The prosecutor's office of the Kemerovo region considered the appeal of the former governor Aman Tuleyev to verify his property and income. According to the Council of People's Deputies, the supervisory authority did not find the ex-head of the region of real estate, land plots and lakes, which were mentioned in the investigation of the opposition Alexei Navalny.

On May 16, a 19-kilometer bridge connecting the banks of Russia and annexed Crimea was opened for cars. The columns from the village of Taman and Kerch left to meet each other at 5:30 in the morning. On the eve of the Kerch bridge, the technique of bridge builders, led by KAMAZ, who sat behind the wheel of Russia, President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

In a recent report by the World Bank, Orthodoxy is named among factors that did not allow a number of countries, including Russia, to build successful institutions of democracy and capitalism. Is this so, and is the current political and economic system of Russia, the value of its population with a product of the Orthodox tradition?

The Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, convicted in Russia, announced an unlimited hunger strike *** The US State Department considers the construction of the Crimean bridge *** the United States blocked the Kuwait’s proposed draft on the situation in the gas sector

In the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk, the first court hearing was held on the complaint of human rights activist Natalia Warshne against an illegal refusal to initiate a criminal case and the inaction of the regional investigative committee, where she applied for the actions of the NTV channel, who, according to the Bars, violated the inviolability of her private life.

An illustrative photo The Investigative Committee of Russia said that the cause of the death of businessman Valery Pshenichnik in one of the pre-trial detention centers of St. Petersburg was suicide. This was reported by the TASS agency with reference to the head of the Main Investigation Department in St. Petersburg. The investigation finds out whether this was bringing to suicide by cellmates, investigation authorities or employees of the penalty service.

Crimean bridge On Wednesday in the morning, an automobile traffic on the Crimean bridge was opened, which connects the Krasnodar Territory with the Ukrainian Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia. The first cars in which the "locals" and journalists were located, as well as bikers drove along the bridge from the Krasnodar Territory. Cars were decorated with Russian flags, reports TASS.

The head of the Moscow Theater.doc Elena Gremina died on Wednesday morning in her apartment at the 62nd year of her life. Her relatives reported that serious diseases of the heart and kidneys were the cause of death. On April 1 of this year, at the age of 62, Mikhail Ugarov, a director and artistic director of theater.doc, died from a heartfelt attack. The spouses are called the creators of the theater movement "New Drama".

The Russian authorities with pomp laid out the Kerch bridge between the Krasnodar Territory and the annexed Crimea. For this event, we have prepared a small gallery "The Newest History of Russia in Bridges." Friendship bridge On May 15, 1988, exactly 30 years before the launch of the Kerch bridge, the USSR began the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. A significant part of military equipment passed along the Friendship Bridge - now it is the border of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

"What will the cinema, which is shot today, can somehow influence the future generations of directors, like the" Romanian waves ", or will simply flash unnoticed?" - This question was raised in his lecture , given in April in Moscow, director Igor Poplaukhin. His short film "Calendar" is included in the Cinéfondation contest of the 71st Cannes festival. This program presents the work of graduates of world film schools: Igor Poplaukhin graduated from the Moscow school of new cinema .

Protest rally on the border of the Gaza and Israel sector, May 14, 2018 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey recommended that the General Consul of Israel in Istanbul temporarily leave the country. This was reported by Anadolu, citing sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The diplomatic conflict between Turkey and Israel began on May 14, after the clashes of the Israeli military and protesters on the border with the gas sector. The reason was the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

The primaries season began in the USA. In November, Americans will re -choose a third of the Senate, the full composition of the House of Representatives and 36, or almost three quarters, governors. Usually, the presidential party loses intermediate elections, but this time the situation is unpredictable.

One of the founders of Teatra.Doc, playwright Elena Gremina suddenly died on May 16 in Moscow at the 62nd year of her life. A month and a half ago, her husband, director and teacher Mikhail Ugarov died. Together, they led the theater that repeatedly changed addresses due to the persecution of the authorities.

US President Donald Trump for the first time recognized the ethics report published on Wednesday that he paid more than 100 thousand dollars to his former personal lawyer Michael Coen. As the Reuters agency notes, this spills a new light on the scandal, which concerns Trump and porn actress Stormy Daniels. Earlier, Cohen admitted that he paid Daniels, whose real name is Stefani Clifford, for her silence about the alleged date and illegitimate connection in 2006 between her and Trump.

The US Senate Committee agreed with the assessment of the special services that Russia has intervened in the 2016 presidential election. This is stated in a joint statement by the Chairman of the Committee, Republican Richard Berra and Senator-Democrat Mark Warner.