The fall in Russia's GDP in April 2020 in annual terms amounted to 12%. Such data was provided by the Ministry of Economic Development. GDP for the period from January to April decreased by 1.9% (according to the results of the first three months, GDP grew by 1.6%). As noted by the Ministry of Economic Development, the largest decline was observed in sectors of the economy focused on consumer demand - the overall decline in consumer services amounted to 37.9%.

Showman Maxim Galkin recorded a humorous video in which he simultaneously played Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. In a five-minute video, Sobyanin explains to Putin how walks allowed to citizens will be regulated in Moscow as part of the relaxation of the self-isolation regime.

Human rights activist and activist Sergei Mokhnatkin has died. Journalist Viktor Shenderovich wrote about this on Facebook. Mokhnatkin was 66 years old. Mokhnatkin is known as a regular participant in opposition protests and as a human rights activist. Since 2012, he has led the Tver branch of the movement "For Human Rights". Mokhnatkin twice spent time in a colony, both times he was sentenced on charges of assaulting police officers at protest rallies.

The Vedomosti newspaper will be sold to the Support company, which is controlled by the founder of FederalPress, Ivan Eremin, and the publisher of the newspaper Versiya, Konstantin Zyatkov. Vedomosti themselves write about this, citing sources. The deal will be closed in the coming days; as one of the current owners of the newspaper, Vladimir Voronov, confirmed, "a couple of technical issues" remained.

In St. Petersburg from June 1, the mandatory wearing of masks and gloves on the street will be canceled. These relaxations will be made as part of the first stage of easing anti-coronavirus restrictions. At the same time, masks and gloves will still need to be worn in transport, shops and public places. Notary and legal offices and cemeteries will also open in the city from June 1. Mandatory self-isolation for people over 65 will be lifted. The mandatory regime for wearing masks in St.

Evgeny Feldman for "Meduza" A series of peaceful, single-person demonstrations in support of arrested journalist and municipal deputy Ilya Azar took place in Moscow on May 28. Earlier that day, Azar was sentenced to 15 days administrative arrest. The court maintained that his peaceful, solo picket in support of “Police Ombudsman” administrator Vladimir Vorontsov constituted a repeated violation of the law on public demonstrations.

Journalists Sergei Smirnov, Tatyana Felgenhauer and Alexander Plyushchev were released from the Tverskoy police station in Moscow, where they were taken for single-person pickets in support of Ilya Azar. Reports were drawn up against all three journalists on violating the rules for holding rallies and violating the self-isolation regime. In total, eight people were detained in Moscow at single pickets in support of Ilya Azar.

One third of Russian (32.9 percent) think the coronavirus pandemic is either a fabrication, or that the disease is harmless to humanity, according to the results of a new survey published by RBC.

Evgeny Feldman for "Medusa" On May 28, a series of single pickets was held in Moscow in support of the journalist and municipal deputy Ilya Azar . In the morning, Azar received 15 days of administrative arrest. The court found that his single picket in support of the creator of the public “Ombudsman of the Police” Vladimir Vorontsov was falling under an administrative article on a repeated violation of the legislation on rallies.

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OSCE Spokesperson for Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir called for the immediate release of journalists detained in Moscow on pickets in support of Ilya Azar. A series of single pickets in support of Ilya Azar near the building of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow took place on the afternoon of May 28.

Vladimir Gerdo / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Two police officers who detained journalists in the center of Moscow who participated in single pickets in support of the journalist and municipal deputy Ilya Azar wore tokens with the same numbers on their chests - 010474 μV. This is confirmed by photographs from the scene.

Kirill Kukhmar / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Residents of Novosibirsk at the local employment office. April 22, 2020. President Vladimir Putin has announced new support measures for Russians who lost their jobs during the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. During a video conference on the current state of the Russian labor market on May 27, he supported the relevant proposals put forward by Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The Americans are about to fly on the ship Ilon Mask. Everything, the Russian space is doomed? On May 27, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft was supposed to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station. But due to the threat of Thornado, the launch was postponed to May 30. This event should become historical - for the first time a private company will be delivered into space.

The British press discusses the relationship of two duchesses, the royal family denies everything Hannah McKay / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On May 25, the British version of the Tatler magazine, which has been published since 1901 and is considered a completely respectable publication, released a lot of material about the wife of the British Prince William Kate Middleton called "Ekaterina the Great." There is no quotation of the Duchess of Cambridge in the material, it was built mainly on the