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Photo: TASS The official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova on his Facebook talked about my conversation with my daughter about Russian President Vladimir Putin. “A couple of months ago I came home late. Very late. Tired of waiting for my daughter asked the question of the century: “And you Putin shook his hand?”. “No,” I replied. “I thought that stings” – disappointedly said Mariana Andreevna”, – she wrote. Zakharova also attached to the message a photo from the awards ceremony in the Kremlin, where the head of state awarded her the order of Friendship, and said that now “as a child at home to talk to.” “And let him try again the soup to finish”, she added at the end of the record. Earlier it was reported that Putin gave Zakharova the order of Friendship.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would continue gradually, but firmly and rhythmically to move forward thanks to the achievements of its citizens. The President several times a year presenting state awards to citizens who have achieved success in various fields. On Thursday, Putin presented awards for achievements in science, health, art and manufacture, among the awarded – the actor Vasily Livanov, President of the international Union of club of merry and resourceful (KVN) Alexander Maslyakov and the Director of the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “State awards, they are awarded for specific work or a set of achievements, but both mean that each of you is a tiny bit raised up a bit making your industry and the job you are doing, better, more reliable. And it’s all together, because we here are, and so usually, people are

Photo: RIA Novosti Speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin considers necessary to think about the historical fate of the country and to draw lessons from the events of 1917, and noted that the history of Russia single and continuous. According to Volodina, “the revolution caused a split society, which resulted in a long fratricidal war, repression”, reports TASS. “About their sacrifices we will always remember. It is this historical memory of a century later, should serve as a warning to avoid the same mistakes,” he said at a Christmas parliamentary meetings in the State Duma. This Volodin referred to the provisions of the President’s address to the Federal Assembly, noting that “the lessons of history is necessary first of all for reconciliation, to strengthen the social, political, civil harmony, which we managed to achieve”. We will remind, in January of last year, Putin said that the idea of the

Photo: RIA Novosti National and religious particularities should not be above the laws of the state, said the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, speaking at the Christmas parliamentary meetings. “Any person living in Russia, of course, remembers and honors their faith and their national roots and traditions. But we are all citizens of Russia”, – said the head of the lower house of the Russian Parliament. “We cannot allow a situation where the national and religious specifics are above the laws of the state, – emphasized he. But it is important that the laws themselves are sensitive to national and religious peculiarities”. In this regard, Volodin said that “spirituality and morality, traditional family values, patriotism (as a national idea) are the fundamental foundations” of Russian society. “It’s something that unites our multi-ethnic, multi-religious country. Russia has traditionally developed as a community where peace and harmony live representatives of

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has congratulated his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra modi on Republic Day, noting that the strategic partnership with India – unchanged foreign policy priority of Russia. The President’s telegram published on the Kremlin website. The Republic day is celebrated on January 26, 1950, when entered into force the Constitution of the country. The first years of organized events in various venues in new Delhi, and since 1955, the holiday has gained its final form in parade along the main Avenue of the city Rajpath. As the telegram says over the decades of independent development India has made impressive progress in economic, social, scientific-technical and other areas. According to Putin, India plays an important constructive role in resolving urgent issues of regional and international agenda. “Special and privileged strategic partnership with India – unchanged foreign policy priority of Russia.

Photo: TASS Vice-speaker of the state Duma Pyotr Tolstoy and the head of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia (FJCR) Alexander Beard resigned after the scandal of the discussions on the transfer of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Church, reports TASS. Politician and head of the FJC spoke today during the inspection, organized in the state Duma of the exhibition “Treasure of Russia. The pages of history and spiritual tradition”. Tolstoy raised the question of anti-Semitism and stressed that in his recent statement he “did not mean any nationality… and talked about the history of our country and about the people who destroyed the temples, and synagogues, and it was not about nationalities”. “So I ask you, if someone is hurt, I am sorry, please correct to understand” — he turned to the head of the FJC. That, in turn, noted that “we have a multiethnic country and today,

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the United States had not consulted Moscow c about security zones in Syria. “No, with the Russian side our American partners were not consulted, this is a sovereign decision. It is important that it is not aggravated the situation of refugees, but, apparently, probably, should calculate all possible consequences,” — quoted by RIA Novosti Peskov. Earlier it was reported that trump had signed a draft decree on the creation of safe zones for civilians in Syria. Later trump in an interview with ABC confirmed this intention. It is noted that in these areas the refugees will be able to stay until the article considers the question of their resettlement.

Photo: RIA Novosti In the Kremlin prefer not to intervene in the discussion of the correspondence of the head of the Ministry of education and the head of Chechnya on the question of wearing headscarves in schools. “We would not want to be a party in this debate at the moment,” – said press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. Peskov also said that earlier there were different formats approach to the topic. “Were court options,” – said Peskov, noting on the courts in the Stavropol region and Mordovia and the relevant decision of the Supreme court.