Conversation with Solomon Volkov about how today they read Russian classics in America - Tolstoy as a radical - the new Chekhov - a rethought epic of the repeat of the program of August 03, 2020.

The empty Christmas market in Magdeburg after the attack On December 20, in German Magdeburg, the car drove into the crowd at the Christmas Fair at full speed. Such fairs are held annually in the main squares in all cities of Germany on the eve of Christmas and traditionally gather a large number of visitors. The German media that day published a video of the attack, where it was clear how the car literally raquashes the crowd.

Chevron of internal troops on the uniform of their fighter during clashes on Maidan, 2014 A court in Tambov arrested for ten days former Russian serviceman Oleg Borisenko, who came to the ice sports palace with the chevron of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on his sleeve. The trial took place on December 12, but the arrest became known only today. Mediazona drew attention to the decision published on the court’s website.

Alexander Usik Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik defeated British opponent Tyson Fury. This is Usik’s second fight with Fury: six months ago the partners already met in the ring in Riyadh, and Usik also emerged victorious, becoming the absolute world champion in the heavy weight category. The current fight was an attempt at revenge on the part of the Briton.

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Vavilon station. Elena Fanailova in the political cabaret of the Instagram era. Dmitry Petrov’s book about his son, a fighter for the freedom of Ukraine

Volunteers clean the shore after an oil spill, Krasnodar Territory In Kuban, volunteers participating in the cleanup of the Anapa coast contaminated with fuel oil turned to the reception of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. They demand to intervene in the situation and send additional forces to clean the shore and save birds and marine mammals.

Eduard Kuznetsov In Israel, Soviet dissident and writer Eduard Kuznetsov died at the age of 86. In the 1980s he worked as an editor for Radio Liberty. Eduard Kuznetsov was born in 1939 in Moscow, studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University. Even in his youth, he became an activist in samizdat. For this, in 1961 he was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison under the article on anti-Soviet agitation.

Vladimir Putin, collage Mumin Shakirov and his guests sum up the 51st week of 2024 This material (information) was produced, distributed and/or sent by a foreign agent Mumin Shakirovich Shakirov, or concerns the activities of a foreign agent Mumin Shakirovich Shakirov. 18+ *Mumin Shakirov does not agree with this status Why doesn’t Kyiv take responsibility for sabotage, terrorist attacks and special operations committed on Russian territory?

Illustrative photo The Oryol region was subjected to a massive attack by Ukrainian drones on Sunday night, said the head of the region, Andrei Klychkov. He wrote in his telegram channel that as a result, a fire occurred again at a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Steel Kon, Oryol municipal district. Later, Klychkov informed that 20 drones were destroyed by air defense. The main target of the attack, according to the Oryol governor, was fuel and energy infrastructure facilities.

The European Union plans to introduce the 16th package of sanctions against Russia in February next year, timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. Preparatory work on a new package of measures has already begun, the weekly Welt am Sonntag reported on December 22, citing diplomatic sources in Brussels.

Archive photo – meeting between Putin and Fico in 2016 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico flew to Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. VGTRK correspondent Pavel Zarubin, who is part of the Kremlin pool, reported this on Sunday evening. He also published a nine-second video of the meeting between Putin and Fico.

The self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia will again begin receiving electricity from Russia from December 23. We are talking about the so-called social flow, that is, electricity will be supplied free of charge. As TASS was told in the administration of the acting President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba, the decision to supply electricity from Russia was made after he addressed the Russian leadership with a request for this.

Mugla, Türkiye A rescue helicopter crashed into a hospital building in the Turkish city of Mugla. The Turkish Ministry of Health reported four deaths. These are two pilots, a doctor and his assistant. The cause of the disaster could have been thick fog. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff. Presumably, the pilots were unable to navigate in difficult weather conditions. The aircraft collided with the wall of the hospital, lost control and fell onto an empty site.