Participants in the action gathered on Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt at the Monument to the stereo and went to Troitskaya Square, where a rally was held near the Solovetsky stone, agreed with the administration of the Petrograd district. The date of the action was not chosen by chance: on December 20, 1917, the Cheka was created, which subsequently replaced the OGPU, then the NKVD, which became the main tool for repression.

Zurich, December 19, 2016 Zurich’s police confirmed the death of a man who opened shooting at the Islamic Center the day before. His body was found near the crime scene, reports Reuters . The causes of the death of the attacker are not specified. Three people became victims of shooting in Zurich - they are in the hospital. The crime was committed by a 24-year-old citizen of Switzerland. According to the police, he was not associated with the Islamic State terrorist group (prohibited in Russia).

In Ankara , the Ambassador of Russia to Turkey was shot by Andrei Karlov .

Konstantin Zadoy In Novosibirsk, the 21-year-old son of the local “Orthodox activist” Yuri Zadoi was found dead, reports the Taiga.info publication with reference to the relatives of the young man. The sister of Konstantin Zadoi also reported his death on Instagram. In an interview with local media, she said that she had discovered her brother’s body in an apartment without a breakdown.

Official Washington strongly condemned the murder of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, expressing solidarity and offering Russia and Turkey assistance in the investigation of the crime. American press and experts indicate a possible connection between the murder of the ambassador and the situation in Syria. The White House and the State Department sharply condemned the attack on the Russian ambassador in Ankara. "This terrible attack on a member of the diplomatic corps is unacceptable.

The tractor pulls out a truck that crashed into the Christmas market in Berlin, in the area of Elector, on December 20, 2016 The Berlin police said that at least 12 people were killed and dozens were injured as a result of the fact that the truck crashed into a crowd in the Christmas market on the evening of December 19. The police are investigating the incident as a probable terrorist attack.

Analyst of Standard & Poor's agency about the critical levels of Russian regions accumulated debts

The number of victims of poisoning cosmetic facility "Hawthorn" in Irkutsk increased to 53. This was reported by TASS with reference to the regional Ministry of Health. Over the past night, 4 people died, 26 remain in hospitals. An emergency regime has been introduced in Irkutsk. In addition, by order of the mayor, the sale of alcohol -containing non -food fluids is prohibited until all the circumstances of the incident are clarified.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that tightens the criminal liability for the illegal prosecution of entrepreneurs. In accordance with the law published on December 20, the initiation of a criminal case against the obviously innocent will be punished by deprivation of liberty for seven years (instead of five).

Russian troops at Khmeimim airbase in Syria The commander of the Russian airborne battalion Sanal Sanchirov, whose death in Syria was reported the day before, died on December 8 under Palmier as a result of a mortar shelling, writes the publication "Kommersant" with reference to relatives of the military. Santa Sanchirova told reporters that she received a death certificate from the military unit. She was also told that several colleagues of her brother were injured.

Miners from the city of the Gukovo of the Rostov Region, who have not received a salary for more than a year and a half, were not able to go to Moscow to meet with deputies of the State Duma on December 19. Buses to the place of departure were not allowed by the police. For a year and a half, more than 300 million rubles were owed miners.

The Poland Sejm removed a temporary ban on the media to access the lower house of parliament. This happened after stormy protests by journalists and the opposition. When in the past the intention was announced to introduce restrictions on the access of journalists to the Sejm, this led to demonstrations in front of the parliament building and sitting protest by opposition deputies.

At the farewell ceremony with the murdered ambassador of Russia to Turkey (Ankara Airport, December 20, 2016) The body of the Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov was delivered to Moscow from Ankara. Earlier, at the airport of Ankara Esenbog, a farewell ceremony was held , which was attended by the widow of the deceased Marina Karlova, representatives of the Russian Embassy, Turkey leadership and foreign diplomats.

The factory, which allowed Oscar Schindler to save 1,200 Jews during the Second World War, is now abandoned. However, soon there will be a museum. Reporting Ray Furlong and Roman Kupka.

At the place of attack in Berlin The extremist group "Islamic State" (prohibited in the Russian Federation) took responsibility for the attack in the west of Berlin on Monday. The victims of the truck collision on the crowd at the Christmas fair were 12 people. Another 45 - received injuries and injuries, 30 victims - in serious condition. The authorities cannot yet confirm that it was the detained citizen of Pakistan, who was in the cab of the truck, who attacked.