Category: Russia

After the collision of two cars on Botanical street in Moscow, one of the drivers beat the other. The victim was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Ministry of internal Affairs. On Thursday, November 24, reports the TV channel “360”. “The driver of the Toyota after the accident caused three or four blows to the head and body, tore up the hood and left”, — told a source in law enforcement bodies. The driver of the Kia refused medical attention and did not call the police. As a result of road accident nobody suffered. 7 November in Yekaterinburg with his axe, the driver of a BMW during a road conflict attacked the driver Oise. The assailant fled the scene. The victim was hospitalized. October 18, a taxi driver shot from a traumatic gun at the driver and passenger of a car after a verbal altercation. As a result, two people were injured. They

Vladimir Putin The approval rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin in November reached 86 percent. This is evidenced by the results of the survey “Levada-Center”, published on Wednesday, November 23. This figure is the highest this year. 14 percent of respondents approve of the job the Russian leader. The activities of the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is supported by 52 percent of survey participants. The approval rating of the government as a whole — 50 percent, the state Duma — 44 percent. 56 percent of residents believe that things in the country going in the right direction, 26 percent believe that Russia is moving in the wrong direction, 18 percent were undecided. The survey was conducted 18-21 November 2016 among 1,600 people aged 18 years and older in 137 localities of the country. The error does not exceed 3.4 percent. Putin has repeatedly made clear that he did not know

In the Moscow suburb of Dmitrov block of ice fell from the roof of residential flats on a pregnant woman, the TV channel “360”. Date and time of incident are not specified. The victim was standing on the balcony of his apartment on the first floor. A piece of ice left a trail on her stomach. After the incident, the woman went to the doctor. It is known that she is in an advanced state of pregnancy. Local residents, according to the channel, blame the incident public utilities. 11 Nov it was reported about the falling ice and snow on the passer from the roof of the house on the Big Dmitrovka in Moscow. The victim is a senior investigator of the Moscow Central Board of the Investigative Committee of Russia. The woman was taken to the Sklifosovsky research Institute, where she was diagnosed with “closed craniocerebral injury”. Law enforcement

Dmitry Peskov Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that while there is no clarity on the question of whether the chances of civil servants, members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to maintain their positions. About it write on Thursday, 24 November, “Izvestia”. November 23, Manager of the President expressed readiness to personnel decisions in connection with the criticism which has sounded from President Vladimir Putin to civil servants-academics. Earlier in the day President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council for science and education threatened resignation of high-ranking officials that, despite the recommendations of the Kremlin, was included in the number of academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). According to the head of the state, it is impossible to effectively combine work in the state authorities with serious scientific research. It was about the employees of the President administration,

The police confirmed the discovery of an explosive device in a Greyhound bus in southern Moscow. On Wednesday, November 23, “the Russian newspaper” told in the press service of the emergency Department of South-Eastern administrative district. As noted, during the inspection of underneath vehicle found only a bottle of gasoline. The information was transferred to the district police Department. Earlier it was reported that the bus, operating on route Novomoskovsk (Tula region) — Moscow, found an improvised explosive device. It happened near the house number 33 on Walnut Boulevard. The place was called the sapper, which removed a suspicious object. In October mines and detonators were found in the car at the station Cohline of the Gorky direction of Moscow railway. Composition overtaken on sidings. Later, the defense Ministry explained that the ammunition was transported in one of the compounds of the Western military district, was done in accordance with

Manager of the President expressed readiness to personnel decisions in connection with the criticism which has sounded from President Vladimir Putin to civil servants-academics. About it reports “Interfax” on Wednesday, November 23. According to the official representative of management of Elena Krylova, the Agency “will take all the necessary personnel decisions in accordance with the instructions,” the head of state. Earlier Wednesday President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council for science and education threatened resignation of high-ranking officials that, despite the recommendations of the Kremlin, was included in the number of academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). According to the head of the state, it is impossible to effectively combine work in the state authorities with serious scientific research. It was about the employees of the President administration, ministries and the Federal security service, as well as governors. Putin said that the warning

The interior of the Mariinsky Palace, which has a legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg The speaker of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Makarov has denied the information about ban to visit Mariinsky Palace in high heels. On Wednesday, November 23, reports “Interfax”. “Of course, walk in heels! In beautiful clothes as you are comfortable. You are young, dress in accordance with fashion, you look great in heels,” said he to the request of journalists to comment on the introduction of a dress code. The deputies did not intend to limit the visitors of the regional Parliament in the choice of clothing, especially of the fair sex, said Makarov. “I hope that most will see we have beautiful young girls in heels”, he added. On 11 November, the media reported about the introduction of a dress code for visitors to St. Petersburg legislative Assembly. In particular, they talked about

In Nizhny Novgorod will appear in the plaque of a former Governor of the region Boris Nemtsov. The decision to install unanimously adopted the city Duma, said on Wednesday, November 23, “Interfax”. “The first Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region is worthy of the house where he lived, there was a plaque,” said Deputy mayor Elizabeth Solonenko. Nemtsov was spelled out in the house at the Agronomy the street but grew up on the street Krylov. Which of the houses scheduled appearance of the plate, and the timing of its installation, is not specified. The plaque will be installed at the expense of private donations. In October in the city hall of Moscow found it impossible to install a memorial plaque at the place of death of the policy — the Big Moskvoretsky bridge. According to a source in the city administration, it is contrary to the current regulatory framework. He

Dmitry Peskov The deployment of missile complexes “Bastion” and “Ball” on the Kuril Islands is justified and should not affect Russian-Japanese relations. On Wednesday, November 23, said press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov, reports TASS. Answering the journalists ‘ question about the missile deployment, the Kremlin’s spokesman said: “of Course, it has its justification”. To learn more, he recommended that the Ministry of defence. “However, from our point of view, of course, this should not affect the rapid trends that currently exist in our bilateral relationship with Tokyo,” — said Peskov. According to him, this applies both to the preparation of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan, and negotiations on the issue of a peace Treaty between the two countries. Missile systems were stationed in the Kuril Islands on November 22. “Bastion” on duty on the island of Iturup, Bal — on Kunashir. In 1956, Moscow

In Ekaterinburg the conductor of the bus has forced 9-year-old girl, lost travel, to walk in the 30 degree cold. This was reported by the mother of a schoolgirl Irina Katysheva, reports the portal E1.ru Tuesday, November 22. “Humanly speaking, the employee has done wrong. The complaints are checked out, are the circumstances,” — commented on the incident at the city motor company. According to Koltysheva, November 18, her daughter came back from the city club for children and teenagers Karavella home on the bus 18-th route. On the way, the girl lost travel. “She drove the bus in the cold, and she had to walk the Decembrists, in fact, not so much — 3 stops, but in the cold, a small child,” said the woman. Against the conductor addressed not only the child’s mother, but one of the passengers of the bus. 3 August it was reported about the