The World University Rankings 2015-16 rating included almost seven times more Russian universities than last year Thirteen Russian universities were among the best universities in the world according to the British edition of Times Higher Education . Nine of them are represented by the project 5-100: SPBPU (in the 201-250 group), TPU (251-300), KFU, MEPhI (both in the group 301-350), NSU (401-500), MFTi, MISIS, TSU and URFU (all in the group 601-800).

Valeria Kasamar and Mikhail Konev about why the youth believes that "Russia will lead the whole world" In Russia, young people came to universities who, at a conscious age, did not see other power except Putin. What do today's students from the "First Putin generation" are getting and what do today? Why do they idealize the "strong hand" of Stalin and Putin and believe that Russia "will lead the whole world"?

Protests against Russian air strikes in Aleppo The United States has changed its position regarding Iran in the process of political settlement of the situation in Syria On Tuesday, US official representatives announced that Iran would be invited to participate in an international conference on the search for political settlement of the Syrian conflict, which will be held on Friday in Vienna.

Searches are also held in apartments at the head of the library, Natalia Sharina and representative of the World Congress of Ukrainians in Moscow, Valery Semenenko In Moscow, searches are held in the library of Ukrainian literature. Operatives seize documents, electronic media and some literature, the Moscow News Agency reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

The fifth year in a row is observing a deterioration in the situation with the freedom of the Internet in the world. This is stated in the new report of the international human rights organization Freedom House , published today. The study was conducted in 65 countries. According to its results, China, Syria and Iran are the most malicious violators of the Internet freedom. Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Pakistan are considered countries where there is no Internet freedom.

The short list included the Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in Moscow, a blogger from Saudi Arabia Raif Badavi and a group of activists of the Democratic opposition of Venezuela Today, the European Parliament will announce the winner of the Sakharov human rights prize.

Single picket in St. Petersburg Olga Yakubovich: I went out because this story for me is ordinary fascism A single picket at the entrance to the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly on 6, 6, held an activist of the group "Rights for all" Olga Yakubovich. She had a poster in her hands: "My children are Petersburgers, the inhabitants of the city in which they killed Umarali ...

The Bank of Russia has to compare current macro -indicators of the economy and microeal of the population The Board of Directors of the Central Bank (Central Bank) of Russia on Friday will make the next decision on the main interest rates . According to them, the Central Bank credits commercial banks, thus determining the cost of borrowed money in the entire economy.

News Radio Liberty: accuracy, efficiency, impartiality

Elections in Kyiv, October 25, 2015 Ukraine after the elections and on the eve of winter: why there will be problems, but not a riot Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa. Three large cities in the south and east of Ukraine, on which the situation in the country as a whole largely depends.

Syrian city Darat Azzakh near Aleppo - after bombing Assad’s offensive has been choked, and Russia is looking for exits from the Syrian conflict Assad’s troops, with Russian support from the air, attacked the forces of the opposition, and meanwhile, the extremist group of the Islamic State attacked Assad’s troops. This is how the puzzling picture of a multilateral confrontation in the north of Syria looks at the strategically important city of Aleppo.

Leader Pis Yaroslav Kachinsky The new President of Poland Andrzej Duda put a veto on the law on minority languages, which would make it possible to use these languages in the administration of disgusting In Poland, Lithuanian and German national minorities opposed the presidential veto in relation to legislation, which would expand the use of national languages in local authorities at the level of old -level elders - middle -level municipal bodies.

How do Russia and Europe cope with migration? Guests: Maria Zolotukhina, researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Irina Ostroukh, senior researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Chairman of the Society of Ukrainians in Russia Valery Semenenko Searches were held in the apartments of Semenenko and the director of the library of Ukrainian literature Natalia Sharina; searches are ongoing in the library itself The chairman of the association of Ukrainians of Russia Valery Semenenko denied reports of his detention. In an interview with Radio Liberty, he talked about a search in his apartment and a conversation with the investigator.