June 26, 2012, 19:04 Culture Park Joseph Kobzon was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree Singer and deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Iosif Kobzon was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st degree. Kobzon received the award “for his great contribution to legislative activity and the development of national culture,” the presidential decree states.

June 26, 2012, 18:56 Culture “An artist on the market will most likely be deceived” Interview with artist and writer Maxim Kantor Arseny Steiner close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos Writer and artist Maxim Kantor told Gazeta.Ru about his personal exhibition at the Russian Museum, communication with the philosophers Mamardashvili and Zinoviev, and his understanding of the avant-garde.

Corp. Rupert Murdoch's News is considering splitting up its publishing and entertainment businesses. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal , citing sources familiar with the situation. Thus, the film studio 20th Century Fox, the Fox television network and the Fox News channel will be separated from Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, book publishing and educational businesses. The Wall Street Journal, part of News Corp., notes that a final decision has not yet been made.

June 26, 2012, 09:33 Sports Busquets: I would like to dedicate the victory at Euro to Rock Spain national team midfielder Sergio Busquets said that he would like to dedicate the victory at the European Football Championship to Betis who died of cancer . defender Mickey Roque, “After I learned this tragic news, I wanted to express my support to the family and friends of Mickey Roque,” ​​Goal reports the footballer as saying .

The total area of ​​dilapidated and dilapidated housing stock in Russia increased by 2010 to 99.5 million square meters, which is 3.09 times higher than in 1990, according to a press release from the Russian Union of Engineers. “The trend in recent years indicates an increase in the share of the emergency housing stock - since 1990, the area of ​​the emergency housing stock has increased almost 6 times,” the report notes.

The Investigative Committee promised to organize a procedural check if opposition leader Alexei Navalny complains to the Investigative Committee about the hacking of his email. “Reports in the media about Navalny’s intention to seek accountability for those responsible for hacking his email will not be ignored,” the press service of the Investigative Committee said, Interfax reports .

In the Grachevsky district of the Stavropol Territory, fishermen did not want to pay the guard of the reservoir for catching fish, as a result a fight occurred in which nine people were injured, reports the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region . On the night of Tuesday, the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Grachevsky district received a message that nine people had gone to the hospital with injuries and bruises.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was summoned to the Investigative Committee to give an explanation regarding an earlier statement about the presence of extremist slogans in his speeches at rallies on December 5 and 24. reported this on her Twitter microblog Navalny's press secretary Anna Veduta . “Alexei is now giving explanations to the Investigative Committee on December 5 and 24,” wrote https://twitter.com/#!/Anna_Veduta.

June 26, 2012, 10:21 pm Society Reimer departed Vladimir Putin changed the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Vladimir Gordeev , Daria Zagvozdina close 100% The head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), Alexander Reimer, left his position as director of the department. Decree No. 885 of June 25 on his resignation was signed by Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Reimer's place was taken by Gennady Kornienko, the former director of the Russian state courier service.

The “Businessman of the Year” award ceremony, held as part of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and with the support of VTB Bank , this year turned out to be condensed and dynamic - director Alexey Agranovich definitely hit the format. For each of the awardees, a “Personal File” was created - a questionnaire with questions: favorite politician, favorite film, favorite composer, favorite poet. During the video series “Events of the Year through the Eyes of Kommersant,” Denis Matsuev played .

In Nizhny Novgorod, a “loaf procession” dedicated to the new law on rallies, not approved by the authorities, gathered about 15 participants. As planned, they gathered at the goat monument on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, proceeded to the Nizhegorodsky supermarket, where they bought a loaf of bread and took it to the city administration. officers present The police did not detain anyone, , told the Interfax , coordinator of the Nizhny Novgorod Left Front Alexander Krasnov agency .

The Investigative Committee has begun a pre-investigation check of information about the business of State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov in Bulgaria, according to the Investigative Committee’s website . The investigation began after Bulgarian citizen Ivaylo Zartov contacted investigators.

Vyacheslav Lebedev reports has been reappointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia, RIA Novosti . His candidacy was approved by the Highest Qualification Board of Judges of Russia. The competition for the position of head of the Supreme Court was announced in mid-June due to the fact that the powers of court chairman Lebedev expire in February 2013. In May, Vladimir Putin proposed lifting all restrictions preventing Lebedev's reappointment.

June 26, 2012, 15:00 Society A large explosion occurred in the city of Oldham in the UK. A large explosion occurred in the city of Oldham in Greater Manchester, Great Britain, the county police said on Twitter. “Operations are working to deal with a large explosion in the Shaw area of ​​Greater Manchester. Firefighters, ambulance and police are at the scene,” said . police The explosion occurred at 14.15 Moscow time. There is no data on casualties yet.

June 26, 2012, 03:49 Society In Moscow on Tuesday it is expected to reach +25, light rain In the Russian capital on Tuesday, the weather that has settled over the past few days will continue. As Roshydromet promises , in Moscow during the day it will be from +23 to +25. Partly cloudy weather is expected, with light rain in the evening and moderate south wind. A more detailed forecast can be found on the weather page .