The General Director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky appealed to the prosecutor's office of St. Petersburg with a request to stop attacks on the exhibition of British artists the Chapman brothers. They are contained in letters from some city residents in which they demand that measures be taken against the “blasphemous” exhibition, in their opinion. In response to these letters, the prosecutor's office conducts checks. “I turned to the head of the St.

Photo by Fotobank/Getty Images The diplomatic standoff between Moscow and Washington over the Magnitsky Act clearly demonstrates the depth of disagreements between the two countries. They can only be eliminated by starting the relationship from scratch. “Russia is on the verge of another change of course!”, “While Bill Clinton is recruiting his team to implement new ideas, Boris Yeltsin is dispersing his” - these were the headlines in American newspapers 20 years ago, in December 1992.

Moscow authorities do not agree with the routes for the December 15 march proposed by the opposition. The Moscow City Hall believes that the Freedom March on December 15 should not interfere with the life of the city. The most acceptable option for the mayor's office is the procession from Strastnoy Boulevard to Andrei Sakharov Avenue. “This is a normal route. The most acceptable for holding the event.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu promised partyarch Kirill to help the Russian Orthodox Church as it was in the “pre-revolutionary period.” The promises were made on Friday during a meeting between Defense Minister Shoigu and Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill in Moscow. “And in previous times, but now, probably especially, with redoubled energy, of course, we will continue to support the Russian Orthodox Church,” RIA Novosti quotes Shoigu’s statement.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with Russian television channels, commented on his recent statement that he could again run for president. “I said that I have not yet closed such opportunities for myself as soon as I took the initiative to nominate Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin for the post of president,” Medvedev noted.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred in eastern Japan. A tsunami threat has been declared. The wave height in Miyagi Prefecture reached 1 m. The epicenter of the tremors was located east of the coast of Japan, at a depth of 36 km. The first strike was followed by three aftershocks with a power of 6.2, 5.5 and 4.7. There is no information about casualties or injuries. Rail services to Miyagi have been suspended and the airport in Sendai has been closed.

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photo ITAR-TASS A non-public part of Dmitry Medvedev’s interview has leaked online: he boasts of punctuality in defiance of those who “choose the entire limit of lateness” and calls the investigators in the “Bolotnaya case” “goats” has appeared on the Russia Today YouTube account An extended version of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with five TV channels .

The British manufacturer of the legendary sports cars Aston Martin, famous for the films about agent 007, is acquiring a new major investor. The company is selling a 37.5% stake to the investment fund InvestIndustrial. InvestIndustrial, an Italian private equity fund based in London, will buy the stake for €190 million ($246 million) by increasing the company's share capital, reported Bloomberg Friday. The automaker is valued at €940 million.

Lawyers for the former head of MENATEP, Platon Lebedev, appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation with a request to overturn the decision to deny parole to their client. In the supervisory appeal, Lebedev’s defenders ask the Supreme Court to cancel the decision of the Velsky District Court of the Arkhangelsk Region and the decisions of the supervisory authorities of the Arkhangelsk Regional Court as not based on the law.

Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Viktor Grin approved the indictment in a criminal case against six members of gangs accused of preparing a terrorist attack on Red Square on New Year's Eve 2011. The materials were sent to the Supreme Court of Dagestan for consideration on the merits. We are talking about six members of Ibragimkhalil Daudov’s gang: Islam Babayev, Shamil Baimambetov, Khairulla Magomedov, Artur Magomedov, Nazir Magomedov and Ravil Nasyrov.

At least 9 people were injured on Friday when two minibuses collided in Yekaterinburg. All victims were hospitalized. “At 16.45 Moscow time, a report was received about a traffic accident involving a Bogdan minibus (route 038) and a Fiat Ducatto (route 026) at the intersection of Shcherbakova and Samoletnaya streets,” says a press release published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Sverdlovsk region.

Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi broke through barbed wire fences near his residence in Cairo. The Republican Guard has left the territory of the presidential palace, reported on Friday. the Arabic TV channel Al Arabia According to the TV channel, angry demonstrators are trying to climb over the gates of the presidential palace fence. In total, at least 10,000 people are participating in the protest.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that he does not insist on introducing a fine of 500 thousand rubles for drunk drivers. a corresponding initiative Medvedev made two weeks ago in his microblog. “I didn’t say we made a decision. I said, "Let's discuss this." “I don’t insist that the fine be exactly like this, but it should be significant in order to discourage the desire to drive drunk,” Medvedev said in an interview with TV channels. - The discussion was picked up.

photo ITAR-TASS Megafon has closed a deal to purchase 50% of Euroset from Alexander Mamut. What did 4 years of ownership of Euroset bring to the businessman? OJSC Megafon and the operator's main shareholder, Alisher Usmanov's Garsdale holding, on December 6 closed a deal to purchase 50% of Euroset OJSC from businessman Alexander Mamut. 50% of the retailer was acquired by Lefbord Investments Ltd, in which Megafon and Garsdale each bought 50% in advance.