Mikhail Gorbachev, ex-president of the USSR. Photo from the site of Colombian University The accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia in March 2014 was the right decision. This was stated by the first and last president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev in an interview with The Sunday Times. According to Gorbachev, he would have acted just like Russian President Vladimir Putin, if he was in a similar situation.

Pension certificate. Photo: Pensia-expert.ru An increase in the retirement age to 63-65 years for both men and women will be an important measure to reduce the shortage of labor resources in the market. This is stated in the materials of the Ministry of Economic Development to a meeting of the Presidential Presidential Presidential Presidium planned at May 25, Interfax reports .

Twenty years ago, on May 22, 1996, the scientist, human rights activist and publicist Kronid Arkadievich Lubarsky died (drowning, bathing in the ocean on the island of Bali). In 1972, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the Chronicle of Current Events. While in the Mordovian camp, in 1974 he made the idea to celebrate on October 30 as a political prison day. In 1994-1996, Lubarsky headed the Moscow Helsinki group.

The primaries of "United Russia". Photo: Er.ru In Primorye, more than 50 complaints were received on the actions of candidates of United Russia and their representatives. This was reported by the press service of the regional branch of the party. In the village of Plastun, Terney District, two dozen men broke into the accounting commission and tried to force the commission to work in favor of one of the candidates.

Nadezhda Savchenko to announce the sentence, 03/22/2016. Photo: @Evgenyfeldman Until the end of May, positive news is expected about the fate of Ukrainian citizens convicted in Russia Nadezhda Savchenko, Yuri Soloshenko and Gennady Afanasyev. This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Irina Gerashchenko on the air of the 112 Ukraine television channel. "Our humanitarian subgroup is doing a very great work to free hostages.

Ministry of Economic Development. Photo from the site www.greenpeace.org The return of the Russian economy to the previous growth rate of 5-7 percent per year is almost impossible, even if oil prices increase. This is stated in the materials of the Ministry of Economic Development prepared for the meeting of the Economic Council under the President, TASS reports .

Barack Obama. Shot CNN Russia is not interested in reducing nuclear weapons, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with the Japanese NHK television channel. The reason for the stagnation in the negotiations of Russia and the USA on the nuclear issue, Obama called the political crisis in Ukraine. Obama emphasized that in 2010 he managed to sign with Moscow a new agreement on reducing offensive weapons, which allowed to reduce the nuclear potential of both countries.

Emomali Rahmon. Frame of Channel One In Tajikistan, at a referendum to amend the Constitution of the country, 66.6 percent of the total number included in the list of voters voted. This was announced by the chairman of the Central Election Commission for the election and referendum Bakhtiir Scalerzoda, Interfax reports .

March "without fear" in Chisinau. Frame of the video broadcast In the Chisinau, the march participants in support of sexual minorities were evacuated after a group of aggressive Orthodox activists moved towards them. This was reported by the Moldavian edition of Newsmaker. The march "fără fică" ("without fear"), gathered about one and a half thousand participants, was accompanied by hundreds of police officers. At the same time, the Party of Socialists held "Family Day" in the city center.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansur. Photo from the site Skynews.com.au The leader of the Taliban movement, Mulla Akhtar Mansur, was killed as a result of the attack of an American drone, reports Reuters. The air strike was inflicted in the Afghan-Pakistani border on Friday night. The death of Mansur was confirmed by the representative of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Rauf. The US military command reported the liquidation of the leader of the Taliban.