Category: Russia

Andrey Makarevich during a visit to the Museum Mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman gave a tour of the local Museum of fine arts for the leader of group “the time Machine” Andrei Makarevich. About it reports “Komsomolskaya Pravda — Ekaterinburg” on Friday, December 16. According to the mayor, Makarevich went to the exhibition of works of the Ural artist Misha Brusilovsky straight from the airport. “About the exhibition Brusilovsky, he said: “Incredibly, very high level.” Tomorrow will give Andrew an album with the works of Misha Shaevich,” said Roizman. The musician, who is the head of Yekaterinburg called his old friend, gave Roizman “his picture with the fish.” According to the newspaper, the mayor attended the concert “time Machine”, which will take place in Yekaterinburg on Friday evening. In October Roizman gave a tour of the Museum of Nevyansk icon for the leader of the music group “Leningrad” Sergey Shnurov.

The state Duma in the first reading adopted a bill that allows regional authorities to make paid entrance to the city or district. About it reports on Friday, December 16, the Agency urban news “Moscow”. According to the document, the authorities use the charging may temporarily restrict or prohibit traffic. To prevent this they will have for 30 days. In addition, the authorities will be able to organize paid Parking in the yards of homes. According to the Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Peter Tolstoy, the draft law “regulates the rights and obligations of the subjects of the creation and modernization of transport infrastructure”. The Deputy noted that during the finalization of the document should be withdrawn a norm that allows municipalities to set their own fee for entry. “We are opposed to the municipalities alone could make decisions about restricting movement or introduction of any congestion charge in

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Japan had to try the traditional local drink of sake. He told about it in Tokyo at a press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”, Friday, December 16. “I was able to touch only one “hot spring”, the local sake production, is called “Oriental beauty””, — Putin explained. According to the President, the drink he liked. “Highly recommended!” — he said, adding that “we need to know the measure, as we say”. The first part of Putin’s visit to Japan was held yesterday in the city of Nagato. It was assumed that in the evening the leaders will visit the hot springs, but owing to the lengthy program swimming had to be cancelled. However, they managed to exchange gifts. Putin gave the Japanese premiere of Tula samovar, and in response to received reproduction paintings,

Vladimir Putin (left), Shinzo Abe In talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nagato discussed the possibility of signing a peace Treaty Russia and Japan. On Friday, 16 December, said President Vladimir Putin. His words leads RIA Novosti. “We yesterday Nagato held detailed talks with the Prime Minister, during which discussed the state of the whole complex of Russian-Japanese relations, including political issues, the possibility of concluding a peace Treaty,” — said the Russian leader. Putin also said that there is an opportunity for a more detailed discussion about the cooperation of Russia and Japan with the participation of the business community. “Now there is an opportunity for a more detailed discussion on issues of trade-economic and investment cooperation with the participation of representatives of governments and business circles”, — said the President. “I believe that the joint work on the economic track will help to create the Foundation necessary

Screenshot of the video of the special operation of the FSB The attempted terrorist attacks in Russia are associated with the successful actions of Moscow in the Syrian Arab Republic, said a member of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Sergei Tsekov. This point of view in an interview with “Tape.ru” he expressed on Thursday, December 15. “[Preparing terrorist attacks] due to the fact that Russia is actively manifested itself in Syria, in the fight against terrorism. There are forces that wish to destabilize the situation in our country”, — said the Senator. In his opinion, successful prevention of sabotage — merit of the Federal security service (FSB), which in recent years have learned to recognize terrorists and prevent terrorist attacks. “Once order is restored in Syria and Iraq, and these symptoms greatly will decline,” — expressed confidence in the Senator. Earlier Thursday, presidential Plenipotentiary envoy in the southern

Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tula samovar. On Thursday, December 15, reports TASS. Samovar made of copper and wood was manufactured in Tula in 1870. The head of the Japanese government were also awarded the contemporary artist Igor Razzhivin “Russian Troika in Kolomna”. Abe, in response, gave the Russian leader a reproduction of the paintings, “the Arrival of putyatino”. It is made on paper “handanovic”, recognized the cultural value of national importance in Japan and included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. On Putin awarded the painting depicts the episode in the middle of the XIX century, when in the Shimoda came Admiral Putyatin Euthymius. He held talks with a Japanese official, a Russo Kawaji, the results of which were signed the Sino-Russian Treaty of friendship. Earlier it was reported that Putin has also prepared a gift

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled planned for the first day of negotiations and visits to thermal spas. About this he wrote on Twitter journalist of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Dmitry Smirnov on Thursday, December 15. “Decided Putin and Abe to refrain from visiting the thermal springs: midnight in Nagato, too late to swim,” explained the journalist. At 10 PM in Tokyo (16:00 GMT) the leaders of the two countries went to dinner. Negotiations with Ministers over an hour and a half, says Smirnov. Earlier Thursday it was reported that Putin and Abe will dine Japanese beef, grilled and sashimi of puffer fish and fugu tempura. It was assumed that after that they will continue to communicate in their outdoor hot spring bath overlooking the Japanese garden and then headed to the Observatory. The second part of the talks between Putin and Abe scheduled for Friday,

In Kostroma, the court fined 90 thousand rubles 56-year-old woman for extremist lectures. On Thursday, December 15, reported on the website of the regional investigative Department of the TFR in the region. According to the investigation, from 2014 to 2016, the defendant rented a room on the street Knyazev, where classes, lectures and discussions with local residents. At the meetings she “carried out the promotion of public hostility, hostility to persons on the grounds of belonging to a national-ethnic groups of people.” Also retired were distributed books and brochures with extremist statements. As previously reported, “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, the woman was arrested in November. She was a member of a religious organization with elements of the occult “Seasona literacy” and promoted national superiority of the Russian people. In October, the court found the 62-year-old resident of Chuvashia guilty of extremism for the repost in social networks “Vkontakte” and sentenced him to

Vladimir Putin (right) Russian woman angelina, living in the Japanese city of Nagato, prepared as a gift to President Vladimir Putin named a kimono. It is reported by TASS on Thursday, December 15. In kimono Japanese katakana embroidered inscription “Vladimir Putin — Russia”. A local resident ordered it at the club where judo her child. “I’m here [to Nagato] I live with my husband and children for about ten years, but really love Russia and often go there”, she said. The woman admitted that she had not agreed in advance of receipt of the gift to the President, but hopes for success. Thursday, December 15, the Russian President arrived in Japan. The first day of the visit, he will hold in Sochi — the hometown of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In an interview with Japanese journalists, Putin said judo is his first love. This sport holds a strong place in

Ildar Dading Relatives and lawyers of opposition leader Ildar Dading cannot communicate with the activist in the past 12 days. About the Agency “Moscow” said the wife of the convicted Anastasia Zotova. “According to the information that was contained in his last letter, dated 4 December, he was transferred from colony No. 7 December 2, not allowing normal to collect things. At the time of writing the letter he was in prison №2 in Vologda, which supposedly left on the night of 5 December,” — said Zotov. 5 December, the representative of the activist European court of human rights (ECHR) Nikolay Zboroshenko said Dading was transferred from the Karelian penal colony No. 7 in an unknown direction. His message was confirmed by the representative of management of Federal service of execution of punishments on Republic Kareliya. He added that he has no right to disclose information about where the convicted