We discuss with experts: Stanislav Belkovsky, Oleg Medvedev and Yaroslav Romanchuk The situation before a meeting in Minsk (August 26) of the Presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and representatives of the European Union is discussed with experts: an independent political scientist and publicist Stanislav Belkovsky , freelance adviser to the President of Ukraine Oleg Medvedev (Kiev), a former candidate for the post of president of Belarus, Yaroslav Romanchuk (Minsk).

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Lyudmila Ulitskaya The press conference of the famous Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya in ITAR-TASS in connection with her awarding the Austrian State Prize in European literature was canceled at the last moment yesterday. Ulitskaya, who was already on the way to meet with reporters, said that the press conference would not take place, as the pipe broke through the hall, Vedomosti writes today.

The Superjob Superjob research center interviewed 23,000 economically active Russians, whether they consider the city in which they live, the best place for their personal career. It turned out that in such an important issue, people are guided by rather practical considerations, and not only “local” patriotism.

1968: not entering the "White Book" after the invasion of Czechoslovakia In 1968, after the entry of troops into Czechoslovakia, the CPSU Central Committee decided to issue a propaganda “White Book” (“Materials on counter-revolutionary conspiracy against socialist Czechoslovakia”) within 10 days. The case was entrusted with the Press Agency "News".

Selfies of the day Freedom quotes August 20, 2014 Liveblog about discussions on the network Fresh from above 18:09 20.8.2014 Idolatry and deficiency of reality. Russian iPhone. "In the pocket of repeatability." "Drown Russia in Aries." Kashin and ambiguity.

The US Federal Bureau has been investigating reports that Russian cybercriminals have stole electronic information about more than a billion Internet users. According to the Reuters news agency, the FBI representative Josh Campbell said on Tuesday. According to Campbell, the FBI will provide additional information about this case, when the scale of the proposed theft becomes more understandable.

The Russian sociologist and translator Boris Dubin died In Moscow, at the age of 67, a sociologist, literary translator, essayist and culturalist Boris Dubin died. According to his native club, recently he has been seriously ill.

The elimination of the dangerous competitors of the party of the Party in the Oryol region was held as notes The first from the election struggle was Ivan Mosyakin, the former speaker of the Oryol Regional Council and the former head of the regional branch of the United Russia party.

In the Unified State Exam (USE) in the Russian language in 2015, a clause that provides for the task with options for answers will be excluded, the Minister of Education and Science of Russia Dmitry Livanov told reporters. According to the minister, in order for the exam to take place objectively, and its results reflect the real level of mastering the student for the curriculum, it is extremely important to make sure that the answer cannot be guessed.

Refugees from Ukraine in Petrozavodsk The journalist of the "capital on the One" went to Ukrainian refugees and came to the conclusion that the authorities of Karelia, contrary to promises, had not helped them almost nothing “You bite a little, because I still need to treat my brother,” one boy says to another, holding out a purified banana. All my refreshments and things instantly are versed in women who came from different floors: the second, third, seventh.

In Ilovaysk (Donetsk region), a French citizen Yuri Yurchenko, who is a correspondent of the political department of the so -called "Ministry of Defense" of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), was detained. According to the Interfax Wednesday, the authorities of the DPR, he was captured by the Ukrainian military.

Human rights activists, politicians, economists, figures of science and culture, concerned about the state of human rights in Russia, as well as citizens who suffered from the arbitrariness of the authorities, speak of rights and freedoms.

The 111-year-old resident of Japan was recognized as the oldest man on Earth. Today, the Guinness Book of Records Book of Records officially recognized the former agricultural chemistry teacher Sakari Momoi with the oldest man in the world. Previously, American Aleksander Imich possessed this status, who died in June of this year at the age of 111. According to local media, Momoi was born on February 5, 1903. He is currently undergoing treatment in one of Tokyo hospitals.