Irina Prokhorova. Photo: Cultradio.ru The sister of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorova Irina Prokhorova became the head of the Civil Platform party, heading the Federal Civil Committee of the Party. According to RIA Novosti, such a decision was made following the voting results at the FGK meeting. “At a closed meeting, a decision was made on the annual rotation of the head of the FGK.

Andrey Clepach. Frame of the TV channel "Russia 1" The outgoing year has become a year of lost opportunities for Russia, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. According to RBC, this was stated by Deputy Head of the Department Andrei Klepach. "The year did not live up to expectations and has become the year of lost opportunities in terms of counteracting negative trends in the economy," he said.

A plane crash in Kazan. Photo of the Ministry of Emergencies The certificate of the operator of the airline Tatarstan will be canceled from December 31. This is stated in the message posted on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosavision).

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Photo by Yuri Timofeev. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the pardon of the ex-head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky . The decree is published on the Kremlin’s official website. "Guided by the principles of humanity, I decide: to have mercy on the convicted Khodorkovsky Mikhail Borisovich, born in 1963, a native of the city of Moscow, freeing him from further serving a sentence of imprisonment," the text of the decree said.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Photo by Yuri Timofeev. The ex-head of the "Yukos" Mikhail Khodorkovsky, after liberation from the colony, flew to Germany. This was reported to RIA "Novosti" in the press bureau of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. "During the release, Khodorkovsky addressed a personal request to draw up documents for traveling abroad. After the release, he flew to Germany, where his mother undergoes treatment," the department said.

Khodorkovsky and Gensher at the airport. In the center - Alexander RAR. Photo: KHODORKOVSKY.ru Mikhail Khodorkovsky confirmed that he asked the president of pardon in connection with family circumstances. At the same time, "the issue of guilt was not posed on a plead of guilt," is emphasized in Khodorkovsky’s special statement , published after his arrival in Berlin. The ex-head of the "Yukos" "is glad of a positive decision" at its request, which was submitted on November 12.

The DPRK soldiers at the border post with South Korea. Photo from the pentagon archive The State Defense Committee of the DPRK sent the authorities of South Korea a statement with a threat to deliver an “unprecedented blow” in the republic, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Renhap agency. According to the representative of the administration of the South Korean president, the message was received on Thursday by telephone by the National Security Service.

Sergey Magnitsky. Photo from the site www.russian-untouchables.com The US President’s team Barack Obama abandoned plans to expand the Magnitsky List this year. It is reported by the American publication The Daily Beast with reference to sources in the White House and Congress. According to them, the American authorities seek to avoid a new confrontation with Russian during joint work on the problems of Syria and Iran.

Igor Sechin. Photo: Premier.gov.ru Rosneft President Igor Sechin said that he was ready to hire the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky if he wants to offer his services to the state corporation. It is reported by RIA "Novosti". “We are ready to consider any proposals,” Sechin said after a meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Photo by Yuri Timofeev. The ex-head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky turned to President Vladimir Putin with a request for pardon after a conversation with special services, which took place several days ago. It is reported by "Kommersant" with reference to unnamed sources.

The building "Rosselkhozbank". Photo: Profi-Forex.org Former officials of Rosselkhozbank OJSC are suspected of embezzlement of budget funds in the amount of more than 1.2 billion rubles, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports . A number of managers of commercial organizations were also involved in the scam. The names of the suspects are not reported.

Golyanovsky camp of migrants. Photo by Nicky Maksimyuk The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a law obliging all labor migrants who arrive in the country, to take exams in the Russian language, Russian history and the basics of legislation. It is reported by RIA "Novosti". Without passing these exams, visitors will not be able to issue temporary residence permits and work, as well as residence permit and patents. The law comes into force on January 1, 2015.

The performance was left according to the letters of Galina Yakovlevna Efimova, the daughter of the repressed actor Yakov Vasilyevich Efimov-Uralov. The director is Victoria Gil. Cast of the actress of the Youth Theater "Mym": In the role of Galina Efimova - Natalya Lavrentieva. In the role of shadows: Maria Masalskaya, Maria Zenkina, Ekaterina Koryagina, Sofya Levshina, Anna Fedotova, Anna Makhrova. Video Dmitry Zykov.

Evgeny Vitishko. Photo from a personal page on Facebook The judge of the Tuapse City Court of the Kuban Igor Milinchuk replaced the activist of the ecological shift in the North Caucasus Evgeny Vitishko, a conditional term in a three-year imprisonment in a colony-settlement. This was reported on Twitter by Ecologist Lawyer Alexander Popkov. The criminal-executive inspection insisted on tightening the punishment to the activist.

The logo of the Ecological Club "Ulukitkan" The Department of the Ministry of Justice in the Amur Region revoked a lawsuit from the Annunciation City Court to liquidate the Ulukitkan ecological club, an open news agency reports . The administration explained that they were satisfied with the arguments set forth in the objections to the verification act, as well as documents confirming the elimination of deficiencies identified during it.