Category: Russia

Olga Golodets Involvement of convicts to forced labor in state-owned corporations is a democratic measure, said Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets. Her words brings video News Service. Golodets confirmed that such legislative initiative is really being discussed. Amendments to the criminal code will expand the employment opportunities of persons sentenced to forced labour. “It significantly changes our laws and democratizare”, — assured the Deputy Prime Minister. Amendments to the criminal code was prepared by the Ministry of justice. They allow you to set quotas for employment of persons sentenced to punishments not connected with deprivation of liberty, in the state of the company. Under current law, the employment of prisoners engaged in criminal-Executive inspection. In Russia since 2017 will apply a new kind of criminal punishment — forced labor. The convicts are sent to stay in detention centres. However, they will not be able to choose or change jobs, and

Anatoliy Omelchenko The Deputy head of administration of Volgograd Anatoly Omelchenko, left his post after the scandal associated with the children’s sports school. It is reported portal V1.ru. He Omelchenko claims that his resignation is not connected with the critical statements addressed to the students of the school of ballroom dancing. Commenting on the decision on his dismissal, Omelchenko said that he was slandered. Parents of young dancers signed a petition demanding the resignation of the Vice-mayor. She has gained about 4.5 thousand signatures. Its authors are outraged statements Omelchenko of ballroom dancing. In particular, he claimed that he doesn’t like “the boys go with slick hair and protruding Asses.” “Every dance must be based on the gender relationship, and here the boys separately, girls — separately. They do not interact, do not overlap views. In addition, children in their costumes and hairstyles are similar to adults”, — shared his

The Abbot of one of the rural churches in the Volovsky district of the Lipetsk region sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a General regime colony for rape. This was reported in the Monday, November 21, at the website of the regional Prosecutor’s office. Reportedly, the crime was reported the friend of man. The priest also was accused of threatening to kill and assault. The regional Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) reports that in may 2015, the Abbot came to visit the 32-year-old licence, but found the house only her children. The man waited until they fell asleep, and the landlady will come back, and then raped her. The woman went to the police, despite threats from the cleric. The SC noted that the man in the course of the investigation refused to testify. To prove his guilt managed, interviewed more than 20 witnesses, including minors. In addition

Patriarch Kirill on the celebration of its 70th anniversary, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior declared that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) will never agree to the separation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, reports on Monday, November 21, “Interfax”. “We will never agree to change the sacred canonical boundaries of the Church, because Kiev is the spiritual cradle of Holy Russia”, — he said. Kirill said that Ukraine “take place of seizure of the churches, ignored decisions of the courts conducted an information campaign against the Church.” While Orthodox discriminating the bills in the Verkhovna Rada, according to the Patriarch, pushed the deputies are Greek Catholics or atheists. In Ukraine there are three religious organizations that identify themselves as Orthodox Christians. Two of them — the Kyivan Patriarchate (introduced in 1992) and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (organized Diaspora in North America and Western Europe)

The Prosecutor’s office ordered the owners of the Buddha Bar in Krasnoyarsk to pay a fine and to change the name because of the insults the feelings of believers. About it the owner of the bar, Natalia Myazina wrote in his Facebook. “Buddha bar found guilty of offending religious feelings of Buddhists of Kalmykia, Tuva and Buryatia, and now we have to pay a fine of 30 thousand rubles, to rename and remove images of Buddhist deities,” she said. It clarifies the issue Sibnovosti.ru Prosecutor’s office has conducted an audit and found a violation of part 2 of article 5.26 of administrative code (“Deliberate public desecration of religious or liturgical literature, objects of religious veneration, signs or emblems of ideological symbols and attributes or their damage or destruction”). On 7 November it was reported that on Buddha Bar complained to the Prosecutor’s office for insulting the feelings of Buddhists. Check

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a sweater knitted for him by a resident of Peru, on Monday, November 21, reports RIA Novosti. After the press conference on the results of the recent Lima summit, the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) to the head of the Russian state approached one of the journalists stopped him, explaining what it is and who’s it from. 20 Nov needlework resident of Peru, Julia Castro was detained by security while trying to give Putin a sweater that was knitted for him by herself. A woman who spent several hours in the police station, admitted that he had chosen not the most suitable time and place for presenting gift. The girl also said that at the summit she participated in a meeting related to support for small and medium-sized businesses, and was able to meet with the founders of Facebook mark Zuckerberg and give him

Six people were killed and another three injured as a result of collision of minibus and truck on the highway M-4 “don” in the Rostov region. About it reports on Monday, November 21, the regional emergency Department. The incident occurred on the 847-kilometer road. As reports TASS with reference to GU MVD in the Rostov region, Mercedes Vito, who were in Moscow, crashed into heading in the same direction “KAMAZ”. The driver of the truck himself managed to pull two passengers and drove the van man before the Mercedes caught fire. The victims were taken to the Central district hospital of Millerovo district. At the scene working police officers and emergency, the causes of the accident are established. October 26 on the 36th kilometer of the highway M4 “don” (toll section of the road in the area of Moscow Domodedovo) is the result of a gross violation of the rules

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to consider the fighters of the Swiss air force, flown by Russian government liner, an honorary escort. As reported the correspondent of”.ru” the head of state said at the summit of the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) in Peru. “We consider it an honorary escort,” said Putin, answering a corresponding question of journalists. On 19 November the Ministry of defence of Switzerland said that the fighter jets that flew beside a Russian government plane, performed regular checks. The press-Secretary of Department explained that this is done about 400 times a year in order to clarify the identity of the aircraft to foreign governments. “It’s like police patrols on the street check the machine to make sure that it is not stolen,” he said. November 18 fighter jets of the Swiss air force escorted the aircraft of a special squad “Russia”, which was flying through

Vladimir Putin The President of Russia Vladimir Putin commented on the victory in the presidential election in the United States, the Republican nominee Donald trump. As reported RIA Novosti, he said at a press conference on the results of the APEC summit in Peru. The head of state recalled that between rhetoric and real politics there is a big difference. He also said that the question of specific meeting with trump has not been discussed. Earlier, Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed the opinion that between Putin and trump has a political understanding. “They definitely present political mood [to make contact],” said the Minister. November 14 between Putin and trump had a telephone conversation. According to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, he lasted about half an hour. The parties expressed their willingness to cooperate and agreed to unite efforts in the fight against international terrorism and extremism. The United States

In the near future in Moscow is expected to sleet and wind with gusts up to 17 meters per second, reported “Interfax” in the EMERCOM in the capital. “Over the next one to three hours in the preserve during the day on November 21 in Moscow is expected in places strengthening of the South wind,” — noted in the Chapter. They added that during bad weather possible “damage to power lines, partial felling of trees, damage to poorly fortified and large format advertising structures”. In the main Department of the Ministry of emergency situations warned that in this regard on congestion. It is also noted that it is possible to increase the number of cases of injury of the population. Muscovites have been advised to be careful, around billboards and shaky structure. Drivers are advised to put the car into the garage or Park it away from trees.