For ten years, the Dynasty Foundation for Non-Profit Programs has existed, founded by the honorary president of VimpelCom, Dmitry Zimin, and is engaged in searching for and supporting talent, their ideas and projects in the field of natural and social sciences. And for the fifth time, the Enlightener Prize, established by the foundation, is an honorary award in the field of popular science literature.

When this prize was conceived, the phrase “Russian scientific pop” was something of an oxymoron. The award was created from scratch. There was a dream to make waves, stimulate the market, encourage authors to write books. It is not clear what happened - whether we really stirred up something, or simply guessed the moment, but scientific pop, in comparison with what it was, has become very popular, there are more and more books.

In uniform About professionalism and masculinity November 20, 2012 Julia Latynina The head of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) General Viktor Ivanov, with officer courageous directness, supported the drug fighter Evgeny Roizman.

You understand how times and morals have changed from messages like this. “Late at night in Moscow, two Caucasians robbed Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. The attackers stole Pushkin’s new IPhone.” Robbed by Caucasians A.S. Pushkin is 31 years old. When the other Pushkin was also 31 years old, the “Boldino Autumn” had just begun... He was a happy man. He didn’t have an IPhone, Caucasians didn’t rob him at night.

The Moscow City Hall refused to coordinate the action against political repression and human rights violations. The organizers planned to hold a rally on November 24 in Novopushkinsky Square in support of those imprisoned in the case of the mass riots on May 6.

In society Good girl November 20, 2012 Anton Oresh That's where I did not expect revelations, so it is at the competition, God forgive me, “Miss Earth”. How many such competitions, miss, lands, universes, Miss Uryupinskov, Miss Moky T -shirt and so on. In the best case, this is a review of pretty young ladies, like horses, and most often - just a boring and vulgar show.

In the Kremlin Putin is like dejavu November 20, 2012 George Satarov Whatever the day, the information space covers with a wave of new messages about corruption exposures in different corners of the country and in different departments. Society in bewilderment, elites in confusion. The loyal press beats in an enthusiastic hysteria. What does all this mean? A little recent story.

The head of the State Duma Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations, Yaroslav Nilov (LDPR faction), proposed eliminating the rule on premises for prayer in educational institutions, provided for by the bill “On Education” adopted on October 17 in the first reading, Interfax-Religion reports.