In St. Petersburg, as a result of an accident on the evening of October 27, eight people died, according to the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The collision took place on the Western high-speed diameter in the Kurortny district of the city. According to the police, the truck, colliding with another passing truck, flew into the oncoming lane and crashed into a minibus, which caught fire after the collision; eight people inside were killed.

On October 26, the United States detained 56-year-old Sizar Seyok, who is accused of sending 14 parcels with bombs of politicians from the Democratic Party, including former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. According to preliminary data, he turned out to be a supporter of President Donald Trump and lived in a van, glued with stickers in his support. The acquaintances of the accused say that this is a restless person who hate minority.

AF FOTOGRAFIE / ALAMY / VIDA Press On October 26, Ekaterina Sirovskaya from Moscow published on Facebook a screenshot of Twiz user Amtalkingwhat, which said: “One publishing house ordered me ditties according to the myths of ancient Greece for schoolchildren,” and immediately offered her own options for such ditties. For example: Zeus is going on the policy, He gives out gifts to everyone. To whom the son, who is a daughter, If only Greece is helped!

PAM PANCHAK / PITSBURGH POST / AP / Scanpix / Leta synagogue in Pittsburgh, where firing took place on October 27 On the morning of Saturday, October 27, the criminal opened the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the local KDKA television channel, at that moment, several communities celebrated Shabbat in the synagogue; In one of the premises, there was a circumcision ceremony.

Man who opened fire at Pittsburgh synagogue surrendered to police after shooting. This was reported by the local TV channel KDKA with reference to its correspondent. The suspect is reported to have been injured. The police confirmed the arrest of the shooter. According to preliminary data , eight people died as a result of the shooting.

In the US city of Pittsburgh, there was a shooting at a synagogue. Local television station KDKA reports that at least seven people have died. Police confirmed that several people were killed in the shooting. There is no official data on the number of dead and wounded. It is reported that the attacker entered into a shootout with the police, two policemen were injured. The city's Department of Public Safety confirmed that there was shooting in the synagogue area.

Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS / Vida Press On October 26, a new disk of theodor Kurentzis was released on the Sony Classical label - with the orchestra of the Perm opera Musicaeterna, the Greek conductor recorded the sixth symphony of the Austrian composer Gustav Maler. At the request of Medusa, music critic Dmitry Renansky explains why this album will become the most discussed classical release of the year. Why is this entry - a breakthrough (for Krentzis and not only)?

At the former special object of the NKVD "Kommunarka" , where more than six thousand repressed are buried, on October 27 the memorial "Wall of Memory" was opened. On the monument, the names of 6609 repressed, which were buried on the territory of the training ground from September 2, 1937 to November 24, 1941, were written.

In Moscow, an art dealer went to the police because of the loss of a painting by Isaac Levitan, which he handed over to another person for sale. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the agreement, the intermediary, having failed to sell the painting, had to return it to the art dealer by October 9, but this did not happen.

What is known about Sizar Seyok, who sent bombs Obama, Clinton and Soros Hennepin County Sheriff '• S Office / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Sizar Seyok after detention in 2005 On October 26, 56-year-old Sizar Seyok was detained in Florida-he was accused of sending at least 14 bombs to famous democrats, including former President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Bidden, several current members of Congress, as well as financier Jordu Soros, actor Robert de Niro and

In a referendum in Ireland, 71% of voters voted to remove the concept of blasphemy from the constitution, according to exit poll data. Official results will be announced later on Saturday. Polls also showed that the country's incumbent President Michael Higgins will be re-elected for a second term. In 2015, a blasphemy case was brought against actor Stephen Fry in Ireland; the case was dismissed two years later due to "no aggrieved party".

Galina Yuzefovich - about two interesting Russian novels that you could miss The Literary observer of Medusa Galina Yuzefovich talks about two books of Russian writers who have published in the summer of 2018 - and which should pay attention to. This is Oleg Radzinsky’s autobiographical novel “Random Life” and the fantastic anti -utopia Olga Fix “The Smile of the Chimera”. Oleg Radzinsky. Random lives.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. "You will find everything except his head." For which they killed a journalist at the Consulate of Saudi Arabia Evgeny Berg and Sasha Sulim are discussing the mysterious murder of journalist and political scientist Jamal Khashogji (Khashogi), who went to the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 - and no one else saw him. How did it happen that the journalist was killed in the consulate?

Ultra -short reviews (140 characters!) On the main films of the week Every weekend at Medusa, ultra -short reviews come out - approximately 140 signs each - from the film critic of Anton Valley, which help to navigate in the box office. The main films of this week: the Swedish fantastic thriller “On the Border of the Worlds”, the Italian glamorous drama “Loro” and two films from Russia - the paradoxical parable “The man who surprised everyone” and the harsh drama “Deep Rivers”.

Russia will provide Cuba with a state loan in the amount of $50 million for the purchase of Russian military equipment, Kommersant writes. According to the newspaper, the corresponding agreements will be signed at the end of October in Havana. Sources of the publication believe that we can talk about the purchase of armored vehicles, aviation and spare parts for previously delivered weapons.