Two Gonets-M spacecraft low-organ communications system “Gonets”, brought to orbit on July 28, 2012, have been introduced into a connected regime and are currently working for their intended purpose, the press service of the Satellite System “Premier” reports. The programs of checks of the target and ensuring on -board equipment are successfully completed, and the devices (No. 13 and 15) were allowed to experimental maintenance of consumers of communication services in the range of 0.3/0.4 GHz.

The Expert Council of the Zvorykin Prize chose the 15 best from 80 projects, their authors, their authors will receive the right to submit their developments on the V All-Russian Youth Innovation Convention on December 18, 2012 in Skolkovo Innograd, expert reports. More than 1,500 applications were submitted to the Zvorykin Prize 2012. The competition was tough - the projects passed three complex stages.

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The Investigative Committee of Russia said that only it has official and true information about the investigation of the Oboronservis case. The information that comes with the media from other sources is considered "incorrect, inaccurate and interfering with an objective investigation." The investigation of the Oboronservis case, the department explained, is maintained by the Main Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee, so only the TFR can give official comments.

The UN Security Council received a draft resolution from Russia, condemning violence in the gas sector, the RIA Novosti website reports. The Russian Resolution Council of the UN does not contain direct accusations of the escalation of the conflict against one of the parties, but it is proposed only to condemn the “violence directed against civilians”, including acts of terrorism.

The state will completely withdraw from the capital of Sberbank and VTB, said first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. "This can happen in both 10 and five years, he added - the state will not rush and will focus on the situation." The Vedomosti newspaper in the article “Sell the State Bank” (No. 220, dated November 20) writes that the full exit from VTB capital until 2017 is provided for a privatization plan, but there have been no applications for the full privatization of Sberbank recently.

Evgeny Gontmamer Photo: Natasha Chetverikova Economist, member of the board of the Institute of Modern Development, Evgeny Gontmamer, in a new interview with Polit.ru, said what it is today by the notorious “split of the elites”. Evgeny Shlemovich, we met with you today to talk about the elites and changes that occur there under the influence of social and political factors. To do this, first you need to decide what the elites are.

The head of the company "Russian Space Systems" (RKS) Yuri Urlichich will soon leave his post. Vladimir Cheremisin, whom Roscosmos recommended as an acting general director of the Roscosmos OJSC, will only be a temporary figure. For the company, they are looking for a manager from the part who can “put a financial order in it,” Kommersant writes with reference to a source in the corporation.

Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi said that the military operation of the Israeli army in the gas sector will end on November 20 without concessions and surrender, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Masri-al-Yum publication. On November 18, the Egyptian president, during a press conference in Cairo, stated that his government was in contact with both sides of the conflict and there is reason to hope for a quick ceasefire .

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, instructed the authorities to develop a bill prohibiting the sale of so-called energy drinks in the republic, the Presidential and Government of Chechnya reports. At a meeting with the participation of members of the government, parliament, the Ministry of the Interior, the heads of municipalities and head physicians of hospitals, Ramzan Kadyrov noted that cases of poisoning and even death were registered in the republic due to consumption of energy drinks.

France completed its last combat mission in Afghanistan, Agency France-Presse reports. On Tuesday, November 20, 400 French soldiers with that referred honors were withdrawn from the Nijrab base in Kapis Province in northeast of Afghanistan. This area is one of the most turbulent - at least two of the six districts of Kapisa are still controlled by the Taliban.

On November 19, in St. Petersburg, at the 80th year of his life, the famous science fiction writer Boris Strugatsky died. Polit.ru talked with the literary critic and writer Roman Arbitman about the work of the famous literary duet - the Brothers of the Strugatsky. What is the significance of the phenomenon of the Strugatsky brothers for Soviet culture? Roman Arbitman In my opinion, the Strugatsky brothers occupy a very special place in our literature.

We publish the text of the lecture of the famous urbanist, professor of the University of Pennsylvania, the leading expert of the US Department of Transport, Vukan Wucca on the topic "What Kind of Citys Dees Russia Want to Have and How Can the B E Creed?" , read on September 6, 2012 in the framework of the 20th anniversary of the Higher School of Economics and the opening of the season of “Public Lectures“ Polit.ru ”2012-2013.

Stationary video cameras on the roads of the Moscow Region, fixing less than 10 violations per day, will be moved to another place, and dummies will be installed instead. "We must confuse the driver. In his mind, the belief should be strengthened that he is constantly monitored, so we must go all the time without violating the rules," the deputy director of the GKU "Center for Road Safety (CBDD) of the Moscow Region" Andrei Sidorov explained.

Apple corporation has three lines of the iPhone sellers in Russia. In addition to the Vimpelcom and MTS, the Svyaznoy network has also received such a right, Kommersant reports with reference to the general director of the Svyaznoy group Denis Lyudkovsky. The first batch of iPhone under this contract will go to Russia this week, and the iPhone 5 is expected at the end of the year, says the source of the newspaper in the cell retail market.