Kehrer Gallery Danila Tkachenko’s “Homeland” series In a new photo project dedicated to the decline of Russia’s villages, Moscow artist Danila Tkachenko set fire to several empty village homes. Speaking to Colta.ru , Tkachenko said he deliberately selected abandoned homes and spent several days studying what the last tenants had left inside the houses, before burning them down. “The whole thing is very Russian,” Tkachenko explained.

Saudi Arabia EPA / Scanpix / Leta FIFA rating: 63 The history of personal meetings with Russia: one friendly match in 1993, the victory of Saudi Arabia 4: 2 How the qualifying tournament went: the Saudi Arabian team is an almost permanent participant in the world championships (from the last six tournaments it came to four), but not because it plays well, but because the qualifying tournament in Asia is so arranged.

Mikhail Mettsel / TASS / Vida Press On November 15, the independent television station Dozhd released a documentary film by Sergey Erzhenkov and Vladislav Pushkarev titled “Confessor.” The movie is about Bishop Tikhon Shevkunov, whom multiple press reports have identified as Vladimir Putin’s personal confessor. For those who haven’t managed to watch the 40-minute film (perhaps because it’s behind Dozhd ’s paywall), Meduza offers the following summary.

Two thousand people live in the remote area in the north of Norway. This is a place where sexual violence has become a system Tore Meek / EPA / Scanpix / Leta At the end of November, the Norwegian police spoke about the results of a large -scale investigation regarding the mass cases of sexual violence in Tuppjord, a small municipality in the north of the country.

What does the work of Danila Tkachenko "Homeland" look like? Kehrer Gallery Danila Tkachenko. Series "Homeland" Moscow artist Danila Tkachenko set fire to empty village houses for a photo project. Pictures were included in the new project of the artist "Homeland" dedicated to the extinction of villages.

Zhenya Savilov / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Patriarch of the UOC-KP Filaret at a press conference in Kyiv, December 1, 2017 On Thursday, November 30, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church stated that the patriarch of the unrecognized Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate (UOC -KP) Filaret asked Patriarch Kirill about reconciliation.

Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his negotiations with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. Flynn promised to cooperate with the investigation, which is being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Flynn said in court that he accepts "full responsibility for his actions." Flynn's talks with Kislyak took place in December 2016, before Donald Trump took office.

The police of the German city of Potsdam reported that an explosive device was found near the Christmas market. The item was delivered to a pharmacy near the fair. A pharmacy employee, seeing wires in the parcel, called the police, writes Bild. The area was evacuated. The police confirmed that the package contained an improvised explosive device and set off a controlled explosion. There is no information on possible suspects yet.

December 1. The draw of the 2018 World Cup (Russia is very lucky!) And the worst description of sex Main The crew of the sunken Argentine submarine died. “We will continue the search, but we will not save anyone,” said the representative of the country's Ministry of Defense. The submarine disappeared on November 15th. The crew of air, water and food for two weeks.

Evgeny Feldman for the campaign of Navalny Leonid Volkov On December 1, the court in Nizhny Novgorod arrested Leonid Volkov, the head of the campaign headquarters of the politician Alexei Navalny, for 30 days. Volkov is accused of holding an unauthorized rally in the city, although this action was broken by local authorities.

The draw of the 2018 World Cup in Russia took place in Russia on December 1 Photo in the announcement: Sergey Fadeichev / TASS / Vida Press

Sergey Konkov / TASS cadets of the Military Space Academy. Mozhaisky take the oath, April 2015 The St. Petersburg cadet got into trouble, because he drew a barracks plan, noting vulnerable places on it In early April 2017 at the Military Space Academy. Mozhaisky in St. Petersburg passed anti-terrorism exercises. Cadets, including Vadim Osipov, studied ways to protect their barracks from the attack of saboteurs.

Splash News / Vida Press In the United States, loud investigations and dismissals are continuing with charges of sexual harassment at the workplace. In particular, it was accused of the Broadway playwright Israel Gorovitsa (his son, a participant in Beastie Boys, Adam Gorovitz, sided with the women) and an American lawyer and TV presenter Heraldo River (and the actress and singer Bett Midler recalled that in 1991 she spoke about his harassment).

In recent days, Bitcoin is perhaps the most popular topic. In just a few hours, its cost can grow by a thousand dollars, or maybe fall. The cryptocurrency, which once cost near the cent, is now buying for 10 thousand dollars, and interest in it is huge. "Medusa" has already written how to buy bitcoins and what it is at all , but now gives the floor to those who believe that the universal hobby of this cryptocurrency will end poorly.

Former US presidential adviser Michael Flynn has been charged with making false statements about his talks with Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak. This was announced by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible ties between Trump's entourage and Russia. According to Mueller, Flynn "deliberately and knowingly" gave false evidence to the FBI. CNN reports that Flynn is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 1.