Supporters of the deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Vitaly Milonov attacked the lawyer of the Agora association Vitaly Cherkasov near the Lomonosovsky District Court of St. Petersburg. On November 25, the court considered the case on the legality of the detention of gay activist Kirill Kalugin, who, on the Day of the Airborne Forces on August 2, 2014, tried to hold a solo picket on Palace Square.

Boris Dobrodeev, general director of VKontakte, promised to do everything so that the new anti-piracy law, signed on November 25 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, "does not affect users" of the social network. “Certainly, we do not see anything good in the adoption of this law either for ourselves or for the industry. We consider a number of formulations to be unreasonably harsh,” Dobrodeev said.

Shot: Universal Pictures / YouTube The Universal Pictures Film company released the first trailer for the Jurassic World, continuation of the Jurassic Park. The video tells about the genetically modified, “smart” dinosaur, which brings problems to the thematic park. The hero of Chris Pratt will fight him. The producer of the film was Stephen Spielberg, and the director was Colin Trevorrow. The tape will be released in June 2015. Universal Pictures Jurassic World - Official Trailer (HD)

The National Literary Prize "Big Book" for 2014 was awarded to Zakhar Prilepin for his novel "Abode" about the Solovetsky camp of the 1920s. The second place by the decision of the jury went to Vladimir Sorokin ("Telluria"), the third - to Vladimir Sharov ("Return to Egypt"). The prize for his contribution to literature was awarded to Leonid Zorin. On November 24, the results of the reader's vote of the "Big Book" were summed up.

Apple has set a new all-time record for company value. Its market capitalization increased to $701 billion. At the auction in New York on November 25, the price of one share of Apple rose by 0.8% and reached $119.59. The second place in the list of the most expensive companies in the world is occupied by Exxon Mobil - its capitalization is $405 billion. Apple's current-quarter revenue is projected to be between $63.5 billion and $66.5 billion, up from $57.6 billion in October-December 2013.

How "ku-klux-klan" quarreled with "anonymus" Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty images On August 9, 2014, the white policeman Darren Wilson shot the 18-year-old African American Michael Brown in Ferguson. For several days, the city turned into a war zone between black residents of the city, shocked murder, and the police. Wilson on November 25 was actually acquitted; This decision provoked new protests and mass riots.

In Samara, the concert of the Brutto group, the new group of the former soloist of the Lyapis Trubetskoy group Sergey Mikhalok, has been canceled. According to Brutto producer Anton Azizbekyan, the reason for this decision was pressure from "pro-government activists". “In order not to set up either the organizers or the venue, we decided to cancel the concert,” Azizbekyan explained. Brutto's performance in Samara, as indicated on the band's website, was planned for December 12th.

Galina Yuzefovich-about why it is difficult to write non-fiction in Russia Photo: Pavel Smertin / Kommersant November is a month when Russia talk about non-fiction. Just in Moscow, the Enlightener Award has been awarded, and a few days later the largest scientific and journalism fair in Non/Fiction will open. At the request of Medusa, the literary critic Galina Yuzefovich tried to find out why high-quality non-fiction in Russia is still a rarity.

Crimeans have been trying for weeks to exchange Ukrainian documents for Russian: photo report Deutsche Welle Photo: Julia Vishnevetskaya / Deutsche Welle By the end of the year, residents of Crimea must exchange Ukrainian documents for Russian. Because of this, in Simferopol there were queues to many state institutions. People stand in lines to change their passport, and for weeks they are waiting for documents about the right to property.

In Verona, they plan to build a 33-story cemetery that can accommodate 24,000 graves. The project, prepared by Cielo Infinito, has already received prior approval from the Verona City Council. If the project is implemented, the 33-story cemetery will become the tallest building in Verona. However, local authorities assure that the high-rise cemetery will not disturb the panorama of the city, as it will be built behind the ring road.

Frame: nikesh shukla / youtube The writer Nikesh Shukla and the artist Nick Hearne decided to launch a chopping ram to the stratosphere in order to advertise the new book of Shukla “MEATSPACE” (“Real World”; consists of the words “Meat” - meat and “Space” - space). A piece of meat in a London restaurant was planted on a fork attached to the video camera, then they were taken to the start site and attached to a ball filled with helium.

Pope Francis, in his speech at the European Parliament, stated the crisis that Europe is facing. According to the pontiff, other countries are increasingly indifferent to the "old and haggard" Europe, which ceases to be the main character in the world. Among the main problems of the continent, Francis named youth unemployment, the cult of consumption and the influx of immigrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Police detained 61 participants in the riots that began in the suburbs of St. Louis after the jury acquitted a police officer who shot an African American in the city of Ferguson. During the riots on the night of November 25 in Ferguson, at least 12 buildings were set on fire, dozens of cars were overturned, and many shops were looted. To disperse the rioters, the police had to use tear gas and stun grenades.

Photo: Sergey Samoylov Life / Wikisklad A neurosurgeon Alexei Kashcheev published a screenshot of correspondence with a girl who called the representative of the Lifenews television channel. She asked the doctor for the reward to inform her of the first about the death of director Eldar Ryazanov, who, according to her, lies in the intensive care unit of the Burdenko neurosurgery. Post by Alexey Kascheev . Some users doubted whether such an employee of Lifenews exists in reality.

The Confederation of Labor of Russia, which unites more than 20 all-Russian and interregional trade unions, demanded an end to the mass layoffs of medical workers in Moscow, the cancellation of decisions already made on dismissal, and also to prevent similar cuts in the regions. “The all-Russian campaign against the collapse of domestic healthcare, the events scheduled for November 29-30, including rallies in Moscow, St.