In Luxembourg, on January 21, the exhibition "Meashing Icon: History and Modernity" will open. The exposition will present a unique collection of icons of St. Nicholas from the Central Archaeological Cabinet of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. This portal "Interfax-religion" was reported on Monday in the press service of the Russian Club of Orthodox Patroners, which, together with the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Luxembourg, organizes an exhibition.

The authorities of the Udmurtia are preparing for the first All -Russian folklore festival "Buranovsky grandmothers" in the homeland of the team participants, in the village of Buranovo, the head of the region Alexander Volkov told reporters on Monday.

Bentley Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II forced her driver to sweat when he did not want to start after the church service with the participation of Her Majesty near the Sandirgem estate in the County of Norfolk in the southeast of England, reports The Daily Mail . The curiosity occurred near the church of St. Mary Magdalene, from where the queen was supposed to go to the Sandringham estate, located less than a kilometer from the church.

Syrian President Bashar Assad moved aboard a warship, where it is under the protection of Russian security services. According to Newsru Israel , the Al-Vatan newspaper, which was published in Saudi Arabia, wrote about this. According to the publication, sources in intelligence, the head of state is accompanied by family members and closest associates. If Assad needs to visit Syria, he uses a helicopter. However, he leaves the ship only in case of emergency.

The Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who fell into remodeling in Cambodia, promised the local king to make large investments in the economy of his country after the Russian was released from a local prison, where he got after the incident with the Cambodian sailors. According to the Kommersant newspaper, Polonsky claims that the conflict was “caused by complete misunderstanding and language barrier,” and expresses his willingness to fork out in order to apologize to the Cambodian people.

In Moscow, an investigation of a high -profile case about the theft of almost 70 million rubles by employees of the Federal Migration Service ended, Kommersant reports. The defendants insist on their innocence and call the arguments of law enforcement officers ridiculous, arguing about the political background of the case.

The torch of the Olympic and Paralympic fire relay of Sochi-2014 was presented at a ceremony, held on Monday at the Moscow Commercial Center GUM. The torches "Sochi-2014" were developed by the Russian team of designers-engineers under the leadership of Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Water. Submitted the torches of the ambassadors "Sochi-2014" Tatyana Navka, Natalya Vodianova, Ilya Averbukh and Olesya Vladykina, RIA Novosti reports.

“You can go and organize a rally. But due to the fact that the management structure of Moscow is cumbersome and does not particularly provide for an intellectual approach to solving problems, the rally will most likely lead not to the desired effect (the mayor’s office will think about what to do about the reason for the rally), but to an attempt to simply make sure that the rally does not take place.

In connection with the death of soldiers who died in the military hospital near Moscow, from December 2012 to January 2013, a criminal case was opened under the article “negligence, which entailed through negligence the death of two or more persons,” writes Interfax with reference to the Main Military Prosecutor's Office.

"June 3, 1957. This is the world's first satellite. Naturally, American. Look how polished it is! Like a mirror, it reflects not only the face of one of its creators, but also the entire power of America, which is ready to take the first step on the long path of space exploration. The satellite shone at exhibitions and on the covers of glossy magazines, but it was neither the first in space nor the first American satellite.

The Ministry of Justice refused to register the Russian Pirate Party. It is noted that this decision was made by the Ministry of Justice on December 27, 2012. In an official letter from the Ministry of Justice, the reasons for the refusal are set out on five pages.

The annual North American International International Auto Show, which will be represented by about 60 new products, opens on Monday in the US Cornation, Detroit, RIA Novosti reports. Among the most anticipated premieres, experts note the BMW concept of the fourth series , the announcement of the Toyota concept of the Furia sports sedan.

The oldest members of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko filed an application for withdrawal from the party after last year’s split, which entailed the dismissal of 22 activists, including the long -term leader of the department Maxim Reznik. It is not possible to work in a party in the state in which it is now, and its leader cannot cope with the internal party leadership, according to an open letter, the text of which is quoted by Echo of St. Petersburg .

A resident of the Kazakhstan regional center Pavlodar was arrested for five days for showing the middle finger of the hand that was traveling towards him to meet him, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Pavlodar administrative court. They clarified that a 22-year-old young man, "going towards the motorcade of the guarded person who went out of town, showed an obscene gesture in the form of the middle finger of his left hand." This gesture was seen by the guards.

The head of Khakassia, Viktor Zimin, will continue to lead the republic until the elections take place in the region. But from January 15, when the powers of the current governor expire, Zimin will do this in the position of Acting. The presidential decree was published on the Kremlin website .