Dmitry Fyodorov’s VKontakte page Dmitry Fyodorov said Russian National Guard troops framed him for drug trafficking The 25-year-old Omsk resident played drums in a rock band and worked installing smart home systems as a manager for a local IT company. He was preparing to marry his fiancée, Lyudmila Troitskaya, in early January of 2020: The two lived together and had been dating for seven years.

A former KGB instructor is winning over students with pseudoscience lectures and FSB internships Ilya Galakhov / Lori Photobank This winter term, two-thirds of the students at the MIREA Russian Technological University — one of Russia's biggest technological schools — will be tested in “psy-effects,” “combat memes,” and the doctrine of “hybrid warfare.” The first rumors about these bizarre exams came from the students’ relatives, but the university has now verified the reports.

Gazprom paid the Ukrainian Naftogaz $2.9 billion according to the decision of the Stockholm arbitration. TASS reports this with reference to a representative of Gazprom. The Russian company makes the payment in accordance with the agreements following two meetings on December 20, Vedomosti clarifies . After payments from Gazprom, the Ukrainian side must withdraw claims totaling $12 billion, as well as demands for the seizure of assets and property of the Russian company.

Mikhail Postuev / TASS / Scanpix / Leta In a number of regions of Russia, blood transfusion stations prohibit homosexuals to be blood donors.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the government of Chechnya, challenged the successful mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Emelyanenko to a fight on December 22. Kadyrov said, “In the sports world, this has become a kind of trend: Anyone who’s not too lazy challenges Alexander Emelyanenko to a fight.” Five days later, Emelyanenko accepted. “We’re going to promote a healthy lifestyle!” Emelyanenko said in an Instagram video.

The magistrate in Elista put Elena Baturina, the head of Inteco Management and the widow of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, on the wanted list. This is reported by RBC and Vedomosti with reference to a copy of the judge's decision. Baturina was put on the wanted list as a defendant in a criminal libel case. It was initiated at the request of Erentzen Manzheev, the financial manager in the bankruptcy case of Elena Baturina's brother Viktor. Manzheev applied in September 2019.

The Russian edition of Forbes has compiled a list of the “most successful” Russian billionaires of the decade, ranking the oligarchs and entrepreneurs whose net worth increased most during the 2010s. First place on the list went to major natural gas shareholder Leonid Mikhelson. His wealth grew from $4.4 billion to $27 billion in the course of 10 years, placing him at the top of Forbes ’s Russian wealth rankings as well as its growth rankings.

These images from Russia and around the world capture the year Evgeny Feldman for Meduza Several thousand people march in an unpermitted rally for free elections in Moscow on July 27, 2019. AFP / Scanpix / LETA Sri Lankan soldiers examine St. Sebastian's Church after a bombing during Easter services kills dozens of people. A series of similar attacks across the country claims the lives of roughly 160 people, including several dozen foreigners. April 21, 2019.

Page Dana Kruglova on Facebook On the morning of December 27, upon departure from Alma-Ata Airport in Kazakhstan, the passenger plane of the Bek Air airline crashed . 12 people died, more than 50 were injured. Among the dead-Dana Kruglova, editor of the Alma-Ata publication Informburo.kz, a graduate of the "Farm"-a school of journalism "Medusa". Dana Kruglova was engaged in journalism for 16 years.

The Cream Soda group released a clip for the song "Comet". In it, the main character passes the casting for the role of the Snow Maiden and finds out that Santa Claus is not at all as kind and harmless as it is described in fairy tales. As a result, she develops a plan how to get out with him. Curry Cream Soda - Comet (Clip Premiere) The new Cream Soda clip was shot by the team of Alexander Gudkov. The role of the Snow Maiden in Clot was played by Alexander Bortich.

Updated. Alfa-Bank has restored work, reports "Moscow speaking". According to the bank, about 10% of card transactions did not go through during the failure. Alfa-Bank customers complained about the inability to pay with cards. The bank told Forbes that the system could not cope with the load. "Alfa-Bank faced a heavy load on its systems on New Year's Eve, the load is greater than we expected," the press service said.

The course was compiled by a former teacher of the Higher School of the KGB Ilya Galakhov / Photobank Lori During the 2019 winter session, two thousand students of the Russian Technological University- one of the country's largest technological universities-pass the tests of Psi-Epinence, Military Memam and the Doctrine of the Hybrid War. This was told by relatives of students and officially confirmed at the university.

The National Intellectual Development Foundation (operates at Moscow State University under the Innopraktika brand), which is run by Vladimir Putin's alleged daughter Katerina Tikhonova, became a co-owner of a software company. This is reported by Open Media. On December 26, Innopraktika bought a 51% stake in Innotech, which was established in September 2019. Another 49% of Innotech is owned by Web-Most, registered in Moscow.

Artem Geodakyan / TASS On December 26, the artistic director of the contemporary theater Galina Volchek died. She was 86 years old. Volchek is one of the founders of “Contemporary”, its main director since 1972 and Khudruk since 1989. At the request of Medusa, the unbearable leader of the Moscow theater and director-legend is recalls the theater producer Evgenia Shermenev. When they talk about the actors, they remember their roles.

The Yav art group created street art in St. Petersburg with a reference to the work of Banksy, where a homeless man sits on a bench, and Santa Claus reindeers are drawn on the wall, leading the "sled" up. In the work of St. Petersburg artists, instead of deer, there are police cars. Four hours after the art group posted the video, someone took part of the installation. Banksy presented his work made in Birmingham on December 9th. God bless Birmingham.