An eighteen-year-old student from Safonovo in the Smolensk region Elizabeth Golovanova won the Miss Russia-2012 title. The girl received an exclusive and most expensive crown in the history of world beauty contests, the price of which is one million dollars, as well as a prize of $ 100 thousand and a grant for training at any university in the world, RIA Novosti reports.

The head of the Moscow City Woman Valentin Gorbunov explained rumors about the mass “carousels” in the presidential election: according to him, there are no “carousels”, and the enterprises are just bringing employees on lunchtime, they help them vote. According to Gorbunov, this is necessary for factories with a continuous work cycle, Interfax reports. The fact that the organization helps its employees and brings on buses to polling stations is not a violation of the law.

The jewelry of the singer Lyudmila Zykina, known for her passion for antique and made jewelry, was sold for almost 32 million rubles, which almost three times exceeded expert expectations, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the deputy director of the Gelas auction house Pavel Golubev. “Most of the purchases were made on the phone, because not everyone wants to glow, inexpensive things left very well,” said the representative of Gelos.

The emperor of Japan Akihito, who suffered coronary shunting on February 18, on Sunday, was discharged on March 4 and left the hospital at the Tokysk University, NHK reports. The emperor left the hospital accompanied by his wife Mitiko, said goodbye to the doctors, got into the car and went to his residence, where he would continue the rehabilitation procedure, Interfax said.

Medvedev voted in the elections. This time did not This time, the current president did not talk with a machine gun. But the ballot was not able to “feed” the Urna to immediately. "The head of state showed perseverance," RIA Novosti reports. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana voted in the election of the head of state at the polling station number 2634 in the building of the Moscow school number 1118.

In the capital of Congo Brazzavil on Sunday, an explosion occurred, as a result of which the building of the Russian embassy was injured, ITAR-TASS reports. According to the first deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrei Denisov, the explosion occurred in the ammunition warehouse near the building of the Russian diplomatic mission. At that moment, the presidential elections were held there.

The administrator of the Rain television channel suffered from robbers in the northeast of Moscow, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. According to him, on Saturday, about two hours, the police, the 34-year-old administrator of the Rain television channel with a statement of robbery, contacted the police. The victim, a visiting Voronezh, in a rented apartment on Abramtsevskaya Street at night drank alcohol with two acquaintances.

On the day of voting in the presidential election, 23 criminal cases were instituted, which belong to the competence of the internal affairs bodies, said the First Deputy Minister of the Interior of Russia Alexander Gorova. "15 of them were excited on the facts of the theft of video equipment. All thefts are disclosed, the perpetrators are installed, the equipment was returned," he said. Gorova also informed that 1017 administrative violations were recorded, ITAR-TASS reports.

The most popular sports game on the planet awaits historical changes. The International Council of Football Associations is ready to introduce to the rules of additions - Muslim girls will be allowed to drive the ball in hijabah. Prior to this, there was a ban on head scarves in large football, which, according to sports functionaries, could pose a threat to women's health. As an alternative, the fair sex was offered to wear special caps. However, this idea did not find support.

On Saturday evening, March 3, Venezuelan television showed the meeting of the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez, who first appeared on the air after a surgical surgery to remove a cancer tumor, with the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro, Interfax reports with reference to EFE. The meeting, held in Havana, where Chavez is restored after the operation, showed the State Venezuelan television channel VTV . The report says that the meeting lasted an hour.

The Portuguese Andre Villash-Boash was dismissed from the post of head coach Chelsea, the leadership of the London club on the official website of the "aristocrats" reported. Until the end of the season, the Italian Roberto Dee Matteo, who worked as an assistant Portuguese, will lead the team. Such a decision has been made in connection with the unsatisfactory performance of the team recently.

The Chairman of the Moscow City Woman Valentin Gorbunov proposes to abandon absenteeism - this is announced by an official on the last day of the electoral cycle, when a five -year lull is waiting for the country until the next federal election. According to observers, absenteeisms are actively used for falsification . However, Gorbunov had previously stated that in Moscow (at least) there are no "carousels" , but he explains the replacement of absenteeism with the convenience of the voter.

On Square in Manezhnaya Square on Sunday evening, as expected, a rally gathered in support of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. The Central Internal Affairs Directorate counted on Manezhnaya Square and nearby streets (Mokhovaya, Tverskaya, as well as the area of ​​the revolution) more than 110 thousand people.

The website of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation began to publish strange data before the end of the elections and the process of voting. If you believe the regional list , then in Karelia the turnout in three hours from 17.95% jumped to 100%. According to the GAS system "Elections", by 15:00 all voters voted in Karelia. There is data at 18:00, although this time has not yet occurred in the region. It is logical that at 18:00 100% of voters also voted.

In Dagestan, a "stuffing live" occurred: the cameras did not bother the employees of IU No. 1402 in the village of Tarumovka. On the broadcast from one camera you can clearly see how packs of ballots are given right at the table tables. And another camera, aimed at urns, clearly shows how they are diligently stuffed into automated urns - Koibi. In one man, this comes out better - the ballots are "eaten" one by one, and the neighboring Koib sometimes refuses.