Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin © Sergey Bobylev/TASS “Dear compatriots! Fellow citizens! In view of the prevailing situation of education of the Commonwealth of Independent States, I cease my activities as President of the USSR” – with such words began the televised speech of Mikhail Gorbachev on 25 December 1991.
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Someone without the Soviet Union to live well: the results of the development of the former Soviet republics in 25 years
Mikhail Gorbachev reads the message on the resignation of the USSR President © AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing Indicators of socio-economic development of former Soviet republics, generalized Research center TASS, we discussed with the Deputy Director on scientific work of Institute of world economy and international relations (IMEMO) Russian Academy of Sciences Yevgeny Gontmakher and PhD head of the Center for post-industrial studies Vladislav Inozemtsev. For the study was taken such indicators as Gross domestic product, average wages, the index of industrial production and some other. All data are presented in comparison with the indicators of development of the Soviet republics in 1990.
Shoigu announced the decision to abolish the Spetsstroy
Photo: RIA Novosti Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the decision was made to eliminate the Federal Agency for special construction Spetsstroy, according to the Rambler/news citing TASS. “Special attention was paid to addressing the causes associated with delays of construction and commissioning of special objects, reduction of receivables and elimination of over-limit financing. This is a serious reform military-a building complex. The Spetsstroy of Russia is abolished,” announced Shoigu. According to him, the Agency will replace 8 Federal state unitary enterprises, which will take on responsibility for the construction of special facilities of the Ministry. This is to avoid the emergence of intermediaries in the implementation of contracts for construction. Earlier it was proposed to abolish the Spetsstroy because of the large number of complaints about the turnaround time and quality. The Agency was engaged in the construction of the barracks in Omsk, but in 2015, she collapsed. Killing
Churkin: UN security Council resolution on Israeli settlements, calls for end to violence
Vitaly Churkin © AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews UN, December 24. /Offset. TASS Igor Borisenko/. The resolution of the UN Security Council to demand that Israel immediately stop all settlement activity on Palestinian land based on the wording, reflecting the international community’s position on the illegality of settlement activities. This was stated on Friday at a UN security Council meeting, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin.
The rating of trust of Russians to Vladimir Putin continues to grow, the survey showed
Photo: RIA Novosti More than 60% of Russians trust the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, to be composed of VTSIOM, the rating of trust in politicians. According to the survey, the activity of Putin on a post of the President of the country approve of 85,8% of Russians. “The trust rating of politicians figures of Vladimir Putin continue to grow: according to a recent poll, it is 61.3%”, — stated in the message. It is noted that the trust rating of politicians ranks second foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (14,4%), the third Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (13.7 per cent). The confidence rating is headed by the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky (21,7%), 10% of respondents would not trust the decision of important state questions to the leader of the CPRF Gennady Zyuganov. The initiative Russian opinion poll was conducted on December 17-18 2016 in 130 settlements in Russia among 1,600 people.
The Kadyrov Foundation has sent 80 tons of food to residents of Syria
© Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Regional public Fund named after Akhmad-Hadji Kadyrov has written to a new large batch of food in Syria. About this on his page in Instagram the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
The Russian foreign Ministry commented on the UN resolution on Israel
© EPA/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. The settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with the yield on the two-state solution is possible only via direct negotiations without preconditions between the Palestinians and Israelis.
The Russian foreign Ministry called the dismantling of the Monument of gratitude in Poland an act demonstrative of cynicism
© Gennady Homeland/TASS MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Ministry called “another act of posturing cynicism,” which began the dismantling of the Monument of gratitude, set in the Polish city of Łańcut in commemoration of the feat of the Soviet soldiers who liberated Poland from Nazi occupation. This is stated in comments posted on the website of the guardian.
The new Vice Prime Minister of Crimea was a former Deputy speaker
Photo: RIA Novosti For the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea was appointed a former Deputy Minister of economic development of Russia Pavel Korolev. The decision was agreed at the meeting of the State Council of the Crimea. “On December 22 agreed to the appointment of the Queen of p. E. to the position of Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea”, — said on the website of the Crimean Parliament. It is noted that the Queens will be in charge of land and property relations on the Peninsula. 19 Dec Queen dismissed Deputy Minister of economic development.
About Sands of trump: don’t wear “pink glasses”
Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin does not wear “rose colored glasses” with regards to future relations with the administration of the trump. It is reported by RIA “Novosti”. “We hope for a more constructive approach. We don’t wear rose-colored glasses, no illusions to any breakthroughs, but we hope, of course, a more constructive approach,” he said. On the eve Peskov said that the Kremlin is not sure how will behave the US President-elect Donald trump against Russia. He added that the Kremlin does not expect that with the advent of the administration to trump power in the United States Washington immediately abandon the expansion plans of NATO and the proximity of its infrastructure to the Russian borders, as well as lift sanctions against Russia.