2020 was too rich in big events, so the literary prize "Big Book" attracted quite little attention this year. In the reader's vote, this year’s prize was given almost one and a half times fewer votes than in the past. Few discussed a long list of candidates in social networks, did not understand the advantages and disadvantages of the finalists.

My attitude to the death penalty was formed in one second. In the last frame of the film "Two in the city" , where the innocent gino (Alain Delon), who leads to the guillotine, turns around and looks with his piercingly blue eyes at Gorden (Jean Gaben), his prison teacher, who could not prove that Gino is not guilty. Everything is in this view: amazement, fear, hope, despair. And then the guillotine is lowered.

Half of the Russians, who in 2019 were convicted of the most frequent crime in Russia - for theft, stole values for amounts of less than 13 thousand rubles. This conclusion was reached by "important stories" and the "Fourth Sector" media project. In 2019, in Russia, every third convicted person under the article “Theft” was sent to the colony.

British Andrew Bich after the attack of football fans from Russia, Marseille, June 11, 2016 In the French city of ex-en-Provence, the court of jury sentenced Russians Mikhail Ivkin and Pavel Kosov to three and ten years of prison, respectively, finding them guilty of serious bodily harm to the subject of Great Britain Andrew Biech.

In the work of a number of Google services, including Gmail and YouTube video hosting, a global failure occurred on Monday day. Users from around the world, including Russia, complained about problems with access to services. The failure lasted about an hour and a half, by 15:30 Moscow time, YouTube and Google services have become available again. Google documents and Google calendar did not work, in particular.

US Embassy in Moscow Washington is considering closing the US Consulate Generals in Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. About this writes "Kommersant" with reference to diplomatic sources. The work of the US diplomatic mission in Russia was limited in March due to coronavirus pandemia. The embassy in Moscow, the Consulate General in Yekaterinburg and the consular agency on Sakhalin began to serve only the applicants in emergency cases. The Consulate General in Vladivostok suspended work.

Anna is a stove. Demiurgi in fake Nikes / Per. From Ukrainian Vladimir Korkunov. - M.: UGAR, 2020. - 68 p. The book of the Ukrainian poet Anna Graver is almost (or not even) teenage in its undisguised vulnerability, brave and categorical vulnerability.

The theater of Anton Chekhov in Moscow, the first non -state theater in modern Russia, was on the verge of bankruptcy and may close. Due to the pandemic, it became impossible to achieve even a permitted twenty-five percent occupancy of the hall. The theater asks for help from the state, but so far unsuccessfully.

Artist Nikita Kadan Traveling with the artist Nikita Kadan at his exhibition “Ruffed MIF” at the Bruno Schulz festival in Drogobych, Western Ukraine The international festival Bruno Schulz was held in his hometown of the great Polish writer and artist who died in the Holocaust for the ninth time.

Google Apps icons on Samsung S8 Screen. Google LLC IS AMERICAN Multinational Technology Company That Specializes in Internet-Related Services and Products Google's management has announced that the work of servers has been restored. A large -scale failure in the company explained the problems in the authentication system, the Kommersant newspaper informs . The failure occurred on the afternoon of December 14.

The State Duma has introduced a bill proving to imprisonment for up to two years for the spread of slander on the Internet. The initiator of the amendment to the article of the Criminal Code of Development was the deputy from "United Russia" Dmitry Vyatkin.

The efficiency of the satellite V vaccine was 91.4% on the basis of data in the final control point after 21 days from the date of receipt of the first component of the drug. This is stated in the message of the developer of the drug - the center named after Gamaley - and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIPI). In total, the effectiveness of the drug was estimated at three control points - when the number of infected among volunteers reached 20, 39 and 78 people.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma The State Duma has introduced a bill proving to imprisonment for up to two years for the spread of slander on the Internet. The initiator of the amendment to the article of the Criminal Code of Development was the deputy from "United Russia" Dmitry Vyatkin.

The United States formally excluded Sudan from the list of states - sponsors of terrorism. This was announced on Monday by the US Embassy in Hartum. In October, US President Donald Trump announced that Sudan would be excluded from the list. The necessary 45 days from this moment passed according to the law. Less than two months ago, Sudan’s relationship was announced, where Omar al-Bashira, with Israel, was overthrown last year.

The efficiency of the satellite V vaccine was 91.4% on the basis of data in the final control point after 21 days from the date of receipt of the first component of the drug. This is stated in the message of the developer of the drug - the center named after Gamaley - and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIPI). In total, the effectiveness of the drug was estimated at three control points - when the number of infected among volunteers reached 20, 39 and 78 people.