Essay by Evgenia Yengibaryan from a city born from caves Photo: Evgenia Yengibaryan The November colors of the Armenian autumn decorate any populated area, and if the latter is beautiful in itself, then the effect is double. Goris. A city with its own face and character, remarkable form and content, with a unique nature, history and a bold look into the future.

The Irkutsk rally in defense of the nature of Lake Baikal was agreed upon by the authorities on Truda Square near the city circus and gathered on Saturday from 200 to 300 people, as its participants counted. The action went smoothly.

The first book about the Russian Orthodox Church of modern times has been published 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT KSENIA VALERIEVNA LUCHENKO OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT KSENIA VALERIEVNA LUCHENKO “With good intentions. The Russian Church and Power from Gorbachev to Putin” is the title of the published book by Ksenia Luchenko*.

Why the philosophical doctrine of the kingdom of values ​​today can become the basis for intercultural dialogue Photo: Alexey Dushutin / Novaya Gazeta Modernity and the doctrine of the pyramid of values The 21st century is rocked by wars, and intercultural and religious conflicts are still not becoming a relic of the past. The focus on globalization has had the opposite effect: we are seeing a rollback to traditionalism and reliance on national identities, in some cases, nationalism.

The best films, TV series and other results of the year from Larisa Malyukova. Asks Irina Petrovskaya The New Year and long holidays are ahead - a time when you especially want a calm, smart and warm movie. What to watch at home after feasts and champagne? What can you do to go to the movies?

The mayor's office of Syansk, Irkutsk region, a region with the cheapest electricity and the capital of mining, announced an “emergency situation” at the Novo-Ziminskaya Thermal Power Plant. There, allegedly due to “equipment malfunction,” “a decrease in coolant parameters is observed,” officials said in a statement. Screenshot from the Sayansk City Hall website The mayor of Sayansk, Alexander Ermakov, held an emergency meeting of the commission on Saturday.

“Greatness” by Sergei Mostovshchikov, illustrations by Pyotr Sarukhanov Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta No energy for work, wife and children? Kill it, guys. Play hockey!

The Krasnodar City Hall has published new rules for coordinating street musical performances. Applications submitted no later than 20 days before the event will be approved. The application must indicate not only the passport details of all participants and the location of the event, but also the genre of the performance, and a video recording of the compositions on a flash drive (the documents contain a note “if available”).

In St. Petersburg, “anti-Covid” restrictions were extended for the whole of 2026 Photo: Petr Kovalev / TASS The decree of the city government on the extension of anti-Covid measures dated December 26, 2025 was published on the Smolny website. Neither official statements about the end of the epidemic, nor the lifting of restrictions in almost all regions have any effect on the administration of the Northern capital.

How Thomas Mann Predicted a Post-War "One World" Thomas Mann and his family on vacation in Nida on the Curonian Spit. Photo: FRITZ KRAUSKOPF / PICTURE ALLIANCE / DPA In November 1940, in an era of despair, when the darkness seemed to be deepening and the dawn was far away, the German classic called for immediate peace and, moreover, honestly said the main thing: “The struggle will be long...

How many Russians actually want the continuation of hostilities in Ukraine: results of a telegram survey Photo: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS A large survey by Novaya showed that there is an absolute minority of supporters of continuing the SVO, but the illusion of “popular” support is being constructed with the help of bots. Nobody represents the real majority of Russians in power. How it works is in our analysis. Military operations in eastern Ukraine continue.

The story of a nurse who gave half a century to her patients and remained faithful - to herself and her profession Lilia Kornilina. Photo by the author Liliya Ivanovna Kornilina is a nurse at the district hospital. She worked for almost half a century in the village of Maina, 80 kilometers from Ulyanovsk. She has the only entry in her work book and the only photograph from her youth, in which she remembers herself very happy.