Obama said rather elegantly: Ukraine and Syria "slip away" from the Russian orbit. Moscow propagandists will spend a day today to “expose” the American president, explain that and where the United States “eludes”. Details - in the evening program, which is conducted by Yaroslav Shimov on Wednesday.

A criminal case on the embezzle of state property on an especially large size was instituted to be Lieutenant General Alexander Protopopov The head of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Komi Republic, Alexander Protopopov, was detained on suspicion of corruption. A criminal case on the embezzlement of state property on an especially large scale was instructed to be instituted with the use of official position. This was reported by the Investigative Committee of Russia.

25 years ago, tragic events in Lithuania shocked Europe and led to the collapse of the USSR. Recalls Vitautas Landsbergis

Mikhail Kasyanov To the statement of the head of Chechnya that representatives of the opposition in Russia are "enemies of the people" were also responded by human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, politician Ilya Yashin and the Human Rights Commissioner Ella Pamfilova The leader of the "Party of People's Freedom" Mikhail Kasyanov said that the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov "lives in a different dimension, not in the 21st century" and "does not, apparently, does not want to know the Constitution

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What was the last year of tsarist Russia, why 1916 became a year of no return and how poets predict the revolution This happens, although not too often: the calendar of 2016 completely coincided from 1916 , even though hang on the wall the yellowed calendar of a hundred years ago.

A picket with a demand for the authorities to observe the 282nd article of the Criminal Code and not to incite hatred of representatives of the LGBT community, Moscow, April 2012 Continuation of the discussion about Russia after Putin: why do not cancel the 282nd article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation?

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At the site of the attack in Istanbul (Sultanammet Square) During the explosion in the historical center of Istanbul, 10 foreign tourists were killed on Tuesday - mainly from Germany, 11 out of 15 wounded remain in hospitals The Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Efan Ala said that the Syrian suicide bomber who committed the attack in the center of Istanbul on Tuesday was registered with the immigration authorities a week ago, but was not listed on the wanted list.

“If the decline in oil prices is delayed, other factors are simply faded” In 2016, Russia will enter the top five countries with the worst indicators of economic growth-following Venezuela (-3.3%), Brazil (-2.5%) and Greece (-1.8%). The recession of GDP in the country will be 0.5%, as in Ecuador. Such data of their own surveys of dozens of economists conducted over the period from October to December 2015, the Bloomberg agency presented their forecasts regarding the economies of 93 countries.

What do Moscow spectators think about Russian heroes of Hollywood on the example of the film by Stephen Spielberg "Spy Bridge".

Awarding of the "aristocrat" Yakunin Ex -head of Russian Railways Yakunin threatens the "rotation of the elites", the head of Chechnya Kadyrov - repression The ex-head of the Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, who had fallen into disgrace in recent days, developed violent activity, giving several interviews to the Western press.

"VKontakte" According to the investigation, in August 2014, a 19-year-old suspect posted in the VKontakte community a comment that excites hatred for atheists In the Arkhangelsk region, a criminal case has been instituted at the 19-year-old young man about the initiation of hatred for atheists in social networks, the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee of Russia reports .

Barack Obama spoke about the achievements of his presidency and defined the tasks for the future On Tuesday evening, President Obama spoke at the joint meeting of Congress with his last report on the situation of the country. The president summed up the preliminary results of the presidency in his speech, and determined the tasks that, in his opinion, are facing America in the long run.