An amazing discussion continues in Ukrainian society on the topic whether the hero was boxer Alexander Usik, since he defeated the Russian athlete Murat Gassiev , or the collaborator, as he agreed to hold a fight in Moscow, and after the battle intends to relax in his native Crimea . The ruler of the Duma Arkady Babchenko did not stand aside .

Natalia Veselnitskaya Famous in the United States in connection with the case of "Russian intervention" lawyer Natalya Veselnitskaya, collaborated with senior Russian officials even more closely than originally reported. This conclusion comes to the AP news agency after familiarizing themselves with numerous electronic letters, transcript and legal documents received by the press from the Dossier Center. This center was established in London by the former head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Natalya Poklonskaya, the only one of the deputies of United Russia, voted on July 19 against raising the retirement age, and Sergey Zheleznyak, one of those who consciously skipped the vote, were subjected to intra -party obstruction, with different result. Zheleznyak wrote a statement on the addition of authority of the deputy secretary of the party council of the party (but it seems that he does not intend to get out of it at all).

North Korea handed the USA the remains of 55 American soldiers who died during the Korean War of 1950–53. The press service of the White House said that they were taken by a military transport aircraft to the base of the posture near Seoul, accompanied by specialists of the Ministry of Defense involved in the search for prisoners of war and missing. The repatriation ceremony of the remains is scheduled for August 1.

The Investigative Department of the IC in the Vladimir Region opened a criminal case after the death of a prisoner in a penal colony No. 6. The case was opened under the article "Causing death by negligence due to improper performance of professional duties" The representative of the department explained that the cause of the death of the prisoner was a complication after pneumonia transferred to the colony. The name of the deceased is not called.

Paul Ryan The speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Paul Ryan rejected the requirement of the United Party-Republicans to dismiss the second person in the Ministry of Justice of the Rosenstin clan. He oversees a special prosecutor investigating the role of Russia in the 2016 US presidential election.

Michael Cohen Former President Donald Trump President Michael Cohen said that his client knew in advance about the meeting in June 2016 between his assistants and the Russian delegation, who offered to help his election campaign, the American media reported. Cohen claims to be present when the eldest son of Trump, Donald Trump Jr., said this to his father.

Yaroslavl correctional colony No. 1 Deputy Head of the Yaroslavl correctional colony No. 1, in which the prisoners were tortured, was sent under house arrest. The decision against Ivan Kalashnikov was issued by the Zavolzhsky District Court of Yaroslavl. Kalashnikov - the most high -ranking accused in the case of torture in IR No. 1. Six other colony officers detained in this case were sent to a pre -trial detention center.

In Kyiv, celebrations dedicated to the 1030th anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus-Ukraine begin. Foreign guests, representatives of the Orthodox and Catholic churches of the world, including the official delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, arrived at the celebration. However, the announcement of the anniversary date promised earlier by the head of state Peter Poroshenko on the creation of a single Ukrainian local autocephalous Orthodox Church is still postponed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the BRICS summit in South Africa did not want to comment on his own idea about holding a referendum in the Donbass.

Duma schism of pension reform. The expulsion of the traitors. And also: Sobyanin lures the Putin. The mayor of Moscow copies the campaign of the President of the Russian Federation. In the policy studio, Sergei Mitrokhin and Yakov Yakubovich.

Donald Trump US President Donald Trump is open to a visit to Moscow after receiving an invitation from Russian leader Vladimir Putin, said on Friday, July 27, in the White House. The Trump administration also confirmed that the US president is waiting for the visit of his Russian colleague to Washington after January 1, 2019. Earlier on the same day, Putin stated at a press conference following the Brix summit in Johannesburg that Trump was ready to invite in Moscow.

Why are the proxies of the President of the Russian Federation extended to the Moscow mayor Duma schism of pension reform. The expulsion of the traitors. And also: Sobyanin lures the Putin. The mayor of Moscow copies the campaign of the President of the Russian Federation. In the policy studio, Sergei Mitrokhin and Yakov Yakubovich. Elena Rykovtseva: The first sacrifices have already appeared at the pension reform - these are deputies Natalya Poklonskaya and Sergey Zheleznyak.

In the second part of this issue: a conversation about the perishable and incompetent in culture. “My favorite records” with a rock musician and poet is smart. In the section “Native Language” - Oleg Lekmanov, Moscow Philologist, author of literary research, mainly about the Russian Silver Age, books about poetry and poets, professor at the faculty of philology of the Higher School of Economics. Igor Pomerantsev: How does language affect politics, and how does politics affect the language?

A film about the trip of German fans in Russia during the World Cup on the Moscow-Sochi route. Director Dmitry Kubasov.