How a small town in Russia triggered outrage by ditching a few of its Soviet street names Evgeny Feldman for Meduza The monument to Vladimir Lenin in Tarusa’s Cathedral Square In October 2020, acting at the behest of their district administrator, the city council of Tarusa restored the pre-revolutionary names of several Old Town streets.

According to the results of the third quarter of 2020, the audience of the Spotify service exceeded 320 million monthly active users. As the company said in its quarterly financial report, the growth was mainly due to the launch in Russia. For the quarter, according to the company, the number of premium subscribers increased to 144 million people, an increase of 27% year-on-year. “To date, Russia is our most successful entry into a new market.

“ The Return of the Russian Leviathan ” by historian, writer, and journalist Sergei Medvedev has claimed the 2020 Pushkin House Russian book prize, which honors English-language nonfiction about the Russian-speaking world. The distinction includes an award of £10,000 (almost $13,000) — twice as much as last year.

Politician Alexei Navalny called the recent EU sanctions against Russian officials “not related” to him. October 29, for the first time after poisoning, went on the air of Navalny Live Utuub Channel. “The sanctions that are introduced now - they are not related to me. They are related to the fact that Russia, in violation of the contracts that it itself signed, develops chemical weapons, ”said Navalny.

Barcelona judge investigates Russian links to separatism in Spain Alvaro Barrientos / AP / Scanpix / LETA Supporters of Catalan independence during a rally in Bilbao. September 16, 2017. A Barcelona judge leading an investigation into the illegal financing of the Catalan independence referendum attempted in 2017 believes that Russia offered military and material assistance to promoters of the region’s secession from the rest of Spain.

We explain how to wear tissue masks (and is they better medical). We tell you how to stop the second wave with minimal damage to the economy. France and Germany returned quarantine Good evening, This is the Medusa newsletter about the coronavirus during the pandemic. She comes out on weekdays instead of the "evening jellyfish." If one of your friends sent this letter to you and you have not yet been subscribed to the newsletter, subscribe here .

Sberbank buys 45% of Rambler Group from Alexander Mamut and thus increases its stake in the company to 100%. This is reported on the bank's website. Sberbank became a shareholder of Rambler in 2019, in July 2020 the bank increased its share in the group to 55%. “The parties signed binding documentation and closed the deal,” Sberbank said in a statement. The bank did not name the amount of the transaction, specifying that the company will pay for the 45% share in tranches.

Pavel Rebrovsky from the case of "New Greatness" refused to plead guilty and received six years - although earlier investigators promised him a suspended sentence. Reporting Christina Safonova Dmitry Serebryakov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Pavel Rebrovsky during the announcement of the sentence. October 29, 2020 On October 29, the Lublin District Court of Moscow pronounced the 33-year-old courier Pavel Rebrovsky-the last of the defendants in the case of "New Greatness" .

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Vladislav Gorin discusses with Alexander Baunov a terrorist attack in Nice and the anti -French campaign of Muslims (and, of course, Kadyrov with Erdogan) At the end of October, the relations of France and many countries of the Islamic world were sharply aggravated. It all started after the murder in the suburbs of Paris of the history of the history of Samuel Pati.

Belarus has closed entry through its land borders with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, reports the website Onliner.by . The decision was not announced in advance. Complaints about being unable to get into the country began appearing on social media around mid-day on Thursday, October 29. With regard to EU member states Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, Belarus is refusing entry not only to foreign nationals but also to its own citizens returning from these countries.

Belarus has closed entry to the country on land borders with Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland. According to Onliner.by, such a decision has not been announced before. Complaints in Belarusian social networks about the inability to enter the country began to appear in the middle of the day on October 29. At the same time, not only foreigners, but also citizens of the country are not allowed into Belarus from the EU countries.

On October 29 in Moscow, on the eve of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Terror, inscriptions appeared next to the memorial tablets of some scientists, poets and military men, indicating that they were repressed, but this is not reflected on the memorial signs. “What about in 1937? Moved? - it is written under the sign on the house where the Bulgarian revolutionary Roman Avramov, who became a victim of repressions, lived.

Putin compares Russia’s attitude towards unconventional monetary policy to its stance on same-sex marriage Alexey Nikolsky / Pool / TASS / Scanpix / LETA At the annual “Russia is Calling” investment forum on Thursday, October 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a question about unconventional monetary policy as an opportunity to comment on why Russia treats same-sex marriages “with some caution.” The president’s speech was broadcast live by the state television channel “Rossiya 24.” So

Alexander Lukashenko instructed the government of Belarus to "take measures" so that diplomas from foreign universities are not recognized in the republic. Lukashenko said this when commenting on the protests of Belarusian students, Belta reports. “Someone wants to go abroad to study. Poles, Lithuanians and others announce there. No problem. Tomorrow we will issue tickets, let them go,” Lukashenka said.

10 novels about distant places This year, traveling is difficult: the boundaries with most countries are still closed, and coronavirus has not gone anywhere. Fortunately, you can move to the country or city of dreams without getting up from the couch: just open the right book and dive into events that unfold where you can’t get there today.