The official representative of the US State Department Marie Harf, while communicating with reporters, said that she did not believe in the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the absence of Russian troops in Ukraine. “As Secretary of State Kerry has spoke many times, no propaganda will make a lie true.

The small jury of the Russian Literary Prize "National Besseller" chose six books of the short list of 2015, publishing a list of finalists on the National Best website . The responsible secretary of the Prize Organizing Committee Vadim Levental in a commentary on the published list marked the record of this year: “Nobody never received 19 points from the large jury in National Best.

Andrei Zvyagintsev’s film “Leviathan”, who won numerous awards, including “Cunnes Silver Palm Branch,“ Golden Globe ”nominated for Oscars and caused a violent ambiguous reaction in his homeland, is released in Finland, the portal of the Finnish television and radio company Yle reports. Cinema Mondo has bought rights at the end of January this year. In Finland, "Leviathan" has already been shown several times - at the Festivals "Kino October" and Season Film Festival.

The place of the founder of the National Front of Jean-Mari Le Pen in the hospital in the upcoming regional elections in France will take his granddaughter-Marion Maresal-Le Pen, Yahoo-News reports citing AFP.

In Turkey, the airline Turkish Airlines urged the idle pilots to marry. According to the leadership, this will reduce the probability of a plane crash, reports Hurriyet Daily News . Airlines came to such a conclusion in Turkish Airlines by studying the circumstances of the recent crash in France Germanwings aircraft. “The tragedy occurred after the pilot’s girl left him.

Director Nikita Mikhalkov, who, together with his brother Andrei Konchalovsky, became the author of a project of a network of fast food restaurants “We eat a house!”, Said that this network, according to plans, will be able to compete with Western fast food not only in Russia, but also abroad. According to Mikhalkov, the brand, which should, according to the creators, become a competitor to MSDONLD's, may appear in the Balkans.

The official euro to the ruble, established by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for Monday and the weekend, increased by 1.6 rubles - to 54.52 rubles, the dollar rose by 85.46 kopecks, to 50.53 rubles. The dollar and euro strengthened the growth, the dollar exceeded 51 rubles, the euro rose above 55 rubles on the Moscow Exchange on Friday amid a decrease in oil prices, Interfax reports.

The Russian team in figure skating could not improve its positions after the second competitive day of the team of Figure Skating World Team Trophy in Tokyo. According to the results of six programs out of eight Russians, they take third place with an amount of 77 points. The Americans are leading, ahead of four points of the Japanese, Russians - by six. Among the loners, Russians Sergey Voronov (161.92) and Maxim Kovtun (158.91) took the fifth and sixth places.

Employees of the FSIN Office in the Republic of Mari El established the identity of the prisoner who was serving a sentence in a maximum security colony under a strange surname Dadaev. As it turned out, the man is involved in the brutal murder of 10 years ago, perfect in the Kemerovo region. Dadaev, who was serving a sentence in IK-4 strict regime, was supposed to be released in August 2015.

After on Thursday it became known about the murder of the journalist Olesya Buzina and the founder of the publication of the regional committee Sergey Sukhobok in Kiev, there were immediately reports of the death of another employee of the media.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, who performed on a bright Friday the Divine Liturgy in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, called on believers entering the temple, "not to blaspheme God" and not destroy the harmony of inappropriate behavior, evil thoughts and empty words. "The most important decoration of the temples is the people, the praying community.

Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation were not glad that during the direct line of Russian President Vladimir Putin with citizens of the Russian Federation, the head of state received three million issues - a record quantity for such programs. The fact that citizens treat all their problems immediately to the president indicates the shortcomings of the Institute of Local Self -Government, said Vladimir Pligin, head of the Duma committee on constitutional law and state building.

The well -known missionary of the Russian Orthodox Church, deputy dean of the faculty of the Orthodox culture of the Military Academy of Strategic Assignment named after Peter the Great, Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov gave a lengthy interview with RIA Novosti, in which, in particular, indicated that the reunification of Crimea and Russia and the followed "sanctions war" revealed the lack of unity between European countries on participation "socio-political psychosis" and unprecedented pressure on

The hockey players of the St. Petersburg SKA achieved the third victory over the Kazan Ak Bars in the final series of playoffs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). The meeting, held on Friday in the Ice Palace of the city on the Neva, ended in favor of its owners with a score of 3: 2. The army team led in the series up to four victories 3-1. Patrick Tresen (0:38), Jimmy Ericksson (33:36) and Evgeny Dadonov (40:44) distinguished themselves among the winners.

The creator of the Star Wars film saga, George Lucas, will build affordable housing in one of the most expensive places to live in California - in Marin County on the Pacific coast north of San Francisco. This area is known for the beauty of its natural landscapes, as well as one of the highest levels of income for its residents, Polit.ru reports. The billionaire Hollywood director has owned a studio complex in Marin County for decades.