"Medusa" studied the main claims of the Federal Air Transport Agency to the Dutch report on Boeing Photo: Maxim Blinov / RIA Novosti / Scanpix The Russian authorities criticized the report of the Netherlands Security Council on the investigation of the Boeing MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine. The work of Dutch experts in the Federal Air Transport Agency was called illogical, biased and inconsistent. They were also directly accused of forgery of the main evidence.

The Board of Directors of NTV will hold a meeting on October 21, at which it will consider the resignation of the general director of the TV channel Vladimir Kulistikov and the appointment of Alexei Zemsky, deputy general director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, to his post. The press service of Gazprom-Media told TASS that Zemsky is the only candidate. The upcoming resignation of Vladimir Kulistikov became known back in July 2015.

The Krasnodar regional court released from punishment the inventor Dmitry Lopatin, who received a suspended sentence for the purchase of a solvent necessary for the manufacture of solar panels. Lopatin's criminal record was expelled by a court decision. The prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Territory addressed with a request to release the inventor from punishment. Having studied the criminal case of Lopatin, she came to the conclusion that the convict no longer poses a public danger.

Photo: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute On October 14, the Cassini interplanetary station flew 1839 kilometers from the Entezelad - the Saturn ice satellite. She photographed and handed the photographs of the north pole of the celestial body to the ground. Scientists expected this region to be dotted with craters. But the photographs also turned out to be a network of thin crevices, passing along the surface and dissecting craters.

The State Duma rejected a bill providing for the mandatory performance of the national anthem of the Russian Federation on the day of the beginning of each school week in Russian schools. The bill on the weekly performance of the national anthem in schools was introduced by LDPR deputy Maxim Shingarkin. The explanatory note to this document spoke of the special importance of patriotic education.

Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, denied the allegations that the unmanned aerial vehicle shot down on the border between Turkey and Syria belongs to Russia. “I declare with absolute responsibility that all our drones are located either in the areas of missions or at the air base,” Kartapolov said. “But whose it is, this downed drone, or guess, or find out for yourself,” suggested Kartapolov.

The Department of Culture of Moscow blocked access to the city publications The Village and Afisha-City. This was reported to the Dozhd TV channel by one of the employees of the department. He showed screenshots, from which it follows that the MGTS provider classifies The Village and Afisha-Gorod as Bad Habits. Information about the blocking of "Rain" was confirmed by the press service of MGTS.

Shot: Atelierul Sergiu Prodan / YouTube In Moldova, they shot a clip for the song of Queen “The Show Must Go on”. Farmers sing the song itself, and they do it almost without musical accompaniment. Atelierul Sergiu Prodan Go on. Fruits from Moldova. The creator of this video in July released another video that encourages Moldavan to support the local manufacturer. Atelierul Sergiu Prodan Fructe Din Moldova.

The new owner of the Russian Forbes, Alexander Fedotov, said that now the magazine is "too politicized." “We will try to write about what is interesting to our readers. I am sure that they are less interested in politics, ”said the businessman in an interview with RBC. According to Fedotov, Forbes readers are also not interested in the salaries of Russian officials and state managers. “I can’t say that Forbes won’t write about it - it will depend heavily on the specific story and context.

The State Duma agreed to the execution of the court decision on the arrest of deputy Ilya Ponomarev, the defendant in the case of embezzlement of the Skolkovo Foundation. 417 deputies voted for the arrest of the deputy, three voted against. Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Vladimir Malinovsky made a report on the case in parliament. Ponomarev's lawyer Maria Bast said that the deputy asked the State Duma to allow her to present his position at the meeting.

In Moscow, a monument to actor Yevgeny Leonov was stolen in the image of Associate Professor from the film "Gentlemen of Fortune". This was announced by the head of the press service of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow, Andrey Galiakberov. The monument was erected on Mosfilmovskaya street. According to the statement about the theft of the monument, a criminal case was initiated. The police estimated the damage caused at about 160 thousand rubles.

In the constellation Swan found something very strange Photo: Arxiv In mid -October, several large media at once wrote that the observatory Kepler discovered in 1480 light years from the sun something similar to the creation of a highly developed extraterrestrial civilization, namely the hypothetical sphere of Dyson . In reality, there is no talk of contact with an alien mind, but what actually causes an abnormal glow of the star KIC 8462852 is not clear to the end.

The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said that the drone shot down on the Syrian border is a Russian-made Orlan-10 device. This was reported by the Turkish newspaper Milliyet. The statement of the Turkish military was also distributed by the Haberturk TV channel. Reuters previously reported , citing an unnamed US official, that the drone shot down on Turkey's border with Syria belongs to Russia.

Five gifs about how Saudi Arabia displaces Urals from the market Photo: Denis Defreyne / Flickr (CC by 2.0) In October, it became known that Saudi Arabia began to increase oil supplies to Europe at low prices, which is why many plants began to refuse to purchase raw materials in Russia. In fact, Saudi Arabia pushes Russia from its main market, which can additionally hit the country's economy, and so experiencing not the best times.

Leading figures in St. Petersburg's theater culture have decided to create an alliance to combat unfriendly bureaucrats, Cossacks, and "Russian Orthodox activists" opposed to creative freedom, according to a report by the news agency Rosbalt . The alliance was created at a meeting attended by the leaders of St. Petersburg's theaters, and by prominent members of the city's ballet, film, and visual arts scenes.