The director of the Pulkovo observatory gets rid of objectionable employees. “What measures should be taken at the federal level so that the regional authorities are not made by the scientific interests of the country for the profit of individuals?” - Putin was asked in their video message by members of the Council of Young Scientists of the Pulkovo Observatory Dinar Bikulov and Alexander Shumilov.

The St. Petersburg metro, rushing to implement the government decree, created a transport collapse. On Friday, July 21, the management of the city subway cheerfully reported on the results of the fight against terrorism: “36,982 items were identified, the bringing into the transport security zone is prohibited or limited,” said the official statement of the State Unitary Enterprise.

In recent years, 70 gubernatorial elections have been held in Russia. And only once did United Russia and the Kremlin’s henchmen lose them. The failed nomination of Evgeniy Roizman for governor of the Sverdlovsk region is perhaps the latest proof of the absurdity of the so-called “municipal filter” proposed by Dmitry Medvedev five years ago.

How Russian museum workers enjoy a rare historical opportunity-to talk about the events of 1917-18. A lot and objectively. On the 100th anniversary of the revolution in Russia, “New” continues the story of how modern museums are looking for and finding ways to attract an audience to this topic (beginning- here ).