Bus in the transition The court in Moscow sentenced to four years the colony of the bus driver, who drove into the underground passage, crushing several people to death. Viktor Tikhonov was found guilty of violating the rules of the road, entailing the death of two or more persons by negligence, the Moscow Agency reports . On December 25 last year, the bus ruled by Tikhonov drove into the underground passage at the Slavyansky Boulevard metro station.

Conversation about the last book of the scientist Ivan Tolstoy: In Moscow, the publishing house of the Slavic Culture published a collection of articles of a philologist, poet and translator Mikhail Meilah "Poetry and myth." Petersburger Mikhail Borisovich Maylakh is a specialist in the Old French language, the poetry of Trubadurov, as well as the researcher of the work of Daniil Harms and Alexander Vvedensky, the political prisoner of the 80s, a long-term professor of the University of

The State Duma adopted in the third, final reading the law "On responsible treatment of animals." The document is designed to protect animals from anti -human circulation, suffering and cruel killing. In particular, the bill prohibits contact zoos and the shooting of homeless animals. Their capture will also be regulated: it will need to be shot on camera, and later post information about which of the shelters the animal is contained. All animals falling into the shelters should be sterilized.

The fact that he will figure out Lev Ponomarev, President Putin, during a meeting with his human rights defenders, promised many times . So he said directly: they say, he will instruct the Prosecutor General to “look more closely” what happened there with the 77-year-old head of the “For Human Rights” movement and why, “probably, a really respected person,” as Vladimir Vladimirovich put it in Kutuzka. Although, of course, he expressed healthy doubts.

Stepan Bandera's birthday has been announced in Ukraine by an official holiday. In 2019, the 110th anniversary of Bandera will be celebrated at the state level, it follows from the decision on the celebration of commemorative dates and anniversaries, which the Verkhovna Rada adopted on Wednesday. 232 people's deputies out of 333 registered in the meeting room voted for the decision.

An illustrative photo The number of Russians regretting the collapse of the Soviet Union has reached the maximum over the past decade - 66 percent. This follows from the survey published by the Levada Center . In 2017, 58 percent of Russians thought so. The absolute maximum was recorded in 2000, then 75 percent of the respondents declared regret in connection with the collapse of the USSR. According to sociologists, most nostalgies in the USSR are people from 55 years old.

How long will the "system of the Russian Federation" live? Political scientists are discussed by Gleb Pavlovsky and Konstantin Gaaz In 2018, the fourth presidential term of Vladimir Putin began. Obviously, the political system created by him is quite stable. In his new book, political scientist Gleb Pavlovsky writes about the features of the formation of post -Soviet Russia, the so -called system of the Russian Federation.

Fighter of the Army of President Abd-Rabbu Mansur Hadi, during the fighting for the city of Tais, autumn 2018 In the port city of Khodida in the west of Yemen , a ceasefire between the detachments of an international recognized government, which is supported by the military contingents of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, and the fighters of the rebellious Husit movement "Ansar Alla" , has been going on for more than a day.

The investigation in the UK did not find evidence of the violent death of the Russian Alexander Perepilichny. A direct broadcast from the court hearings led by Skynews. The trial clarifier clarified that the most likely cause of the death of the peasant is a sudden cardiac arrest. The 44-year-old businessman lived in the county of Surrey. In 2012, he died during an evening run. According to the media, the Russian collaborated with the founder of the Hermitage Capital Foundation William Brauder.

Roskomnadzor asked the police to check for violations the article of the publication "Batenka, yes you are a transformer" about a woman who uses heroin for 10 years. This was reported by Open Media with reference to the press service of the department. After the police provides an opinion, a decision will be made on blocking the site of the publication.

In 2018, the fourth presidential term of Vladimir Putin began. In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of his reign, it is obvious that the political system created by him is stable and generally copes with internal and external challenges. What are the reasons for such stability? What are her reserves and resources?

Plastic garbage in the ocean, archive photo Representatives of the EU countries agreed on the details of the ban on disposable plastic products. This was reported in the government of Austria, which currently presides in the EU. The ban, in particular, will affect plastic dishes: disposable plates and cutlery, straw for drinking, as well as cellophane bags. New rules will enter into force in 2022.

Captured Ukrainian ships in Kerch Ukraine is preparing a new campaign of warships through the Kerch Strait to the Sea of Azov. This was in an interview with the BBC by the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexander Turchinov. The previous such attempt ended with a border conflict and capture of three Ukrainian ships by Russia. “This is fundamentally for us.

The British magazine The Economist, annually composing the rating of countries that managed to achieve the greatest progress in democracy, recognized the country of 2018 to Armenia.

Medal "Man of Dialogue" of the Polish Cultural Center in Moscow Journalist of Radio Liberty, host of the Freedom program in clubs, Elena Fanailova was awarded the Dialog Man award for 2018 of the Polish Cultural Center in Moscow. The award is awarded for achievements in the field of Polish-Russian dialogue. Fanailova received a reward for a cycle of programs devoted to Polish culture and problems of Polish-Russian relations.