The University of MGIMO received a notification of the territorial election commission of the Khamovniki district of the city of Moscow dated April 10 on membership in the precinct election commission of the professor Andrei Zubov previously dismissed from MGIMO.

In London, on April 10, at the age of 95, Richard Hoggart, the author of research on the sociology of literature and culture, died. In 1960, he participated in the trial in the case of Penguin Books, accused of "obscenity" - for the publication of David Lawrence's novel "Lady Chatterley's lover." It was the testimony of Hoggart, as it is believed, that influenced the acquittal of the court.

Sergey Magnitsky At an evening dedicated to the birthday of Sergei Magnitsky, human rights activists will discuss the judicial system and the situation in Russian prisons Today, the Museum of Andrei Sakharov celebrates the birthday of Sergei Magnitsky at the Museum and the Public Center. On April 8, he would have turned 42 years old.

Barricades at the entrance to the SBU building in Lugansk Today, 48 hours expire in Ukraine, during which the authorities promised to resolve the situation with pro -Russian protests in the east of the country - either through negotiations, or by force. In the eastern regions of Ukraine, the regime of anti -terrorist operation is preserved.

Promotion "For United Ukraine" in Donetsk on March 5th Donetsk sociologists have found out the political moods of the residents of the city not participating in the protests Are residents of the East of Ukraine support the idea of joining Russia who are not involved in protest promotions? The results of a survey of public opinion, arranged by the Donetsk Institute of Social Research and Political Analysis, suggest that almost 70% of the residents of the region want to live in a single Ukraine.

The best football player of 2013 is a player of Madrid Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo At the headquarters of UEFA in the Swiss Nyon, a draw took place for the 1/2 finals of European cup football tournaments-the Champions League and the Europa League League. In the semifinals of the Champions League they will play: “Real” - “Bavaria” and “Atletico” - “Chelsea”. The first semi -final matches will be held on April 22 and 23, the return - 29 and 30. The final will be held in Lisbon on May 24.

The NATO command announced the reliability of satellite images that depict Russian military formations near the Ukrainian border. The statement of the headquarters of the United Armed Forces in Europe states that the pictures were taken in late March - early April of this year. According to NATO estimates, approximately 35–40 thousand Russian military personnel are near the Ukrainian border.

General Director of the London Marathon Hugh Brashier On Sunday, April 13, the famous London marathon , the largest sporting event of Great Britain this year, starts for the 34th time. At least 36 thousand people are involved in it. An important feature of the London marathon is that along with famous athletes in the race, ordinary residents of the British capital participate in the race.

On Friday - of course, again about Ukraine, but not only. Meanwhile, Russia began preparations for the World Cup, and this preparation, according to national custom, brings with it not so much pleasant anxiety as the inconvenience and violation of citizens' rights. Let's get acquainted with the testimonies of those who had to live next to the football stadium under construction in Saransk. There will be no fans among these people.

Gas tanker in the port of Portalit in northern Spain Spain is ready to replace the European Union 10% of Russian gas supplies At the March summit of the countries of the European Union, their leaders instructed the European Commission by June to submit a draft complex of measures that would allow the region to reduce the current, 30%of its dependence on the supply of natural gas from Russia.

April 12 in 45 countries of the world will be a total dictation in the Russian language. This free action allows everyone to check their literacy. The voluntary dictation in the form of a flash mob was conceived and was first held 11 years ago at Novosibirsk State University. At first it was a modest action of a student "Club". Nothing special: 200 participants, a university teacher dictates an excerpt from the War and Peace. Everything is like at school.

Are the horrors of concentration camps forgotten? About this on the International Day of Memory of Nazism, we are talking with the former prisoner of the ghetto Valentin Frontiner, journalists Mumin Shakirov and Alexei Kuznetsov, historian Ilya Altman.

Pro -Russian leaders of Crimea - Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov and speaker of the State Council Vladimir Konstantinov at the parliament session The parliament of Crimea annexed by Russia on Friday, April 11, unanimously adopted the new constitution of the self -proclaimed republic. It can enter into force on April 12, after an official publication in the newspaper Crimean Izvestia, Interfax reports.

On Thursday, US President Barack Obama called the Chancellor of Germany Angel Merkel from the presidential aircraft to discuss the Ukrainian situation. This was announced by the press secretary of the White House. Nothing is reported about the details of the conversation. The German Chancellor should visit Washington on an official visit in the near future. It is expected that the issue of supporting Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia will be the main topic of negotiations.