The head of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Pavel Pozhigailo, resigned "due to his personal position regarding the Matilda tape." This was reported by the press service of the ministry following the meeting of the council, where a private screening of the film took place. Writer Yury Polyakov was elected as the new head of the council. According to Pozhigailo, Minister Vladimir Medinsky advised him to leave the leadership of the council.

Mladen Antonov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Actors walk the red carpet at Russia's annual TEFI awards ceremony in Moscow, October 3, 2017 The Russian Academy of Television announced the winners of its “TEFI” awards this Tuesday, October 3, in a ceremony that resembles the Emmys in the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the resignation of the Governor of the Primorsky Territory, Vladimir Miklushevsky, said his press secretary Dmitry Peskov. According to him, Miklushevsky resigned of his own free will. “Andrey Tarasenko, who previously held the position of General Director of FSUE Rosmorport, has been appointed Acting Governor,” Peskov said. Vladimir Miklushevsky has been in charge of Primorsky Krai since 2012.

Update. On the morning of October 5, it became known that the Security Service of Ukraine had decided to expel NTV correspondent Vyacheslav Nemyshev. This is reported by Interfax . Vyacheslav Nemyshev, a correspondent for the NTV Central Television program, was detained in Kyiv, the channel reports. “Now there is no connection with Vyacheslav. It is known that he is being interrogated by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, ”the article on the NTV website says.

As well as two new columns, laptop, wireless headphones and action camera Google three Pixel 2 colors (left) and two Pixel 2 XL colors Google Corporation on October 4 introduced two new phone models - Pixel 2 standard size and Pixel 2 XL larger. Despite the fact that Android phones are produced by many companies (and Samsung is more successful here), special attention is borne by the new products from Google: can the technological giant will adequately respond to new iPhones?

The wife of actor Nikolai Karachentsov, Lyudmila Porgina, said that he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his left lung. About it writes the magazine "Starhit". “In February, we had a suspicion of cancer, we flew to Germany, where we were told that it was just inflammation. But in September, during a routine examination, a tumor was discovered. She is inoperable. But we hope for the best, ”the publication quotes Porgina.

Jonathan Nakstrand / AFP / Scanpix / Leta announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Stockholm, October 4, 2017 On October 4, the names of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry were named - it was received by Jacques Dubosha, Joicim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryoelectronic microscopy, which allows you to instantly freeze and study biological models.

Ujet Ujet smartjot Anatoly Chubais announced the beginning of the production of "the most advanced electric scooters" In the Facebook post, the head of Rusnano Anatoly Chubais wrote that on October 3, the Russian company OCSIAL begins the production of electric scooters (or “Smarters”, as the creators themselves call it) Ujet. According to Chubais, the company plans to produce up to 32 thousand scooters per year. The head of Rusnano briefly spoke about the advantages of Ujet.

In New York, there is an exhibition "Travelers with Agoraphobia" - Jackie Kenny, who suffers from a fear of open spaces. It's hard for Kenny to leave the house, so she "travels" using Google maps in Street View mode, and posts screenshots on Instagram. Now a collection of her pictures was presented in one of the New York galleries. At the opening, plucking up her courage, Kenny herself came. New Zealand native Jackie Kenny has suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for most of her life.

The 4th of October. New details of the murder on Nautilus, Russian captives of the Islamic State and Navalny's rallies Main Russians are captured by the Islamic State. At the end of September, terrorists announced that they had captured two Russian citizens during the battle. These are not professional soldiers: one of the prisoners was identified as a member of a Cossack organization from the Rostov region, and the other was identified as a former member of the VDV.

Amazon Studios has published the first trailer for the “Wheel of Miracles” drama directed by Woody Allen. The film will talk about the employee of the amusement park and his family, who live in New York of the 50s of the XX century. The main roles in the picture were played by Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, James Belushi and Justin Timberlake. Amazon Studios Wonder Wheel - Official Trailer [HD] | Amazon Studios The film will be released in Russian rental on November 30, 2017.

The city government of Kaluga did not agree on the picket of supporters of the politician Alexei Navalny, scheduled for October 7. The press service of the Kaluga authorities stated that “a picket must have an object of picketing”, but there is no such object in the place declared by the activists. The council noted that Navalny himself could become the object of a picket in support of Navalny if he came to Kaluga, Interfax reports (the politician is now under arrest).

The parents of Russian citizen Grigory Tsurkan, who was captured by Islamic State terrorists, were promised that their son would be released and advised "not to make a fuss." They told the journalists of Radio Liberty about this. The parents of the prisoner at first reported that unknown people called them, but then admitted that the call was from the FSB. “We’ll wait, if they don’t release them, we’ll call you, journalists,” Radio Liberty quotes the parents of Grigory Turcanu.

But what about the relics because of which there were huge lines in Moscow and St. Petersburg? Hercules Milas / Alamy / Vida Press Fresco in the Church of St. Nicholas, Demre, Türkiye On October 3, Turkish archaeologists reported that they seemed to find the burial place of St. Nicholas (Nikolai Wonderworker, Santa Claus ). Scientists suggest that the grave of St. Nicholas is located in the church of the same name in the city of Demra (Antalya Province).

The police of the Kaluga region began to check the report of the sale of counterfeit "bitcoins" in Obninsk. Interfax was informed about this in the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The police stressed that they had not received any reports of fraud, but they began the investigation following a message on the social network.