The jury acquitted the defendants in the case of the accident on the Nerpa nuclear submarine, which killed 20 people. The submarine commander Dmitry Lavrentyev and sailor Dmitry Grobov were accused in the case. Following the results of the first trial, which took place two years ago, they were also acquitted by the court. Making their final plea on April 26, the defendants stated that they did not admit their guilt. The tragedy on the nuclear submarine Nerpa occurred in November 2008.

A quarter of a century ago, in the spring of 1988, thirteen people, led by traveler Dmitry Shparo, were skiing across the Arctic Ocean. The expedition started on March 3 from Cape Arctic and on June 1 arrived at the Canadian island of Ward Hunt, building a symbolic polar bridge between the two Arctic powers. At the end of April, the group reached the North Pole, where this photo was taken.

On April 26, on Kurganskaya Street in the area of ​​house No. 2, a car hit two people at a bus stop. According to preliminary data, two women were injured. “One of the victims died on the spot from her injuries. The second woman (born in 1946) was wounded... The man who hit the pedestrians was driving a Honda CR-V SUV,” the press service of the capital’s headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Yuri Zarutsky, who is accused of attacking Bolshoi Theater artistic director Sergei Filin, said that dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko has nothing to do with the high-profile crime. His lawyer Nikolai Polozov spoke about Yuri Zarutsky’s unexpected statement. He said that his client denies that Pavel Dmitrichenko is the mastermind of the crime. Moreover, the accused stated that the second person involved in this case , Andrei Lipatov, also has nothing to do with the attack.

On the eve of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, scheduled for April 29, a presentation of the Sakhalin region took place in Tokyo, at which representatives of Japanese business were introduced to a package of projects that can attract foreign investment to the region. The Governor of the Sakhalin Region, Alexander Khoroshavin, spoke about what the Russian side expects from the Japanese side.

How to grow healthy tomatoes is the concern of most summer residents, especially on the eve of the May holidays. Here are 4 top tips for a great tomato harvest. 1. Variety selection The varieties for the south and north should be different. If you don't know which varieties to choose first, start with those that are regionalized in your area and grow successfully with many tomato lovers. For example, early ripening varieties “Boni-M”, “Betta”, “Gavrosh”. 2.

On April 26, former Russian Finance Minister Alexander Livshits died in Moscow (details here ). As a Chrysostom, Alexander Yakovlevich, of course, did not live up to Viktor Chernomyrdin, whose cabinet of ministers he was a member of. Nevertheless, Alexander Livshits loved a sharp word. "Sobesednik.Ru" recalled the seven most scathing statements of the legendary politician and economist, arranging them in chronological order. 1.

The creator and lead singer of ABBA, Björn Ulvaeus, visited Moscow for a couple of days. On May 7 in Stockholm he will open a museum of this legendary group. “Anyone can take a photo of themselves in a helicopter from the cover of an ABBA record,” Ulvaeus said. – You will also be able to try on the group’s concert costumes, dance at a disco, like in the video, visit the recording studio and, perhaps, even touch Frida, Agneta, Benny and me with your hands.

It became known that the founder of VKontakte, Pavel Durov, who is a witness in the case of a hit-and-run on a police officer in the center of St. Petersburg, has still not appeared for questioning. As an employee of the Investigative Committee stated, the whereabouts of Pavel Durov are still unknown, so the investigation continues to conduct searches. In addition, the interlocutor noted that no new defendants have appeared in the case, and the interrogation of other witnesses continues.

Photo: Porcelain // Boris Babanov / Russian Look Porcelain will always remain a wonderful gift, products made from it are exquisite, and the quality of the material allows them to remain “as good as new” for a long time, if not always. It is not for nothing that porcelain sets used to be passed down from generation to generation. Porcelain is durable and temperature resistant.

It is very important for all politically active citizens of Russia to follow the Kirovles trial, despite the fact that they do not have the slightest chance to influence its outcome in any way. Those who believe that mass and not-so-massive rallies in support of the defendants can change the judge’s decision or soften those who actually make this decision are naive.

Photo: Said Gadzhiev / Russian Look The Russian stage has suffered an irreparable loss. Decl leaves the stage (just don’t cry!). This is what he wrote on his page on the social network: “Guys, about the farewell tour. Farewell tour! Forever! There will be no more tours in Russia!” We got upset and started calling the director of Kirill Tolmatsky - as Decl is called in the world - DJ Pavlik Morozov. He confirmed the news: – Kirill is moving to permanent residence abroad, to New York.

On April 26, Alexander Livshits, former Russian Finance Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister, and now vice president of the Russian Aluminum holding, died at the age of 66. A press release from RUSAL states that Alexander Livshits died of acute heart failure. It is noteworthy that on the Wikipedia portal the date of death of the famous Russian statesman is indicated as April 25. In 1996, Alexander Livshits was appointed Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.

I was caught like a chicken in a plucked heap. Photo by Vladimir Chistyakov Ivan Urgant’s careless joke in the “Smak” program (dated April 13) provoked an international scandal. Urgant had to apologize to all of Ukraine. And, by the way, there was something to apologize for.

Less than two weeks have passed since the actress “Tabakerka” Roza Khairullina received “Nika” for best actress in Andrei Proshkin’s film “Horde”, and again the award found a hero (I didn’t make a reservation, a hero, not a heroine). This time, Rosa’s work was awarded the “Golden Mask” for the best actress in the play “Lear” at the St. Petersburg theater “Comedian’s Shelter”. Although in fact the role is really male - King Lear.