In Transnistria, the presidential election will be held today. Four candidates apply for this post. According to surveys, the greatest chances of victory with the current head of this unrecognized Republic Igor Smirnov. To recognize the elections, at least half of the voters should take part in them. Moldova urges the world community to condemn the election, calling them a "provocation." In another Nagorno -Karabakh republic, a referendum under the Constitution is today.

On December 11, 1871, the first exhibition of artists-forwarding artists opened at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. The paintings “Rooks flew” by Alexei Savrasov, “Peter the Great Introduces Tsarevich Alexei,” Nikolai Ge, portraits of writers of the work of Ivan Kramsky, in total of 47 works, were presented. The exhibition was a great success. Instead of academism, realistic landscapes, piercing genre scenes, a gallery of Russian household types.

In the east of Afghanistan in the province of Pactia, 6 Afghan soldiers died at the explosion of the bombed bomb. The day before, as a result of the NATO airline in the east of the country, according to the Afghan authorities, four civilians were killed, one was wounded. NATO command clarified information about the clashes with the Taliban on December 2 and 3. The initial figure of Taliban losses - about 80 - the military reduced to 7-8.

The situation with human rights in Russia has recently worsened, human rights activists believe. The head of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov in an interview with Interfax, as examples, brought amendments to the electoral legislation, monetization of benefits, the situation in the army, in places of imprisonment, the problem of refugees, and the situation in the North Caucasus. Today, on the International Human Rights Day, the second congress of human rights activists is opening in Moscow.

Thousands of prisoners in eight prisons of Romania began a hunger strike for the right to amnesty and a worthy appeal. The consideration in the parliament of the bill on the early release of prisoners who have received less than five years - and 10 thousand people are still postponed in Romania.

The Iraqi authorities accuse Syria and Iran of that they consciously do not provide proper protection of borders with Iraq. According to the National Security Advisor to Iraq, Movaffak al-Rubaye, 90 percent of suicide militants penetrate the country from Syria. In addition, Damascus and Tehran cover the militants, and sometimes help the rebels, ”said Rubaye. On Saturday in the north of Iraq in the city of Mosul, as a result of the explosion of a mined car, three people died.

The presidential election of Transnistria is recognized as held. A few hours before the closing of polling stations, more than 50 percent of voters voted. Four candidates apply for the post of head of the unrecognized republic. According to surveys, the greatest chances of winning the current president of Transnistria Igor Smirnov. Moldova called on the world community to condemn the election, calling them a "provocation."

Seven people were killed and 11 were injured as a result of a fire in the neuropsychiatric boarding school of the city of Taiga of the Kemerovo region, ”said Governor Aman Tuleyev. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergencies, the fire arose late in the evening on Saturday on the second floor and quickly spread to the roof of a two -story brick building. There were 235 people and seven staff employees in the boarding school. Six firefighters participate in the extinguishing of fire.

The Arab Gulf countries intend to master nuclear technologies and study the possibilities of creating a joint energy program. The Council of Cooperation of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf - after a two -day summit in Riyadh - announced his intention to use nuclear technologies exclusively for peaceful purposes and turned to Iran with an appeal to cooperate with the West when implementing a nuclear program.

The victims of the fire on Sunday night in a neuropsychiatric boarding school near the city of Taiga of the Kemerovo region became 9 people, another 16 were hospitalized. In total, 223 patients and 7 boarding school employees were in the building at the time of the fire. Firefighters do not exclude the version of arson. On Saturday, during a fire in the Moscow narcological clinic, 43 patients and two employees of the hospital died.

In the center of Moscow, a protest is held, organized by the Communist Party of Russia. Supporters of left -wing forces protest against rising prices. According to the police, more than one and a half thousand people gathered on the triumphal square.

Lilya Palveveva: Not so long ago, a new direction arose in linguistics - prognostic. Scientists are trying to predict how the language will develop in the future. So Nikolai Vakhtin, a St. Petersburg linguist, specializing in the disappearing languages of small peoples, is trying to look into the distant future.