First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov will become the curator of the MSU Scientific and Technological Valley project. RBC reports this with reference to its sources.

General Director of STS Media Yuliana Slashcheva will leave her post. This was reported by the Vedomosti newspaper, citing sources close to the holding's owners. According to the publication, the decision was made by Slascheva together with the holding's shareholders. It is unknown who will become the new head of the company. Representatives of STS Media and shareholders declined to comment.

In Kurgan, the police detained a minor local resident who staged a picket with his mouth sewn up in support of the action artist Pyotr Pavlensky. The video of the detention was published in the Typical Kurgan group on VKontakte.

In the library of the Baikal State University, the “Dating blind” campaign was held : the librarians packed books on the covers, which jokingly describe their summary. For example, the novel "100 years of loneliness" Gabriel Garcia Marquez received the following description: Photo: Baikal Stud TV And here are another options: Photo: Baikal Stud TV Photo: Baikal Stud TV Photo: Baikal Stud TV The action was timed to the All -Russian Day of Library, which is celebrated on May 27.

The tennis player Serena Williams showed the authors of the Dude Perfect sports blog, how she masterfully controls the racket. The athlete is so accurate that it can from afar get a ball into a ball of water. Dude Perfect / YouTube And knock down the balls from the head of the volunteer. Dude Perfect / YouTube She also knocked down a box for balls that moved across the field.

The police had to pursue the son of the vice president of Lukoil for several hours Photo: Andrey Nikirichev / City News Agency "Moscow" Abduvakhob Majidov, who was driving Gelendvagen In Moscow, the police had to pursue a car for several hours, in which the son of the vice president of Lukoil and his friends were located. All this time, passengers conducted a video broadcast of the chase and insulted traffic police officers.

The authorities of South Ossetia have postponed the referendum on joining the Russian Federation to 2017. It was decided to hold the referendum after the next presidential elections, which are scheduled for April 2017, according to the website of the President of the Republic, Leonid Tibilov. Earlier, Tibilov said that the referendum could take place before August 2016.

The fairy -tale bear turned 90 years old. Like Elizabeth II In 2016, Winnie the Pooh celebrates his 90th anniversary: ​​a fairy tale about the bear was first published in 1926. But 90 years, the queen Elizabeth II has recently turned 90 years. In honor of the double anniversary, the new story “Winnie the Pooh and the Royal Birthday” is released, in which the bear goes to the Buckingham Palace.

Two American F / A-18 Super Hornet fighter-bombers collided over the Atlantic Ocean on the morning of May 26, about 40 kilometers from the coast of North Carolina. All four crew members managed to eject. They were picked up in the ocean by a fishing boat, after which they were taken by helicopter to the hospital, according to the US Coast Guard. The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to ABC.

The sixth grade in one of the schools in Florida, together with the children, was completed by a duck named Sergio. She is only a year old - Sergio was the only chick hatched from 30 duck eggs that were brought to school. The duckling grew up under the careful supervision of children from his class. Classmates even called themselves "Sergio's team." The drake Sergio has an instagram that has been maintained since his birth. Once he was such a baby. Sergio grew up quickly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not meet with Sir Elton John during the singer’s trip to Moscow this month, despite previous indications that the meeting might take place. The president’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has said that their schedules are incompatible at present.

Duma deputy Aleksandr Sidyakin was attacked and robbed by drunken “hooligans” while vacationing with his children in the Tverskaya Region on May 21, the United Russia politician said in an interview with TASS . “We were, indeed, vacationing on Saturday along with the children when a group of drunken people broke in and committed robbery and acts of hooliganism,” said Sidyakin, without specifying the exact location of the event.

The management of the radio station Ekho Moskvy has removed the requirements for broadcasting from the draft contract with Evgeniya Albats. This was reported by Vedomosti, citing the radio's general director, Ekaterina Pavlova. “We were ready to completely exclude these norms, which suddenly became the subject of dispute, because they are not fundamental for us,” Pavlova explained.

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's official spokesperson, has commented on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s declaration that he will reclaim the Donbass and Crimea, reports the news agency Interfax . “If he meant that he would reintegrate the Donbass out of humanitarian considerations, we are ready to support such a statement. This is, in fact, precisely what we in Moscow hope will happen,” said Peskov. “In regards to Crimea, we do not comment on claims made on Russian territories,” he added.

The place of 70-year-old Evgeny Murov was taken by the security forces, about which almost nothing is known Photo: Photoxpress Russian President Vladimir Putin resigned the head of the Federal Security Service - a department that is responsible for the safety of statesmen and important facilities. In the place of 70-year-old Evgeny Murov, who managed the service for 16 years, was appointed completely unknown Dmitry Kochnev.