Old cadres of Vladimir Putin are returning to the government May 9 Victory Parade Sergei Shoigu received in the status of acting. defense minister. The government, which has been in place since 2012, was dismissed after the fourth inauguration of President Putin. There are currently no official decrees on new appointments. At the parade, Shoigu was nevertheless addressed as a comrade minister, which meant that formalities were no longer appropriate here.

The families of those killed in a fire in the Kemerovo shopping center "Winter Cherry" did not receive compensation from the co-owner of the shopping center Denis Shtengelov. This was stated by Kemerovo resident Igor Vostrikov, who lost his family during a fire, TASS reports .

The results of the action "He is not a king" in numbers Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" The rallies “He is not a king”, organized by politician Alexei Navalny, took place on May 5 in more than 90 cities of Russia. Protesters expressed disagreement with the fourth term of Vladimir Putin at the presidential post. By the end of the action throughout the country, more than 1,600 people were detained by the police. According to the portal of the ATS-Info, of which 158 people are minors.

That the leader of folk protests Nikol Pashinyan will take as Prime Minister of Armenia and how Moscow will behave with him Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" On Tuesday, May 8, the leader of protests in Armenia of the last weeks of Nikol Pashinyan on the second attempt became the prime minister of the country-59 deputies voted for him.

Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was offered to head the Accounts Chamber. This is reported by Vedomosti, citing two sources close to the leadership of the State Duma, and a former federal official. Kudrin himself confirmed this information. “Yes, I received an offer from United Russia to move forward, for me this is a bit unexpected, and I will seriously think about it. In the near future I will meet with the leaders of the factions,” Kudrin said.

The Metropolitan prosecutor's office demanded from The New Times management documents relating to the funding of the site and the weekly magazine. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a letter from the deputy prosecutor of the Tver inter-district prosecutor's office addressed to the general director of Novye Vremya Evgenia Albats, which is at the disposal of the agency.

On relations between the EU and the USA, the next blow was inflicted on transatlantic solidarity. A look from Brussels Photo: Martin H. Simon/Tass The diplomatic efforts of the European Union, the negotiation attempts of the leaders of Germany, Great Britain and France to convince the American president were unsuccessful - the owner of the White House announced the exit of the United States from the international nuclear deal with Iran.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested for 10 days activists from the unregistered Other Russia party Olga Shalina and Gleb Buvanenko, who threw smoke bombs at the Latvian embassy in protest after the detention of pro-Russian politician Vladimir Linderman. It is reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the party. According to the press service, they were found guilty of petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

May 9 veteran: photo project Semen Petrovich is going to the parade. Photo: Elena Lukyanova / "New Gazeta in St. Petersburg" Semen Petrovich Malyshev was born in 1927 in the village of Osinovo, Tikhvinsky district of the Leningrad region. At 16, he was taken to the front. He served as a machine gunner in the 48th regiment of the 136th Infantry Division. A month and a half later, he was injured, he got to the hospital. After recovery, he was sent to the border school.

Alexey Malobrodsky - Pottychko to the prosecutor: “You are responsible for the attempted murder!” Photo: Victoria Odissonova / "New Gazeta" May 10, Basmanny Court of Moscow. The investigation in the “Seventh Studio” case again filed a motion: to change the preventive measure to Alexei Malobrodsky, to transfer him from custody under house arrest.

Journalist Maxim Shevchenko decided to leave the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia due to the lack of response to the beatings and arrests of protesters during the action "He is not our tsar" in Moscow, which took place on May 5. this He announced on the air of Ekho Moskvy. According to Shevchenko, his demands to convene the HRC in full force in connection with the events of May 5 were ignored. This was the reason for the decision of the journalist to leave the council.

Instead of a song contest we get a war of reputations and biographies For a year now, to discuss Eurovision is more interesting than listening to the performances of its participants. The songs of everyone are approximately the same - the elongated Europops, arranged by hiring professionals. But the biographies are different. Now few people will remember that it was Konditch Vurst in 2014, but this name is still in hearing and the image of a bearded woman too.

The rector of Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov Viktor Sadovnichy said that during the World Cup the territory of the university will be closed to fans. It is reported by RIA Novosti. He clarified that this is a square formed by Lomonosovsky, Michurinsky and Universitetsky avenues, as well as Vernadsky avenue. The rector stressed that the university will work as usual in the summer.

The former Gogol-Center Producer Aleksey Malobrodsky is in serious condition. This was reported in the city clinical hospital named after Eramishantsev, reports RIA Novosti. The exit from the courtroom: at Less Brill suspicion of a heart attack, it should be transferred on a stretcher, but it is forced to go with your feet under the escort.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian dismissed police chief Vladimir Gasparyan and head of the National Security Service Georgy Kutoyan from their posts. The decrees are published on the website of the head of state. Earlier, on his Facebook page, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan suggested that the President dismiss these persons. “Just signed a proposal to the president to dismiss the heads of the police and the National Security Service,” he wrote. Previously resigned acting.