The former chairman of the Social Democrats of Russia party, former candidate for governor of the Pskov region, Alexei Burnatsev, died in Moscow SIZO No. 4, where he spent more than two and a half years on charges of fraud. This was reported by Interfax with reference to Burnatsev's lawyer Vyacheslav Makarov.

A Russian Su-27 fighter intercepted a US Navy reconnaissance aircraft over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, RIA Novosti reports citing the Russian Defense Ministry. The Russian military took off the Su-27 after detecting an unidentified aerial target over the neutral waters of the Black Sea around noon on January 29, which was approaching the border of Russian airspace. The crew of the Su-27 identified it as the EP-3E "Aries II" electronic intelligence aircraft of the US Navy.

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe resigned on January 29, according to The Washington Post, NBC News and CNN , citing sources. According to Fox News, McCabe was fired. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that President Donald Trump had nothing to do with his resignation. Fox News, CNN and The Washington Post note that Trump and US Republican Party officials criticized McCabe for a potential conflict of interest in the FBI investigation into Russian interference in US elections.

The host of the Navalny Live channel, Dmitry Nizovtsev, who was detained in the studio on January 28 while talking about rallies in support of the Voter Strike, received 10 days of administrative arrest under the article of disobedience to police officers. This was announced by the lawyer of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) Ivan Zhdanov. The police broke down the doors of the studio, citing the fact that they had received a message about a bomb planted in the building.

January 29. Woody Harrelson is saving from Trump using a jamb Main In the Sea of ​​Japan, the searches of the Vostok fishing vessel, which disappeared on January 25, were actually stopped. Rescuers admitted that there are no chances to find crew members alive. On board the ship were 20 people. In Russia, a bill was developed, according to which electronic cigarettes are equated with ordinary ones . All (now familiar) prohibitions will be extended to them.

The Accounts Chamber found that Russian government agencies spent 14.3 billion rubles on the purchase of works and services that are the responsibility of employees of these departments. Government agencies bought these services from subordinate organizations or from private firms.

Mzabarovsky / Shutterstock In the summer of 2018, a fan zone for football fans will open on the territory of Moscow State University It was planned that the free fan zone for viewing matches of the World Cup 2018 in Moscow will open on Red Square. It was decided to abandon this option-due to insufficient capacity of the area. In April 2016, the championship organizing committee announced a list of fan zone sites.

Sharon McCutcheon / Unsplash In mid -January, the British edition of The Guardian published the material “The Dark Side of Glitter”. The article stated that glitter - small sparkles used in cosmetics - harms the environment. Squares are one of the main fashion trends of recent years. Glitter is used not only in decorative cosmetics, but also in manicure products, body scraps, face masks and bath foam.

The water level in the hay reached a peak mark. Video The water level in the hay river in Paris on January 29 reached a peak mark . Water rose more than 4.5 meters above the usual level. Meteorologists expect the water from January 30 to begin to subside. However, if new heavy rains pass, they warn, then the water level in the river can begin to grow again.

Pavel Stotsko and Yevgeny Voitsekhovsky, who were confirmed in the MFC marriage concluded in Denmark, left Russia. As stated in the message of the Russian LGBT Network, the reason for this decision was a "real threat to the freedom and security" of men. The police stated that although there would be no persecution by state authorities against Pavel and Yevgeny, they could not guarantee the safety of Pavel and Yevgeny if any actions were taken against them by homophobic individuals or movements.

The police tracked down schoolgirls who danced near the Eternal Flame in the city of Abinsk, Krasnodar Territory. Administrative protocols have been drawn up for the girls and their parents, TASS reports with reference to the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Krasnodar Territory. Schoolgirls who danced near the Eternal Flame are in 10th grade; they are both 16 years old.

Our two members of Nanga Parbat admire face winter expedition Elisabeth Revol and Tomasz "tomek" Machiewicz have climbed... Published by Alpine Adventure Guides on January 19, 2015 Elizabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz after climbing Nanga Parbat in 2015 Himalayan Nanga Parbat is known as the "killer mountain": it is one of the three most dangerous to climb in the world. The mountain's summit is at an altitude of 8,125 meters, and it is difficult to reach even in summer, let alone winter.

The Habrahabra user with the Noraq pseudonym spoke about the vulnerability on the Rosobrnadzor website, which allegedly allowed him to access the data of millions of Russians. According to Noraq, vulnerability was found in the service of checking the reality of diplomas of higher education. This service checks the details introduced by the user in the federal register of information about education documents.

The choice of "jellyfish": rowers about light, James Blake about cars - as well as a female manifesto against violence Every week, Medusa employees listen to new songs and watch new clips to select the best from them - and explain what they are notable for. This time is the return of Boris Grebenshchikov and James Blake, as well as the best people of modern techno, indie rock and neoclassicics. And now you can subscribe to the playlists in Apple Music and Yandex.Musik !

The Russian Ministry of Defense decided to adopt new assault rifles. For the combined arms units, the weapons of the Kalashnikov concern - AK-12 and AK-15 were chosen, for special forces - machine guns from the Degtyarev plant AEK-971, AEK-973. This was reported on January 29 by the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense Krasnaya Zvezda.