Category: Russia

The Chairman of the State Duma Committee on culture Stanislav Govorukhin said that the St. Petersburg St. Isaac’s Cathedral should be in Federal ownership. He stated this at a workshop on the situation with the transfer of the Museum to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), according to a press release received by “the Ribbon.ru”. “In my view, such monuments as St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the national pride, should be the property of the Federation and not of the region” — said Govorukhin. According to the Deputy, it is necessary to ensure the preservation of the Cathedral, as well as the transparency of the transfer. “The Museum needs to work at the Church, and not worship should be conducted at the Museum” — said Govorukhin. He added that the transfer process is not running, but technically it will take six years. At present the Cathedral belongs to the city authorities. Until

Two coaches of the hockey club “Vityaz-2003” dismissed after the death of 14-year-old hockey player Ilya Solnyshkina, reports the Federation of hockey of Russia (FHR). It is noted that the teenager died from internal bleeding after a fight with teammates. Dmitry Dubrovsky and Vyacheslav Kurochkin removed to clarify the investigative authorities of all the circumstances of the death of a teenager. FHR also is conducting its own investigation, which involved the medical service of the Federation and the security service. As told the TV channel “360”, after a fight with his friends at Solnyshkina started internal bleeding. In Podolsk hockey school “Vityaz” he came in September 2016. November 30, during the Amateur match between Buryat clubs “Soldier” and “Dorozhnik” one of the players beat two of the judges of the stick. One of the judges he broke a finger, another left numerous injuries.

In Russian schools before the exam can be mass-installed means of suppression of cellular communication. According to the newspaper “Vedomosti”, the final decision on this matter will be taken after the meeting of the State Commission for radio frequencies (GCCR) in March. Jammers of mobile communication is planned to be installed only in areas of examinations. It is reported that previously have not been cases of mass use of such equipment. The initiative of installation of jammers in schools belongs to the Service. In Roskomnadzor offer a principled objection is not met, however, the Department insisted on receiving approval of the SCR, to ensure the legitimacy of such measures. In June 2016, “Kommersant” wrote that a number of schools in several regions of Russia was fined for the use of jamming during the exam. Thus, according to the publication, use of such mechanisms is strongly recommended, the regional examining boards

Moscow authorities will begin from Tuesday, February 14, 13 the analysis of the illegally built objects that fall under last year’s ruling on the demolition, but still is not eliminated, reports “Interfax” with reference to the press service of the state Inspectorate for real estate. The total area of these objects by 2.4 thousand square meters. They are located in the North-East and North-West district of the capital. According zines m24.ru and 76 percent of owners samostroev “fourth wave” has agreed to dismantle its facilities on a voluntary basis. The list of buildings was approved by the mayor on December 13. 11 objects will be “dismantled” their own, even to 30, the Moscow authorities received consent for the demolition with the assistance of the prefectures. Just new list includes 54 total area of 19,368 square feet. According to the state Inspectorate for real estate in Moscow, the construction belongs to

In Veliky Novgorod opened a criminal case after the use by police of physical force and handcuffs to the driver with a disability. On Monday, February 13, reported on the website of the regional investigative Department of the investigative Committee. “As a result of the use of physical force and special means by police officers the driver of injuries, and also damaged the shoulder prosthesis,” — said in the message. It is noted that in the framework of the case is planned for the forensic medical examination, inspection of damage to the prosthesis and conducting confrontations. The investigation established that on 19 January, inspectors of traffic police stopped the car Kia Rio with obvious signs of inconsistency of norms of transmission of the front glass. When a police officer demanded to allow a measurement, the driver was deliberately lower and raise the Windows. After this he was ordered out of

Eugene Chudnovets The teacher from Ekaterinburg Eugene Chudnovets, convicted repost in the social network, will not seek a pardon. About this her lawyer Alex Bashmakov told RIA Novosti on Monday, February 13. “Eugene decided not to ask for pardon because he does not consider himself guilty,” said the lawyer. He added that the defense has filed an appeal against the verdict, and this week intends to appeal to the European court of human rights. Each Chudnovets Andrey Myasnikov on his page in Facebook published her appeal to the Commissioner for human rights of Sverdlovsk area Tatyana merzljakova. In it she declares that refuses the pardon in favor of three other prisoners who received long sentences. “They were separated from their children, they are young, want to live and love! And I’m not too much left,” says Chudnovets. “Unless there is another legal option but to pardon, I shall be released

Ruslan Balbec The attack of Ukrainian troops on the base battalion behalf of Noman Çelebicihan suggests that Kiev no longer supports the coordinator of the Crimean siege of Lenur Islyamov. This opinion was expressed in an interview with “Tape.ru” the Deputy of state Duma Ruslan Balbec Monday, February 13. “The defeat of the camp of the militants Lenura Islyamova in the Kherson region — is proof that Kiev is betting on Mustafa Dzhemilev (one of the leaders of the banned in Russia as extremist organization “the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people” — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). Of the two prisoners, the Kiev authorities have preferred the thief extremists,” — said the Deputy. In his opinion, the Ukrainian government considers Cemil safer figure. “From weapons and turns away to cheat with a $ knows better than any of the tricksters. For this ability to bring everything and not to forget

Dmitry Sablin Russian parliamentarians invited Syrian colleagues to visit Russia in April. On Monday, February 13, said the coordinator of the parliamentary group of friendship with Parliament of Syria Dmitry Sablin (“United Russia”) at the end of the Republic, reports TASS. “Perhaps not only in Moscow go. Take a trip, for example, in Grozny”, — said the Deputy of the state Duma. A group of Russian parliamentarians arrived in Syria on 6 February. During the trip they visited Aleppo, the Russian base Hamim, met with Chairman of the Syrian Parliament All Abbas and the President of the Republic Bashar al-Assad. According to its results, one of the members of the parliamentary group of the state Duma for relations with the Syrian Parliament, Alexander Yushchenko said that the information about the poor health of the Assad untrue. His colleague Sergey Gavrilov also emphasized that the Syrian leader is in good physical

Alexei Pushkov The West will not react to the use of weapons of mass destruction in the South-East of Ukraine. This confidence was expressed by a member of the Federation Council Alexei Pushkov on his Twitter page on Monday, February 13. “There is evidence of the use by Kiev of weapons of mass destruction against the people of Donetsk. But the PACE (parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) and other Western “torches of freedom” about it, of course, say nothing”, — he wrote. Earlier Monday it was reported that the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) has received evidence of the Ukrainian military use of tactical missile complexes “Tochka-U” against the civilian population in the Donbass. The office believed that such weapons can be attributed to the weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and their use violates a number of international treaties. 28 Dec 2016 member

Among the reasons for the fall in the Republic of Altai of helicopter Robinson discusses the entering of the aircraft in a snow charge. On Tuesday, February 14, reported “Interfax” a source in the service of transport supervision of the region. “Pre-reviewed version of loss of pilot control of the aircraft due to various factors, among which the most probably hit the helicopter in charge of the snow,” said the source. According to him, complaints about the technical condition of the helicopter before departure was not: Robinson was released in 2013 and had all the necessary certificates. Earlier on Tuesday it became known that in the Republic resumed the search for the helicopter that crashed in the area of lake Teletskoye. The work was started more than 160 people, also in operations involving deep-water apparatus Falcon. The device can be lowered into the water to a depth of 300 meters.