Day: November 29, 2021

Former minister named the internal reason for the collapse of the USSR

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Former Foreign Minister Ivanov: the USSR collapsed due to the lack of a plan for the transition to a market economy Former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said that the collapse of the USSR occurred not because of foreign policy, but because of economic problems within the country. He named this reason in an interview with Kommersant. As Ivanov noted, despite the popularity of the first and only president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, he lost popular support due to socio-economic policies and empty counters. “I believe that these are internal problems, primarily related to the economy. We actually did not formulate, at least I did not see or hear it, a clear plan for the transition from a one hundred percent centralized Soviet economy to a market one. There was a spontaneous collapse, which led to what it led to, “said the ex-Foreign Minister. Earlier, the head of the

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Lukashenko ordered the army to prepare a plan in case of NATO aggression

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President of Belarus Lukashenko instructed the army to prepare a response in case of NATO aggression against the country. To this end, Lukashenka convened a meeting on military security issues at the country's defense ministry. BelTA informs about it. “Plans for any of their actions (external aggressors, whom Lukashenka considers NATO and Poland – comment of Lenta.ru ), the plans of our counteraction must be. We have every opportunity to keep our nose downwind, as the people say, and react to their every movement with a weapon. This is the purpose of our today's event, ”the president said to the military. Lukashenko several times previously drew attention to the accumulation of NATO armed forces, including tanks and armored vehicles, near the western borders of Belarus. Related materials 15: 25-19 November Border stand. Migrants on the border between Poland and Belarus – about a breakthrough to Europe, life in a camp

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Muscovites wanted to make six out of one apartment and were punished

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The Moscow Housing Inspection did not allow an illegal redevelopment of an apartment in the Strogino area Enterprising Muscovites wanted to “cut” living space in order to make six apartments out of one, but were punished. This was reported on the website of the mayor of the capital. One of the local residents filed a complaint about illegal work in the house on Marshal Katukov Street. She stated that a dwelling with an area of ​​about 100 meters was “cut” into six studios, each one had communications, thus creating an extra load on the common building engineering systems. Inspectors of the Moscow Housing Inspectorate conducted an inspection, the suspicions of the Muscovite were confirmed: the owners really almost remodeled one apartment at six. The workers installed partitions with metal doors, placed additional bathrooms, made a kitchen in each room. Administrative protocols were drawn up against all the owners, and citizens

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The Kremlin announced the laureates of the award “For Faithfulness to Science”

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In Moscow announced the laureates of the prize “For fidelity to science” in 15 areas … In the Year of Science, the award united a record 15 directions. The awards were presented to politicians, scientists, journalists, business and non-profit sector representatives. This became possible thanks to the support of Alisher Usmanov's charitable foundation “Art, Science and Sport”, which was a partner of the award and formed its prize fund. The laureates were awarded by Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko , Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, Deputy General Director for Science and Strategy of Rosatom Yuri Olenin and others. Fatima Mukhomejan, director of the Art, Science and Sport Foundation, presented a special prize “for her contribution to the popularization of science and technology among young scientists”. The winner in this nomination was the head of the research group of the Russian

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In the Netherlands, a couple escaped from a quarantine hotel and was caught by the police

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BBC News: Dutch police have arrested a couple who escaped from a quarantine hotel the Kennemerland region, where they were placed after testing positive for coronavirus. This is reported by BBC News. According to the newspaper, the couple was caught by law enforcement officers at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The citizens were already sitting on the plane that was supposed to fly to Spain. They arrived in the Netherlands from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa), after which they were diagnosed with a coronavirus. It is noted that the fugitives can be prosecuted for violating the isolation rules when infected with COVID-19. Earlier it became known that at least 13 citizens who arrived in the Netherlands from South Africa were diagnosed with a new omicron strain of coronavirus. In total, the authorities checked 642 passengers. According to the test results, COVID-19 was detected in 61 of them. All infected

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Israel Closes Borders To Foreigners Due To New COVID Strain

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Israel has banned foreigners from entering for 14 days due to the omicron strain of coronavirus Due to the new omicron strain COVID-19 Israel banned foreigners from entering for 14 days, and also introduced compulsory home isolation for its citizens returning from abroad. This was reported by the press service of the Israeli Ministry of Health. The new regime began to operate at 1 am on November 29 Moscow time. In addition, Israelis entering from other countries will have to take a PCR test and await results in home quarantine. Citizens who come from the countries of the “red zone” (with a high incidence of coronavirus) will have to quarantine in specialized institutions. On November 29, Japan closed its borders to foreigners due to the spread of the omicron strain of COVID-19 in the world. The entry ban will take effect from November 30 and will affect all foreign citizens.

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The authorities of Kuzbass told about payments to the families of those killed in an emergency on Listvyazhnaya

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Tsivilev: the owner of Listvyazhnaya paid compensation of more than 100 million rubles The owner of the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region, where 51 people died as a result of the emergency, paid compensation to the families of the dead and injured in the amount of more than 100 million rubles. This was stated by the Governor of Kuzbass Sergei Tsivilev, he is quoted by TASS.

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In Russia, the prosecutor's office punished a teacher and director for showing the LGBT flag

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The Yamal Prosecutor's Office brought a teacher to disciplinary responsibility for the LGBT flag slide a lesson dedicated to International Day for Tolerance, the LGBT flag was displayed. The incident is reported on the agency's website. On November 16, one of the teachers from school # 8 showed the students a slide with a rainbow flag during a lesson. information harmful to the moral and spiritual development of minors. ” It is clarified that the director of the educational institution and the teacher were brought to disciplinary responsibility. Who wrote the complaint to the prosecutor's office against the teacher is not reported. Formerly director of the League for Safe Internet, member of the Public Chamber RF Ekaterina Mizulina proposed to introduce pre-trial blocking of information in Russia to protect children from LGBT propaganda on social networks. Huge amounts of money are spent on promoting such information among children, she said.

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