Dynamo head coach resigned The first high-profile coaching resignation occurred in the Russian football Premier League. Dynamo management decided to fire Sergei Silkin. The specialist’s resignation took place the day after an extremely painful – 0:4 – defeat in the Moscow derby from Spartak. The resignation of Sergei Silkin cannot be called unexpected.

Physiology 1K 1 min. ... Anthropologists from New York University, who studied the life of the primitive Hadza tribe living in northern Tanzania, refuted the fundamental theory of nutrition that a sedentary lifestyle is to blame for obesity. “It turns out that hunters in the jungle burn the same number of calories per day as office clerks,” says expedition leader Professor Hermann Pontzer. “At the same time, the metabolic rate of us and primitive people is almost the same.

From early morning until late evening, officials, justifying people's aspirations, are busy solving important government problems. Even during short breaks, they never cease to quench their thirst for power, meeting and conferring with a cup of tea or coffee in their hands. “Vlast” decided to dedicate photo pages to this ritual. Chairman of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov (left) and President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh.

Details 259 1 min. ... Team USA has had 1,707 different athletes compete in the last three Olympic Games. Washington Post journalists found out at what age the Americans joined the team, and Ogonyok compared these age indicators with the indicators of the Russian national team in 2012.

PLUS-MINUS 182 1 min. ... A sociological study conducted by the Spanish division of the Dutch HR company Randstad has destroyed the widespread idea in many European countries of the Spaniards as people who are ready to do anything rather than work. As follows from the results of the study, a significant portion of Spaniards are real workaholics who find it difficult to forget about work even on vacation.

Bailiffs will publish photographs of defaulters in the press, as well as place them on street advertising structures. Roskomnadzor approved the FSSP initiative, but lawyers consider such measures to be a violation of the constitutional rights of citizens. Debtors are recognized by sight. Roskomnadzor allowed bailiffs to publish photographs of defaulters. Now their portraits can appear in the press and on city billboards. First of all, this will affect those who are hiding from paying alimony.

This week the singer Madonna will perform in Russia. Concerts in support of her album "MDNA" will be held on August 7 at the Moscow Olimpiysky sports complex and on August 9 at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex The column is hosted by Maria Mazalova and Maria Semendyaeva The level of Madonna's tour became clear back in February, when the singer performed at halftime of the US Super Bowl final.

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Anatoly Mogilev and representatives of 13 parties signed a Memorandum on fair and transparent elections. According to the press service of the Council of Ministers of Crimea, the initiator of the signing of the Memorandum was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Anatoly Mogilev. The purpose of signing the document is to create conditions for holding fair, democratic and transparent elections of people's deputies of Ukraine in Crimea.

Game Over Andrey Orlov (Orlusha) Chapter 12 Goodwill Games I've already settled down in London, I'll pass Geography with an A. Get used to local customs Very easy, I was surprised To myself, when on the second day I was already turning my head First to the right if necessary I should run across Regent Street. And by the way, there’s no need to laugh here: The cars are rushing together here, Like a stormy mountain river, At the same time, they are driving in the oncoming direction.

Yulia Larina - about the new general director of the St. Petersburg TV channel The son of Mikhail Boyarsky, Sergei, who had no previous connection with television, headed the St. Petersburg TV channel.

Billions of savings could go to support government programs The Ministry of Finance has figured out how to expand the investment declaration for pension fund managers. This money will make it possible to invest in shares of first-class borrowers not included in the top-level quotation list, carry out repo transactions on them, and also finance state-owned companies and state corporations with these funds. Until now, such structures have not laid claim to the funds of future retirees.

Venezuela joined the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR). Now the oldest integration organization in the region is facing a crisis. This is due to Brazil’s geopolitical ambitions and protectionist wars between the bloc’s key participants.

The Russian Interior Ministry said it did not disseminate any messages about Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad via Twitter. Earlier on August 6, a message appeared on the social network in which, allegedly on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev and with reference to Russian diplomats, the death of the Syrian President was reported.

Russian discus thrower Daria Pishchalnikova threw her sports apparatus 67.56 m and became the second Olympic medalist

The largest Russian air carrier Aeroflot OJSC will stop flights to Syria as of August 6, where the civil conflict has been ongoing for the second year. An Aeroflot representative explained this for commercial reasons, since this route was not popular. At the end of July, a source familiar with the situation said that the airline’s flights from the Syrian capital Damascus to Moscow were overcrowded, and return flights were almost empty.