The Russian Olympic team has 53 medals, of which 11 are gold and 19 are silver.

On August 8, Pussy Riot members gave their final words; None of the victims came to the court hearing. Read more at Vedomosti.ru

Competition “Come up with a signature” 20 photos

On its Facebook page, Vedomosti regularly holds a competition for the best caption for a photo. Here you can meet the winners of past competitions, and if you want to participate in future ones, become a fan of our page on the social network.

Railway travel of Dmitry Medvedv 10 photos

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev makes a train trip through the cities of the Siberian Federal District, not forgetting about his camera and social networks, where he posts his photos

Curiosity rover mission 13 photos

Today at 09.32 Moscow time, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) with the Curiosity rover, after an eight-month flight, made a soft landing on Mars in the area of Gale Crater, NASA reported on Monday. In fact, this event occurred 14 minutes earlier - that's how long it takes for a radio signal to travel the 248 million km that separate Earth and Mars on Monday.

Pussy Riot trial 16 photos

Since the beginning of the week, the Khamovniki Court in Moscow has been holding a trial of three participants in the anti-Putin performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich. The girls, two of whom have young children, have been under arrest since March.

Modernization of animals 10 photos

The Moscow Zoo is expecting changes. 837 employees and 7,755 individuals are preparing for modernization, which will begin to be carried out by the Moscow Department of Culture in the fall. Some changes are already happening: from July 28, the zoo operates according to a new schedule: on weekends you can enter it until 21.00, and take a walk until 22.00.

Paratrooper's Day 24 photos

Airborne Forces Day in Moscow began with a military parade and procession with the icon of Elijah the Prophet on Red Square. Having finished the official part of the holiday, the paratroopers went to Gorky Park to end the event with a traditional swim in the fountains.

Another 31st 10 photo

An opposition rally in defense of Article 31 of the Constitution took place on Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow. As usual, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cordoned off the square and detained the participants of the unauthorized event. Read more at Vedomosti.ru

Pussy Riot trial 20 photos

Consideration of the case of a punk prayer in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in relation to members of the group “Pussy Riot” in the Khamovnichesky Court

Day of the Navy 10 photos

Russian sailors celebrate Navy Day

Greece's two largest banks decide to merge