Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Mikhail Shmakov (Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS) The overwhelming majority of Russians are dissatisfied with the work of the government, and the actions of its financial and economic bloc are leading to the collapse of the country's economy, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Mikhail Shmakov is sure.

International journalist, writer and MGIMO teacher Igor Fesunenko died in Moscow at the age of 84. This is reported on the university website. Fesunenko was born in 1933 in Orenburg. In 1955 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of History and Archives with a degree in historian-archivist. From 1957 to 1963, Fesunenko worked in the Main Archive Directorate and was a freelance writer for the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

Journalist and TV presenter Savik Shuster and several Ukrainian politicians and activists will create a Committee to Save Freedom of Speech in Ukraine. this with reference to a statement released by Savik Shuster Studio. reports Interfax-Ukraine In addition to the TV presenter, the creation of the Committee was supported, in particular, by MP from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction Sergei Leshchenko and the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili.

Photo: Andrey Pronin/Interpress In St. Petersburg, searches are taking place in two offices of the Nevastroinvest bank. As Fontanka writes , the Investigative Committee is checking the transfer of Metrostroy’s money abroad. According to the publication, investigators and police officers came to the bank’s offices at 3 Alexander Nevsky Street and 4 Fuchik Street. The main owner of the bank, according to the publication, is Nikolai Alexandrov, the son of the head of Metrostroy, Vadim Alexandrov.

Roman Bessmertny, the negotiator from Kyiv in the political subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group, announced his resignation. “I decided for myself and informed everyone involved in the technological support of the process, and the president, that I was completing this stage in my life. “I am leaving the Minsk process and will no longer participate in volunteering in this diplomatic field,” he said in an interview with European Pravda published on Thursday.

The meeting in Doha, problems in China and uncertainty with the Russian budget will ultimately lead to a weakening of the ruble. At the end of June - beginning of July, the dollar will already cost 75 rubles. The meeting in Doha was, of course, one of the most important external factors, which in the near future will affect the ruble exchange rate through oil prices.

Communist Party deputies stood up for the owners of the demolished pavilions in Moscow.

Russia has become the world leader in wheat exports, surpassing the United States and Canada, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev, told reporters. According to him, in 2016 Russia will export about 25 million tons of wheat Photo: Valery Matitsin/TASS The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev, told reporters on Thursday, April 28, that Russia has become the world leader in wheat exports, surpassing the United States and Canada, TASS reports .

The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission has closed the Al Jazeera bureau in Baghdad and banned its journalists from covering events in the country. This was reported on the Al Jazeera website.

Near the Moscow House of Cinema, an attack was carried out on participants in the awards ceremony of the “Man in History” competition, organized by the Memorial Foundation. According to media reports, hooligans threw eggs at the participants and doused them with brilliant green Photo: Lori In the Moscow House of Cinema, an attack was carried out on participants in the award ceremony for the winners of the school competition “Man in History.

Nana Gvichia, Deputy Chairman of the Smolny Tourism Committee (Photo: gov.spb.ru) Smolny is considering the possibility of creating three car camping sites in St. Petersburg for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Deputy Chairman of the Smolny Tourism Committee Nana Gvichia told RBC St. Petersburg about this. Among the potential sites is the Petrodvortsovy district. The other two have not yet been named, although it is known that they will also be located in the suburbs.

The Ministry of Finance has prepared a plan for reforming the pension system, which provides for raising the retirement age and canceling payments to working pensioners Photo: Lori The Ministry of Finance sent to the Ministry of Labor a pension reform plan drawn up after a February meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev , the Vedomosti newspaper reports . The document consists of six points, and some of them are not heard for the first time.

A criminal case has been opened against the owner of the Columbus shopping center Solomon Manashirov; he is suspected of tax evasion of 98 million rubles.

The founder of the world's largest social network Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, strengthened his position in the Forbes ranking thanks to successful quarterly reporting.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported on his blog that an unknown person threw a “caustic blue chemical liquid” at him. Previously, the politician was repeatedly bombarded with eggs, cakes and pastries. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny. June 2015 (Photo: Dmitry Korotaev/Kommersant) In Moscow, oppositionist Alexei Navalny was doused with an unknown liquid, the oppositionist himself said on his blog. According to him, the attack took place at the “office doors”; there were two attackers.