How the sinking of the Lusitania forced the United States to enter World War I On May 7, 1915, the British superliner Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 off the coast of Ireland. This tragedy played a much larger role in history than the sinking of the Titanic, but its centenary, oddly enough, was missed. The death of the Lusitania was the reason for the entry into the First World War by the United States, which until then had only been cutting off coupons from the war.

The Dmitrovsky City Court of Moscow decided to add the address of a website that offered information on how to properly give a bribe to the list of prohibited resources, the press service of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office reported .

Not only United Russia, but also other parties intend to nominate members of the ONF to the State Duma, Kommersant reports. There will be no formalized support for candidates, as well as decisions by the collegial bodies of the ONF. General Director of the Institute of Priority Regional Projects Nikolai Mironov discussed the topic with Kommersant FM host Oksana Barykina. Photo: Viktor Korotaev, Kommersant / buy photo — What do you think this fact says?

President Vladimir Putin signed a new edition of the maritime doctrine. The document states that plans to advance NATO military infrastructure to the borders of the Russian Federation are unacceptable. The amendments are fully consistent with the current geopolitical situation, experts say. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo NATO's advance towards Russia's borders is unacceptable. This is stated in the new edition of the maritime doctrine.

Sergey Kogogin, General Director of the KAMAZ group of companies, was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motovilikha Plants PJSC, according to the company’s materials. Mr. Kogogin was first elected to this position in June last year. At the same time, former first deputy general director of KAMAZ, Yuri Klochkov, was appointed general director of the machine holding. It is worth noting that Sergei Kogogin is also the head of the RT-Auto division of the Rostec state corporation.

RANEPA assessed the contribution of maternity capital to housing provision Regional differences in housing prices significantly distort the significance of the maternity capital program to support fertility and improve the living conditions of families with children, according to a study by the Russian Academy of National Economy (RANEPA). Using it to pay for housing in full, based on real estate prices, is only possible in rural areas.

The Tatarstan branch of the Rodina party has put forward a list of candidates for elections to the Kazan City Duma. The party list was headed by the head of the department, director of JSC IC IDGC Ayrat Khanipov.

Bioengineering 821 1 min. ... Employees of Harvard Medical School (USA) promise a revolution in the treatment of open wounds. They presented a biogel, which, when applied to a wound, acquires the properties of elastic tissue. Under the influence of ultraviolet light, cysteine, one of the amino acids, evaporates from the gel. And the remaining ones form strong and flexible bonds with each other, forming a film over the damaged area that “imitates” skin.

The State Public Institution “Traffic Organization Center” (TsODD) refutes information that stopping and parking may be prohibited on 290 streets of Moscow. “Based on the results of monitoring and transport planning, the commissions at the prefectures of administrative districts are discussing changes in traffic management schemes and parking space.

Acting President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov does not approve of the release of T-shirts with his image printed on them.

The column is run by the Kommersant Information Center The most mentioned events of the reporting week included four tragic incidents: major road accidents in three Russian regions, which killed 21 people and injured more than 80, the death of former State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev, a terrorist attack in Turkey and the anniversary of the crash of a Malaysian Boeing 777 in the Donetsk region .

The retailer wants to open its own supermarkets Amazon may open its own physical stores where users can pick up previously ordered items. The first such store may appear in the town of Sunnyvale, California. Photo: Hannibal/Files, Reuters American online retailer Amazon may acquire physical stores, writes the Silicon Valley Business Journal, citing its own source.

Why programmers thrive in Belarus.

You can’t order your brain, says Natalya Radulova "What are you thinking about?" - I ask a man this question not to hear: “About you and me, dear,” but to have fun. I know that a man staring at one point is not thinking about what will make our relationship deeper and closer. He is thinking about something important. For example: “You know, I’m wondering what will happen if after death my body is sent into orbit. Will I decompose, and if so, at what speed?” Isn't it funny?

Employees of the bailiff department for Kizel and Aleksandrovsk of the Federal Bailiff Service for the Perm Territory seized the property of Aleksandrovsky Machine-Building Plant OJSC. According to the press service of the Federal Bailiff Service, the basis for this was a writ of execution from the Sverdlovsk Court of Perm.