Altai will be temporarily banned from hunting ibex

The Altai Republic introduced a three-year moratorium on hunting ibex like ibex. This was reported by the National Accent portal with reference to the press service of the regional government. The moratorium will be in effect for three years. During this time, the republic plans to conduct a full-scale census of the number of this species. Also, specialists will annually monitor changes in the ibex population and, based on the results obtained, make further decisions on the protection of these animals. As noted, the moratorium was imposed on the images of the hunter along with the carcass of the dead mountain goat that appeared earlier in social networks. The photographs caused discontent among both specialists and local residents. After this incident, the authorities conducted polls among residents of the regions of the republic where ibex live. As a result, 94 percent of respondents voted in favor of taking measures to

Folklorist speculated about the patronymic of Santa Claus

Folklorist Dobrovolskaya: theoretically, Santa Claus has no middle name Santa Claus as a mythological character arose from Russian folklore, therefore, most likely, the middle name he doesn't. However, if we talk about Santa Claus as the hero of the collection “Tales of Grandfather Irenaeus”, then his patronymic is Ivanovich. The folklorist Varvara Dobrovolskaya told about this in a conversation with the radio station “Moscow Says”. “In theory, Santa Claus has no middle name. But if we consider that this Christmas grandfather arose from the stories of Odoevsky, then he is Moroz Ivanovich. He was originally just Frost. This is not a grandfather, but a mythological character whose name was on Vasilyev's evening: Frost, Frost, do not hit our oats – protection for crops, “Dobrovolskaya reasoned. Earlier, Santa Claus, who lives in a Moscow estate in Kuzminki, said that you can contact him Moroz Nikitich. In October, Dobrovolskaya, in an interview

Altai will be temporarily banned from hunting ibex

The Altai Republic introduced a three-year moratorium on hunting ibex like ibex. This was reported by the National Accent portal with reference to the press service of the regional government. The moratorium will be in effect for three years. During this time, the republic plans to conduct a full-scale census of the number of this species. Also, specialists will annually monitor changes in the ibex population and, based on the results obtained, make further decisions on the protection of these animals. As noted, the moratorium was imposed on the images of the hunter along with the carcass of the dead mountain goat that appeared earlier in social networks. The photographs caused discontent among both specialists and local residents. After this incident, the authorities conducted polls among residents of the regions of the republic where ibex live. As a result, 94 percent of respondents voted in favor of taking measures to

Folklorist speculated about the patronymic of Santa Claus

Folklorist Dobrovolskaya: theoretically, Santa Claus has no middle name Santa Claus as a mythological character arose from Russian folklore, therefore, most likely, the middle name he doesn't. However, if we talk about Santa Claus as the hero of the collection “Tales of Grandfather Irenaeus”, then his patronymic is Ivanovich. The folklorist Varvara Dobrovolskaya told about this in a conversation with the radio station “Moscow Says”. “In theory, Santa Claus has no middle name. But if we consider that this Christmas grandfather arose from the stories of Odoevsky, then he is Moroz Ivanovich. He was originally just Frost. This is not a grandfather, but a mythological character whose name was on Vasilyev's evening: Frost, Frost, do not hit our oats – protection for crops, “Dobrovolskaya reasoned. Earlier, Santa Claus, who lives in a Moscow estate in Kuzminki, said that you can contact him Moroz Nikitich. In October, Dobrovolskaya, in an interview

The name of the new CEO of VK has become known

RBC: Vladimir Kirienko will become the new CEO of VK Group The new CEO of VK Group will be the first vice president of Rostelecom Vladimir Kirienko … This is reported by RBC with reference to a source close to VK. It is noted that Kiriyenko is known as a specialist in the field of IT technologies and digital transformation. Since 2016, he has been the Vice President of Rostelecom. Under his leadership, a network of its own data centers was created, advanced cloud solutions were implemented and projects were launched in 80 regions of Russia. The new director of VK Group pays great attention to privacy and personal data protection. It is noted that Rostelecom's expertise in the field of cybersecurity has received all-Russian recognition. It is expected that with the arrival of Kiriyenko in VK Group, users will be expected to restart existing projects or launch innovative services.

Regional control centers processed more than 10 million citizens' requests

Chernyshenko: Over the past year, regional control centers have achieved impressive results Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Volga Federal District Igor Komarov, as part of a working visit to the Orenburg Region, visited the regional control center, the operator of which is the autonomous non-profit organization Dialogue regions “. The event was attended by the Governor of the Orenburg Region Denis Pasler. Dmitry Chernyshenko recalled that regional management centers were created on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin by December 1, 2020. “Over a year of work, the LRCs have achieved impressive results. In total, more than 10 million applications were received from citizens, all of them were processed. This year, the number of applications has increased almost fivefold. Thanks to the SDGs, over 500 important management system decisions were made in the regions in the shortest possible time. For example, in Orenburg, in just

The man discovered the “creature of nightmares” while walking along the beach

A rare deep-sea soccer ball found on a beach in San Diego In San Diego, California, Jay Beiler discovered “ a creature from nightmares “while walking by the ocean. This is reported by the Daily Mirror. Related materials00: 06 – 15 February 2017 Lords of the SeasPhotographers showed the extraordinary beauty of the underwater world – June 13, 2016 Monsters with light bulbs The most frightening and dangerous inhabitants of the ocean floor In mid-November, a man stumbled upon an unusual creature on the Glyder beach Port. At first he mistook something for a jellyfish, but upon closer inspection, Beiler realized that he was facing a rare species of fish. He posted a photo of the find on social networks to find out what the fish is called. It turned out that the “creature from nightmares” was a kind of deep-sea angler fish – a soccer ball fish that lives

Belarusians take care of the New Year mood of migrants

New Year decorations were brought to migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border decorations. It is not reported whether the Belarusians think that migrants will stay with them for all winter holidays or simply decided to take care of their New Year's mood. Sputnik reports. Several boxes and sacks with Christmas tree decorations have been delivered to the logistics center, which has become a shelter for refugees from the Belarusian-Polish border. The staff of the center and the Belarusians on duty at the camp have already begun to use them for their intended purpose, wrapping a small fir tree in tinsel near the camp. It is unknown whether the Kurdish refugees, most of whom are Sunni Muslims, appreciated the gesture of the Belarusians. According to the Islamic calendar, the Muslim New Year will only come in summer. However, the New Year on January 1 is a holiday both in Iraq and Syria.