KamAZ left for a forced weekend on Thursday, February 6, as part of anti-crisis measures aimed at preserving the company’s staff and avoiding overstocking of warehouses in a stagnant truck market Photo: The largest manufacturer of trucks in Russia, KamAZ OJSC, is transferring some of its employees to a four-day work schedule. Employees of the company will be paid on non-working Fridays in the amount of two-thirds of the average salary.

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN and the UN Security Council Vitaly Churkin Photo: russianlook.ru The meeting of members of the punk group Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina with the US representative to the UN Samantha Power provoked a diplomatic scandal.

Elizabeth Hurley globallookpress.com Former US President Bill Clinton was in a secret relationship with British actress Elizabeth Hurley , local media reported on February 5, citing actor Tom Sizemore . The actress quickly responded to the news, denying it on her microblog.

LGBT flag globallookpress.com The Guardian newspaper published an open letter calling on the Russian authorities to repeal the law banning “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations.” More than two hundred writers from all over the world signed the letter. Among the authors of the letter are Russian writers: Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Olga Kuchkina, Oleg Khlebnikov .

The Verkhovna Rada announced the names of the leaders of the Temporary Special Commission, which must prepare amendments to the country’s constitution by March 1 russianlook.ru The Temporary Special Commission (TSC) of the Verkhovna Rada must prepare a draft to amend the Ukrainian Constitution by March 1. Deputy from the Batkivshchyna faction Ruslan Knyazevich was elected chairman of the VSK, and deputy from the Party of Regions Valirei Pisarenko was elected as his deputy.

Photo: Oleg Gazmanov // A month has already passed since the final of the “Battle of the Choirs”, and viewers are still arguing about the manipulation of the results. Viktor Drobysh added fuel to the fire by accusing Oleg Gazmanov of dishonesty from the pages of our newspaper. We couldn’t help but talk about this topic with Oleg Mikhailovich. – Drobysh said that you bought everything at the “Battle of the Choirs.” – I read about it.

Photo: The bright blonde from the Factory group Alexandra Savelyeva celebrated her 30th birthday magnificently. The singer gathered friends at the restaurant - Yana Rudkovskaya, Lera Kudryavtseva, Anastasia Volochkova, Denis Klyaver and others. It was for the sake of the invited artists that Sasha postponed the anniversary celebration by two weeks.

Part of the memorial complex “Brest Hero Fortress” that caused a scandal brest-fortress.by The rating of the ugliest monuments in the world was compiled by the American television channel CNN. The “Courage” monument itself was built in 1971 under the direction of sculptor Alexander Kibalnikov. American journalists considered the facial expression of the main character of the sculptural composition unaesthetic.

For shooting, the disgruntled visitor used a hunting rifle, which he allegedly found in the forest Photo: globallookpress.com In the Sakhalin city of Okha on February 5, a drunk man fired at a cafe because of high prices, the local Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. For shooting, the disgruntled visitor used a hunting rifle, which he allegedly found in the forest.

New data is arriving from the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange russianlook.ru As of 11:30 Moscow time on February 6, the weighted average exchange rate of the dollar against the ruble decreased by 23.05 kopecks. and amounted to 34.7287 rubles. This is evidenced by data from the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX). On Wednesday, February 5, the weighted average dollar exchange rate was 34.9592 rubles. On Tuesday, February 4, the dollar exchange rate increased by 22 kopecks.

On February 6, Konstantin Ernst turns 53 Russian Look Today it is impossible to imagine the general director of First (he celebrates his next birthday on February 6) without a jacket. A solid position: head of the country's main TV channel! It’s all the more surprising to see Konstantin Ernst practically wearing what his mother gave birth to.

At a meeting between Pussy Riot and Samantha Power, “alarming trends in Russian criminal legislation”, the government’s struggle with public organizations and the suppression of dissent by the authorities were discussed Photo: russianlook.ru The meeting of members of the punk group Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina with the US representative to the UN Samantha Power provoked a diplomatic scandal.

Lyudmila Kravchenko, an expert at the Center for Scientific Political Thought and Ideology, talks about how the fall of the ruble is connected with the true goals of the economic policy of the Russian government. Photo: Money // Russian Look The shake-ups in the Russian economy continue: even on the eve of the New Year, the causes of stagnation were discussed, and hypotheses were put forward about possible ways to overcome this condition.

Photo: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on all countries of the world for a truce during the Olympic Games in Sochi and stated that up to 70 heads of state could attend the Olympics. On Thursday, February 6, it became known that Russia has called on all countries for a truce during the Olympic Games in Sochi.

Photo: globallookpress.com A memorial cross to the soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army was cut down in a Kharkov park. The missing cross was discovered by one of the activists of the Ukrainian Youth Union. On Thursday, February 6, it became known that in Kharkov several unknown persons cut down a cross to soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. According to media reports, the destruction of the memorial cross took place in the Youth Park.