The council of municipal deputies of Moscow's Maryino decided to hold a referendum on March 18, the day of the Russian presidential election, on merging Maryino and Lyublino into one municipal district. This was reported by Mediazona, which obtained the decision made on January 10. One of the deputies told the publication that the referendum is planned to be held on March 18.

On March 26, 2017, a wave of anti-corruption protests swept Russia. Thousands of people joined what would be the biggest demonstrations in five years. The most surprising aspect of the activism wasn't its size, however, but the youth of the people who turned out. Large numbers of protesters were students at high schools and universities, provoking a national conversation about the politics of the generation that's coming of age today.

The US State Department has included Russia in a group of countries where American tourists are advised not to travel for security reasons. On January 10, the agency introduced a new system for informing citizens about travel safety, in which all countries are divided into four categories. Russia is included in the third group - Reconsider Travel, that is, "Think once again before you go." It means "serious", according to the United States, a security threat.

The US State Department called on the Chechen authorities to release the head of the local branch of Memorial, Oyub Titiev, against whom a criminal case was opened for possession of drugs. “We call on the Chechen authorities to immediately release Mr. Titiev and allow civil society to function without harassment or intimidation,” ministry spokesman Heather Nauert said in a statement. “This news is the latest in a series of reports of disturbing human rights violations in Chechnya.

In early January, two puma cubs were born at the Novosibirsk zoo. They are, as you would expect, ridiculously cute. ( See for yourself. ) While looking for videos of these adorable creatures, Meduza stumbled onto a YouTube channel run by a local retired woman named Nina Kurbatkina, who regularly shares footage of the animals at the city’s zoo. Her videos feature rudimentary editing, playful music, and touching narration.

Chinatopix / AP / Scanpix / Leta Chinese cryptocurrency miner In early January, a copy of a document appeared on the Internet in which the Chinese regulator directly indicates the need to stop mining (creation) of bitcoins in the country due to “consumption of a huge amount of electricity and heating speculation with virtual currencies”. It can be , in particular, about the direct restriction of the supply of electricity to miners.

Susan Cabot, 1954. Everett Collection/ Vida Press In December 2017, the United States declassified an anonymous report from the CIA archive dedicated to the connection of the little -known Hollywood actress Susan Cabot and King of Jordan Hussein in 1959. The Jordanian monarch at that time was on a visit to the United States, “striving for women's society” - as the report said, so the CIA employee asked Kabot to make a novel with him.

January 10. There is no more reserve fund Main There is no more reserve fund in Russia. The last money was spent from it in December 2017 . The fund existed for about 10 years. In recent years, the funds accumulated in it were spent on covering the budget deficit. Now money from the National Welfare Fund will go for these purposes (3.75 trillion rubles are accumulated there). The Ministry of Finance does not have other "cubes".

Artem Geodakyan / Tass Vyacheslav Telnov Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev appointed the head of the Department of Cinematography of the Ministry of Culture of the Ministry of Culture of Vyacheslav Telnov. Before him, this post has been held by Nikolai Borodachev since 2001.

An investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation forbade five members of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission (POC) from visiting the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center and SIZO 99/1 (Kremlin Central) located on its territory. This was reported to Interfax by the deputy head of the PMC of Moscow, Eva Merkacheva. According to her, the ban affected the five "most active" members of the PMC, including herself.

The first trailer for Gogol was released. Wii ”with Alexander Petrov in the title role. “Viy” is a continuation of the picture “Gogol. The beginning ”, in which the young writer faces the heroes of his works. In the new part, Gogol is trying to stop the rider who kills young girls in the village of Dikanka. A hunter for witches Homa Brutus comes to the aid of the writer. The Hollywood Reporter Russia “Gogol.

Lucas Jackson / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Stock markets hit a record behind the record - and not in a separate country, but in the world in general. After a very successful 2017, the best post -day day followed since 2006 - and although analysts warn of the danger of inflating the “bubble” in the market, no one believes them.

Murder Versace, Sharon Stone, “Secret Materials”, new detective Carey Fukunagi and Alexei Serebryakov as an oligarch Fox / "TB-3" The television year begins vigorously: Alexey Serebryakov and Maria Shukshina depict disgraced Russian oligarchs in London, actor Jay Simmons plays two roles in one series, Sharon Stone returns to the role of the Basic Instinct, Penelope Crucian is transformed into Donatella Versace. And Dana Scully and Fox Mulder still want to believe.

A bill of amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation has been submitted to the State Duma, which will allow dismissing employees for appearing at work drunk outside of working hours.

A resident of Volgograd, Ivan Belkin, glued a copy of the art object from improvised materials, which he saw in the game GTA V. Belkin spoke about his craft to Picabu . According to the Volgograd, in GTA V it was impressed not only by the plot, but also by the study of the world of the game: "For many hours I just traveled around Blaine, looking at architecture and interiors." On the wall of one of the virtual houses, Belkin saw an art object with a bewitching geometric pattern.