Interview Dmitry Glukhovsky - about whether the Russians are to blame for the war DPA / Alamy / Vida Press The war in Ukraine lasts more than two months. The same amount of disputes about personal fault - or responsibility - Russians for the fact that this war has begun. And for the fact that it has not yet ended under the pressure of mass protests.

The orientalist Andrei Lankov answers (hold your breath, this trip will not be short) KCNA / KNS / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Exactly ten years ago - December 17, 2011 - Kim Jong -un became the ruler of North Korea. At that time he was only 29 years old.

According to American intelligence, the likelihood of an attack "increases as a cooling" Maxar Technologies / AFP / Scanpix / Leta satellite picture, taken on November 1, 2021. It has a noticeable concentration of Russian military equipment in the Smolensk region On November 19, The New York Times, with reference to its own sources, said : US intelligence warned European allies that “there was only a small window left” to prevent Russia from starting military operations in Ukraine.

She suddenly appeared in all large channels Telegram On the evening of November 4, Telegram began testing official advertising messages. The founder of the messenger Pavel Durov wrote about this in his channel. Durov said: "Most users are unlikely to notice this change." And he added that official advertising will appear only in large channels (from a thousand subscribers) - it will not be in chats and personal correspondence.

The main thing about the UFC 267 tournament Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC / Getty images Peter Yang before a fight in Abu Daby The UFC 267 tournament took place in Abu Dabi. It was at once several Russian fighters. The most noticeable event of the tournament for spectators from Russia is the return of Peter Jan. In March of 2021, the fighter lost his championship belt, as he knocked out an opponent, American Aldijamyin Sterling. Revenge was repeatedly postponed due to health problems in sterling.

He answered the questions of the paparazzi who pursued his car. On the side of the road in the middle of the forest Actor Alec Baldwin first talked with reporters after an accident on the set of the film "Rusta", where he shot the operator Galina Khatchins and seriously wounded the director Joel Souzu. Earlier, Baldwin commented on the incident only on Twitter.

St. Petersburg to go into lockdown to bring down coronavirus cases and prevent influx of tourists Alexander Petrosyan / Kommersant Over the weekend, the St. Petersburg authorities announced plans for a renewed lockdown during the nationwide “non-working days” from October 30 to November 7.

SK decided to take "additional measures" Komsomolskaya Pravda / Photoxpress.ru Businessman Telman Ismailov received political asylum in Montenegro, his lawyer Milos Vuksanovich said on the evening of October 22. He clarified that the businessman was already released from the Center of Content, where he was after the detention before considering the issue of his extradition to Russia.

Alexander Petrosyan / Kommersant On October 22 - about a day before the announcement of Lokdown - Fontanka reported that the authorities of St. Petersburg are preparing for the Moscow Scenario, that is, the introduction of tough restrictions from October 30 to November 7. With reference to his own source, the publication was even announced when Smolny plans to announce to residents of new anti -icing measures - on Saturday evening, October 23. So it happened.

How to protect yourself from a "convicted citizen"? The simplest instruction for the former president Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta In early February 2021, Dmitry Medvedev complained to reporters that Twitter recommends that the Russians subscribe to Alexei Navalny. Almost nine months have passed. Alexey Navalny is in prison. And Twitter still recommends subscribing to him! The former president is very upset by such an intervention in the political life of Russia.

United Russia wins another majority, the Duma gets (pro-Kremlin) New People, and falsification déjà vu Alexander Ryumin / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Attention: These observations are based on preliminary results. A lot could still change. Update: With 30.03 percent of voting stations reporting, the party-list preliminary results are now as follows: United Russia (45.09 percent), KPRF (21.88 percent), LDPR (8.37 percent), Just Russia – For Truth (7.38 percent), and New People (6.35 percent).

Briefly summarize the results of the elections (so far only preliminary!) Alexander Ryumin / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Attention , this is only preliminary results. Much more can change. United Russia (for now) is gaining about 40%. According to the first data of the Central Election Commission (after processing 12% of the vote), the batch has more than 40% with a turnout above 40%. Based on the results of a survey of voters at the exit from the sites, United Russia has more than 45% of the vote.

The Russian authorities (suddenly) declared war on the standers. So it's time to get acquainted with their work The Russian state has found a new ideological enemy - stand -ups. For jokes, comedians are fined , arrested and sent from the country, they are publicly criticized by Vladimir Solovyov. Despite this, there are more and more funny standards in Russia (we hope this trend will continue).

Six years of leadership is the shortest possible time Match TV appeared in 2015. The channel was conceived by Gazprom Chairman of the Board Alexey Miller and President Vladimir Putin (he hopes that Match TV will make sports more popular among Russians).

Amanda Perobelli / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Messi and Neymar (in the center) during the trial after stopping the Brazil -Argentina match. September 5, 2021 On the evening of September 5, the qualifying match of the 2022 World Cup between Brazil and Argentina was supposed to go to San Paulo. The games of these teams are traditionally considered as fundamental as possible - fans call them the South American classic.