Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, in a column for Time magazine , proposed convening an emergency session of the UN General Assembly or a meeting of the Security Council to remove the threat from the nuclear arms race between the US and Russia. According to Gorbachev, one should not rely only on the leaders of the two countries in this matter. “Two people will not be able to clear all the rubble that did not arise yesterday, that has piled up for many years.

March 10 is the Day of Archives. How do archivists differ from historians? Photo: gtrk-saratov.ru NT: *History is stored in the archives in a concentrated form. Every new government uses archives in its interests. Orwell wrote: "He who controls the past controls the future." How are archives related to the mythologization of history? * Archives for the creation of myths are usually not involved. The main activity of the archivist is the storage of documents.

How a lustful parliamentarian helped, finally, to find a national idea for the Russian Federation Photo from the Telegram channel of the journalists trade union Shame and shame The deputy of the LDPR Leonid Slutsky, the head of the parliamentary committee on international affairs, was accused of sexual harassment of three journalists at once - Daria Zhuk (Production of Rain), Ekaterina Kotrikadze (RTVI host) and Farida Rustamova (correspondent of the Russian BBC Service).

The commander of NATO forces in Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, said he feared Russia's military superiority in the Old World in 2050, reports Defense One .

US President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This was stated during a visit to Washington by National Security Adviser to the President of South Korea Chung Ui Yong, reports on Friday, March 9, Kommersant . If the meeting takes place, it will be the first ever meeting between the current heads of the United States and the DPRK.

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko called the detained negotiator on the exchange of prisoners with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics Vladimir Ruban "one of the main agents of the pro-Putin administration." He wrote about this in a comment under the post of volunteer Miroslav Gai on Facebook . According to Lutsenko, Ruban's detention was not accidental.

reports on Friday, May 9 The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, called the version of the Kremlin's involvement in the attempted murder of former GRU intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter "propaganda and hysteria," Interfax . “We have not heard a single fact, we only watch TV reports, where with serious faces your colleagues say with pathos that if this is Russia, then the answer will be one that Russia will remember forever.

The appointment of Mitt Romney to the post of US Secretary of State was thwarted by Russian trolls, according to The Wall Street Journal . The publication refers to its own analytics. The trolls allegedly used social media to spread a petition to block Romney's nomination. Earlier, the media wrote that the appointment of the former presidential candidate to the post of Secretary of State was blocked by "some Russians." The White House declined to comment on this information.

The police detained several protesters near the Yadrovo training ground, Interfax reports on Friday, March 9, citing a representative of an initiative group of activists. According to him, the participants try not to miss the transport of garbage to the territory of the landfill. Also on the spot are police and OMON officers who are calling on the participants in the action to stop it and are trying to push the activists away from the training ground.

Billionaire Oleg Deripaska published an article in the American edition of The Daily Caller , in which he spoke about the people behind the "Russian theme" in US politics. The businessman is sure that the Russian theme in American politics is the embodiment of the plot of the film "The Tail Wags the Dog." Deripaska writes that the degradation of factual journalism has allowed a small number of people to destroy bilateral or multilateral relations between countries.

reports on Friday, February 9 US President Donald Trump has imposed duties on aluminum and steel imports, BBC Russian Service . A 25% tax is imposed on steel imports, and a 10% tax on aluminum imports. There are exemptions for Canada and Mexico during negotiations to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. The US president invited workers from steel mills to sign the bill.

Four US senators have called for emergency dialogue with Russia following President Vladimir Putin's announcement of new weapons. The document was published on the website of Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley. The letter was also signed by Democrats Diane Feinstein, Edward Markey and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders.

Actors of the Lensoviet Theater called for the annulment of the order to dismiss Yury Butusov from the post of artistic director, according to his Facebook page . Instead of being fired, the actors offered the administration of St. Petersburg to negotiate. The appeal says that Butusov “does not need protection”, since he is “protected by his talent and demand”, and the actors protect themselves. The appeal also recalls the numerous merits of the artistic director.

Former GRU officer Sergei Skripal continued to cooperate with Western intelligence services after his exchange, reports the Financial Times , citing his sources in the secret services. One of the sources, who wished to remain anonymous, told the newspaper that Skripal reported on how Russian intelligence agents infiltrate the West, how they recruit people, how they counter intelligence. At the same time, after the exchange, Skripal's usefulness quickly faded to naught, the FT source said.