The hunger strike of 10 residents of refugee camp "Majski" has continued for 14 days. According to the appeal of the strikers, their action is a protest against postponing the return of Ingush IDPs to the places of their permanent residence in North Ossetia and against discrimination of the Ingush minority in North Ossetia.

Yuri Dzhibladze, President of the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, comments on amendments restricting NGO rights in Russia