Identity documents can become a propaganda tool, a State Duma deputy from the LDPR is sure. He proposed supplementing passport forms with information about Russia—the anthem and illustrations on historical topics. However, true patriotism is cultivated using completely different methods, radio news interlocutors comment. Photo: Petr Kassin, Kommersant / buy photo Russian passports can be turned into guides to the country.

On Tverskaya Street, due to a cable fire in a collector, no evacuation of people from nearby houses was carried out. “The evacuation of residents was not carried out,” reports M24.ru with reference to the press service of the capital’s department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The area of ​​the fire, according to the department, is 300 square meters. m. The entrance to the Tverskaya station, located from the Armenia store, is closed. However, no smoke was reported at metro stations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the United States, by including singer Grigory Leps in the sanctions list of the Ministry of Finance, violated the principle of the presumption of innocence. “The Russian Foreign Ministry firmly believes that the question of whether Russian citizens are guilty of something or not should be resolved in our country within the framework of the Russian judicial and legal system.

The Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine appealed to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia with a request to comment on the use of additional measures to guarantee delivery when moving goods by carriers at the border.

Yesterday, in anticipation of the announcement of the results of a two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, the world's leading indices renewed their historical highs Yesterday, in anticipation of the announcement of the results of a two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, the world's leading indices updated their historical or multi-year highs.

A 1.1 percent decline in investment in fixed assets in the third quarter compared to the second quarter of 2013, taking into account seasonality. The corresponding assessment, indicating a continuing contraction in investment demand, is contained in the Ministry of Economy’s monitoring for the nine months of this year published yesterday. However, in September the fall in investment slowed to 0.6% compared to 1.8% in August.

OJSC Salavatsteklo approved the provision of property as collateral to secure loan obligations of the subsidiary Saratovstroysteklo. The Saratov company will open a credit line for 1 billion rubles. OJSC Saratovstroysteklo will open a revolving credit line with Sberbank to finance current activities in the amount of 1 billion rubles. The loan term is 18 months, the interest rate is fixed at 8.4% per annum. Fee for early loan repayment - 0.01%.

In Usman, Lipetsk region, the first stage of modernized treatment facilities was launched, the press service of the regional administration reports. RUB 140 million were invested in the reconstruction, which began in 2008. (90% from regional and 10% from district budgets). The updated treatment facilities include anaerobic, aerobic and settling zones.

This week marked the 95th anniversary of the Komsomol. Writer Sergei Shargunov reflects on the fate of this organization in the context of the national mentality. Photo: Vasily Shaposhnikov, Kommersant / buy photo The anniversary of the Komsomol has passed. I have a strange relationship with this organization. My father was expelled from the Komsomol, and at the same time from the university - for an anti-Soviet poem in a wall newspaper. Mom didn’t join the Komsomol in principle.

The American company Visa Inc., operator of the world's largest payment system, reduced its net profit in the fourth quarter of the 2013 financial year due to the fact that it received one-time income a year ago. According to a company press release, net income in July-September amounted to $1.19 billion, or $1.85 per Class A share, compared to $1.66 billion, or $2.47 per share, for the same period a year. previously.

The deputy head of the Nizhny Novgorod police department was dismissed for escaping prisoners Yesterday, the President of Russia dismissed from his post the Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region - Chief of Police Viktor Tsyganov. Let us remind you that the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to fire him after the July escape of dangerous repeat offenders from a paddy wagon.

Mykola Azarov believes that Ukraine will turn from a gas importer into an exporter Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft production sharing agreement with Chevron for the Olesko gas area.

Yesterday at a meeting of the Voronezh City Duma, deputies approved three new appointments in the Voronezh City Hall. Sergei Kurilo will again hold the position of first deputy head of the city administration for strategic planning, economics and finance. Elena Muromtseva was approved as the head of the financial and budgetary policy department, and Natalya Makhortova - as the head of the property and land relations department of the mayor's office. The candidacies of Mr. Kurilo and Ms.

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal admitted to using illegal drugs, cyclingnews.com reports. “Cycling is my life and has been since I can remember. I love and live this sport, but more than ten years ago I chose the wrong path. And although these mistakes happened more than ten years ago and did not last long, it does not change the fact that I made them and lived with them. It’s a pity that I didn’t admit them until now,” Hesjedahl said.

His friend Ivi, who suffered from the actions of hockey player Semyon Varlamov, stated that this is not the first time that an athlete used physical force against her and she demands a prison sentence for him. “Evie claims that this was not the first time Varlamov used physical force against her. But this time her patience ran out. She just told me to put him behind bars,” CBS quoted the victim’s lawyer Robert Abrams as saying.