Sultan Suleimanov - about the history of the most famous public "VKontakte" The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg ordered to block access to the MDK community (six million subscribers) on the VKontakte social network. The decision was made due to publications that incite hatred on the grounds of religious and nationality. The resolution will still be appealed, and even if it comes into force, MDK administrators will probably try to find ways of bypass.

Photo: Mario Ruiz / EPA / Leta The desert of the attack located on the territory of Chile is one of the most arid places on the ground. But this year, an unusually many rains fell on its territory; Some regions received a seven -year rainfall in 12 hours. As a result, a mallow grew up in the desert, painting it in pink.

Two scenarios for early elections in Syria Presidential election in Damascus June 3, 2014 Photo: Omar Sanadiki / Reuters / Scanpix Since September 30, Russia has been conducting airstrikes against targets inside Syria. Moscow insists that its attacks are against ISIL strongholds, though Western governments and independent groups argue that Russian warplanes are in fact bombing rebel groups engaged in fighting against Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

The Gazprom Concern took 43rd place in the annual ranking of the largest energy companies in the world, compiled by the Platts agency. During the year, the Russian gas monopoly lost 39 positions - in 2014 it was ranked fourth in the list. The agency notes that the position of "Gazprom" was affected by "the collapse of the ruble, which caused huge losses in the exchange rate." Rosneft in the new rating was in 10th place, having lost four positions over the year.

A Danish F-16 fighter jet crashed into the North Sea. The pilot managed to eject. He was later picked up by a Danish Air Force helicopter. The pilot received minor injuries. The incident occurred at 16:30 Moscow time near Ryomyo Island. The reasons for the crash are not known. As the commander of the military base, Anders Rex, said, for now the main thing is that the pilot is alive. Denmark is now choosing which aircraft to buy to replace the aging F-16.

The Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art has decided to terminate the lease agreement with the Marat Gelman Gallery. According to Gelman, the gallery should leave Winzavod by November 5th. Gelman received a letter of termination of the contract two days after an auction was held in his gallery in support of the convicts in the Bolotnaya case. The auction took place on 18 October.

What you need to know so that investments in American promotions bring income Tens of thousands of shares apply to world markets. Which ones are suitable for investment, and which do not deserve attention? It is clear that there is no single recipe (otherwise everyone would be very rich), but there are certain rules and scenarios that often work. Together with the investment company, Frid of Finance, Medusa talks about the demonstrative situations faced by investors. Attention!

The European Parliament voted to abolish the principle of net neutrality. This means that now providers will be able to provide some services with wider data channels than others. Supporters of the law argue that this will allow giving faster data transfer rates to those who need it more than others: for example, unmanned vehicles and robots in operating rooms. Opponents insist that the document is too vague about "special services" that may receive preferences.

Shot: World View / YouTube The private American company World View tested the capsule model, which is planned to be used for tourist flights to the stratosphere. For test launch, a prototype was built on a scale of 1:10. He was parachuted at a height of 30624 meters, after which a successful landing was performed.

The Ukrainian State Film Agency has banned the screening of the Russian TV series Brigada and seven other films and series in the country. These included "The Village", "Dragon Syndrome", "Streets of Broken Lanterns 5" and "Piranha Hunting".

Screenshot: Tom Wainwright account on Twitter The British magazine The Economist received a letter from an elderly couple, in which she asked what Milf was. The Netherland-Italian couple read this abbreviation in the magazine’s issue and was surprised: despite their “significant” experience in sexual relations, not one of them knew such a term.

Ilya Yashin, the deputy chairman of the opposition party Parnas, announced today that an anti-extremism task force in the Russian Interior Ministry is investigating one of his tweets from July 2015. Yashin is suspected of inciting "social discord" by writing that the "best memorial to Boris [Nemtsov] would be regime change." Yashin wrote on Facebook today that he received a call from someone identifying himself as a member of the police's anti-extremism unit.

Whether the metropolitan developers will be able to survive the crisis. Reporting Ilya Zheguleva Photo: Page "Residential Complex Art - the largest in the world" Facebook Last week in Krasnogorsk (Moscow Region), entrepreneur Amiran Georgadze shot four people, including the vice mayor of Krasnogorsk and the head of local electric networks.

Photographer Sergey Stroyelev drove with refugees from Turkey to Germany Photo: Sergey Stroyelev In 2015, hundreds of thousands of migrants went through the Mediterranean Sea to the European Union. Most go to Germany: as expected, by the end of the year, Germany will accept at least a million refugees.

The World Health Organization has included processed meats (eg sausages, ham, canned goods) on its list of foods that “definitely” increase the risk of cancer. And red meat is on the list of foods that “probably” increase this risk. WHO is an extremely authoritative organization, so their message became one of the main news for the world's largest publications. Everyone panicked and the markets reacted immediately. This meat is high in myoglobin protein.