The solemn ceremony of inauguration of the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, who won 70% of the vote in the last election, will be held in the concert hall of Zaryadye Park, Interfax writes, citing a source. In 2013, Sobyanin's inauguration took place in the Hall of Fame of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War (now the Museum of Victory) on Poklonnaya Hill. There was also a concert and rally; the opposition accused the city authorities of bringing state employees to Poklonnaya Gora.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education approved Alexander Bezborodov as Rector of the Russian State Humanitarian University, who has been acting head of the university since 2017. Bezborodov, head of the Historical and Archival Institute at the Russian State Humanitarian University, became acting rector after the resignation of Yevgeny Ivakhnenko, who was elected in 2016.

Zolotov challenges Navalny to a ‘duel,’ Russia will ban soldiers from social media, and Poklonskaya throws down Tuesday, September 11, 2018 This day in history. On September 11, 1971, Nikita Khrushchev died in Moscow of a heart attack at the age of 77. Roughly seven years earlier, he was ousted in a conspiracy led by Leonid Brezhnev, after serving as first secretary of the Communist Party for 11 years. Brezhnev would go on to rule as general secretary for nearly two decades.

The defendants in the "New Greatness" case, Ruslan Kostylenkov and Vyacheslav Kryukov, went on a hunger strike after the court extended their arrest, Novaya Gazeta reports. At the hearing, Kostylenkov stated that during his time in the pretrial detention center, his father had died and that he was left with the care of his grandfather, who was visually impaired.

Russia is about to ban soldiers from posting about themselves on social media Viktor Pogontsev / Interpress / TASS The Russian government has drafted legislation that would prohibit members of the armed forces from sharing on the Internet any information about themselves, their fellow soldiers, or the military itself. The bill has already been submitted to the State Duma for consideration by federal lawmakers.

Khabib Nurmagomedov mixed martial arts, the Black Star Timati and Yegor Creed swear with the artists of the Black Star label all week. The athlete publicly supported the inhabitants of Dagestan who achieved the abolition of Creed and MC Doni concerts in Kaspiysk and Makhachkala (on Instagram, the performers were threatened by murder and rape), and called the musicians the “devils” and “roostsers” themselves.

What they write in the UK about the poisoning in Salisbury and how they respond in Russia British media : Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov allegedly helped expose a Russian agent recruited by the British, his code name is Apollo; he gave the UK their real names. The criminals were accompanied in the UK by a team of four "cleaners" - for safety net and surveillance of the Skripals. Petrov's grandfather served in SMERSH counterintelligence during the Great Patriotic War.

September 11. Zolotov-against Navalny (because of food), Nurmagomedov-against Timati (because of Creed) Zolotov vs has been The head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov, finally found what to say about the investigation of the FBK about corruption in the department and chose for this a fashionable video message format now.

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow placed Viktor Fedoseev under arrest until November 9, accused of assaulting a policeman during an uncoordinated protest on September 9. This is reported by a Meduza correspondent. Later, on the evening of September 11, the court also arrested Vasily Kostylev, who is accused in a similar case, writes . Mediazona On September 9, protests were held in Russia against raising the retirement age, organized by supporters of Alexei Navalny.

Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Vida Press How Zolotov challenged Navalny to a duel Viktor Zolotov addressed Alexey Navalny publicly in a YouTube video, accusing him of insults and defamation, demanding “redress in single combat.” In his remarks, Zolotov referred to officers’ tradition, stating, “From time immemorial, scoundrels have had their faces smashed and been called to duels.” He specified no terms, offering merely to fight Navalny “in the ring, on the judo mat, or wherever.” Zolotov also

Briton Matthew James Beach, who works as a bartender in one of the hotels of West Wales, came up with a riddle for his friends on Facebook. He laid out coins of various denominations on the tray and offered to find 20 pence among them. The mystery attracted the attention of not only Friends of the Beach, but also other users of social networks - they all began to rack their heads over the task. Many could not cope with the puzzle and went to watch the correct answer in the comments.

American intelligence agencies believe that Russia is behind the "acoustic attacks" on US diplomats in Cuba and China, NBC reports, citing sources. Conclusions about Russia's involvement, according to the channel's interlocutors, were made on the basis of intercepted messages related to intelligence work. The messages were received as part of a large-scale investigation involving the FBI, CIA and other US intelligence agencies.

The government introduced amendments to the State Duma to the law “On the status of military personnel”, which suggest prohibiting the military to place data about themselves, colleagues or service itself on social networks and the media. The Ministry of Defense has long insisted on such a norm: due to publications in social networks, the subject of public discussion often becomes the information that the department would like not to disclose. Here are examples.

On September 9, in 83 cities of Russia, shares were held against raising the retirement age declared by the opposition politician Alexei Navalny. In no major city, the authorities did not agree on rallies and processions, they were accompanied by mass detentions in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Omsk and other cities. On September 10 and 11, the courts made decisions on arrests and fines for participants in these shares.

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has become a defendant in a case of financial fraud and money laundering. This was stated by the director of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan. “We are talking about several hundred million dollars,” he said, vowing, in particular, to reveal the details of the illegal scheme that allowed the Kocharyan family to purchase the Congress Hotel in Yerevan.