The collapse of the Ananiev brothers also affected the fate of their clientele Detained on July 10, Deputy Chairman of the Board (now resigned) of the Pension Fund (PFR) Alexei Ivanov, a protege of Alexei Ananiev, one of the once influential Ananiev brothers. A military computer scientist, Ivanov retired in 2001 with the rank of captain of the 1st rank. Then he held various positions in IT companies, including Technoserv, the founder and owner of 60% of whose shares is Alexey Ananiev.

The Kremlin is considering a scenario with a decrease in the number of State Duma deputies elected on party lists to 25% and an increase in the share of single-mandate members, Bloomberg writes , citing sources. This will allow the Kremlin to maintain control over the Duma in the face of the decline in the popularity of United Russia.

The Human Rights Center "Memorial" recognized 75-year-old scientist Viktor Kudryavtsev as a political prisoner, accused of treason. Memorial considers the charges brought against Kudryavtsev unfounded and demands his release, Mediazona reports . According to investigators, an employee of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering sent secret data in reports to the Belgian institute that can be used to create new weapons.

Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeev considered it wrong to destroy usable food products. He stressed that this is his own position, but it is necessary to think about what to do with the seized products, how to use them and how to check their quality, Interfax reports .

The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the deputy head of the Pension Fund, Alexei Ivanov, in a case of taking a bribe. The lawyers objected to the arrest, noting that in the case file there is a confession of their client. Ivanov himself expressed a desire to cooperate with the investigation, Mediazona reports . According to investigators, Ivanov received 4.4 million rubles from 2017 to 2019. from persons acting in the interests of Technoserv Management. His arrest became known on July 11.

Ankara has received the first components of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. A batch of components arrived at the Murted airbase, RBC reports . Negotiations on the supply of S-400 to Turkey began in 2016, in September 2017, Moscow confirmed the intention of the parties to conclude a deal and reported on the conclusion of the contract. The amount of the contract for the supply of four divisions is $ 2.5 billion.

Five years ago, Valeria Novodvorskaya was gone. People who knew her well remembered about our lera Valeria Novodvorskaya in Lefortovo Prison. 1969 photo: photo archive of the magazine "Ognek" From the editorial office: first published in NT No. 24 of August 11, 2014 . Her first column - “Reflect from the Old World” - went to No. 1 of February 12, 2007, the rest - in each of 331 numbers that saw the light. And in this issue - also: Lera wrote the text in advance ...