Historian and sociologist Yuri Topper continues to excursion into the history of modern Olympism The historian and sociologist Yuri Topper continues to excursion into the history of modern Olympism. Previous materials - according to the SSVLKI: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . "Oh sport! You are progress! You contribute to the perfection of man - the most beautiful creation of nature. You are aspirations! You prescribe to follow the rules and requirements of hygiene.

On August 1, the Kirov court of Yaroslavl began the announcement of the sentence to the former mayor of the city - Evgeny Urlashov and his two colleagues - Dmitry Donskov and Alexei Lopatin. They are accused of receiving a bribe and the attempt to receive a bribe on an especially large scale. The prosecutor asked the court to say the former mayor of Yaroslav to 15 years in a maximum security colony. During the announcement of the sentence of the mother, Evgeny Urlashov, became bad.

The Paralympic champion from Belgium, Marik Vervurt, said that the games in Rio would be the completion of her career. A partially paralyzed athlete is going to not only finish performances, but also say goodbye to life. She intends to seek permission to euthanasia. In Belgium, voluntary departure is legalized. Speaking about her chances of Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 37-year-old athlete noted that the competition is very high, and she will have strong rivals.

Sports and soft power. Bookshelf. From Gorbachev to Putin Alexander Genis: On the air - Ach's quarterly section - “Mirror”, in which we and the musicologist and cultural historian Solomon Volkov are discussing what and how they write in the West about Russia. On the eve of the opening of the Olympic Games, of course, the doping scandal occupies the entire world press, both American, and international, and Russian, of course.

Members of the Group "Cesna Creer" are surrendered to the authorities (Yerevan, July 31, 2016) A public discussion of the incident was held on Square in Yerevan In Armenia, in the framework of the criminal case on the seizure of the building of the PPS regiment in Yerevan , 47 people were detained or arrested . 24 of them were brought by the totality of the charges of taking hostages.

Alexey Navalny The court in Moscow refused to replace the opposition to Alexei Navalny as a conditional sentence for a real term On Monday, the Lublin court of Moscow did not change the conditional punishment of oppositionist Alexei Navalny for a real term. Earlier, the Federal Penitentiary Service applied to the court with the relevant submission.

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The place of the helicopter fall It is claimed that there were five citizens of Russia aboard All five people who were on board the Russian Mi-8 helicopter, which fell on Monday in the north of Syria, were killed, said spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov with reference to the data of the Ministry of Defense.