A court in France rejected the claim of the former shareholders of Yukos in the case of the construction of an Orthodox center in Paris. The lawyer Andrea Pinna told TASS about this. The verdict was handed down, he said, on April 28. According to the court decision, the plaintiffs will have to pay 20,000 euros to the Russian Federation and 10,000 euros to Bouygues, which is responsible for the construction of the center.

Why virtual reality even in the most primitive performance is very cool “Real” virtual reality glasses - Oculus Rift and HTC Vive - are just a month as open, but now it is clear that they (and similar devices from other manufacturers) will be the main objects of attention in the next couple of years. Whether they will conquer the mass market is not yet clear, but the developers will do everything possible - from reducing prices to the release of more and more advanced games.

Football club "Zenit" from St. Petersburg defeated Moscow CSKA with a score of 4:1 in the final of the Cup of Russia. The match was held in Kazan. As part of Zenit, Alexander Kokorin and Artur Yusupov distinguished themselves, as well as Hulk, who converted a penalty twice. Aaron Olanare scored a goal for CSKA. In the first half of the match, Olanare was injured and did not take the field again. In the 63rd minute, CSKA was left with ten men after the removal of Vasily Berezutsky.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump told a radio station in Indiana that at "a certain point" the US will be forced to shoot down Russian fighters flying dangerously close to American ships and planes. Trump's comment focused on an April 29 incident in which a Russian Su-27 barreled alongside a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft.

Russian police have apparently begun pressuring mobile phone operators to intercept authorization text messages generated by the messaging app Telegram, according to the service's creator, Pavel Durov. Durov said in a characteristically colorful statement published on the radio station Echo of Moscow that such policing measures are usually adopted by the “cannibalistic regimes that don't care about their own reputations” in Central Asia and sometimes in the Middle East.

Last week, Russia's Supreme Court ruled that state and municipal archives must allow visitors to photograph, scan, or copy whatever accessible documents they wish (provided that they do so at their own expense). In its ruling, the court struck down regulations put in place by the Ministry of Culture in 2013 that prohibit visitors from using digital and photographic devices to copy archival documents.

Russian intelligence agencies, apparently, began to put pressure on mobile operators to intercept authorization SMS, said the creator of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov. According to Durov's statement, published on the Ekho Moskvy website, such measures are usually used by "cannibalistic, reputationless regimes" in Central Asia and occasionally in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the distribution of land in the Far East to citizens. According to the text of the law, anyone will be able to get a hectare of land in specially selected areas of the Far East. The land is allowed to be used for construction, farming or business. After five years of use, it can be leased or owned. If the site is not used, it can be taken away. The purchase and sale of plots received free of charge is prohibited.

Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk conducted a ceremony of consecrating the building of the Opera and Ballet Theater in Novosibirsk. During the ceremony, the director of the Novosibirsk Theater handed over to the Metropolitan a 100-year-old bell, which was kept in the theatre's fund.

The ruler of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, attended a hell of a wedding on Sunday, May 1, and he has the pictures to prove it. The nuptials belonged to Kadyrov's nephew, the son of his oldest brother.

What is known about the Australian who invented cryptocurrency BBC On May 2, Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright publicly confirmed that he is the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Wright was already called one of the most likely creators of the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, but he himself preferred to remain silent. "Medusa" says what is known about this person - and is it possible to believe his words. Craig Wright is a 45-year-old entrepreneur from Australia .

Vladimir Putin signed a law today that simplifies Russia's procedures for granting residence permits to nationals from Ukraine and other countries with refugee status. The reforms mean refugees seeking residence permits no longer need to reside at least a year in Russia. The law also affects foreigners participating in Russia's program for voluntary resettlement, which promotes the resettlement of former Soviet citizens and their offspring to the Russian Federation.

Valery Todorovsky - about TV shows, Russian Hollywood and Odessa Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova / Sputnik / Scanpix In March, the Russia TV channel began filming the series Optimists about the employees of the Foreign Ministry of the 60s-the production project Valery Todorovsky. At the request of Medusa, the journalist Alexander Sulim met with the director and producer to talk about new works and the serial industry, as well as find out why Russian Hollywood is needed and why propaganda is a virus.

Three suspects of involvement in the murder of the family of a policeman near Syzran confessed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the investigation had received exhaustive evidence of their guilt. On May 2, the Syzran District Court decided to arrest the suspects for two months.

What TV shows to kill May holidays (besides Game of Thrones) Photo: Starz We talked about TV shows in January and February, disappeared in March (because almost nothing came out), and now we have gathered together several series that deserve attention right now. Almost all of them reached a constant or temporary conclusion - this means that you can spend for several days or weeks, not thinking that new episodes will be released soon.