Day: December 9, 2018

Media reported about the emergency hospitalization of Lev Leshchenko MOSCOW, 9 Dec — RIA Novosti. People’s artist of the RSFSR Lev Leshchenko was urgently hospitalized from the Moscow concert hall “Mir” reports”.ru”. The singer became ill before the performance in the final of the all-Russian competition “For Peace”. Upstairs According to media reports, a woman was to speak in the final of the all-Russian competition “For peace”. Before going on stage 76-year-old artist became ill, he called an ambulance. The doctors made the decision about hospitalization. On diagnosed is not reported.

The Finnish journalist “deprived” of the status of St. Petersburg cultural capital of Russia MOSCOW, 9 Dec — RIA Novosti. The correspondent of the Finnish broadcasting company Yle, Kerstin Kronwall compare Moscow and St. Petersburg, to doubt that St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia. Upstairs Kronwall is very funny and “completely incomprehensible” that the inhabitants of St. Petersburg, as it seems, “it is vital to explain that their city is better than the capital of the country”, while in Moscow itself, according to the journalist, such is not found. “Love” of St. Petersburg residents to call their city to the Russian cultural capital is the only “quiet smile.” According to the journalist, Moscow symbolizes the “dynamic development, speed, wealth and a certain arrogance”, while Petersburg is a friendly metropolis that is the feeling of “small town”. “It’s a little slower, a little poorer and a little more conservative

IOC: talk about enabling e-sports to the Olympic program earlier The participants of the Olympic summit came to the conclusion that to discuss the inclusion of eSports in the Olympic medal program prematurely. Upstairs Posted on the website of the International Olympic Committee communiqué underlined that the Olympic movement cannot ignore the growing popularity of eSports, but the use of the term sport in relation to electronic gaming “requires further discussion and study.” The participants of the meeting in Lausanne said that some of the games are contrary to the Olympic values that preclude cooperation with them. The electronic games industry is driven by commercial interests, while the sports movement is based on values. However, the contradiction does not apply to some games, and the summit encourages accelerated cooperation with these games and encourages international sports federations to study the possible benefits of using electronic forms in traditional sports. “It

She felt evil and wrestled with him all his life. Died Lyudmila Alexeyeva On the evening of 8 December 2018 became aware of the death of the oldest Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva. “Ribbon.ru” recalls her difficult fate, deprivation and relationship with the authorities. Upstairs Lyudmila Alexeyeva is always something to reproach. The Brezhnev stagnation, the KGB warned the prominent participant of the dissident movement about the inadmissibility of “anti-Soviet activities”, under Medvedev’s eve 2010, she was arrested by riot police for participating in an unsanctioned rally on triumph square, and one and a half years ago midst a Facebook demshiza accused human rights activist honored in the “compromise” and almost in “collaboration”. The reason for this persecution was that Lyudmila Mikhailovna happy birthday personally congratulated the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. It hardly makes sense to recite a biography Alexeyeva — enough to read at least an article

Pushkov: statement Chubais exacerbates the relationship of business and society MOSCOW, 9 Dec — RIA Novosti. Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov believes that his statement about the ingratitude of the Russians, the Chairman of the Board “RUSNANO” Anatoly Chubais only aggravates relations between society and business. Upstairs Previously, Chubais said that the Russians need to thank entrepreneurs. According to him, in particular, the business “country rebuilt” restored “hopelessly collapsed” the Soviet enterprise, returned salaries and fill the budget. “It’s all done by those whom society calls the oligarchs… in other words not even invented,” said Chubais. “Chubays should not have raised the subject of gratitude business. The appreciation from the majority of the society, its appeal will increase — rather the opposite. With this statement, it rather exacerbates relations between society and business than establishes them,” Pushkov wrote on Twitter.