Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations of Pyatigorsk Rescuers put out an open fire at a gas filling station located on Ermolova Street in Pyatigorsk almost four hours after the explosion. In the emergency, six people were injured, said Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, one in serious condition. There is no threat of collapse of residential buildings, but glass was broken in several apartments in the vicinity of the epicenter.

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About the latest successes of the Yakut film industry: how young and independent animation is gaining popularity Still from the film “Bull of Cold” The successes of the Yakut film industry no longer look like an accident or interest in the “exotic” culture of the northern republic. Films from Yakutia win awards at major Russian and international festivals, are released at the federal level, and the total box office receipts are already approaching a billion rubles.

Portrait of artists Garegin Harutyunyan and Harutyun Aghabalyan, who created the mural “The Color of Pomegranates” on “Parajanov” houses in Yerevan Mural "Parajanov". Northern Avenue, Yerevan. Photo: Garegin Harutyunyan archive The famous street artist Banksy once noted that “graffiti defeats other forms of art because it becomes part of the city, a wayfinding tool.

What's wrong with the president's encouraging assessments of the state of affairs in the Russian economy? Photo: Vladimir Smirnov / TASS On May 14, the president attended the X Congress of the Russian Mechanical Engineers Union and gave a lengthy speech there on the state of affairs in the economy. By the way, not so long ago Putin met with large private businesses, but at that meeting he spoke in the sense that he came because he was invited, and there was nothing special to talk about.

Screenshot of the announcement of the Moscow Choral Synagogue An announcement posted on the resources of the Moscow Choral Synagogue circulated in the capital's public pages: parishioners - "Jewish by nationality or Jewish appearance" from 17 to 70 years old - were invited for "a small compensation for the time spent" to participate in the crowd of a new film directed by Vladimir Bortko about Stalin.

“Greatness” by Sergei Mostovshchikov, illustrations by Pyotr Sarukhanov Drawing: Pyotr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta Under a fabulous and joyful sky, From the stars where it is collected like a museum, This is how I would like to relax May there be a lot of songs, dances and friends.

Still from Lukashenko’s meeting with the American delegation Alexander Lukashenko today announced figures that were surprising even for him: Belarus receives humanitarian aid, and two-thirds of it was supplied by the United States last year. “...Surprisingly enough. They say: Sanctions, sanctions... The Americans are great,” Lukashenko praised the United States when he gave a speech at a meeting with Franklin Graham, CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

The first modern Olympic Games took place 130 years ago Athens, April 10, 1896. IOC members (from left to right): Dr. Willibild Gebhardt (Germany), Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Councilor Jiri Gut-Jarkovsky (Czech Republic), Demetrius Vikelas, Ferenc Kemeny (Hungary), General Alexey Butovsky (Russia), General Viktor Balck (Sweden). Photo: public archive It’s strange and surprising that no one has yet made a film about those real exclusively male spring-Athens funs. Art. I'm sure they're worth it.

The Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied the claim of the Bank of Russia against the Belgian depositary Euroclear for the recovery of losses in the amount of 18.17 trillion rubles, RBC reports with reference to the representative of the defendant Sergei Savelyev. The case was considered behind closed doors at the request of the Central Bank: the regulator referred to bank secrecy in the case materials. Savelyev said that Euroclear intends to appeal the court's decision.

A Muscovite was fined for using obscene language in a public place and aggressive communication with the police. The everyday episode described by the telegram channel “Caution, Moscow” ceases to be so when it turns out that the woman was hysterical after receiving a message about the death of her brother in the Northern Military District. The court hearing took place on May 9.

The head of the depressed Bryansk region and potato grower Bogomaz moved to the State Duma so quickly that the region only managed to say goodbye to him on social networks Alexander Bogomaz. Photo: Kirill Kukhmar / host photo agency TASS The departure of Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region, from his post was so rapid that local news feeds and public pages could not keep up with the updates.

Anna Minkova. Photo: social networks The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced former vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory Anna Minkova to five years' probation on charges of fraud on an especially large scale and legalization of property acquired as a result of a crime. Minkova was vice-governor from 2015 to 2025. In the administration of Veniamin Kondratiev, she oversaw the social sphere.

Historian Kuznetsov, remembering the newspapers and magazines that Soviet families subscribed to, also walked through the communist utopia

Politics is always in opposition to power. To be a politician is, if not the natural state of a person, then a desirable one, because it resists barbarism Illustration: Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta When do we say that the political is over? When what is called a discussion about meanings is no longer visible in a community. The political arose in antiquity as a counterweight to that natural state of chaos and violence, which includes any common human life left to its own devices.