Belarus officially protested to Russia in connection with the statements of the director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies Leonid Reshetnikov. He doubted that Belarus could be independent from Russia, and stated that the Belarusian language was created in 1926 by the decision of the Soviet authorities. Reshetnikov's speech was published on YouTube.

A bill has been submitted to the Moscow City Duma, according to which meetings of deputies with voters will be regulated by the law on rallies. According to current regulations, deputies are not required to coordinate such meetings with the authorities. The amendments were prepared by the Moscow City Duma Commission on State Building and Local Self-Government. It is headed by United Russia deputy Tatyana Portnova.

The host of the Rain News program “Here and now” Maxim Tovkailo finished the release of an unusual appeal for December 21.

A villager in China's Shaanxi province brought a hand grenade to the local police station. According to a man named Zhang, the grenade was in his possession in 1991. He did not know what it was, and for 25 years he pricked walnuts with a grenade. According to Zhan, it seemed to him that an incomprehensible metal contraption was well suited for this. In early December, the man saw a memo about the ban on keeping firearms and explosives at home.

The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv allowed investigators dealing with the case of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, accused of treason, to get temporary access to documents and things that are in the administration of the President of the Russian Federation.

"Medusa" tells the story of Sergey Chemezov, one of the most influential people in Russia Photo: Alexey Nikolsky / Press Service of the President of Russia / TASS / Scanpix / Leta The head of the truly huge state corporation Rostec Sergey Chemezov is one of the most influential and discussed people in the Russian establishment. According to the degree of influence on what is happening in the country, Chemezov is compared with the powerful head of Rosneft Igor Sechin.

The famous poker player found a way to beat a casino, but the court forced him to return all the money: The Washington Post Photo: Laura Rauch / AP / Scanpix / Leta Phil Ivy 2012 turned out to be extremely successful for the famous Poker player Phil Ivy: during three campaigns in the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, he won almost $ 10 million. Moreover, he won not in his profile game, but in Bakkara, where success is important, and not tactics and the ability to hide emotions.

Former Moscow State University student Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova) has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison on charges of trying to join Islamic State terrorists in Syria. The prosecutor's office asked to imprison Karaulova for five years. Lawyer Ilya Novikov said that the defense will appeal the verdict. Varvara Karaulova went to Turkey in 2015 to then cross the border with Syria. She was detained along with a group of other Russians, after which she was sent to Moscow.

Photo: Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta 14-year-old girl, who was isolated from society according to the tradition of chaupadi. February 2014 In many Nepalic communities, it is believed that women should be isolated during menstruation. Women and girls are sent to a barn or stable for several days, where many get sick, become victims of violence or die. In 2005, this tradition was declared illegal, but cases of death of women did not stop due to isolation.

In Saratov, a competition for a sports symbol of the city ended. The City Sports Department "Medusa" reported that the bee-man Volzhik won the competition. 1872 out of 4614 residents of Saratov voted for him. The Volzhik symbolizes "upward movement, hard work and dexterity." The bee-man was invented by the deputy director of the SDUSSHOR No. 6 Lyudmila Nikitin. Photo: Administration of the MO "City of Saratov" The city will make a growth doll with a new symbol.

The Bank of Latvia issued a collectible translucent coin "Earth". Its face value is 5 euros, but it will be sold for 85 euros. Latvijasbanka The coin consists of three parts. Outside - a silver ring; In the middle - transparent ceramics ( spinel ) of the Perlucor brand; In the center is a model of silver earth. Latvijasbanka The idea of ​​the "Earth" won the competition for the most innovative coin of the Euro, which in 2015 held the Bank of Latvia.

Six children have been orphaned after their parents died of poisoning from drinking a bath cleaning product containing methyl alcohol and antifreeze in Irkutsk, said a representative of the regional government’s press service. Four of the children were already living in foster care because their parents had been denied parental rights and another child was living with relatives, who have since drawn up custody papers.

Evgenia Chudnovets will spend five months in prison: "Mediazone" Photo: Personal page "VKontakte" Evgenia Chudnovets On December 22, the Kurgan Regional Court confirmed the verdict to the teacher of the kindergarten Evgenia Chudnovets - she will spend five months in the colony for the distribution of children's pornography. The crime of the wonderful man is that she replaced the VKontakte video to draw attention to mockery of the child.

Medicines containing alcohol, including valocordin and herbal tinctures, must be sold in pharmacies by prescription only. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin on the TV channel "Russia 24". Khloponin also said that vending machines for the sale of alcohol-containing substances will be eliminated in Russia in the near future. “The same tincture of Hawthorn, which is used as a medical preparation and which is consumed, must be sold in a pharmacy and by prescription.

"Medusa" found out what the most scandalous surgeon of the world is doing in Russia - Paolo McKaarini Photo: Yuri Belinsky / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Transplantation surgeon Paolo McKianini, whose seven patients died after he transplanted the artificial trachea through McKianini invented by the method, is now working at Kazan Federal University.