Category: Russia

Olga Vasilyeva The Minister of education Olga Vasilyeva said that high school graduates must pass the compulsory exam on the history of Russia, reports TASS. “This issue requires discussion, but a person can not, after 11 years of training, do not know its history,” she said. In November 2016 Vasilyev supported the initiative of introduction of obligatory unified state exam in geography. In August of the same year, the head of the Ministry of education stated that the current examination system needs to be revised. “We have to see what is really going on, to take the best, discard what is not worth taking on, and go forward,” — said Vasilyev. Beginning in 2009, high school graduates pass the two required final exams: Russian language and mathematics. While this 11th grader must obtain a rating not below established by Rosobrnadzor. Also, students independently chose to take the exam several subjects

The proposed Ukrainian Deputy, the plan for the transfer of the Crimea is leased by Russia for the lifting of sanctions cannot be taken seriously, said the Crimean Vice-Premier Georgy Muradov. This opinion was expressed to RIA Novosti on Monday, February 20. “You might as well offer to rent out the moon for someone. It’s all useless and inadequate proposal,” said Muradov. He said he believes the idea of renting the Peninsula is ridiculous. Muradov also noted that the annexation of Crimea to Russia in accordance with international legal norms. It happened when the “over the Republic faced a life threat of ethnic cleansing and war emanating from the nationalist authorities, who came in the framework of a coup to power in Kiev,” said Crimean Deputy Prime Minister. Earlier Monday, the head of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov expressed the opinion that the plan of

Yalta, Crimea The Kremlin does not discuss the issue of the lease of the Crimea in exchange for possible lifting of sanctions against Moscow. This was stated press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov on Monday, February 20, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “How can Russia your region to rent? The very wording of the question quite absurd,” Peskov said to journalists commenting on the initiative of the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Andrey Artemenko. He stressed that in this case there is no subject for discussion. By words a press-the Secretary, in the Kremlin “there is a General understanding that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements”, a political and diplomatic solution of the Ukrainian problem can only be based on them. Previously, the newspaper the New York Times reported that the Deputy Andrey Artemenko (member of the Radical party of Oleg Lyashko) sent to the administration of

Rosobrnadzor banned admission of students to the two universities, reported on Monday, February 20, on the Agency’s website. “For failure to fulfill the requirements and deadlines of the Rosobrnadzor banned admission to the Institute for the Humanities (Moscow) and the Nevsky Institute of language and culture (Saint Petersburg)”, — stated in the message. The results of the tests are also part of lost state accreditation Gubkinsky branch of the Belgorod state technological University named after Shukhov and Naberezhnye Chelny state pedagogical University. The ban on the admission of students does not impose on the University other restrictions. Upon suspension of the state accreditation an educational institution can continue to engage in educational activities, however, loses the right to issue diplomas of the established sample of the Ministry of education and provide respite from the army. 30 Dec 2016 Rosobrnadzor deprived of the right to receive students of five universities: the

Continued: Lyashko urged the party to hand over the mandate because of the idea about renting Crimea Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that it is difficult to comment on the idea of Ukrainian MPs to hold a referendum on the issue about renting Crimea to Russia for a long time. About it reports TASS. “Because I myself to rent anything. I even can’t add anything,” — said the Minister. According to Lavrov, such plans “give with one hand, manilovism, but on the other hand, show that the system will continue to attempt to rewrite the rules of the game”. All this, as stressed by the head of the foreign Ministry, “wittingly or unwittingly distracts attention from the need to fully fully implement the Minsk agreements”, which there is no alternative. Under manilovism Lavrov obviously had in mind the peculiarities of character of one of the heroes of Gogol’s “Dead souls”.

Unit of internal policy of presidential administration of Russia discusses with experts the potential ways of increasing turnout in presidential elections. The journalists said a source in the Kremlin, the correspondent “reports Tapes.ru” on Tuesday, February 21. According to the interlocutor in presidential administration, one of the options being discussed is to provide the opportunity of voting in the country without absentee ballots. “Voters can be outside of his permanent place of residence, including, for example, in the country, and they are embarrassed in advance to go somewhere and get absentee ballots,” — said the source. At the same time, he noted that the prospects of a vote “passport” in any locality depend on the creation of a unified database of the state automated system “Elections”. The CEC, according to the source, yet do not guarantee that the database will be running for the presidential elections. Among the possible ways

Ilya Gaffner The Deputy of Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk region Ilya Gaffner (“United Russia”), advised the Russians to eat less in crisis and previously recognised by the bankrupt, is suspected of concealment of income. About TASS reported in the regional Prosecutor’s office on Monday, February 20. According to the interlocutor of the Agency, in respect of Gaffney filed two administrative proceedings on the fact of concealing the property and obstructing the activities of arbitration Manager. It is noted that in July 2016 the MP as an individual was declared insolvent, and then had to transfer their Bank card administrator, however, only two months later. All this time he received a salary. “Gaffner asked that the money was issued to him on hands, although they had to be transparent, as against him was launched the bankruptcy procedure”, — explained in Prosecutor’s office. The Department believes that the passing of the estate

The decree of President Vladimir Putin for recognition of documents issued in the Donbass, fully consistent with international law, said Russian foreign Ministry. A message posted on the Agency’s website Monday, February 20. “The decree is fully consistent with international law, which prohibits the recognition of basic documents necessary for the realization of the rights and freedoms of citizens, issued by authorities that do not enjoy international recognition. This is confirmed by international practice and decisions of international judicial bodies, including the international court of justice and the European court of human rights”, — said in a statement. The document notes that the decree introduced measures designed to ease conditions for residents of the South-East of Ukraine and are of a temporary nature. “They cover the period before the political settlement of the situation in certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk

A major fire in Mytishchi near Moscow extinguished, reported on the website of the main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in Moscow region. About the complete elimination of a fire was announced on Monday, February 20, at 22:05 GMT. The message about the fire came in on Sunday, at 15:37 GMT. On Ostashkovskoe highway lit one-storey steel warehouse with a warehouse of building materials. In the area of the market experienced very strong smoke, it was thick black smoke, which was visible in the adjacent districts of the Moscow region and Moscow. At the same time, the concentration of harmful substances in the air was in the normal range. The fire was localized at 17:35 GMT in the area of 4 thousand square meters, open burning is eliminated in 00:25 GMT on Monday night. As the main versions of the fire is considered a short circuit and the violation of

Vitaly Churkin Russian President Vladimir Putin was saddened to learn of the death of the permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin. On Monday, February 20, reported the official representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, reports TASS. According to him, Putin highly appreciated the professionalism and diplomatic skill of the Russian Ambassador. “The President expressed his condolences to the families and to the staff of the MFA of Russia in connection with the death of Vitaly Churkin,” — said Peskov. Earlier, on 20 February the foreign Ministry of Russia announced the death of the Ambassador to the UN at the age of 64 years. The statement noted that the diplomat died in working post. According to the newspaper The New York Times, the cause of death was a heart attack. It is clarified that at about 09:30 local time (17:30 GMT) fell ill due to “heart problems”. Vitaly Churkin has