Sergey Naryshkin. Photo: Er.ru President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of the foreign intelligence service in Moscow and introduced it to the team of the new leader Sergei Naryshkin. This was reported by the Kremlin press service. From today, the former State Duma speaker has begun work as the director of the special services. “Dear colleagues, today I officially present you the new director of the service - Sergey Evgenievich Naryshkin,” Putin said.

Photo: BOHDAN Holomíček 80 years ago, on October 5, 1936, Vaclav Gavel, Czech playwright, dissident and politician, President of Czechoslovakia in 1989-1992 was born. and the president of the Czech Republic in 1993-2003. He began dissident activities in 1975 by the publication of an open letter to the leader of the Czechoslovak communists Gustav Gusaku. He was one of the authors of the manifesto of human rights "Charter 77". Gavel was repeatedly arrested and was imprisoned.

Anton Nosik in the Presnensky court of Moscow. Photo: Grani.ru Media manager and blogger Anton Nosik, sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles according to an “extremist” article, said that the judge was guided by the wrong version of the Criminal Code when sentencing. The nose wrote about this in his living magazine.

Olga Vasilieva with schoolchildren. Photo: Minobrnauki.rf The study of the foundations of religion in schools will improve, and the number of hours is supposed to increase. This was stated by the Minister of Education and Science Olga Vasilieva in an interview with the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. “This item, like many others, passes a very long life. I think that this will be discussed, will probably increase, move on. I am sure that the textbooks will improve,” Vasilieva said.

Boris Stomakhin in court, 04/20/2015. Photo: Yuri Timofeev/Grani.ru The IK-10 administration in the Perm Territory deprived the publicist Boris Stomakhin's dates and programs. This was announced on his Facebook page by the Yekaterinburg civilian activist Gleb Eddelev. On Tuesday, the Moscow oppositionists Vera Lavreshina and Felix Swedovsky arrived on a date to Stomakhin. They brought the publicist a 20-kilogram gear.

Artem Savelov, Ilya Gushchin and lawyer Maria Kurakin. Photo from Facebook by Ilya Gushchina The Supreme Court recognized the arrest and maintenance of the defendants in the marshmand of Ilya Gushchi and Artem Saveelov illegal. According to TASS, the basis was the decision of the European Court of Human Rights. "The decision of the Basmanny District Court of August 9, 2012 and cancel all subsequent court decisions," the judge announced the decision.

Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo Reduce the number of American troops in Europe. Cancel the Magnitsky law. Cancel sanctions. To compensate Russia for damage from these sanctions. Well, a cherry on the cake: "Losses from the introduction of forced counter -sanctions" would also have to be compensated. This is all wrap, and then, as stated in the presidential bill "On the suspension ... actions of the agreement ...

Central Passing Uralvagonzavod. Photo: Wikipedia Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin asked Vladimir Putin to change the head of the Uralvagonzavod Oleg Sienko and transfer the enterprise of Rostec Corporation. As the Vedomosti writes , referring to their own sources, the letter with the proposal was sent to the president in September.

Russian soldiers in Syria. Source: NV.UA The Commission of the Government on Forever Activities approved the draft amendments, which will allow the Ministry of Defense to conclude contracts on military service for a period of six months to one year. This was reported on the government website. Now the STR, which is preparing for demobilization, or an employee of the reserve can conclude a contract from the Ministry of Defense for a period of two years.

Dmitry Peskov and Vladimir Medinsky. Photo: cosmo.ru The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, in his statements about 28 Panfilovtsy, defended the historical truth. This was stated by Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta. "The Minister of Culture is perfectly speaks of the Russian language, which is very multifaceted.

On the polling station. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru In Samara, a member of the precinct election commission No. 2902 with a decisive vote, Natalya Baranova wrote a confession to the prosecutor's office about participating in the falsification of the September 18. This was reported by the news agency "Free News". Baranova said that she signed empty protocols of voting results, which were then sent to the territorial election commission.

Evgeny Petrin. Photo: bbc.com The Supreme Court confirmed the verdict to the former FSB officer and ex-employee of the department of external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church Evgeny Petrin, convicted of the “spy” case by 12 years of maximum regime. This was announced on his FB page by lawyer Ivan Pavlov, who, together with a colleague for "team 29" Evgeny Smirnov, is represented by Petrin's interests.

Donald Trump. Photo: Donaldjtrump.com Moscow violated the agreements on a ceasefire in Syria, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party Donald Trump said. As Reuters reports , he stated this, speaking in Arizona. “Russia has failed a deal. Now they shoot, they are bombing, and all that,” Trump said.

Anton Nosik after the announcement of the sentence. Photo: Grani.ru Media manager and blogger Anton Nosik, sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (excitement of hatred or enmity), initiates the collection of signatures for its cancellation. He reported this on his blog.

Medications Photo: Grani.ru The government intends to significantly reduce prices for expensive vital drugs. According to RBC, referring to its own sources, officials of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Federal Antimonopoly Service have already begun negotiations with the largest pharmaceutical companies.