Leonid Kravchuk, Stanislav Shushkevich and Boris Yeltsin (left to right) after signing the Belavezha accords © Dmitry Sokolov/TASS TASS-DOSSIER /Kirill Titov/. Formed in 1922 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was created by the leadership of the Russian Communist party (Bolsheviks) as a base for future world revolution. In the Declaration it stated that the Union would be “a decisive step towards the unification of workers of all countries into a World Socialist Soviet Republic”. To attract part of the Soviet Union as many socialist republics in the first Soviet Constitution (and all subsequent) for each of them was enshrined the right freely to secede from the Soviet Union. In particular, the last fundamental law of the USSR Constitution 1977, this rule was enshrined in article 72. Beginning in 1956 in part of the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet republics. The reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union
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Hackers from North Korea stole secret information from the defense Ministry of South Korea
Hackers from North Korea stole secret information from the defense Ministry of South Korea TOKYO, December 6 — RIA Novosti, Xenia Naka. The Ministry of defense of South Korea said the leak of information of military importance, containing sensitive information, reported the TV channel NHK. The Ministry of defence launched an investigation, suspecting that the information was stolen by hackers from North Korea. See alsomedia reported the theft of 2 billion rubles from the accounts of the Central Bank “Confirmed leak of the data, including, containing military secrets. We assume that it is a crime of the North,” — said at a press conference on Tuesday the official representative of the Ministry of defense of South Korea mun San-Kyung. The Ministry of defence suspected that the internal network of the Ministry that exists to share information between different divisions, was attacked by hackers. The investigation into multiple computers that are
Rogozin met with President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega
© EPA/ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO MANAGUA, December 8. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at his residence in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua. The Russian delegation met elected Vice-President, Rosario Murillo. The President’s son, special envoy of the President of Nicaragua on the relations with Russia Laureano Ortega also attended the meeting.
Peskov declined to name the conditions of the liberation Sentsov
Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of the President of Russia did not answer the question about the conditions for the release of Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov, reports “Interfax-Ukraine”. “Could”, – Peskov said on the question of Ukrainian journalist, he could name the conditions under which Sentsov be released. “We are talking about a court ruling that the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. No specifics, the President has not led. More I can’t disclose. The President clearly stated his point of view,” – said Peskov. Earlier, the Ministry of justice confirmed the refusal in the transfer to Ukraine convicted in Russia of Ukrainian citizens Oleh Sentsov and Kolchenko, Alexei. 25 Aug 2015 Sentsov and Kolchenko on charges of organizing terrorist acts in the Crimea, was sentenced by a Russian military court to 20 and 10 years in a strict regime colony, respectively.
Lavrov said about the opinion of Washington’s proposals for Aleppo
Lavrov said about the opinion of Washington’s proposals for Aleppo The US said that withdrawing the proposal on 2 December for the withdrawal of militants from Eastern Aleppo. On Tuesday, December 6, Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, reports TASS. “Yesterday we have received from them [US] a message that they will not be able to meet tomorrow for consultation in Aleppo, because they changed their mind. Now they have a new document (…) Judging by our first impressions, everything is back to normal and looks like an attempt to buy time for the fighters caught his breath, breath and replenish their reserves,” — said the Minister. Photo essayIn Syria shelled the Russian mobile hospitalire the shelling of the Russian military mobile hospital deployed in Aleppo, killing two doctors. Lavrov added that a serious discussion with Americans on Syria does not work. 3 Dec Sergei Lavrov said that
Lavrov expressed support for American initiatives in Aleppo, 2 December
The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS HAMBURG /Germany/, 7 Dec. /TASS/. The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry in Hamburg expressed support for the US initiative for the East from Aleppo on December 2.
Estimated budget expenditures for the elections
Estimated budget expenditures for the elections The CEC has estimated Federal spending in the elections to the state Duma of the seventh convocation. On Tuesday, December 6, reports TASS with reference to data of the CEC. Only the preparation and conduct of the single voting day was allocated to 10.9 billion rubles, spent only 10,3 billion rubles, reported to the CEC. All unspent money will be transferred to the budget within three months. The funds saved is mainly due to the fact that in most regions of Russia simultaneously with the Federal elections campaign was carried out in the local authorities.See alsoPamfilova ready to sue for libel on elections As a result, the portion of the expenses, including transportation and maintenance of polling stations and took the local budgets. Earlier on Tuesday it became known that the Central election Commission revealed the receipt of illegal donations to campaign funds of
Source: Lavrov and Kerry discussed Syria in the development of proposals of the USA on 2 December
HAMBURG /Germany/, December 8. /TASS/. The foreign Ministers of Russia and the USA Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry discussed last Wednesday at the Hamburg meeting of the Syrian perspective in the development of proposals to the American side of 2 Dec. About it has informed journalists a source in the Russian delegation.
Twitter was named the most popular people in Russia in the past year
Photo: BAFS “the Economy today” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Britain’s Alan Rickman, who plays Professor Severus Snape in the films about Harry Potter were the most mentioned personalities in the Russian segment of Twitter this year. The most talked about news the occasion was the celebration of Victory Day In addition, the Russian users of the social network of microblogging is quite often wrote about the winner of the U.S. presidential election Donald trump and the diplomats of the MFA of Russia Maria Zakharova and Sergei Lavrov. The most important event in the domestic Twitter was the results of the finals of the song contest “Eurovision 2016”, which Russian Sergey Lazarev took the third position. The next most popular event was getting the “Oscar” Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The most talked about news occasions were the celebration of Victory Day, State Duma Elections, the military conflict in Syria, international
Pamfilova ready to sue for libel on elections
Pamfilova ready to sue for libel on elections The head of the Russian Central election Commission is outraged by the unsubstantiated allegations of violations. MOSCOW, December 6 — RIA Novosti. The head of the Central election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova has declared that is ready to apply to the courts for libel, falsification and manipulation with false information about elections, this applies to any information propaganda without providing any evidence. Read alsoCalculated the expenditures for elections At the CEC session on Tuesday, Pamfilova said that, appeared on the Internet and actively spreading the video, which focuses on violations, including the counting of votes on elections in the Moscow suburb of Mytishchi. She added that this is also the story of the day before wrote “Novaya Gazeta”. The CEC has allocated the phrase in the video: “the farther away from the election, the more violations.” Pamfilova complained that