UN - UNSEF Children's Fund Logo The ban on the adoption of Russian orphans by the Americans contradicts several international conventions and agreements at once, the participant of which is Russia. Today's Izvestia publishes the details of a letter sent to the presidential administration by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets. It contains references to specific points of Russia ratified by Russia, which contradict the ban on American adoptions contained in the answer to the “Magnitsky Act”.

Illustration: RFE/RL, photo materials: ITAR-TASS In the post -crisis growth of consumer lending in Russia, the peak is passed This is the only sector of the Russian economy that has grown in recent years with a two -digit pace. Recall that in the crisis of 2009 it decreased by 11%. Over the next 12 months, it increased - by 14%. In 2011, growth was already 35%, that is, he returned to the level of 2008. And six months ago, the increase in consumer lending volumes reached a record 44%.

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Liverpool Museum The European Council called the Liverpool Museum the best in Europe in 2013. This museum became the laureate of the Prize of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and the press of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Since 1977, PACE has been awarded the prestigious museum award, which have made a significant contribution to the understanding of the European cultural heritage.

Today, the main topics are Russian and American. In both countries, discussions on the "Law of Magnitsky" and "Law of Anti-Magnet" continue. In Moscow, they discuss the fate of military reform, in Washington - how to prevent a financial recession. At the end of the issue, I’ll talk about the best museum of the future, 2013, according to the Council of Europe.

From civil wars and natural disasters to protests, space jumps and Olympic triumphs. These photos talk about the events that have identified 2012.

Svetlana Pavlova The Moscow City Duma adopted a law on the creation of a guide park in the capital and a ban on auto-ladies on a garden ring. The Constitutional Court of Russia today announced the decision at the request of deputies on the procedure for depriving the mandate parliamentarians. The UN Children's Fund called on the Russian authorities to pay paramount attention to the fate of the pupils of orphanages.

Stolypin is a hero or anti -hero of Russian history? We are talking about this with the doctor of historical sciences Yaroslav Leontyev.

Barack Obama hugs John Kerry immediately after the announcement that the latter was declared a candidate for the Secretary Fiscal cliff is closer, uncertainty is preserved; How Senator John Kerry is suitable for the role of the Secretary of State. Topics of today's review of the American press.

Alison Croggon Poem from the collection Catechism.

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