At the age of 89, physicist, specialist in the field of thermonuclear fusion, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeniy Velikhov died. The death of the scientist was confirmed to Russian publications by the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Kurchatov Institute. The cause of Velikhov's death is not known. Kremlin press service / Wikimedia Commons Evgeny Velikhov was born on February 2, 1935 in Moscow.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow registered administrative cases of participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code) against anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova and the head of the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" by Sergei Davidis. Mediazona drew attention to the case cards in the database of Moscow courts. It is unknown why reports were drawn up against Arkhipova and Davidis.

Vladimir Putin appointed State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein as acting governor of the Kursk region. A decree about this was published on the Kremlin website. During a meeting with Khinshtein, a video of which was published by the Kremlin press service, Putin recalled that the deputy in 2016-2018 served as an adviser to the director of the Russian Guard.

The head of the travel company Men Travel, Andrei Kotov, who was arrested under the article on the activities of an “extremist” organization (282.2 of the Criminal Code), was sent to a punishment cell for 15 days, Kotov’s friend told the BBC Russian Service. According to her, Kotov has a chronic disease, due to which he needs to take medication daily.

The Consulate General of Slovakia in St. Petersburg will stop working on December 31, 2024, according to the diplomatic mission’s website. The consulate will be closed in accordance with the decision of the Slovak government on August 28. As RBC notes , the diplomatic mission even then began to gradually reduce the volume of services provided to fellow citizens; from November 30, the provision of consular assistance in emergency cases ceased.

The main award of the Big Book literary award went to Alexey Varlamov for his novel Odsun. This was reported in the telegram channel of the award. “The hero of Alexey Varlamov’s new novel “Odsun” comes to the Czech Republic at the end of the 2010s to give lectures on literature, but instead of a university he ends up in an old house in the Sudeten Mountains, which once belonged to a family of Sudeten Germans.

About Spartak and martial arts, the airship Italia in the Arctic and the assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie The annual literary fair Non/fiction has begun at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, which will be held from December 5 to 8. As in previous times , it will hardly be possible to find books by persecuted writers, and some parts of the program look openly propaganda . However, publishers still offer a lot of interesting books that are worth paying attention to.

The MIA department for Makhachkala refused to initiate a criminal case against Dagestan chess player Amina Abakarova, who spilled mercury on her opponent’s table during a chess tournament in August 2024. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the police response to the injured chess player Umaiganat Osmanova. The investigation considered the issue of initiating a case of intentional injury to health (Article 112 of the Criminal Code), but in the end did not find any grounds for this.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Political crisis in France. Main In France, for the first time in 60 years, parliament dismissed the government. Left and far-right deputies of the National Assembly have been challenging the government almost from the very beginning of its work. The formal reason for announcing votes of no confidence was the adoption of the social budget. What role did Marine Le Pen play in the government's resignation?

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which payments for Russian gas are no longer tied to one specific bank. Previously, this bank was Gazprombank. The corresponding document was published on the official legal information portal. Putin amended his own decree of March 31, 2022, which stated that Gazprombank is the authorized bank for making payments for gas.

29 cadets of the Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School ( DonVOKU ), who graduated in 2020-2023, died in the Russian-Ukrainian war, “Important Stories” counted . In total, 294 graduates graduated from the educational institution during this time. So, in 2022, after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, 74 lieutenants graduated from DonVOKU. Almost all of them, according to Important Stories, were born in 1999–2000, and after graduation, all of them were sent to fight in Ukraine.

Passengers who miss their flights will be able to use return tickets. This is stated in the new rules approved by the Russian Ministry of Transport. They will come into force on September 1, 2025. “Currently, if a passenger bought a round-trip ticket and missed the flight, airlines can cancel the entire order at once. Starting next year, there will be no such “option” - the return ticket will be retained by the passenger,” the Ministry of Transport said.

What could unite the left opposition and the far right? And what role did Macron and Le Pen play? Mustafa Yalcin / Anadolu / Getty Images National Assembly December 4, 2024. Paris, France For the first time since 1962, the country's parliament dismissed the government by a majority vote.

The Pantone Research Institute has chosen the main color of 2025. It was Mocha Mousse - “a memorable soft brown color that transports our senses to a world of pleasure and sophistication.” “The warm, rich brown hue evokes the delicious quality of cocoa, chocolate and coffee, making us feel comfortable,” the description reads.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier tendered his government's resignation. According to the Elysee Palace, the country's President Emmanuel Macron took note of this statement. Barnier and other ministers will continue to serve until a new government is appointed, the statement said. On December 4, the French Parliament approved a vote of no confidence in the Barnier government due to the Prime Minister's decision to approve next year's budget without agreement with Parliament.