The Civil Society Development Fund published its first integral rating of Russian governors. The work of the heads of regions was evaluated in many respects, including the economic situation, the assessments of federal and local media, experts and the results of sociological surveys were taken into account. The public opinion fund, the Federal State Statistics Service, as well as the National Monitoring Service were involved in work on the rating.

The United States demanded from Japan to return more than 300 kg of weapons plutonium in Tokyo, Euronuis reports. Theoretically, 40-50 nuclear charges can be made from this amount of plutonium. In total, there are 331 kg of weapons Plutonium in Japan, which the country received during the Cold War, mainly from the United States, as well as from the UK. In Japan, enriched plutonium is used in experiments on creating a rapid neutron damper.

From February 1, the pensions of Russians will grow by 6.5%, according to the website of the Pension Fund. From April 1, a second increase in pensions will occur by 5%. After the first indexation, the average amount of pension payments will reach 11.4 thousand rubles. Raising pensions will affect 37.8 million Russians. In August, the FIU will recalculate labor pensions for working pensioners.

The Civil Society Development Fund was presented by the first rating of the effectiveness of the heads of regions, Izvestia reports. The work of regions managers was evaluated on the basis of indicators of the economic situation of the region, assessing the media of the regional head of the region, the opinion of the expert community, the results of sociological research, the ratio of cash income and expenses of the population.

In the USA, the Grammy Awards musical award ceremony began, reports Associated Press . The first figurines have already been awarded to the winners. The Singer Lorde received the Prize for the best solo 2013. The best debutant was recognized as the Maclemore & Ryan Lewis duet. The best duet of the year and the author of the best dance/electronic album is recognized by Daft Punk. The 56th Grammy Awards ceremony continues in Los Angeles.

In the Verkhovna Rada, a bill on early elections of deputies in parliament and local authorities are registered . The author of the document was a member of the faction of the ruling Party of Regions Nikolai Rudkovsky. The document offers President Viktor Yanukovych to appoint extraordinary elections. At the same time, the exact date of voting is not indicated.

In Ukraine, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the opposition party "Fatherland" Gennady Moskal presented the authorities to eliminate the Kyiv Maidan. The deputy spoke about allegedly available plans on his website . According to Moskal, he learned about the upcoming special operation of Hwil from officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Developed by representatives of public organizations found support in the Duma. Deputies, representatives of the Federation Council, the Ministry of Education and Science and the expert community are amended by the current legislation, which introduce criminal liability for renovation of children without sufficient grounds, found support in the State Duma, Izvestia reported.

The Lviv authorities in Ukraine denied the information that the local fraction of the Party of Regions announced a self -building. The corresponding message is published on the administration website . The report said that the head of the district organization made such a statement, in particular, "under public pressure." However, a decision of this level should be made during the district conference, the text is noted.

On Saturday, January 25, an extraordinary congress of the Green Alliance Party party was held. Its leader, billionaire Gleb Fetisov described the congress as an “extraordinary”. The party changed the name to the “Alliance of Green and Social Democrats” and accepted into its ranks two former Socialist-Revolutionaries: ex-deputy of the State Duma Gennady Gudkov and Hero of Russia, test pilot Sergei Nefedov. Each of them grabbed his unregistered parties into the Green Alliance.

The General Director of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin summed up the results of 2013 and said that all contracts executed by the company are completely legal and transparent, Izvestia reports. In an interview with the publication, Isaikin said that as of December 31, 2013, the company delivered military equipment and weapons in the amount of 13.2 billion rubles, which slightly exceeds planned indicators.

The Fund for the Development of Civil Society expects that the integrated rating of Russian governors published today will be used in the Kremlin and the Presidential Administration when making decisions on resignations and appointments in the Russian regions. This was stated by Leonid Davydov, head of the Expert Council of the Civil Society Development Fund.

We publish the final chapters of Pavel Nerler Con Amore . Studies about Mandelstam, dedicated to the memory of Arkady Steinberg and Nikolai Bool and the UFO publishing house in the spring. Today, January 27, 2014, has been performed a year from the day of the death of Nikolai Woop.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. They signed an agreement for a period of 10 years on cooperation in the field of international patents, the Samsung press release said . The agreement applies to both existing patents and those that will appear during the indicated period.

The Party of Regions ruling in Ukraine collects an emergency rally of the heads of its primary party organizations in Kharkov on February 1, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the party’s press service. At the rally, issues of protection of state buildings and institutions, protection of public order, measures directed against the manifestation of acts of vandalism in the territory of the Kharkov and other regions of the country will be discussed.