Representatives of the Russian ruling elite have been treated at the St. Petersburg medical center Sogaz, which belongs to the insurance company of the same name, which is associated with the entourage of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Radio Liberty, citing an incomplete list of VIP clients received from a source at the clinic.

QAnon conspiracy theorist Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli or Q Shaman, has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in the Capitol riot , Reuters reports. Chansley was among the first 30 people to storm the Capitol. Photos of the man went viral online due to his unusual appearance: Chansley was seen carrying a spear and wearing a fur hat with horns.

KGB of Belarus / GOSTRALIARIARY READY BELEARUS / AP / Scanpix / Leta Officers of the KGB of Belarus delay the "Wagnerians", July 29, 2020 The Bellingcat investigative group and The Insider told how the Ukrainian intelligence agencies prepared and conducted a failed special operation to detain the Russian PMC Vagner in 2020.

Russian national who disappeared 20 years ago freed from forced labor in Kazakhstan. His family tried to find him, but never went to the police. Police in Kazakhstan have freed a Russian national from modern-day slavery, the local news outlets New Times and Tengrinews reported this week. Police officers tracked the man down in the Shet district of the Karaganda region in central Kazakhstan, after they came across a video of him pleading for help from his family.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has added Russia to a list of countries that are involved in or allow “systematic and egregious violations of religious freedom.” This is reported on the US State Department website. The list of countries of particular concern for religious freedom also includes Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

On November 17, film critic Anton Dolin spent a live broadcast , in which he answered the questions of readers and spectators of Radio Dolin. Galina Yuskin, editor of Radio Dolin, helped him to conduct a stream. Radio Dolin  The stream took place on the UTUB channel Valley, where every week new episodes of the Radio Dolin show, which he used to make with Medusa, is released. Now it is an independent project of film critic, where he, as before, talks about cinema and culture.

Where to fly for the New Year in a pandemic. We spoke with Russia's first transgender woman politician. Muz-TV fined one million rubles due to "gay propaganda" Good evening, THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT This is Meduza's daily newsletter about the main events of the day.

The Russian government is considering the possibility of issuing QR codes for the level of antibodies to COVID-19. This was stated by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, Interfax reports . “The issue of antibodies is significant, and it is being discussed today at the government site.

A Moscow court handed down six fines totaling 132,000 rubles ($1,820) to Novaya Gazeta and its editor-in-chief, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, for allegedly failing to disclose the status of “foreign agents” mentioned in the newspaper’s articles. In total, six administrative protocols were drawn up against the publication and its editor-in-chief under section 2.1 of Administrative Code Article 13.15 — abusing freedom of mass information.

“I always have a gas can with me. Just in case" Alexander Zakharov / "MK in Altai" At the end of October, the Altai branch of the Civil Initiative party was headed by Julia Aleshina, a transgender woman, a politician and an electoral lawyer. A few days later, State Duma deputy Vitaliy Milonov, known for his homophobic views and eccentric initiatives, urged the party to exclude Aleshin or completely self -dissolve.

An etiquette expert explained how to "high-rank" eating sprats and climbing over the fence. We did everything wrong! Blogger Eleonora Gratz calls herself an expert "in the field of etiquette and non-verbal communication." On tiktok, she gives free advice about everything in the world. It turns out that you can’t just take a fork and eat the desired amount of sprats. No no!

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again had a telephone conversation with Alexander Lukashenko. This was reported by the Telegram channel of Lukashenko's press service "Pool of the First". The Telegram channel promised to report details of the conversation later. The official website of the German Chancellor has not yet posted a message about the conversation.

Update: Based on information from the news agency TASS, Meduza originally reported that Roskomnadzor seeks a court order to block The Insider. TASS later corrected its story to reflect that Roskomnadzor seeks only a noncompliance fine. Russia’s censorship agency (Roskomnadzor) has appealed to a Moscow court to fine the investigative outlet The Insider over its failure to include “foreign agent” disclaimers on its website, reports state news agency TASS.

The Russian Attorney General’s Office submitted a request to the State Duma to remove the parliamentary immunity of Valery Rashkin, a veteran lawmaker from the Communist Party (KPRF). This was announced by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin on Wednesday, November 17. According to Volodin, the Duma Council is expected to consider the request later in the day on Wednesday. After that, the State Duma Commission on Mandates Issues will have seven days to consider the appeal.

Update: The headline and text of this story originally reported, citing TASS, that Roskomnadzor had asked to block The Insider . The agency then changed its message. Roskomnadzor has appealed to the Tagansky District Court of Moscow with a demand to fine The Insider 500 thousand rubles due to the absence of a "foreign agent" label on its website. This was told to TASS by the court. According to Interfax, Roskomnadzor stated that in the future the agency may demand blocking of the publication.