The Aircraft Carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS SAINT PETERSBURG, December 5. /TASS/. Repair of aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” will start in 2018, the volume of repair work will depend on the balance of the state armaments programme. This was announced at the ongoing Saint-Petersburg forum “the Arctic: present and future”, the head of the United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.
Day: December 5, 2017
Revealed preferences of car buyers in the North Caucasus
Analytical Agency “AUTOSTAT” has published data on sales of passenger cars in the republics of the North Caucasus in the first 10 months of 2017. The most popular cars among buyers in the region have production models AVTOVAZ: Lada Vesta (sold 6027 car), Lada Granta (4749 cars) and Lada Priora (3970 cars). The top ten leaders in the region also includes the Hyundai Solaris (3139 units sold), Toyota Camry (2998 cars), Kia Rio (2373 units), Lada 4×4 (1279), Volkswagen Polo (1203), Hyundai Creta (856) Lada Largus (837 cars). Analysts point out that, in General, the products of AVTOVAZ is in the region of 45 per cent of the passenger car market. According to the study, the North Caucasus buyers prefer sedans (65 percent of all sold cars without mileage) black or white (25 and 20 percent, respectively).
Russia has told about the beginning of a new cold war with the United States
Sergei Ryabkov Russia and the United States entered a period comparable to the cold war. On Tuesday, 5 December, Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov, RIA Novosti reported. According to the diplomat, during the presidency of Donald trump relations between the two countries has not improved, “the current situation is extremely complex, difficult”. “One of the unique features of the period experienced in our relations with the United States, is the lack of a coherent and, most importantly, recognized by both sides of the game rules, no algorithm, to which it would be possible to resort to crisis management,” — said Ryabkov. The Deputy Minister noted that the Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, “almost in a daily mode maintains a dialogue with the United States.” “This is not a figure of speech, but an actual state of Affairs,” — said the diplomat.
USA warned about thousands fleeing to Europe is militants
About 26 thousand militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) can aspire to European countries after the defeat in Iraq and Syria. It is reported by The Daily Express, citing American General Ryan Dillon, who heads the office for the international coalition against ISIS, the U.S. Embassy in London. According to him, currently being desperate struggle with terrorists, but they are still able to harm Europe, particularly the UK and France. This week caught the jihadists who tried to break into the Old world. Their number is not specified. “They [militants] are no more the army, which was in 2014,” said Dillon, adding that it “does not mean the end of ISIS”. Dillon added that of particular concern is the fact that all these fighters can not just return home and start to make there attacks. As notes the edition, earlier the militants had published
The permanent mission of Russia: Russia and the EU should create a common space in Eurasia
© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS BRUSSELS, 2 Dec. /TASS/. Russia and the EU should continue to work on creating a common space from Lisbon to Vladivostok, which is especially important on the day of the 20th anniversary since the entry into force of the Agreement on partnership and cooperation (PCA), a significant part of the arrangements which are now frozen.
Russia’s Ambassador in the US, outside visited the Russian departmenst in San Francisco
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS STANFORD /California/, December 2. /TASS/. Russia’s Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov on Friday inspected the outside of the Russian Consulate General in San Francisco and the residence of the Consul General. The diplomat announced at Stanford University, at the meeting with students.
The CEC said that no settings on the turnout in the elections and never will be
The CEC member Vasily Likhachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. The CEC does not have any installations on the turnout in the upcoming elections, this issue “is not ultraimperialism”. This was stated by CEC member Vasily Likhachev, speaking on Saturday with a lecture at the Forum of young lawyers.
New flashmob: step through the invisible box (not so easy!)
New flashmob: step through the invisible box (not so easy!) In early December, Twitter began flashmob #invisiblebox (“invisible box”). The participants pretend that they put on the ground an imaginary box, step on it and step over next. The trick was well known among the dancers a few years ago, but became viral only after his repeated Ariel Olivar is a cheerleader from Houston. Olivar says that the trick with the invisible box is very easy to repeat, but she seems a little disingenuous. During the download an error has occurred.
German Klimenko left the post of head of the Institute of the Internet
German Klimenko left the post of head of the Institute of the Internet Moscow. 4 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Herman Klimenko leaves the presidency of the Council of the Institute of development Internet (IRI). It will be replaced by the head of the Duma Committee on information policy, Informtechnologia and communications Leonid Levin. As reported by the press service of the Institute, Klimenko leaves only the post of Chairman but remains a member of the Board of IRI. Also as part of the HR update the Director of Iran became a member of the Board of IRI Sergey Petrov. Leonid Levin was engaged in the elaboration of the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for cooperation with state and public structures. Representing the Council IRI the interests of the organization ROCIT, he oversaw issues affecting “ordinary Internet user”.
“Kings can do everything”: the amorous adventures of princes George and Edward
“Kings can do everything”: the amorous adventures of princes George and Edward Royal mistress often played an important role in the history of different countries. Russian service Bi-bi-si talks about women and men who did not wear a crown, but left a noticeable trace in the life of Britain. The third part is about the two princes, famous for his adventures before his accession to the throne. Part three: on both sides from Victoria, or the Playful Prince. After the Stuarts, who in historical perspective stayed on the British throne not too long, the highest post in the Kingdom went to Hanover. The fact that the first of them was thoroughly German, English to speak and never learned, and even his mistress moved to a new country, had no consequence at all, because he had a major advantage: he was a Protestant. The first three kings of this dynasty —