The Russian Academic Foundation, whose board is headed by the president's cousin Roman Putin, sent a letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev asking him to oblige the authorities to regularly hold open days for schoolchildren, where they will talk about the fight against corruption. The newspaper "Kommersant" informs about the sending of the letter, at the disposal of which the document turned out to be. When exactly it was sent, is not specified.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on tax evasion against the founders of the online electronics store Ulmart, Alexei Nikitin and Sergey Fedorinov, RBC reports, citing co-owner of the company Dmitry Kostygin. According to the publication, the case was initiated in December 2016 at the request of the Federal Tax Service, which accuses the company of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In Seoul, a court arrested former President Park Geun-hye, who was removed from power in mid-March on suspicion of corruption. The prosecutor's office accuses Park of bribery, abuse of power and disclosure of state secrets. The meeting that resulted in the decision lasted nearly nine hours, according to Yonhap News Agency. Park Geun-hye was removed from power as a result of a corruption scandal involving her closest friend Choi (Choi) Sun-sil.

From the television version of the Nika cinematic awards ceremony shown in the Far East, the words of some of the winners about political prisoners in Russia and those detained at protests on March 26 were cut out. It is reported by Open Russia.

In Brazil, a court sentenced former speaker of the lower house of parliament, Eduardo Cunha, to 15 years and four months in prison. He was found guilty of accepting bribes, money laundering and illegally keeping funds abroad. The case against Cunha is linked to the Petrobras case, a massive investigation into corruption at the Petrobras oil company that involved many Brazilian politicians.

Official advertising of the seventh season of "Game of Thrones" came out. In the video, John Snow, Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen are going somewhere. Then Cersei sits on the iron throne. At the end of the video, the audience is awaiting a surprise. TVPROMOSDB Game of Thrones Season 7 "Long Walk" Promo (HD) The seventh season of Game of Thrones will be released on July 16, 2017. Here you can see his teaser.

Photo: Blackinsomnia.coffee The strongest coffee in the world was brought in the United States. It is called Black Insomnia ("Black Insomnia") and it is produced in South Africa. If you drink one large cup of this coffee (350 milliliters), then almost the widow exceed the recommended day dose of caffeine. One such cup contains 702 milligrams of caffeine , while it is recommended to consume no more than 400 milligrams per day.

In Venice, four natives of Kosovo were detained, who planned to blow up the Rialto Bridge. This was reported to journalists by the prosecutor of the city of Adelki d'Ippolito. According to law enforcement agencies, the detainees were supporters of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" and studied how to make homemade bombs. They discussed the blowing up of the Rialto Bridge in one of the conversations recorded by the police.

In Stavropol on the night of March 30, Ivan Tansky, an activist of the local Youth Yabloko, who organized a picket against corruption held in the city on March 26, was beaten. According to Tansky, on the evening of March 29, a man in a medical mask approached him near his house and asked if his name was Ivan Tansky and if he was the organizer of the action. “[I] answered in the affirmative, and after that I received blows and lost consciousness,” the activist told Novaya Gazeta.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that he considers the “video with the boy” and the promises of the organizers to help the detainees to sue compensation in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as evidence of bribery of protesters on March 26. “And the video with the boy, and various promises posted on Twitter, where help is guaranteed to sue 10 thousand euros if you are detained at the rally.

Photo: Darko Vojinovic / Ar / Scanpix / Leta On March 28, the US Senate in 97 votes against two supported Montenegro enters into NATO. The Balkan country should officially join the Alliance until the end of the spring of 2017. Medusa asked the deputy editor -in -chief of the site of the Moscow Center of Carnegie Maxim Samorukov to talk about what the connection of Montenegro in NATO means. According to Samorukov, its inclusion in the alliance is not directed against Russia.

The release date of Fast & Furious 8 in Russia will only be confirmed after the networks have agreed with the creators of the Russian film First Time on a fixed number of screenings for four weeks. This was reported by Interfax, said Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. If the cinemas and the creators of the film "First Time" do not agree, the minister said, the release of the eighth "Fast and the Furious" will be postponed.

The annual “straight line” with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place not in April, as in previous years, but later. This was stated by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. The transfer, according to Peskov, is connected with Putin's work schedule. “Usually we do it in April, this year it won’t be in April, it will be later, but before August,” Interfax quoted him as saying.

At the Arctic - Territory of Dialogue, Vladimir Putin, in response to the question of CNBC journalist Jeff Katmor about the influence of Russia on the American elections, said that he would quote Ronald Reagan. This is what Putin said: -Once Reagan, discussing about taxes, said: "Read the lips: know." In fact, this phrase was said not by Reagan. This was done in 1988 during the election campaign, presidential candidate George Bush Sr..

Director of the Institute of High Pressure Physics Vadim Brazhkin recalls the Nobel laureate Alexei Abrikosov Photo: Mats andersson / Scanpix / Leta Alexey Abrikosov at the Nobel Prize ceremony, 2003 On March 30, the Nobel laureate in physics Alexei Abrikosov died. A student of Lev Landau, another Nobel laureate, left Russia in 1991 and has since worked in prestigious American laboratories.