Category: Russia

OneTwoTrip: 95 percent of Russians dream of getting a trip as a New Year's gift Russian tourists have listed the best foreign and domestic travel destinations would like to receive as a gift. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a study of the travel planning service OneTwoTrip. Thus, 95 percent of the respondents admitted that they would like to receive a trip as a gift for the New Year. However, only 21 percent of respondents managed to go on the desired trip – most often tourists were given tickets and vouchers to Italy, Thailand and Moscow. A little less often – to Germany, Portugal, St. Petersburg, France and England. Most of the study participants dream of receiving tours to Europe as a gift – mainly to the Scandinavian countries and Germany. The most desirable domestic destinations in Russia were St. Petersburg and the resort cities of Krasnodar

In Altai Territory, a woman tried to drown her son because he dropped his phone into the water In Altai Territory, a woman tried to drown a two-year son due to the fact that he dropped a mobile phone into the water, according to the website of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the region. It is known that in June 2020, a Russian woman drank with friends on the banks of the river in the Krutikhinsky district. She took her little son with her on vacation. While the adults talked, the boy played with the phone. At some point, the child dropped the device into the pond, which caused the mother's anger. In addition, the investigators found that the woman regularly beat the boy. The court sentenced her to eight years in prison, having found her guilty of torturing a child under Article 117 of

Peskov: Putin will speak with Biden based on national interests emotions “. So the possibility of such a tone of the preparation conversation between the heads of the two countries was assessed by the official representative of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports.

Belarusian actress Inna Kolyada was hospitalized after being beaten in the Moscow region hospital after beating near Moscow. KP.RU writes about this with reference to its own source in healthcare. It is known that at the end of November, the artist with multiple injuries went to the doctors. The medical staff examined the woman and referred her to the trauma department for a more detailed examination. The girl told the doctors that she was beaten. Later, this information about the patient was passed on to the police. “A 32-year-old patient was diagnosed with a closed craniocerebral injury, concussion, multiple bruises, subcutaneous hematomas of the head, face, chest, upper and lower extremities … According to the victim, she was beaten by a well-known person at her place of residence, “the source said. It is noted that the actress herself so far refuses to disclose the identity of the attacker who attacked

The UAE was the first Muslim country to switch from an Islamic weekend to a European one to European ones. Now they will work in the country from Monday to Friday, as in the West. Reuters writes about this. Rest in the Emirates will also be European-style – on Saturday and Sunday. Previously, the country focused on Islamic weekends – Friday and Saturday. Officials can work from home on Friday, the schedule will be reduced. Starting from January 1, on Fridays, people will work from 7:30 to 12:00. A normal working day in the UAE lasts from 7:30 to 15:30. According to local authorities, such measures are aimed at making it easier for residents to maintain a work-life balance. At the same time, a reduction in the working week can be aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the Emirates for international companies and their employees. Abu Dhabi is also seeking

Photographer from Yekaterinburg Nadezhda Manuylova shot light poles on Mount Pilnaya – light columns. They occur when the air temperature drops sharply: on Mount Pilnaya, it fell from minus 4 to minus 20 degrees. The photographer published the corresponding post on her Instagram. The author of the post noted that in the mountains it is always a few degrees colder than in Yekaterinburg itself, and the snow here falls earlier and lasts longer. In her opinion, this is due to the remoteness from the city and the mountainous terrain. “[This] is very pleasing to the eye compared to the urban dullness and dirt. And because of the pond, it is always fresh and green in summer. Beauty, in general! ” – wrote the photographer. In November, a similar phenomenon was filmed by a photographer from Dudinka Denis Gaskov. To take a photo, the author had to leave the perimeter of

A resident of Dolgoprudny tried to nail his genitals to the paving stones on Red Square … Telegram-channel SHOT writes about the incident. A 24-year-old young man came to the center of the capital on December 6 at 23.30, took off his clothes and prepared to nail himself to the cobblestones, but was detained by police officers. During the arrest, a hammer and self-tapping screws were seized from the Russian. He explained his act by conducting a certain ceremony at home, during which the spirits allegedly ordered him to go to the walls of the Kremlin and nail his genitals to the paving stones. The Russian was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. In 2013, St. Petersburg artist Pyotr Pavlensky nailed his scrotum with a nail to the stone blocks of Red Square in Moscow. The action was timed to coincide with the Day of the employee of the internal affairs