More than one and a half million people took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the Day of National Unity in Russia, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to the ministry, about 2,500 festive events took place throughout Russia in more than 1,300 settlements. National Unity Day has been celebrated annually on November 4 since 2005.

Protesters against the construction of an incineration plant near the village of Svistyagino in the Voskresensky district of the Moscow region blocked the Novoryazanskoye highway (federal road M-5) near the neighboring village of Stepanshchino. This is reported by Mediazona and RBC . As journalist Ilya Vasyunin told Mediazone, about 50 people took part in the action. Activist Aleksey Kholkin estimated the number of participants at 80 people.

In Orenburg, on November 4, a monument was opened to the special forces Alexander Prokhorenko, who died in March 2016 in the area of ​​Syrian Palmyra, causing fire to himself. Sergey Medvedev / TASS / Scanpix / Leta “Prokhorenko, having accomplished a feat, passed away, but he continues to remain in service. And thousands of guys in military schools, schools, military-patriotic clubs will learn about this feat.

What happened in the Moscow district of Lublin, where the action of nationalists was supposed to be held Pavel Golovkin / AP / Scanpix / Leta Police officers carry a participant in the “Russian march” in the Moscow district of Lublino, November 4, 2017 On November 4, the traditional “Russian March” was to be held in Moscow, but right before the procession, four out of five applicants refused to hold the action. After that, the police began to detain people who came to the procession.

More than 70 people were detained on the Russian March in the Moscow district of Lyublino, nationalist Ivan Beletsky told Interfax. According to him, among the detainees there are organizers of the action. The OVD-Info project reports the detention of at least 26 people and the possible detention of 15 more people. Earlier, the human rights project "Open Russia" reported on the detention of 17 people.

Warner Bros. and the heirs of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien are in discussions with Amazon Studios about a Lord of the Rings trilogy series, Variety reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Negotiations are at an early stage. According to the publication, Warner Bros. and Tolkien's heirs pitched the idea to various market participants, of which Amazon Studios was the most likely candidate. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is taking part in the talks.

At least 17 people were detained at the disrupted “Russian March” in Lyublino on November 4, reports the Open Russia human rights project. OVD-Info, in turn, with reference to the organizers, reports the detention of “several dozen people.” On November 4, another “Russian March” was supposed to take place in the Lyublino district of Moscow.

The Russian Mi-8 helicopter that crashed into the sea off the coast of Svalbard was raised to the surface on the night of November 4. This was stated in the Russian Consulate General in Barentsburg and in the operational group of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the archipelago. “There were no passengers or crew members inside the helicopter,” said Evgeny Saidov, head of the group.

Remember how at the end of October everyone rushed to discuss that Google had the wrong burger in the emoji - with cheese under the cutlet, and not on it? “I think we need to discuss that Google’s burger emoji has cheese under the patty, while Apple’s has it above it.” So, at the Google office in Seattle, they began to serve this “wrong” burger. They called it "Android Burger".

The applicants of the “Russian March”, which was supposed to start in the Moscow district of Lyublino on the afternoon of November 4, announced the refusal of the action due to the fact that the police did not let through the banners agreed with the mayor's office. Broadcast from the event is "Rain". The riot police began to detain people. According to Dozhd's correspondent, they act harshly and, in particular, hit the photographer with a truncheon.

How to Make Pine Cone Tea, Date Latte, and Marshmallow Hot Chocolate In autumn, you always want something warm. Or sweet. Or just some little joy. At the request of Meduza, gastronomic journalist Vika Boyarskaya compiled six recipes for unusual warming non-alcoholic drinks that are also not very difficult to make. Hot chocolate with marshmallows What should be the "ideal" hot chocolate? Thick or not too thick? Bitter or sweet?

Russian Railways has suspended the sale of tickets for reserved seat and shared carriages on long-distance trains for 2018. This was reported on the company's website. The decision, according to Interfax, is connected "with the lack of decisions of the regulator on the level of tariffs <...> for the next year." "Sales of tickets for reserved seats and compartments will be immediately resumed after the relevant decisions are made," the Russian Railways said. Update.

In Moscow on the morning of November 4, employees of the Department for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Center “E”) and the FSB conducted more than 20 searches as part of the case against participants in the Artpodgotovka movement, which was recognized as extremist. RBC reports this with reference to sources.

In the Trans-Baikal Territory, the Investigative Committee began checking information that a third-grader allegedly received a compression fracture of the spine in a physical education lesson in one of the schools in Chita. According to the child, the physical education teacher forced her to do a somersault, threatening to give a deuce, although she said that she did not know how to do this exercise. “I went to do. I twisted, and then he grabbed my legs and pushed me.

On November 2, the Latvian Seimas, after several years of discussions, adopted a bill on the status of participants in World War II in the second reading. This status will be assigned to both those who fought on the side of the Red Army and those who served in the troops of Nazi Germany. Veterans will receive special certificates and insignia. They will receive social assistance from the budgets of their municipalities - in the amount that the municipalities can afford. In a sense, yes.