On October 24, the Bazelevs company will release the comedy “Bitter!”, which tells about the attempt of a young couple from Gelendzhik to organize the wedding of their dreams. The film was shot in a pseudo-documentary style - everything that happens is allegedly recorded by a camera held by the groom's younger brother. According to the traditions of the genre, the film stars mostly unknown actors. The only face well known to film and television viewers is Sergei Svetlakov.

Former Israeli airborne officer and millionaire Nir Barkat became mayor of Jerusalem for the second time in a row, Business Week reports. According to voting results released on October 23, Barkat won 51.1 percent of the vote, his closest competitor Moshe Lion - 45.3 percent.

In Kazakhstan, the akim (head of administration) of the rural district of Kanatbai Turmagambetov beat a young woman because she photographed a fallen billboard with a portrait of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Our newspaper writes about this. The incident occurred in Zhangeldinsky district of Kostanay region.

On Wednesday, October 23, fans of the Vladikavkaz football club “Alania” had to be taken away in army trucks from an away match in Nazran. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to the club’s press service. “Alania” stated that the club’s fans were attacked by fans of the rival, the local “Angushta”. The clash allegedly escalated into a mass brawl, due to which Vladikavkaz fans had to be evacuated. A fragment of the video recording of the incident can be viewed here .

The Pushkin Museum-Reserve “Boldino” will come under federal control in 2015. Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky announced this on September 23 at a meeting with journalists, RIA Novosti reports . Already in 2014, the museum will be allocated 85 million rubles to complete the construction of a scientific and cultural center. Also in 2014, funding for the museum will be increased to 35 million rubles. In 2013 it amounted to 25 million, in 2011 and 2012 - about 15.

In the hiding places of the General Staff, counterintelligence became interested in Ukrainian generals Members of the Ukrainian Security Service. Photo: Alexander Techinsky / Kommersant The Security Service of Ukraine became interested in the activities of the top of the General Staff of the Republic's Armed Forces.

Google plans to teach the YouTube mobile application for the Android platform to run in the background. This was reported by Android Police. Screenshot of the Settings menu in YouTube for Android Image: Android Police Background mode will allow the user to listen to the audio track of a video when the YouTube application is running but “minimized” - for example, the home screen or another program is open. The innovation will allow you to use YouTube as a music player.

American economist and Nobel Prize winner Lawrence R. Klein has died at the age of 93, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, October 22. Klein, born in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 14, 1920, graduated from the University of Berkeley and then received a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1958, he became a teacher at the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked for several decades.

A resident of the American state of Washington, Steven Lloyd Sadler, who was previously detained in the case of the Silk Road online drug store, was an FBI informant. This was reported by The Smoking Gun with reference to an audio recording of testimony given by Sadler in court. As follows from the recording obtained by The Smoking Gun, Steven Sadler actively cooperated with the FBI and other agencies for two months.

Russia will agree to disclose information about deposits of US citizens in Russian banks. newspaper writes about this in its issue dated October 23 The Vedomosti , with reference to a draft agreement between the two states. However, the document makes no mention of the American law FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). The publication's sources linked Moscow's refusal to use references to US legislation in the agreement to political reasons.

The Greek Parliament has approved a bill that would block the far-right Golden Dawn party from accessing financial assistance from the budget, reports Agence France-Presse . On the evening of Tuesday, October 22, 235 of the 300 deputies of the Greek parliament voted for the bill.

Deputies from A Just Russia introduced a bill to the State Duma that would require the participation of the State Duma and the Federation Council in the development of federal state education standards (FSES). The authors of the document on the website of the lower house of parliament are Sergei Mironov and Viktor Shudegov.

Mexican boxer Francisco Leal died three days after a fight with compatriot Raul Irales. ESPN reports this. During the fight, 26-year-old Leal, who competed in the weight category up to 57.1 kilograms, missed several strong blows to the head. In the sixth and eighth rounds, the Mexican fell into the ring and the referee started counting the time, but the boxer got up. In the 10th round, Leal could not get up and the referee recorded the Mexican’s defeat by knockout.

A group involved in theft under the pretext of providing psychic services has been exposed in Moscow. This was reported on October 23 on the website of the city Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 11 suspects of involvement in the gang's activities were detained, including the alleged leaders. Searches were conducted at 15 addresses. A case was initiated under Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud).

The Federal Antimonopoly Service found the Fairy advertisement, which included an incorrect comparison with the AOS detergent, to be inappropriate. The decision was made on September 30 and published on the department’s website on October 22. The commercial compared Fairy to another detergent that was not named. The experiment in the video showed that one drop of Fairy repels grease stronger and faster than one drop of a second detergent.