August 11, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Governor A. Tkachev and head of the Rusal holding Oleg Deripaska visited the camp of archaeologists on the Taman Peninsula, where the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria is being excavated August 11, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Governor A. Tkachev and head of the Rusal holding Oleg Deripaska visited the camp of archaeologists on the Taman Peninsula, where the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria is being excavated

Tskhinvali, who suffered in 2008 from hostilities, and Ulyanovsk, who suffered in 2009 from explosions of shells at the military arsenal, are forgotten at the highest level Tskhinvali, who suffered in 2008 from hostilities, and Ulyanovsk, who suffered in 2009 from explosions of shells at the military arsenal, are forgotten at the highest level Officially, the restoration of South Ossetia has been completed. This statement can only be believed from above, flying around Tskhinvali.

How officials continue to spend money, hide purchases and keep quiet In the patrol boat you need: a refrigerator 157 liters, a water heater (boiler) Isotemp 20 liters, a stove with 3 burners, an oven and a grill! Judging by the requests, the customers intend to patrol the area only if the boat has “step lights, a 187-liter stainless steel freezer, cabinet and bed lights, an air heating system” ...

The bill "On protecting the health of the population from the consequences of tobacco consumption", which is being prepared by the Cabinet of Ministers, will contain a whole range of economic measures to counteract the popularity of smoking among the country's population. This was reported today by Interfax . To reduce the demand for tobacco products, new minimum retail prices will be set.

In Poland, a train derailed from Warsaw to Katowice, ITAR-TASS reports citing local police. As a result, at least four people were killed and another 20 injured. The locomotive and three wagons derailed near the town of Pietkrów Tribunalski. Rescuers are working at the scene of the accident, the causes of the tragedy are being investigated.

DDT leader Yuri Shevchuk, who demands an apology from Forbes, which included him in the ranking of the most influential cultural figures, is ready to report on income, but only if the publication tells about its sources of information. This was reported today by RIA Novosti with reference to the PR manager of DDT Elena Vishnya.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has charged the doctor Sergei Magnitsky and the former head of the Butyrka pre-trial detention center, who oversaw the medical unit. This was reported to Ekho Moskvy by the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin. Laboratory doctor Larisa Litvinova was charged with committing a crime under Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Causing death by negligence”).

Fog will again cover the Moscow region on Saturday night, Interfax reports . Meteorologists expect visibility to be limited to 300-500 meters. Starting from Sunday, when the air humidity drops and the nights become noticeably warmer, the chances of fog will be reduced to a minimum.

Sofya Rusova, a participant in the picket, spoke about the demands of the activists in an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station . She recalled that August 12 marks 11 years since the death of the crew of the Kursk submarine, while the main causes of the tragedy “are still not clear,” since the versions of the commissions to investigate the tragedy, which were organized by the then Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov, “contradicted each other".

Today, former traffic police officer Dmitry Khovansky filed a new lawsuit against music critic Artemy Troitsky. The ex-major said that during the presentation of the anti-award "The Road to the Chariots" (in November 2010), Troitsky confused the date of the accident involving the car of the vice president of LUKOIL. Khovansky believes that Troitsky hurt his honor and dignity with his mistake. Now he is demanding that the critic publish a refutation of his words in the publication of Novaya.

The Investigative Committee has charged two doctors from the Butyrka pre-trial detention center in Moscow in the case of the death of Sergey Magnitsky, a consultant at the Hermitage Capital investment fund, RIA Novosti reports . Magnitsky, accused of tax evasion from the organization, died in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center on November 16, 2009, most of the time he was held in Butyrka.

On Friday, one of the walls of a repaired blast furnace collapsed at the Red Echo plant in the Gus-Khrustalny district of the Vladimir region. According to preliminary data, one person died, Interfax reports . The deceased is a citizen of Ukraine. Another person was hospitalized with leg burns.

The section from the Partizanskaya station to the Shchelkovskaya station of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line will be closed for three days from August 12. From 10 pm Saturday to 5:30 am Monday, train traffic on this section will be stopped. The Izmailovskaya, Pervomaiskaya and Shchelkovskaya stations will be closed to passengers, and a special bus route will be launched between the stations instead. According to the message "Echo of Moscow"

The Gagarin court accepted another lawsuit against music critic Artemy Troitsky, RIA Novosti reports . The lawsuit was filed by former traffic police major Nikolai Khovansky. According to the press secretary of the court, Marina Novozhilova, the plaintiff says that during the presentation of the anti-award "The Road to the Chariots" at the DDT concert in November 2010, Troitsky mixed up the date of the accident on Leninsky, which Khovansky was investigating.

The situation in London has stabilized, - said the mayor of the British capital. According to him, the police are acting quickly, more than a thousand arrests have been made. 16,000 law enforcement officers are on duty on the streets of the city. The management of Scotland Yard is urging the government to abandon plans to cut police funding. It was planned to fire more than 40,000 police officers within four years, and reduce the amount of funds allocated for the needs of the police by 20%.