Moscow authorities will pay 20 thousand rubles to veterans of the Great Patriotic War. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this. In total, about 1,100 people will receive the money. Payments will be timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the counter-offensive near Moscow, which took place in December 1941.

Taliban militants have taken control of Panjshir Province in Afghanistan, a correspondent for the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak reports from the scene. According to the journalist, Taliban militants in Kabul and other cities are celebrating their victory by firing into the air. The BBC correspondent, in turn, notes that the reason for the shooting is unclear - it is connected either with the victory in Panjshir, or with the fact that Taliban leaders have arrived in Kabul.

Roskomnadzor blocked six VPN services. What can be learned from Tiktok's daughter of the deputy. And one story of a double agent Good evening, This message (material) was created and (or) widespread by a foreign media that performs the functions of a foreign agent, and (or) a Russian legal entity that performs the functions of a foreign agent This is the daily Medusa newsletter about the most important thing that happened during the day. For starters - about art.

On Friday, September 3, the Rostov Regional Court revoked the five-day jail term previously handed down to activist Bella Nasibyan for posting a photo of a “Smart Vote” poster on Instagram. According to the local news site 161.ru, Nasibyan’s arrest sentence was replaced by a fine. 161.ru did not specify the amount of the penalty. Bella Nasibyan was sentenced to five days in jail on September 2. A court in Rostov-on-Don found her guilty of “promoting extremist symbols” — a misdemeanor.

The NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation have agreed on the participation of league players in the upcoming Games in Beijing. At the same time, as noted in a press release on the NHL website, the league has the right not to send players to the Olympics if the situation with the coronavirus worsens. Games in Beijing will be held from 4 to 20 February. In the 2018 Games in Korean Pyeongchang, players from the NHL did not take part. Russian hockey players won that Olympic tournament.

Roskomnadzor (RKN) blocked six VPN services, Interfax reports. According to the federal censorship agency, the VPN providers — NordVPN, ExpressVPN, IPVanish, Hola, VPN Unlimited, and Speedify — “violate Russian law.” Roskomnadzor warned that it would soon block these six VPN providers back in June, telling government agencies to inform them if they use these services so as to avoid technical disruptions.

The Rostov Regional Court has released activist Bella Nasibyan, who was arrested for five days for posting a "Smart Voting" poster on her Instagram story. This was reported by the publication "161.ru". Nasibyan's arrest was replaced by a fine, the amount of which the publication did not specify.

Independent news outlet The Bell comes under attack three times in three weeks Russia 24 / YouTube On the morning of September 2, The Bell’s newsletter subscribers received an email that urged them to boycott the upcoming State Duma election. The publication quickly apologized , saying the mailout came from hackers. This apparent hack is the third attack on the news site in the last three weeks. On August 11, one of The Bell’s journalists reported that someone tried to hack her phone.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included four legal entities in the register of media outlets — “foreign agents.” These are limited liability companies created by people who were previously included in the register in their personal capacity.

For merchants, “Medusa” we wanted to choose companies that produce not only convenient and beautiful things, but also care about nature. Therefore, when the Moscow brand Recycle Object offered us cooperation, we were very happy - they make incredible jewelry and accessories from processed materials. In support of Medusa, a black keychain and a pendant with our logo have been released! The keychain looks like he was carefully pulled out of a piece of marble.

Tatyana Strokova, principal of School No. 76 in Khabarovsk, wrote a letter of resignation of her own free will after dance teacher Yulia Marchenko performed a belly dance at the school line on September 1. The school director's application has not yet been satisfied, the city education department told DVhab.ru. The decision will be made after the completion of an internal audit "taking into account the opinion of the parent community of the school," the department noted.

A rat from the Netherlands named Mr. Bilk played the little scarlet harmonica - and with the help of the owners recorded a hit, which is now danced on Tiktok (in addition, a modified version of the track can already be heard on Spotify). But first things first! One of Mr. Bilk's owners was given a mini-harmonica for his birthday, and then it occurred to him to arrange a concert with the participation of a rat. He smeared the harmonica with honey.

The Kremlin will review the proposed amendments to Russia’s law on “foreign agents” put forward by the publishers and editors-in-chief of independent media outlets, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti on Friday, September 3. “There is an appeal, it’s much more constructive.

The prosecutor's office of the Altai Territory began an investigation after media publications reported that employees of the department, who were supposed to lay flowers at the war memorial, "photoshopped" themselves to a photograph taken at the monument, TASS reports.

We are discussing this with Alexander Gorbachev-he compiled a 969-page book about Russian pop, in which there is everything: from London, Gudbai to Cadillac Roman Denisov / TASS "Ivanushki Int." November 18, 1997 at the State Kremlin Palace at the Golden Gramophone Awards The Institute of Musical Initiatives (with them) published the book “Do not be shy” -about 169 post-Soviet pop hits, which almost every resident of Russia knows by heart.