April 24, 2017 – Page 8 – Russian Reality

Pentagon chief arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit

April 24, 2017 RR World

James Mattis The Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis arrived in Afghanistan with an unannounced visit. On Monday, April 24, according to Reuters. The Pentagon plans to hold talks with officials and representatives of the American command. According to the Agency, the Mattis’s visit coincided with the resignation of the defense Minister of Afghanistan Abdullah Khan Habibi and chief of staff of the army of Kadam Shah Sahima. On April 24 they decided to leave their posts after a Taliban attack on a military base. On Friday, April 21, dressed in Afghan military uniforms, the militants of the radical movement “Taliban” (banned in Russia) broke into the army base near the city of Mazar-I-Sharif. First, a suicide bomber activated an explosive device at the gate, then the extremists rode into the territory of the two pickups. According to the representative of the U.S. Central command John Thomas, the

The German authorities refused to shelter half of the people from Afghanistan

April 24, 2017 RR World

In January-February this year, the German authorities have approved only 47.9 per cent of applications for asylum by Afghan migrants. On Monday, April 24, according to the newspaper Passauer Neue Presse with reference to data of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the country. The German government refused almost 14.5 thousands of Afghans. There was a total of 27 639 statements, notes “Interfax”. In 2015, 77.6 percent of the asylum seekers received a positive response, in 2016, the refugee status was granted to 60.5 per cent of Afghan migrants, according to the German edition. Media reported earlier that over the past two years on the territory of Germany were thousands of former members of the extremist movement “Taliban” (banned in Russia). For 2015, in Germany there were more than 150 thousand people from Afghanistan. Over the past two years, which was the European migration crisis, the number of Afghan refugees

The Kremlin said the results of the first round elections in France

April 24, 2017 RR Russia

Moscow stands for building good and mutually beneficial relations with Paris. This was stated press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the results of the first round of presidential elections held in France on the eve, on April 23, RIA Novosti reported. “We respect the choice of the French people,” — said Peskov. According the French interior Ministry, in the first round of the elections, the leader of the movement “Forward” Emmanuel macron has received 23.75 percent of the votes, in second place — the representative of the “National front” marine Le Pen from 21.53 percent. They will compete in the second round, which will take place on 7 may. The candidate from the party “the Republicans”, the former Prime Minister françois Fillon received 19.91% of the votes. In fourth place is the representative from the extreme left movement “Rebellious France,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon from 19.64 percent. 15 APR

Mironov was going for the presidency

April 24, 2017 RR Russia

Sergey Mironov The leader “Fair Russia” Sergey Mironov is ready to participate in the elections of the President of Russia in 2018, if the Congress party will nominate him. About this politician said on Monday, April 24, reports TASS. “We have many worthy candidates. If the Congress will trust me, I’m ready,” he said. In Russia the head of state is elected for six years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The next presidential election is scheduled for March 2018. About his intention to run for the presidency has already declared the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the founder of the Fund of struggle against corruption Alexei Navalny and businessman Sergei Polonsky, who is in custody in the case of large fraud. Whether to nominate a candidate the acting head of state Vladimir Putin, is still unknown. Mironov took part in the presidential campaigns

The opposition has applied to hold a rally on Bolotnaya square

April 24, 2017 RR Russia

The opposition has filed an application to the Metropolitan mayor for the March and rally on Bolotnaya square in Moscow on 6 may. On Monday, April 24, Interfax said one of the organizers Alexander Ryklin. The planned route of the procession from October square to Bolotnaya square. The estimated number of participants — 10 thousand people. Among the event applicants Lev Ponomarev, Gennady Gudkov, Leonid Gozman, Alexander Ryklin. 6 may 2012 on Bolotnaya square in Moscow rally “March of millions”. Agreed with the authorities of the March and the rally turned into clashes with police, which had detained about 400 people, many of them were prosecuted. After that, the opposition was annually applied for holding the rally on the anniversary of the rally on Bolotnaya square, but the authorities denied approval.

“Swallow” I crushed a man.

April 24, 2017 RR Events

“Swallow” I crushed a man. The passenger fell from the platform at the station “ZIL” and fell under the arriving train. The man fell under the wheels of trains Lastochka on the Moscow Central ring (CIP). On Monday, April 24, reports TASS with reference to the press service of transport management of the MIA of Russia for the Central Federal district. The incident occurred on the morning of 24 April. The passenger fell from the platform at the station “ZIL” and fell under the arriving train. From the received traumas it has died on the spot. The train schedule was not impaired. March 31, in the West of Moscow near the metro station Fili Belarusian direction of the Moscow railroad, the train to death brought down the man who ran the railroad tracks.

In Kiev robbed the grave of poetess Lesya Ukrainka

April 24, 2017 RR Events

In Kiev robbed the grave of poetess Lesya Ukrainka KIEV, April 24 — RIA Novosti. The grave of the famous Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka on baykovoye cemetery in Kiev unknown robbed, according to the website of the TV channel “espresso”. KIEV, April 24 — RIA Novosti. The grave of the famous Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka on baykovoye cemetery in Kiev unknown robbed, according to the website of the TV channel “espresso”. “Vandals stole the bronze elements of the monument of Lesya Ukrainka. At the scene works investigative team”, — stated in the message. The grave of the poetess Lesya Ukrainka — monument to the history of national importance. In 1939 at the grave was erected a gravestone, a bronze monument on a granite pedestal. Lesya Ukrainka (real name Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka) was born on 25 February 1871 in Novohrad-Volyns’kyi died on 1 Aug 1913 in Georgia. Outstanding Ukrainian poetess, her

Test system s-500 for the destruction of the real goals in Kazakhstan

April 24, 2017 RR Army

© Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. Tests anti-aircraft missile system s-500 with shooting at maximum range on the real goals in Kazakhstan. This was stated by General designer of the concern “Almaz-Antey” Paul Sozinov.

The verb is shifted from the syntax of the podium

April 24, 2017 RR Uncategorized

The verb is shifted from the syntax of the podium The psycholinguists have proved that the repetition of any individual parts of speech enhances the effect of syntactic priming. Until recently it was believed that have this property of verbs. The study is published in the Journal of Memory and Language. Effect of priming — the influence of previous information on the perception of subsequent, usually manifesting in people in an unconscious reproduction of the previous visual and auditory experience. It is fixed in the simple things, such as unconscious gestures, the repetition of inflections, or postures of other people, and in a more complex behavioral models. This is because the human brain has a tendency to conserve resources, repeating the familiar patterns. People repeat syntactic structures that they have recently heard or delivered, in psycholinguistics is called syntactic priming effect. It was first demonstrated in the 1980-ies. It has

In a zoo in Illinois were born two vydrenko. And they’re already unhappy

April 24, 2017 RR Uncategorized

In a zoo in Illinois were born two vydrenko. And they’re already unhappy The Brookfield zoo (Illinois) showed two young otters Charlotte, born February 23. Kids — a boy and a girl while living with her mother and learn to swim, visitors will start showing later. Judging by the photos released by the zoo, vidrate default dissatisfied with something. Maybe they just wanted to sleep.