In St. Petersburg in the evening of January 15, supporters of non-parliamentary opposition parties and movements held a rally on the Marse Field. It is reported by Interfax. At the venue of the event, fenced by metal detectors, about 19.00 supporters of opposition parties gathered. It is noted that the rally was calm, a few police officers do not make claims against the audience.

The People's Artist of the USSR Elena Obraztsova was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow, TASS reports. The funeral was attended by relatives and friends of Obraztsova, including daughter Elena Makarova, Director of the Bolshoi Theater Vladimir Urin and the theater, artists Tamara Sinyavskaya, Joseph Kobzon, Vasily Ladyuk, as well as many fans.

Deputies of the European Parliament obliged the European Council to expand sanctions against Russia in case of further destabilization of the situation in Ukraine. This was reported in a resolution published on the website of the EU legislative body on January 15.

Polit.ru publishes a video project “Moscow scientists. First -person science ”, created by order of the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of the city of Moscow. Mikhail Tsfasman talks about modern mathematics.

The Sheriff and Said Kuashi brothers, who attacked the editorial office of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, received 20 thousand dollars from the al-Qaeda terrorist organization to conduct terrorist attacks, ABC News reports with reference to anonymous special services. According to the interlocutors of the TV channel, in 2011, one of the criminals, Sheriff Kuashi visited Yemen, where he received financing.

Russia actually nominated an ultimatum to the European Union. Either European countries are preparing for their part a gas transmission system in order to purchase Russian gas in the west of Turkey since 2020, or Gazprom goes to other markets. The European Commission is still in doubt. The next round of gas negotiations was held in Moscow with the participation of the European Commissioner on Energy, Vice President of the European Commission, Slovak diplomat Marosh Shefchovich.

The first flight sample of the new Russian near-Years of the MS-21 will appear by the end of this year, Russian Newspaper reports with reference to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Yuri Slyusar. In an interview with the publication, Slyusar also said that the first flight of a new aircraft is scheduled for 2016. The certificate of the Interstate Aviation Committee should be received in the late 2017-early 2018.

Polit.ru offers your attention the five news of the day. The selection included the three most read news, one news selected by the editorial office, and the most unusual, in our opinion, news today. 1. The commission of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation completed an investigation at the military base in Gyumri The Commission of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation completed an internal investigation at the 102nd Russian military base in the Armenian city of Gyumri.

The British singer Sarah Brightman began to prepare for the flight at the International Space Station, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the representative of the press service of the Gagarin Cosmonaut training Center. According to the interlocutor of the news agency, Brightman arrived in a star town and is ready to start a course for a ten -day flight. The singer has to undergo a medical examination and receive the approval of the Main Medical Commission.

The Supreme Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherinini proposed to resume cooperation with Russia in a number of directions, Reuters reports with reference to the EU EU government to the European Commissioner.

The authors of the Guinness Book of Records called the main achievement of 2014. The winner was a giant mosaic of bottle traffic jams in the form of a barrel, which was a team from Russia and France. The composition "giant barrel" occupies an area of ​​150 square meters. Its creators used 285 thousand traffic jams and 270 kilograms of glue. The mosaic depicts ancient Greek gods, as well as the types of St. Petersburg and Bordeaux.

The Ukrainian military left the territory of the Donetsk airport, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. The department emphasizes that they give the Ukrainian military the opportunity to “freely leave the airport’s surroundings in order to avoid unnecessary victims on their part”, however, certain groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine still remain in the vicinity of the airport.

Ilya Karpyuk On Thursday, in the court in the Oboronservis case, the key and most famous defense witness, former Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov, acted. He spoke about the circumstances of his acquaintance with the main accused Evgenia Vasilyeva, and also described her business qualities. Until the very last moment, it was not known whether Serdyukov would come to court. Even on Wednesday evening, Serdyukov’s lawyers stated that they did not know about the plans of their client.

On Thursday, the All -Russian Forum “State and Civil Society: Cooperation in the Name of Development” ended. The words made into the name accurately determine the main issues of discussion. The second day of the forum was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The organizers of the forum were the Public Chamber of Russia and the operators of the presidential grant program.

On Thursday, the key and most famous defense witness, former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, spoke at the trial in the Oboronservis case. He spoke about the circumstances of his acquaintance with the main accused, Evgenia Vasilyeva, and also described her business qualities. Until the very last moment it was unknown whether Serdyukov would come to court. On Wednesday evening, Serdyukov’s lawyers stated that they did not know about their client’s plans.