Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky condemned the activists of the "God's Will" movement, who staged a pogrom at the exhibition in the Manege. “The Union of Russian Museums regards the actions of strange activists with hallucinogenic nicknames as a genuine manifestation of blasphemy, blasphemy and an insult to the faith,” Piotrovsky’s letter says.

Artist Artem Loskutov was summoned for interrogation in a case of falsifying signatures that were collected in Novosibirsk in support of candidates from the Democratic Coalition in the elections to the regional legislative assembly. According to Loskutov, his mother was also called in for questioning. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on falsification of signatures on August 13. The names of his defendants have not yet been announced.

Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's long-time press secretary, has rented the most expensive sailing yacht in the world during his honeymoon in Italy, according to anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny, who credits a "reliable source" with confirming this information. Peskov has denied the claim, saying he is spending his vacation in Sicily, not Sardinia, as Navalny states. This is the second scandal in roughly two weeks involving Peskov's extravagant tastes.

Photo: Mariano Mantel / Flickr (CC by-NC 2.0) Real estate agent Ksenia claims that she lived and worked at Moscow City for six months, leaving all the time outside the quarter of skyscrapers only once. She explains this approach by the fact that everything is in the city, and there is no need to get beyond its limits. Ksenia, who arrived in the capital from St.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that he does not rent a yacht in Italy. According to him, he spends his holidays in Sicily, where he rents a hotel. “Yes, yes, Peskov is in Sicily, and the previous guest simply forgot the bathrobe with the emblem of the yacht that his stepdaughter put on,” said Alexei Navalny, head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation.

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan awarded compensation of 150,000 rubles to a victim of torture in the Dalniy police station. The name of the plaintiff is not called. On June 23, the court ruled on the first lawsuit in the case of torture at the police station. Oscar Krylov, whom law enforcement officers raped in the department with a bottle, received 80 thousand rubles , although he demanded 750 thousand.

Corporate horrors of the IT industry in Amazon and Konami Illustration: NBBJ In mid-August, stories appeared in the American press about the working situation in two large IT companies-the Amazon online store and the famous Japanese game studio Konami. To become the best in Amazon, you need to spread the ideas of colleagues to the fluff, adhere to prohibitively high standards, knock on each other and be prepared that you will never be praised.

They’ve all ‘accidentally’ written books for a Russian nationalist publisher. Photo: Shaun Walker / Twitter In February 2015, the Algorithm publishing house launched a book by Guardian journalist Luke Harding called “No One But Putin.” In August, it emerged that the British author had, in reality, nothing to do with the book. Algorithm’s “Putin Project” series already encompasses 24 books, and Harding’s “contribution” is far from the only one with such a dubious pedigree.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "external control" was introduced in Ukraine. He criticized the leadership of this country for appointing foreign citizens to the government and regional authorities.

In Nizhny Novgorod, an employee of the Flamingo cafe was detained for insulting the sister of Natalia Vodianova. As stated in the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the suspect did not appear for interrogation on the call of the investigator, so he was forcibly taken. Soon he will choose a measure of restraint. Investigators continue to carry out investigative actions aimed at collecting evidence.

The explosion in central Bangkok killed 27 people and injured at least 80. A mined motorcycle exploded in the Chidlom area at the entrance to the Hindu temple of Brahma, which is also popular among local Buddhists. According to local authorities, another bomb was found inside the temple. She was successfully defused. Responsibility for the explosion in the center of Bangkok has not yet been claimed by any of the extremist organizations.

Bloomberg spoke about the trader who successfully sells Greek shares Photo: Alexandros Michailidis / Demotix / Corbis / Vida Press Of the 35 funds that are focused on Greek exchanges, only one in 2015 showed a profit. This is Metlife Alico M & S Domestic Equity. They are controlled by Vasileos Antoniadis, a trader with 20 years of experience. Bloomberg talks about his strategy and about what you should not invest during the crisis. To begin with, a little statistics.

The head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, will leave his post. This is reported by Gazeta.ru and the Dozhd TV channel , citing their sources. Officially, this information was not confirmed by Russian Railways. The media do not name the date of Yakunin's resignation. Yakunin's successor will be chosen in the near future, Gazeta.ru reports.

Continuation: Peskov responded to the charge of renting the most expensive yacht Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov spends a honeymoon on the most expensive sailing yacht in the world. This was reported with reference to the "reliable source" by the Fund for the fight against corruption of Alexei Navalny.

Police in the Russian Republic of Komi have launched an investigation against an online contest called " Selfies with Corpses ," where participants are promised monetary prizes for photographs of themselves standing beside deceased relatives.