Real elections in Russia (incredible!). In the three Russian regions - in the Vladimir region, Khakassia and the Khabarovsk Territory - the second tours of the governor's elections will take place this Sunday. The very fact of the second round for Russian politics is already a sensation, but now it’s still more interesting: the opposition candidates in all three cases have excellent chances to win. The authorities - in the field and in the Kremlin - do everything possible to prevent this from happening. It seems that in at least three regions of Russia there is a policy again.
Incredible elections in Peru (this story is real! ) . On the post of head of the Ungar district, where about three thousand people live, a man named Hitler Alba Sanchez. He leads the campaign under the slogans “Hitler - a candidate from the people” and “Hitler is trust”. But Hitler's participation in the elections was threatened after the election was received by the election with a request to refuse him the right to run. The statement was written by a resident of the neighboring district named Lenin ...
The riddle of the day (for knowledge of literature). In Syzran, the Drama Theater for the anniversary season staged the premiere of the play, which was advertised on posters as "a state -owned nightmare in two parts." Of course, the local officials really did not like such seditions - the posters demanded to overlap , and the director and director of the theater will now, apparently, will look for a new job. Guess what play is talking about?
The figure of the day (associated with sanctions). One and a half billion dollars - in total, residents of the country were withdrawn from foreign exchange deposits in Russian banks against the backdrop of concerns that US sanctions may impose against the state -owned banks of the United States. Of these, 1.2 billion came to Sberbank.
And - a quote of the day (also associated with sanctions). The Russian Foreign Ministry discusses the introduction of new restrictions as the new “national fun” of the United States. Well, warns, as usual.

The answer to the riddle: of course, this is Gogol's “auditor”.
It’s even a little sorry that we are not in Khakassia now. Grisha Levchenko, Sasha Polivanov