Petro Poroshenko with Bulava. Photo from the website of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the need to cease in the east of the country this week, Interfax reports. “We must cease fire this week,” Poroshenko said on Sunday in Kyiv during a meeting of the tripartite contact group to implement a peaceful plan to establish peace and tranquility in the east of Ukraine.

In the suburbs of Barnaul in the village of Ilyich, flood water broke through the dam, causing the water level in the village to rise to 995 centimeters, ITAR-TASS reports citing the press service of the city administration. The width of the dam breakthrough was more than 8 meters. More than a thousand people live in the village. 115 of them were evacuated the day before. The rest are now going to the second floors of their houses and attics.

Petro Poroshenko. Photo: Poroshenko.com.ua President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko did not come to the "People’s Veche" Maidan, reports UNN. The action was attended by more than 500 people. The tradition of holding the weekly "veche", which plan to discuss issues for the country, have restored the activists of the Euromaidan on June 1. Earlier, activists stated that they hope that Poroshenko, who took the oath on Saturday, will visit the Maidan of Invaluation in the center of Kyiv the next day.

Alexander Cott. Photo from the site filmz.ru The film of Alexander Cotta "Test" became the winner of the 25th Russian Festival "Kinotavr", Interfax reports. The Grand Prix at the closing ceremony of the festival in the Winter Theater of Sochi was awarded to the President of Kinotavr, Alexander Rodnyansky, the chairman of the trusteeship of the festival Fedor Bondarchuk and the chairman of the jury of the current Kinotavr, director Andrei Zvyagintsev.

Tskhinvali. Photo '' News Georgia '' The European Union does not recognize the constitutional and legislative framework in which the parliamentary elections in South Ossetia are held. According to RIA Novosti, this is stated in a statement by the representative of the head of the EU diplomacy Katherine Ashton. "The EU supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as recognized as international law.

"Leviathan". Fragment of the advertising poster of the film The film "Leviathan" directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, most likely, will have to be redone for rental in Russia in accordance with the law on non -normative vocabulary in cinema. About this RIA "Novosti" was told by the producer of the film Alexander Rodnyansky at the film festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi. Leviathan received a prize for the best script at the 67th International Cannes Festival.

The body of Major General GRU Viktor Gudkov. Lifenews frame Major General of the General Intelligence Directorate Viktor Gudkov shot himself from the award pistol in the house on Lipetskaya Street Moscow, Lifenews reports citing a law enforcement source. The daughter of the deceased announced the incident, who called 02. According to her, recently Gudkov was tormented by severe pain in his legs.

65 years ago, on June 8, 1949, George Orwell’s novel “1984” was published in London with a circulation of 25,500 copies. Five days later, the novel was published in New York. The book was enthusiastically received by critics in the West. Interestingly, in 1978, Soviet censorship, at the request of the KGB, described the novel as follows: “George Orwell’s book “1984” is a science fiction novel on a political theme.

Vsevolod Chaplin. Photo by Yuri Timofeev There are no obstacles to the fact that people can speak in a referendum on the issue of returning to Volgograd the former name of Stalingrad. According to Interfax, this was stated by the head of the Synodal Department for the relationship between the Church and the Company Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin. "I personally like Tsaritsyn's name more, but I see no reason why not to let people speak out on this topic," the priest said.

Dismantled section of the "South Stream". Photo: Bivol.bg The Prime Minister of Bulgaria Flamen Oresharsky ordered to suspend the work as part of the project for the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline for consultations with the European Commission, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the local publication Novinite.bg. "South Stream" is built for the supply of Russian gas to the countries of southern and central Europe bypassing Ukraine.

The checkpoint of the Ukrainian military. Frame of the video broadcast "Radio Liberty" The militants of the self -proclaimed "Donetsk People’s Republic" announced the control of checkpoints of the Ukrainian army at the entrance to the city of Krasny Liman. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the Novorossiya news agency controlled by the separatists, emphasizing that it does not have confirmation of this information from other sources.