The leader, who won the election of the Georgian Dream Coalition, Bidzina Ivanishvili said that Georgia should take part in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, which will go to Sochi. “As a neighbor, everything must do so that the Olympics will pass peacefully and without excesses,” said Ivanishvili, as Georgia Online said. After the 2008 war, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and it was assumed that Georgian athletes would not go to Sochi.

The head of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov met with Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogarsevo, where he announced that the appearance in the elections was good, some of the complaints were formal, only 50 observers were removed from the sections throughout the country and in general, law enforcement agencies worked effectively. “Vladimir Evgenievich, hello!” Exclaimed Vladimir Putin. “Hello, Comrade President!” The head of the cyc said amiably.

The British hacker Gary McKinon will not be extradited in the United States, where he is accused of hacking military computer systems. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Great Britain Teresa May, reports the Air Force . According to May, she blocked McKinonon's extradition due to fears that his rights could be violated in the United States. Earlier, doctors examined the hacker and came to the conclusion that he could commit suicide if he was extradited.

Moscow investigators report the discovery of the body, which, by all signs, belongs to the head of the district administration of the Ramenka district, Alexander Dmitriev, the website of the Russian Federation of Russia says. The man was found after the investigators asked their colleagues working in Moscow and the Moscow Region to immediately inform them if the body is found under the description of the missing official.

At the trial of the former deputy chief of Butyrskaya prison Dmitry Kratov, who is accused in connection with the death of Sergei Magnitsky, was the surgeon of the "sailor of silence" Alexander Gauss. The doctor said that the arrested lawyer could have injured himself during an attack of psychosis with hallucinations. This was reported by RAPSI . “The patient acted with acute pancreatitis, we began to examine it, I did not find when the bodily injuries,” said Gauss.

The players of the Russian youth team won a ticket to the final part of the European Championship 2013 among players no over 21 years old. According to the sum of two meetings, the Russians were stronger than peers from the Czech team. In the return match, held on Tuesday in Yekaterinburg, the teams tied - 2: 2, while in the first meeting, which was held on Friday in the Czech Republic, the Russian national team (2: 0) was stronger.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that 313 terrorists have been killed in recent months, including 43 leader. At the same time, 479 militants were detained. Putin, as RIA Novosti reports, noted in connection with this the effective work of the Russian special services. “Any miscalculation is very expensive for us, so we need to work without pauses, decisively, ahead of lead and where necessary, - boldly.

In Kirov, the Vyatka Laser Innovation and Technology Center (Vltz) was opened, equipped with the latest laser complex, delivered from Germany as part of a specialized intergovernmental agreement on scientific and technical cooperation of Germany and Russia in the field of laser and optical technologies, the press center of the Government of the Kirov region said on October 16.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, which relieved the major general of the police general of the Head of the Center for Special Forces of the Operational Response and Aviation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Ivanin. This was reported on the Kremlin website. Earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Ivanin about the beating of two subordinates, the RIA Novosti website reports.

The latest electoral campaigns demonstrated all the meaninglessness of the electoral process in its Russian version. Nobody needs it, but exists. In fact, we have the same elections as under Stalin. Adjusted to relative competitiveness, but in the end, no one needs it. The regional elections on October 14, which turned out to be a triumph for the authorities and a complete defeat of literally the entire opposition, is simply forced to think - but what kind of “Russian elections” are this?

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of the head of the Ministry of Regional Development Oleg Govorun. This was written by the newspaper "Vedomosti" in the room of October 16. According to the sources of the newspaper, the Govorun filed a statement for a long time, as he was offended by the President’s public reprimand.

Within the framework of the year of Germany in Russia, Goethe-Institute brings modern German jazz to Moscow scenes. October 25 and 29, November 1 and 3, concerts of German jazz music will be held in the halls of the School of Drama Arts. The organizers of the concert cycle are Goethe Institute, the School of Dramatic Arts and the I MPROVE Musical Agency.

Deputies of the Duma faction "Fair Russia" decided not to expel from their ranks of the deputies Gasanov, Zotov, Lakutin, Levin and Mitrofanov. This decision is explained by the fact that five deputies did not write a statement about leaving the faction. The Socialist Revolutionary statement emphasizes that these deputies are in the SR faction and, thus, cannot create any other deputy associations. If they leave the fraction, then, in accordance with the law, they will be deprived of mandates.

The Investigative Committee of Russia will send to the state the materials of the audit on the entrepreneurial activity of the deputy of United Russia Alexander Knyshov, the press service of the department reports .

The Cuba government has announced the complete abolition of visiting visas since January 2013. Thus, citizens of the island will be able to go abroad without hindrance for up to two, reports the Air Force . To leave the Cubans, it will be enough to have a valid passport and a visa of the country in their hands, which they want to visit . In addition, they no longer need an invitation from the host.