Alexander Lukashenko is looking for a replacement for Russian oil and liberalizes the Belarusian economy Last Tuesday, Vladimir Putin was expected in Brest. When the Russian prime minister arrived, it turned out that the day before, the head of the republic, Alexander Lukashenko, had left for Venezuela. Lukashenka could have stayed, as he did before, but he didn't. There is no formal violation of the protocol - the Belarusian prime minister has remained in the country.

Hong Kong is gradually becoming the most important source of investment in Russia The foundation of Hong Kong's financial well-being was laid a century and a half ago. It was then that the families that participated in the opium trade began to grow rich: the British actively imported it to China through Hong Kong. As a result, by 1881 the number of drug addicts in China reached 120 million people - about a third of the then population of the country.

The President wants to create a civilized state near Moscow. Area - 400 hectares They decided to build the Russian Silicon Valley in an open field, but next to the Moscow Ring Road. The business school in Skolkovo will become the basis of Innograd, a wonderful place where scientific ideas will turn into new programs, gadgets and medicines. True, what will make young geniuses live in a colony is unknown.

In the last quarter of this academic year, fourth-graders from 19 regions of Russia will start studying the course "Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics." It is designed for 34 academic hours - two per week, that is, it will also be enough for the first quarter of the fifth grade.

More and more women and men are looking for solutions to their problems in fairy tales - from fairy tale therapists Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who sat in a high tower and waited for her prince. She waited a year, she waited two, but the prince did not go and did not go. Then the princess descended from the tower and went in search of the prince herself. She traveled many principalities and kingdoms, danced with many nobles at secular balls, and many looked after her.

Due to the growth of housing and communal services tariffs, United Russia gained almost 10% less than usual in local elections. This is a retribution for the successful results of past election campaigns. The problems of housing and communal services directly affected the interests of the United Russia party - a week ago, the apartment of its leader Vladimir Putin was flooded in St. Petersburg. Trifles, said the press secretary of the Prime Minister Dmitry Peskov, a matter of life.

The head of the Imedi TV channel explained to Newsweek why he aired the sensational story How do you assess the situation yourself? First of all, we - the channel and I - want to apologize to the Georgian public, to all the people who were scared. Our goal was not to cause panic in society. The purpose of the broadcast is to warn people and show the worst possible scenario. Russia can finish the deal with Georgia.

Last year, 109 emigrant scientists managed to return to Russia for a while. Newsweek found out who these brave people are. Four years ago, Alexander Dikiy, a chemist living in Italy, decided to remind Vladimir Putin of Russian scientists working abroad. Dikiy and his wife Elena wrote a letter to the presidential administration. They suggested creating a special fund that would support emigre scientists who want to share their experience and establish cooperation with Russian colleagues.

The creators of each new domestic horror always justify themselves in advance that this genre is just emerging in our country. And so many years Why are there no normal, professionally made horror films in Russia? The most obvious answer is why do we need horror films when we have social arthouse and news programming? The horror genre develops where there is someone to scare, there is something to scare, and there is talent and means to scare qualitatively.

They claim they are not racists. But it was precisely the rise of Barack Obama to power that led to a sharp surge in the activity of paramilitary groups in the United States. In a pressed shirt and lawyer glasses, 44-year-old Stuart Rhodes doesn't look much like a radical. His speech is replete with quotations and references to judicial precedents and historical documents.

By the will of Dmitry Medvedev, officials learned what the Internet is. Just gotta learn how to use it. Last week, President Dmitry Medvedev scolded his subordinates for not using the Internet. “Whoever knows how is a modern manager, and whoever does not know how is, excuse me, not quite ready,” he said during a video conference dedicated to the development of the information society.