Day: May 4, 2017

Vladimir Egorov In Toropets, Tver region, unknown persons tried to set fire to the house of the head of local branch of party “the Apple” Vladimir Egorov. About it reports “OVD-info”, citing local party activists. It is noted that the incident occurred on the night of 2 may. The attackers broke into the house Egorova window and threw it into the room of his five daughters a can of gasoline. The politician woke up from the noise. Unknown disappeared. Activists of Yabloko suggested that the attack was related to investigations Egorova on illegal export of soil from sand pits. According to them, these materials expose the head of the local administration and the chief of the municipal Department of internal Affairs of Russia Zapadnodvinskoe. Earlier on 4 may the President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated the inadmissibility of the justification of violence with political slogans. He said this during the

The study of the Higher school of Economics (HSE) “the determinants of absolute and subjective poverty in contemporary Russia” revealed that the number of Russians who call themselves poor — three times higher than the official statistics. Excerpts from scientific work leads “Kommersant”. So, the poor called themselves 50.3 percent of Russians, while according to Rosstat such is only 13.5 percent. Half of the poor do not perceive themselves as such, and a third of non-poor Russians mistakenly ascribes to the contrary, the researchers found. The study divided the objective poverty, characterized by low wages, and subjective, which lead to the presence of the family of minor children and the absence of their own homes. It is noted that the poor themselves often referred to as people with special secondary education, especially women. Moreover, among elderly people are less likely subjectively poor people. Scientists explained this is crucial for the

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin to talk about dance venues in the capital after criticism of the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky. It is reported by TASS on Thursday, may 4. Zhirinovsky during his speech at the joint meeting of the state Council and the Commission on monitoring of achievement of target indicators of socio-economic development complained about the lack of leisure of Muscovites at the age from 20 to 90 years. “Where can we go dancing? Here’s just a dance, not a restaurant, just go, relax man wants. Is not present”, — the politician said. After Zhirinovsky finished his speech, the President invited the Moscow mayor. “Mr Sobyanin, I want to add something in Moscow? Where to go dancing?” — asked Vladimir Putin. The mayor in turn declared that the capital offers thousands of sporting facilities for young people. Space for dancing, according to