The 18-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Kadyrov, was awarded the medal “For his contribution to the conduct of a special military operation.” This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic Akhmed Dudayev. “This high award <...> is well-deserved recognition of Adam Ramzanovich’s contribution to ensuring security and supporting the North Military District,” he wrote.

London journalist Masha Karp found the name of the translator of George Orwell's famous book "In Memory of Catalonia". He turned out to be a famous historian, a veteran of Radio Liberty. Igor Petrov - in a new program from the series "Stories about difficult people" - explores the fate of publicist Yevgeny Artsyuk.

Yaroslav Shimov “Everything for the people, but nothing with the help of the people” - this was the slogan under which the bureaucratic regime of neo-absolutism worked in the Austrian Empire in the mid-19th century, after the suppressed revolution of 1848-49. There was little new in this principle: a century earlier, “enlightened absolutist” rulers throughout Europe, from France to Russia and from Spain to Sweden, had done the same.

Police officers on the streets of Paris, May 31, 2026 More than 780 people were detained in France as a result of clashes between police and football fans after the final match of the Champions League, in which PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) beat London's Arsenal. At least seven police officers were injured, Le Monde reports , citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At least 480 people have been detained in Paris, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.

Show more Collapse On the night of May 31, drones massively attacked the Volga regions. In Saratov, after a UAV strike, a fire started at the Rosneft oil refinery, and in the Kirov region, a Siberian oil transit station came under attack. In total, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the interception of 216 drones.

UAV attack on the Saratov region, May 31, 2026 On the night of May 31, UAVs attacked several regions of the Volga region at once - the Kirov and Saratov regions. The “Unmanned Danger” regime was declared in Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Udmurtia and the Perm Territory. Ukrainian monitoring channels Supernova+ and Exilenova stated that the Saratov oil refinery came under attack and a fire broke out at the enterprise. This information was confirmed by ASTRA journalists.

Andrzej Wajda, photo 2002 On the centenary of the birth of the Polish director Andrzej Wajda, The Historical Expertise published a book by Ivan Belyaev “ What did the ashes hide from us? ” This is a kind of guide to the recognized masterpiece of world cinema, filmed in 1958 based on the story of the same name by the writer Jerzy Andrzejewski , the film “Ashes and Diamonds” .

Homage to Catalonia. Published by Penguin Books, 1985. Cover detail. George Orwell's book "In Memory of Catalonia" lived for more than half a century in Russian translation without the name of the translator. London journalist and translator Maria Karp talks about her cultural find. How to bypass the blocking? read > Ivan Tolstoy: Lost in translation.

"Alabuga-Polytech" Contract workers are sought among university and college students 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+ Russian propaganda is rampant: children were killed in Starobelsk. Yes, there are no minors among those killed in the Ukrainian attack, but it’s difficult to call them full-fledged adults.

Poster “Putin will be in court” during one of the protests in Kyiv, December 8, 2019 In May, the Council of Europe officially announced the Expanded Partial Agreement on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. It was supported by 46 member countries of the Council of Europe. Thirty-six states plus the European Union will join the creation of the tribunal, the official statement said . They will determine the order of work and financing.

Queue at a gas station in Crimea, May 30, 2026 The authorities of the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol introduced gasoline coupons due to fuel shortages. From May 31, on the peninsula, AI-95 gasoline at ATAN and TPP gas stations is sold only with coupons, and the sale of AI-92 is limited to 20 liters per car. In Sevastopol, both brands of gasoline are now sold using coupons. The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that the situation should normalize within 30 days.