Meet the ‘YouthArmy,’ Russia's new hope for military-patriotic education Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP / Scanpix / LETA YouthArmy cadets at a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Moscow, May 7, 2017 Since September 2016, Russian youths have had the opportunity to participate in “ Yunarmiya ” (YouthArmy), a “military-patriotic movement” created with support from the Defense Ministry. Organizers say more than 140,000 Russians between the ages of 8 and 18 have already signed up.

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Musician Alexei Kortnev, documentary director Vitaliy Mansky, journalist Asya Kazantseva and actress Irina Vilkova recorded video messages in support of political competition and participation in the 2018 presidential election, oppositionist Alexei Navalny. The videos, as well as a similar video message from Andrei Zvyagintsev , are published on the Yetyub-channel "Headquarters of Navalny".

And other films from the Artoxet program, which you can watch right now (and choose the best) Artdocfest frame from the movie "I am a hologram" "Medusa" and "Artdokfest" jointly talk about all films participating in the competition program of the festival documented cinema. This time, the president of Artdokfest Vitaly Mansky represents one of the programs of the festival - Artoxet ; It includes only those films that are posted on the Internet.

The New York Times has been an investigation about possible sexual harassment to actresses and subordinates from one of the most influential Hollywood producers - Harvey Weinstein. According to the publication, for decades, women (including actresses Ashley Jadd and Rose McGowan) became victims of his harassment, but not a single case reached trial. In response, Weinstein published an official statement with an apology and promised to improve, but then announced that he intended to sue.

We explain with Microsoft In early October, Microsoft released the Forza Motorsport 7 racing simulator - one of the most advanced video games in the industry. Here is the most realistic graphics in 4K, more than 700 cars, 30 locations and dynamically changing weather. For those who are weakly imagining what a motorsport is, but want to feel like a racer (at least virtual), we offer to read this short guide.

After a bus collided with a train in the Vladimir region, which killed 17 people, a criminal case was initiated on organizing illegal migration (Article 322.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was stated in the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office. “During the inspection, the fact of organizing illegal migration of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan - bus passengers was revealed,” the department said.

October 6th. On the eve of Navalny's all-Russian action The main thing will be tomorrow. Protest actions on October 7 Oppositionists and authorities are preparing for protests , which, at the call of Alexei Navalny, will take place on Saturday. Activists are trying to reach an agreement at the last moment, and the authorities are conducting searches in Navalny's Moscow headquarters, confiscating campaign materials and threatening to violently disperse the crowd (at least in St. Petersburg).

Remember the screensaver of the VID television company, which scared us in the 90s? This one - with a terrible head and an incomprehensible process: Maxim Balashov Television Company View (1990-1999) Speech (HD) (The process, by the way, is a toad, and a terrible head belongs not to Boris Yeltsin, but by the Chinese philosopher Go Syan).

The investigator promised the former chief accountant of the Seventh Studio, Nina Maslyayeva, that she would be released in exchange for testimony on "two more" people. The former director of the Gogol Center, Alexei Malobrodsky, and his lawyer, Ksenia Karpinskaya, told Dozhd about this. Malobrodsky claims that the investigator told Nina Maslyayeva: “We need to testify for two more, and we will let you go.” Whether the investigator had in mind someone specific is not specified.

Personal page of Ruslan Gvashev on Facebook Ruslan Gvashev Sochi public activist Ruslan Gvashev held a hunger strike for almost a month, protesting against the unjust, in his opinion, court decision. On June 2, the district court appointed him a fine of 10 thousand rubles for participating in the traditional memorial prayer for the victims of the Caucasian war of the 19th century.

In different cities of Russia, protests are regularly held. Some of them are organized by Alexei Navalny or his supporters, some are local activists. Some shares are agreed with the authorities, others are not. We made a short video instruction on how to go to the rally and not to break the law, and what to do if you were nevertheless detained. Meduza how to go to a rally and not break the law

Mikhail Japaridze / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In Moscow, from October 5 to 7, the King of Saudi Arabia Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is on an official visit. The trip of King Salman to Russia is actively discussed, and not because of the content ( everything is clear with negotiations), but due to what happens during the visit: from hundreds of booked rooms for the retinue to the ladder, which broke at Vnukovo Airport.

Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta The Special Corps of Medusa Ivan Kolunov discovered that the Moscow authorities are going to spend almost 2.2 billion rubles on the development of the concept of improvement of Moscow streets for the next two years. In past years, the Strelka Bureau was engaged in this work - and received half as much money for twice as much work. After the Medusa asked officials as part of the public hearings procedure, the tender was canceled.

In the Verkh-Isetsky district of Yekaterinburg, 40 people were hospitalized with suspected meningitis, Znak.com reports, citing the regional prosecutor's office. says The department’s website that “almost 40 children and adults” have applied for medical help. The UK reports that most of the cases are "children from different families." According to preliminary data, water from local wells could be the cause of the outbreak. Water samples were taken for analysis, the prosecutor's office said.