In the traditional poll , Polit.ru, dedicated to the choice of media staff of the week, most readers voted for the hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov. The death of Tikhonov was noted by 41.9% of those who voted on our VKontakte page, about a third of readers (35.5%) were called a man of the week of musician Andrei Makarevich, who decided to go on a tour in Ukraine.

The damage of the European Union from sanctions against Russia can be 40 billion euros. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Alexei Meshkov, Interfax reports. According to him, next year this amount can grow up to 50 billion euros. “I have not seen assessments on our part yet, but the numbers should be comparable,” said Meshkov.

We continue to publish a cycle of articles of a wonderful mother -in -law, Associated Professor University of Kukmin (Seoul) Andrei Lankov about how North Korea lived under Kim Il Sena when she was the most contrary society in world history.

The deputy chairman of the Russian government, Dmitry Rogozin, called the sanctions of Western countries against the Russian Federation the inevitable stage of reconstruction of the Russian power. “The sanctions of the West are an inevitable and predictable stage of restoration of the Russian power,” wrote Deputy Prime Minister in his microblog. He announced the need to go through these difficult times with dignity in order to “become even stronger” later.

On the eve of the lecture on November 29 , as part of the festival of public lectures #we talked with the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the chief researcher of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Rubakov. On November 29, the Museum of Moscow at 19.00 will take place your lecture “Riddles of the Universe”. What riddles will you tell?

In Chicago, an unknown man wounded a woman in the Nordstrom shopping center, after which he shot himself. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to a source in the local police. According to preliminary data, a conflict on household grounds occurred between the shooter and the woman, during which he shot his offender. Wounding her, the man shot himself. Currently, the victim is in the hospital. Its condition is evaluated as critical.

All -Russian Civil Forum - 2014. Photo: Alexander Murashkin We publish the final documents of the Second All -Russian Civil Forum, held on November 22 in Moscow. Application of the All-Russian Civil Forum-2014 Moscow, November 22, 2014 The All-Russian Civil Forum states that the situation in our country has changed dramatically in the 2013 forum-2013 forum.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev approved the order to privatize the shares of four joint-stock companies that are to date in state property. This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The priest of the DPRK leader Kim Chany Euna died of a stroke at the moment when she argued with her nephew on the phone about her husband Jung Song Thek. This was reported by CNN with reference to the son-in-law of the former Prime Minister of the DPRK, who fled from the country. According to the media, 67-year-old Chan Song Taek, who was considered one of the most influential people in the country, was executed after accusations of his intention to seize power in the republic in December 2013.

The US authorities have liable the Islamist group "Boko Haram" for the terrorist attack in the central mosque of the Nigerian city of Cano. This was reported by the press service of the State Department of the country. The official statement of the State Department notes that, despite the fact that not one of the groups acting on the territory of Nigeria took responsibility for this explosion, Washington has every reason to consider Boko Haram involved in this attack.

Elena Tolmacheva The Temple of the Mother of God "al-Miallak" in Cairo Wikimedia Commons Earlier we reported the completion of the restoration of the Coptic Church of the Virgin in Old Cairo, known as Al-Miallak. A detailed history of this temple against the backdrop of the history of the Coptic Christian Church is devoted to the story of a researcher at the Center for Egyptological Research by Elena Gennadievna Tolmacheva .

The first power unit of the Rostov NPP stopped due to the operation of the defense, Interfax reports with reference to the management of information and public relations of the station. According to the report, the power unit No. 1 of the Rostov NPP was disconnected from the network by electrical protection of the block transformer at about 11:00 Moscow time on Saturday November 29. Thermal power of the first power unit is reduced to 10%.

On November 29, the festival of public lectures #to know - a cycle of performances of world -famous scientists continues in Moscow. During the lecture weekend, it will be possible to hear lectures of representatives of various fields of knowledge.

Prime Minister of the Taiwan Jiang Government Ilua Zedalihhhhhhhhhh navigated after a crushing defeat in the local elections of the ruling party Gomintan, of which he is a member, reports Reuters . At a press conference, the politician took responsibility for the low results of the party-Gomintan lost to a democratic progressive party in five of the six special municipalities of Taiwan.

On Friday November 28, immediately after the day of thanks, the traditional Christmas season of sales began in the United States - Black Friday. According to USA Today , on this day the number of applications for the purchase of weapons has significantly increased in the country. Before Christmas last year, a record was set - 144 thousand Americans then issued appeals to the acquisition of weapons.