Photo: Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Sergey Shoigu, announced the resignation of the Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov and the appointment of Shoigu by the head of the defense department.

Obama and Romney had almost equal voter support on the eve of the vote. How likely is such a situation in a country with fairly heterogeneous states and quite different applicants? I, like the famous movie character Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsh, am tormented by vague doubts that this is possible without someone’s single regulatory influence through some subtle mechanisms. After all, when the difference is within the margin of error, it is not difficult to “fool” the desired candidate.

1. 1.11 bus No. 1536 at the pedestrian crossing at the stop. Putilov hit a man to death 2. 2.11 at night there was an accident on Gurtiev Street, a car crashed into a 5-story building, an ambulance and gas workers arrived, there was a threat of damage to the gas pipe. 3. 4.11 at the intersection of Lukashevich and Dianova streets an accident occurred, as a result of which bus passengers were injured: among them there were children.

In order to correctly assess the consequences (not for the ex-minister, of course, but for the country), it is important to understand: is this a special case or the beginning of purges at the top? It seems that there are no reasons for personal persecution of Serdyukov: he was almost from St. Petersburg, he belonged to the board, he did not betray his friends (his wife probably doesn’t count), and he did not betray his homeland.

One of those accused of participating in mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow, Fyodor Bakhov, will be released from custody on his own recognizance, the Investigative Committee reports .

Photo: Ekaterina Savina/Publicpost In the Moscow shelter for homeless animals, Alma, as a result of arson, died dogs and cats. Those that survived may die of hunger and cold. Doghanganters are to blame, volunteers are sure, and these are “sick people”, because dogs from the shelter never bit anyone. Photo: Ekaterina Savina/Publicpost "Never bite anyone" It smells of burning and rot, dog with food and dirt, a little wet wool. Under your feet - pasta.

A new scandal, giving grounds to accuse the Russian Orthodox Church of raiding, broke out in Nizhny Novgorod - a local religious organization demanded that the building of the conservatory be transferred to it. The higher musical educational institution, founded in 1946, received a notification from the religious organization "Nizhny Novgorod Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)" dated October 15, 2012 No.

The dismissal of Anatoly Serdyukov is a victory for two groups. One powerful one, headed by Putin’s chief of staff Sergei Borisovich Ivanov, Serdyukov’s predecessor as defense minister. Then Putin, dissatisfied with Ivanov’s helplessness in reforming the army, not only removed her from her post, but also removed her from the Security Council. Now the Security Council, as it is called in the Kremlin, has taken administrative revenge.

The Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Samara Region opened a criminal case on the fact of abuse of power by officials of the Health Department of the Samara City Hall, reports the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee. According to investigators, in 2011, officials themselves set prices for municipal contracts for the purchase of food products.

A criminal case has been initiated against the deputy head of the Gorky urban settlement of the Gorky district of the Omsk region, who demanded 150 thousand rubles from a local farmer for recognition of ownership of real estate. According to investigators, in the fall of 2012, the suspect repeatedly demanded a bribe from the head of the peasant farm for a positive solution to the issue of recognition of ownership of the property.

To be honest, I wrote this article immediately after the elections and debated for a long time whether to publish it or not. I understood that I risked accusations against me from the opposition, but the political philosophy: “the worse, the better” never captivated me. And he was not seen as belonging to the loyal blockheads. On the eve of the holidays, I met with the hero of this article and still decided to publish it, I did not sin against the truth, I wrote from the heart.

The situation with the incidence of drug addiction in the Far Eastern Federal District remains difficult and the worst in the Russian Federation, Andrei Korobov, deputy head of the apparatus of the State Anti-Drug Committee of the Russian Federation, head of the Federal Drug Control Service for the Far Eastern Federal District, told reporters on Tuesday.

Photo: ITAR-TASS Not to say that Serdyukov’s resignation was some kind of surprise. And yet she was a surprise. Which also looks like a manifestation of panic - despite the appointment of Shoigu, whose very name, it would seem, must extinguish any panic. Serdyukov’s military reform scolded a lot. It is not even known who scolded more - abbreviated officers, military industrialists or teachers of mercilessly optimized military universities.

Photo: ITAR-TASS On November 2, a “DDT” concert was held in Penza; the group’s leader, Yuri Shevchuk, donated his entire fee for the construction of the temple. Yuri Shevchuk visited Penza - on November 2, at the Diesel Arena sports and entertainment complex, the group presented its new program “Otherwise”.

On Friday after work, he reached the Hudyshchi London weekend to Picacadilly Apollo, where the next (already sixth in a row) festival of Russian cinema in London was opened. Capital of Great Britin is sometimes called the collection of villages. On Friday, Apollo gathered a small but very proud village - a Russian -speaking community. Moskou-on-Temz grows, stronger and develops before our eyes.