Day: January 24, 2018

The film “Dislike” is included into number of nominees on the award “Oscar”

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The film “Dislike” is included into number of nominees on the award “Oscar” The painting is listed in the category “Best foreign language film”. NEW YORK, January 23. /TASS/. The Russian tape “Dislike” by Andrei Zvyagintsev was among the nominees for the award “Oscar” in the category “Best foreign language film”. This was announced by the American Academy of motion picture arts on passing on Tuesday in Los Angeles ceremony. The film tells about the modern Moscow family experiencing a difficult divorce. The main role in the film played by Maryana Spivak, Alexey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasilyeva, Andris Keiss, Alexei Fateev and others. Script writers Oleg Negin and Andrey Zvyagintsev, the operator — Michael Krichman. Congrats to our Foreign Language Film nominees! #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/CtcVCNZXZe — The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2018 During the download an error has occurred. World premiere of the film “Dislike” was held last year

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The Ministry of culture revoked the rental license of the film “Death of Stalin”

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The Ministry of culture revoked the rental license of the film “Death of Stalin” MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. The Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation decided to revoke the rental license from the British film “Death of Stalin”. TASS on Tuesday said acting Director of the Department of cinematography of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova. On the eve of a public viewing of the tape, which was attended by film makers, state Duma deputies, representatives of the Russian historical society, and members of the Public Council under the Ministry of culture. As noted by the head of the Public Council Yuri Polyakov, “Stalin’s Death” should not be shown in Russia due to signs of “ideological struggle.” According to him, “not one person spoke in support of this film as an artistic, historical works”. Cultural figures, looked a picture, asked the Ministry of culture temporarily to revoke the rental license.

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Do octopus consciousness

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Do octopus consciousness Until recently, people believed that the octopus is a hideous creature to sink a lot of ships in the days of wooden navies. Naturalist and writer Sy Montgomery in her book “the Soul of an octopus. The mysteries of consciousness are fascinating creatures” talks about how the attitude of biologists to the inhabitants of the sea in the XXI century. From this Chapter of her book you will learn why octopuses are different from and similar to other animals, loving to play, to learn new things and able to “make friends” with the person. On the rare warm and Sunny day in mid-March, when melting snow revealed the first mud in new Hampshire, I arrived in Boston. The harbour was full of people strolling along the promenade or sitting on benches enjoying ice cream cones. But I traded the gentle rays of the spring sun on the

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Arrested two accomplices of an attack on schoolchildren in Buryatia

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Arrested two accomplices of an attack on schoolchildren in Buryatia MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. Investigators detained two accomplices of an attack on teachers and students in the school in the village of Sosnovy Bor in Ulan-Ude. About TASS said the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko. 6фотографий6фотографий “Two accomplices arrested. They have been charged and the investigation seeks to the court about the election in respect of the defendants measure of restraint in form of detention”, she said. The investigators believe that the motive was hatred of the attacker to a number of teachers, as well as conflicts with other students of the school. “After questioning the accused, witnesses, victims and the results of other investigative actions it is established that the crime the assailant committed in complicity with his classmates, one of whom is 15 years old, the second 14 years,” — said

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The US state Department has called Russia a priori guilty of himatake in Syria

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The US state Department has called Russia a priori guilty of himatake in Syria The US state Department considers Russian a priori involved in a possible chemical attack in Syria. This at a press briefing said the representative of the Ministry Heather Nauert. “Whoever was responsible for this attack, Russia is responsible for the victims in Eastern ghouta, said Neuert. — There is no doubt that Moscow is protecting its Syrian ally, has violated its obligations to the United States as the guarantor of non-use of chemical weapons, — said the representative of the state Department. According to the Agency Associated Press with reference to the Syrian “activists and rescuers”, the government forces Monday, January 22, allegedly fired at the area of the ghouta chemical munitions, suffered about 20 civilians. Damascus rejected these allegations. On Tuesday, January 23, Russia urgently convened the UN Security Council for open debate on the

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Competition “Leaders of Russia” is on the home stretch

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Competition “Leaders of Russia” is on the home stretch In Moscow summed up the interim results conducted by the Academy of civil service at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation contest of the leaders of the “Leaders of Russia”. In two weeks the finalists will gather for passing final tests in Sochi. As told “Газете.Ru” the curator of the competition Sergei Kiriyenko, the winners will be able sooner or later to take places in the government, but certainly not in the following its composition. On Tuesday, the first Deputy Chairman of presidential administration Sergey Kirienko has summed up the results of the semifinal stage of the competition “Leaders of Russia” — first he talked about the sociology of competitions, describing the most active strata of the population of the Russian Federation. The largest number of finalists we have on the densely populated Central Federal district — 24.6

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PACE called on Russia to abandon recognition of passports DND

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PACE called on Russia to abandon recognition of passports DND The parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution “on the humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine.” As reported RIA Novosti, the document was required to abandon support for the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. In particular, parliamentarians insist on non-recognition by Moscow of the passports of the DNI and the LC and other documents, including judicial decisions, issued on the uncontrolled territories of Kiev. In addition, the PACE demanded “to ensure the observance of human rights in the Crimea and to release all captured individuals, respecting their rights and freedoms”. The author of the resolution was made by the MP from Lithuania, Egidius Vareikis. Besides, Russia was asked to provide “unfettered access to Crimea for international organizations, international monitoring bodies and non-governmental organizations for the protection of human rights”. Later in comments to the

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Of the Russian Federation proposed the establishment of an Independent UN investigating chemical attacks in Syria

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© DHA Depo Photos via AP UN 24 Jan. /TASS/. Russia proposed the UN Security Council to establish an Independent UN investigating chemical attacks in Syria for an initial period of one year and to bring to his creation the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW). The text of the corresponding resolution was circulated on Tuesday by the delegation of the Russian Federation. A copy of the document available to the TASS.

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Parliamentarians of the Russian Federation will work with colleagues from PACE to overcome the crisis in the Assembly

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© EPA/THIERRY SUZAN STRASBOURG, January 24. /TASS/. The Russian parliamentarians expressed willingness on an equal basis to work with colleagues from the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to overcome the crisis in the Assembly, which does not allow the Russian delegation to participate in PACE sessions. On Tuesday the meeting of the special Commission of the Assembly on the harmonization of the Council of Europe passed in a constructive way, despite the attempts of some countries to politicize the discussion. Members of this working group going by June (as opposed to December 2018 as previously thought) to formulate proposals on adjustment of the work PACE and audit its place in the structure of the Council of Europe. The Russian side intends to promote the idea of amending the rules of Assembly which will eliminate the possibility of discrimination of national delegations by limiting their rights. What will

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Wealth has to be promiscuous

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Wealth has to be promiscuous From the point of view of evolution, the abundance of resources in long-term relationships, there is no need. Evolutionary psychologists at the University of Swansea and University of Nottingham (UK), whose article was published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, tried to understand what factors affect the preferences of heterosexual men and women when choosing sexual partners. In particular, the preferences associated with the duration of the relationship. NewsPsychologists are told, what happiness can buy money To do this, scientists conducted an experiment involving 75 men and 76 women. In the first stage each of the participants showed pictures of the 50 people of the opposite sex, presenting them as potential partners. The participant had to quickly decide what kind of romance he or she would like to join with each of the people in the pictures — in the short-term (i.e., one time

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