How Russia was able to sell more movie tickets than before the pandemic, and why this was not appreciated in the State Duma Premiere of the film "Cheburashka 2" in Moscow. Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS During the New Year holidays in Russia, a record was set for the number of movie tickets sold. More than 19 million viewers took part in the so-called “New Year’s battle” of films being released and left a total of 10 billion rubles in cinemas.

What secrets of Bulgarian beaches ruined director Yuri Butusov Photo: bulgar-rus.ru (18+) THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY SERGEEVICH KALITIN OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ANDREY SERGEEVICH KALITIN. Yuri Butusov, an outstanding Russian theater director, died on August 9, 2025 in the Bulgarian resort of Sozopol while vacationing with his family. The official chronicle of the incident is skimpy on details.

It is impossible to cope with the personnel shortage in medicine using modern methods. The forgotten old ones are called to help. Mandatory work after training is one of them Photo: ITAR-TASS / Valery Sharifulin According to the Ministry of Health, the country lacks more than 23 thousand doctors and 63.6 thousand health workers with secondary education. The shortage of narrow specialists is most noticeable.

A supercyclone came to Kamchatka and the city was covered with snow. How do people survive? Eyewitness accounts Kamchatka fell into a snow collapse: a snowstorm covered the city, snowdrifts grew to 3.5–5 meters, roads turned into snow corridors, and people were forced to walk straight along the roadway.

Director Konstantin Bogomolov became the acting rector of the Moscow Art Theater School, this was announced by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova. According to her, Bogomolov’s work occupies a special place in the cultural space of Russia. “Thank you for your professionalism and dedicated service to your work, and I also express my gratitude for your contribution to the preservation and enhancement of the cultural heritage of Russia,” - she wrote.

Pashinyan’s power now depends only on whether lasting peace is established in Armenia. But such a world will reformat the entire country - and the “old” Church stands in the way Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan during the Christmas religious procession. Photo: Alexander Patrin / TASS The episcopal meeting of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which was supposed to take place in December, has been postponed to February and will be held in St. Pölten, Austria.

On January 24, at the Moscow cinema “Khudozhestvenny” there will be a premiere of the film “Anatoly Belkin. High water" Still from the film “Anatoly Belkin. High water" “I realized a long time ago that nothing can be put off, everything must be started immediately... Well, ask your stupid questions.” This is how this movie begins.

Russians who moved for permanent residence abroad, but did not inform the Russian authorities of a new residence permit or citizenship, may face fines up to an annual salary or compulsory work. A bill on this appeared on the portal of regulatory acts on December 30, 2025, Nesting* discovered. They want to make amendments to Article 11 of the Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”.

A Kuban official sued a pensioner for 85 thousand rubles, but was soon fired for “loss of trust” Maxim Bondarenko On January 21, a post with a video from the ballet “Swan Lake” appeared in the telegram channel of the head of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district, Maxim Bondarenko. The official published "Dance of the Little Swans." So Bondarenko, who was dismissed due to loss of trust, said goodbye to the residents of the area. “Dear friends! Thank you very much for your words of support!

Governor of Kuzbass Ilya Seredyuk commented on his words about the responsibility of women in labor for the death of newborns in Novokuznetsk. The day before, the head of the region criticized mothers live on local television. Among other things, he stated that some women came to the maternity hospital drunk, and a medical error could not lead to the death of nine babies. A day later, the recording of the broadcast disappeared from social networks.

Is large-scale Internet blocking based on the Iranian model possible in Russia? Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant The latest wave of protests in Iran, provoked by another economic crisis, is characterized not only by a large number of victims, but also by unprecedented measures to block the Internet.

On the night of January 23, Vladimir Putin met with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The meeting lasted more than three and a half hours. Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that the negotiations were “exceptionally meaningful, constructive” and “extremely frank and trusting.” According to him, the parties agreed to create a trilateral working group on security of the Russian Federation - USA - Ukraine.

The story of a hairdresser who was convicted of “fakes” after being denounced by a neighbor over a domestic dispute Anna Alexandrova. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova 48 years old. Two children. Divorced. Name is Anna Alexandrova. Lived in the city of Pushkin. She worked as a hairdresser. A veterinarian by training, but haircuts somehow helped feed the family more. The outlet was a dacha in the Gatchina region in a village with the Finnish name Korpikyulya.