Residents of a historical village in Karelia cannot achieve the perpetuation of the memory of 100 veterans of the Great Patriotic War Omelin's house. Photo: Valery Potashov This year, the authorities of Karelia magnificently celebrated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the republic from the Nazi and Finnish invaders.

Observations on what Russian music has become over the past two and a half years At the Shaman concert in Yekaterinburg. Photo: Ilya Moskovets / URA.RU / TASS It would be logical to assume that the Russian music scene must have undergone significant changes over the past two and a half years.

French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on October 16 the successful test of "France's first remotely controlled munition, also known as a kamikaze drone." Noting that the country has “restored its sovereignty” “in this key segment for our armed forces in less than two years,” the minister announced that “deliveries of these drones to Ukraine and to our troops” will take place “in the coming weeks.” French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu arrived at the Elysee

The director of FBK*, Ivan Zhdanov**, announced investigative actions against doctors who signed an appeal demanding that a criminal case be opened regarding the negligence of prison staff in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. According to him, searches are taking place in Ryazan, Moscow and Izhevsk. Zhdanov added that one doctor had already been released as a witness, but did not specify who exactly he was talking about.

Secret operation of the USSR and Great Britain in Iran In this episode, Anton Oreh and Alexey Kuznetsov will discuss how the USSR and Great Britain occupied Iran in 1941 for the sake of control over oil and strategic routes. How the occupation affected Lend-Lease, as well as the secrets of the Tehran-43 conference and subsequent oil agreements with the Shah of Iran. What consequences did this occupation have for world politics? What role did the Shah and the Soviet Union play?

The state intends to shift part of the costs of demolishing dilapidated housing onto apartment owners Emergency housing in Samara. October, 2024. Photo: Olga Putilova / Novaya Gazeta The country is completing another program for the resettlement of dilapidated houses. But this does not mean that the issue is closed. It’s just that the old program will be replaced by a new one. The Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation is already announcing new approaches to solving the problem.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the conflict between the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and Senator Suleiman Kerimov, which arose after the shooting at the Wildberries office. “You know, we do not comment on this situation. If there are any threats, then any citizen contacts law enforcement agencies, who, in accordance with the law, take the necessary measures. There cannot be any other comments here,” news agencies quote Peskov as saying.

Kazakhstan in the “foreseeable future” does not plan to join the BRICS community, despite the fact that the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received a corresponding proposal. This was stated by Tokayev's press secretary Berik Uali. According to him, the authorities’ decision is based on the national interests of Kazakhstan.

Nobel Prize in Literature: A View from Russia and America Han Gan. Photo: Zuma TASS The end of the Nobel week made it necessary to sum up its results - and the usual annual debate flared up among scribes about whether the current Nobel Prize in literature is good or bad. The writer Han Gan is little known in Russia (only from two books), but in America she has had better luck with translations, and they know her better there.

From salary to peace. Planning horizons for a Russian resident Drawing: Pyotr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta When we, in our Laboratory of the Future of Novaya Gazeta, were actively conducting focus groups about the future together with the Levada Center* all this year, we noticed one interesting detail. One, but consisting of two parts.

People, for the most part, believe that everything will be fine in the country, but they are not ready to plan their lives. Data from sociologists Photo: Oleg Elkov / TASS According to a September survey, over the past year, life has become better for 18% of Russians, and worse for 22%. Mostly (58%) answered that it has not changed. When asked how you expect your family to live in a year: 23% said they don't know 36% do not expect changes, 29% expect life to improve, 11% expect it to get worse.