The Forum company, close to the SMP Bank of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, at the end of 2016 won 19 tenders for a total of 687.7 million rubles to carry out work on the device of festive illumination for the New Year and the creation of elements of light-decorative design for Moscow.

The head of the Satyricon Theater, Konstantin Raikin, was hospitalized at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute, 360 TV channel reports, citing its own sources. According to the newspaper, Raikin is being taken to the hospital. There is no information about the reasons for hospitalization. On December 28, Raikin injured his leg on tour in Tobolsk, and he underwent surgery.

Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin won the World Blitz Championship in Doha, R-Sport reports. Karjakin played a total of 21 games and scored 16.5 points - the same as the 2016 world champion in classical chess Magnus Carlsen, but outperformed his opponent in additional indicators. Previously, Karjakin did not win at tournaments of this level. In November 2016, Sergey Karjakin lost a match for the title of world champion in classical chess to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included the information and analytical center "Sova" in the register of "foreign agents". As stated on the website of the ministry, during an unscheduled inspection, signs were revealed that "Owl" corresponds to the signs of a foreign agent. Under Russian law, a foreign agent is a non-profit organization that receives funding from abroad and engages in political activities. What exactly is the political activity of the "Owl" is not called.

In the materials of the American intelligence services, which Edward Snowden handed over to journalists, there was a mention that the FSB hacked into the mail of journalist Anna Politkovskaya a year before her murder. The Intercept writes about this, citing a document at the disposal of the publication. The entry that Politkovskaya's mail had been hacked was contained in an internal National Security Agency wiki that Snowden had access to.

Photo: Danny Farrow, Pan-Starrs1 Science Consortium and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Scientists from the Hawaiian Astronomical Institute created the largest digital map of space. For four years, the Pan-Starrs telescope took pictures of space in different color ranges. Researchers collected 500 thousand photographs in one picture, which hit three billion space objects - planets, stars and galaxies.

In Italy, at the age of 83, William Salis, one of the leaders of the Ferrero company, died. Among other things, Salis came up with a "kinder surprise" - a chocolate egg with a toy inside. Salis came up with the Kinder Surprise in the early 1970s, selling the chocolate egg in 1974. In addition to creating the Kinder Surprise, Salis is also known for inventing the Ferrero Rocher candy.

We already wrote what we hate 2016 for , but there was something good in it, right? "Medusa" with difficulty, but found something. Meduza what good happened in 2016

For the film "Irish", which will be released in 2018, director Martin Scorsese rejuvenated Robert de Niro. This is not the first case of digital rejuvenation of actors in the film “Throne: Heritage” we have already seen young Jeff Bridges. Medusa talks about the new digital life of actors.

The best films, TV shows, books, albums and games. Choosing "Medusa" What was necessary to watch, listen and read in 2016? Medusa has collected the most interesting of what happened in mass culture over the past 12 months. 5 films, 4 series, 5 albums, 4 books and 2 games - if all this passed you, try to make up for the New Year holidays.

Twitter has launched 360-degree broadcasts in its Periscope app. When viewing a broadcast, the image can be rotated in different directions. This also works in recordings of completed broadcasts. While the function is being tested and is available only to a limited number of users. But they have already filmed a few videos! Florida Taiwan NY Cairo Monterey

In Moscow, two employees of a car wash were detained for stealing a car and stealing four Christmas trees. The suspects were detained in the Strogino area. While at the workplace, two men decided to borrow a car from a car wash customer and drive it to the market where Christmas trees were sold. The men managed to steal four Christmas trees, after which they returned the stolen car to its place. They were detained while trying to sell stolen Christmas trees.

In St. Petersburg, the diesel-powered icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin, which is under construction, was launched. To date, the icebreaker is half completed. It is to become the largest and most powerful diesel-electric icebreaker in the world. Initially, it was assumed that the icebreaker would be launched back in 2015, but then the dates were repeatedly postponed. When the ship will be handed over to the customer, it is not reported.

Russia will not expel US diplomats in response to US sanctions. This is stated in a statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

What happened to the heroes that Medusa wrote about in 2016 Photo: Valery Zaitsev / Schschi for the "Medusa" "Hunter for gays" Ilya Vasiliev is led to the meeting room of the Krasnogvardeisky District Court, October 18, 2016 Many people who happened to become heroes of journalistic publications soon after that are forgotten by readers and reporters.