Each sixth region of Russia accumulated public debt, exceeding 90% of all its income in seven Russian regions (Mordovia, Chukotka, Belgorod, Vologda, Saratov regions, as well as Ingushetia and North Ossetia), the volume of accumulated state debt in 2013 exceeded the total amount of their own income - there were only two such a year earlier.

Maria Yaremchuk at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision through the eyes of the Ukrainian singer Maria Yaremchuk “Eurovision” - outside politics, the organizers of the music contest insist, but its very device, when the performers compete as representatives of their countries, gives the entertainment television show a thick political shade.

The official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin announced today the completion of the criminal investigation of the murder of the Muscovite Yegor Shcherbakov, whose violent death in the Biryukovo region is West.

This spring, the New York Museum of Contemporary Art treated the townspeople and tourists an exquisite exhibition of Gauguin, composed of graphics, sculpture and selected paintings of its best period (1889–1903). The exposition named “metamorphoses” allows you to follow the evolution of the same Polynesian motifs on xylographs, drawings and paintings. I started an examination of the exhibition with the picture that, no matter how wild it sounds, played a role in my personal life.

Participant in the action against global warming in Ukraine In Washington, on Tuesday, an assessment of climate change in the United States was released. According to experts, global warming has already played an important role in manifestations of extreme weather conditions. We are also talking about rainfalls, hurricanes, such as Sandy, about floods above sea level on the east coast of the United States, as well as on large forest fires.

Large fire in the industrial center of Iran In the Iranian city of Kazvin, 130 kilometers west of Tehran, a large fire at the oil depot occurred. According to Iranian media, firefighters for a long time cannot take control of the flame and it blazes for several hours. Conflicting reports of the victims were received.

In memory of the victims of the tragedy in Odessa Odessa tragedy is surrounded by rumors and conspirology Many different conspiracy versions of what happened in Odessa appeared on the network, as well as heartbreaking details - which, however, do not always withstand the verification of facts. Here, for example, is one of the many reports about the "death of a pregnant woman" in the house of trade unions: Pregnant woman. Dead.

Wounded in clashes in Odessa May 2 In the investigation of the events that took place on May 2 in Odessa, the victims of which were several dozen people, foreign experts participate, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov wrote on Facebook. The results of the investigation will be made public, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs added. According to official figures, as a result of clashes in Odessa on May 2, 46 people are dead. Ukrainian media reports about 48 missing.

Verkhovna Rada meeting of Ukraine The Ukrainian Communist Party faction was removed from the closed meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, at which representatives of law enforcement agencies about the situation in the east of the country report to the deputies. The deputies made such a decision by voting.

Yuri Chernichkov shows the water level during the flood Who benefits from the demolition of the house in the center of Khabarovsk? In "Stalin" on the street in Khabarovsk, Yuri and Nina Chernichkov lived for 35 years. Last summer, when a powerful flood collapsed to Khabarovsk, the artisan street turned out to be one of the most injured. At the ink, the apartment of which is located on the ground floor, in the rooms the water stood at the level of 42 centimeters.

Angel Merkel The Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, regretted the intention of Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in the military parade in Crimea. Earlier, Russian media reported that President Putin could fly to Crimea after a military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9. In this regard, Merkel believes that in conditions of growing tension in Ukraine, this step Putin will not help improve the situation.

On the facade of the Moscow House of Books on New Arbat, opposite the editorial office of Echo Moskvy, on Tuesday, the banner "Fifth Column. Aliens among us" was again posted. The photographs of those who died in clashes in Odessa on May 2 and representatives of the “cultural opposition” - writers Dmitry Bykov and Boris Akunin, musicians Andrei Makarevich and Yuri Shevchuk, politicians Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny were printed on it.

The acting President of Ukraine, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Turchinov, fired Vladimir Nemirovsky from the post of head of the Odessa regional state administration. The corresponding decree is published on the website of the President of Ukraine. The new governor of the Odessa region was appointed a deputy, businessman and ex-head of the board of the largest oil company Ukrnaft Igor Palitsa.