Almost half of the Russians, 43 percent, are sure that the leadership of the USSR knew that Germany would begin the war on June 22, 1941. This is evidenced by the data of the Levada Center survey . At the same time, 50 percent of the respondents are sure that the war was a surprise to Joseph Stalin and his entourage. In recent years, an increasing number of Russians think that Stalin did not know about the upcoming invasion.

"Director Olga Darfi, in protest against the trial of the Pussy Riot," walked on a red carpet of 34 mmkf in a hat with slots for the eyes, like the participants of the punk group, who extended the detention of detention for another month for the campaign in the XXS . "The Mikhalkov Directorate is fucked up", commented on the director and playwright Mikhail Ugarov in his LiveJournal. Actor Maxim Vitorgan wrote: "Olya Darfi cool!

Andrey Levkin After two articles about invisible institutions, I conducted a type of focus group on the topic that with these texts not so from the point of view of local eternity. The noted shortcomings were two types: a) “I understand, but the mass reader will break off” and b) there are no conclusions and morality. That is why in any series there is always the third text. The meaning of the third is always to extract trends from problems.

By 2020, greenhouse gases emissions in Russia will be 25% lower than the level of 1990, said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the third session of the UN conference on the Sustainable Development of Rio+20, which opened on June 20 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the press service of the Russian government said.

Eight development of development from around the world agreed to direct to the development of “green” transport - forms of movement, which can reduce the negative impact on the environment - $ 175 billion in the next 10 years, Junov Media reported on June 22 with reference to the information of the Institute of World Resources (WRI).

The Russian government will sell VTB shares belonging to it by 2016. This is stated at the disposal of the Cabinet of Ministers about the plan for the privatization of large assets for 2012-2013 and for the period until 2016. In 2012-2013, 7.58% minus one share of Sberbank will be sold, the Central Bank owned, thus, only 50 percent will remain and one share.

President Paraguay Fernando Lugo said that the country's parliament was trying to make an “express transmission” by impeachment. It is reported by Reuters . Fernando Lugo is sure that Orasio Carlet, businessman and representative of the right party are responsible for everything that happens. Lugo himself adheres to left -wing views.

The State Duma for a week deprived the vice speaker from the "fair Russia" of the right of the word. The decision was made only by the votes of deputies from United Russia, Interfax reports. Initially, it was planned to deprive the deputy of the word until the end of the session, but in the end, the punishment will act from July 2 to 9. Levevich was deprived of his word for his speech on March 13 over the presidential election on March 4.

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSK) will build four seismograph vessels for the “Sovcomflot”. It is reported by RIA Novosti from the words of the head of the company Roman Trotsenko. “This is a series of four ships, we will build them in pairs. The price of the contract is more than $ 1 billion. For us, this is the largest contract, which is signed on the forum, ”Trotsenko said at a briefing as part of the PMEF-2012.

The Ostankino court of Moscow satisfied the claim for the protection of honor and dignity filed by members of the Russian Academy of Sciences against the inventor Viktor Petrik. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta , the inventor will pay each of the plaintiffs 20 thousand rubles. Academics demanded 2.5 billion rubles. Also, the inventor must refute his statements, which seemed offensive to academicians.

The man made a picture of Salvador Dali Don Juan Tenorio, which is estimated at 150 thousand dollars, from the Gallery on Manhattan in New York. This is written by Nydaily News . The picture was stolen on Last Tuesday, but reported only at the end of the week. CCTV cameras recorded a man in a checkered shirt, which entered the gallery with a black bag. He went back with a picture.

Former Candidate of the mayors of Astrakhan, just Russian Oleg Shein was sentenced by the justice of the peace of the Kirov district Astrakhan to a fine of 20 thousand for holding an unauthorized campaign on June 12. It is reported by Interfax . Shein promised to appeal the verdict. “Of course, I will appeal this decision first in the Kirovsky District Court, and in case of dissatisfaction it will be a statement in the European Court of Human Rights,” Shein said.

President Putin found positive aspects in the weakening of the ruble. “If the ruble moves, then he lives,” Putin said, commenting on RIA Novosti , the situation with the national currency course. “There are, of course, some alarming moments, but there are advantages, because the policy of the floating course that the Bank of Russia is partially trying to hold, it restrains inflation and to a certain extent prevents sharp shocks,” the president said.

The International Film Brigade, in order to avoid accusations of falsification of American history, shows the film "President Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" in Europe. We mean. Then, when the concerned Americans will begin to predict claims, they will say - what is it? We showed in Europe, and nothing - they liked it. Here is Timur Bekmambetov, director and producer. But the artist of the picture Varya Avdyushko, the wife of Timur Bekmambetova.

The Moody's International rating agency reduced the ratings of 15 international banks. This is stated in the official statement of the agency. The decrease was held as part of a regular revision of the ratings of financial institutions announced on February 15.