Photo: Evgeny Bunimovich // The chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood, Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, proposed forcing schoolchildren to memorize the commandments of God. "This is good? “What should our children know by heart,” we asked other famous people. Evgeny Bunimovich, public figure: – Learning the commandments by heart is contrary to our Constitution, because we are a secular state.

Photo: Global Look Press On March 22, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg decided to deport those detained for violating the visa regime of the Polish metal band Behemoth. News 66 reported this. In connection with the arrest, the leader of the group, Adam “Nergal” Darsky, announced the cancellation of the concert in Moscow: “We canceled the planned show until the situation normalizes.

Photo: Russian Look On May 22, negotiations took place in Hong Kong between Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and local businessmen. “Today we talked with Chinese businessmen about increasing our cooperation in the scientific and technological sphere,” Sobyanin said. In particular, he announced the possibility of attracting Hong Kong investors to participate in the development of the Zelenograd and Skolkovo projects.

Russian Look On May 22, the Ukrainian authorities asked the UN to convene a Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine as soon as possible, promising to “provide evidence that the Russian side is attempting to escalate the conflict <...> and disrupt the presidential elections,” the Russian News Service reports, citing a statement by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Meanwhile, in the village of Semyonovka near Slavyansk, a rally of 150 people took place.

Photo: On May 22, a spokesman for Prince Charles of Wales said that he does not intend to meet with Vladimir Putin in Normandy on June 6, where a ceremony will be held to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, a military operation of the Second World War. As Charles's press secretary noted, the prince will leave the ceremony "immediately after it ends." Earlier, Prince Charles criticized the Russian President’s policy towards Ukraine.

The countdown to the presidential elections in Ukraine, which, we remind you, is due to take place on May 25, is already ticking. Is there anyone among the presidential candidates who can be called a national leader, someone who can unite Ukraine? Photo: Yuri Afonin // From personal page on Twitter The countdown to the presidential elections in Ukraine, which, we remind you, is due to take place on Sunday, May 25, is already ticking.

Photo: Woman // Shutterstock A teacher from the Republic of Mari El, Rakhima Somova, wants only one thing - for her once beloved man to be put behind bars forever. The woman is sure that her ex-husband abused her disabled daughter in front of other children. The accused himself insists: the stepdaughter gave herself up voluntarily. And recently Rakhima received a letter from the pre-trial detention center with a plea for forgiveness...

Photo: On May 22, domestic gas exploded in a residential building on Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow, the Russian News Service reports. The head of the press service of the Moscow Ministry of Emergency Situations, Viktor Biryukov, said that an impressive crack had formed in the wall of the building, which could cause the house to collapse. One casualty is currently known.

Photo: On the night of Thursday, May 22, an accident occurred on Kievskoye Highway involving a minibus and a road service vehicle. As a result of the accident, two people were killed and six more were injured. A 5-kilometer traffic jam has formed on the highway; out of six lanes, only two are operational. This was reported in the press center of the Moscow State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. The tragedy happened on the 27th kilometer of the highway at about 4:00 am.

Rossiya Bank branch Russian Look On May 22, State Duma deputies introduced amendments to the law on the National Payment Card System (NSCP), Forbes.ru reports. This makes it possible to reconsider the requirements for international payment systems (IPS) that were recently adopted by the law.

Photo: Yuri Nazarov // Russian Look There have always been many legends about the personal life of Yuri Nazarov. He appears in public with actress Lyudmila Maltseva. However, the actor has an official wife, Tatyana Nazarova, who has remained in the shadows for more than half a century. Few people know that Nazarov’s first marriage lasted only 2 weeks; he could have died at the age of 26, but, having survived, he left his job, his family and went to Siberia.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Global Look Brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspected of organizing the Boston terrorist attack on April 15, 2013, made a bomb from parts of toy cars, parts of fireworks and Christmas tree decorations, the Associated Press reports, citing documents that were filed by the US prosecutor's office in a Boston court.

Sergei Sobyanin Russian Look On May 22, negotiations took place in Hong Kong between Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and local businessmen. “Today we talked with Chinese businessmen about increasing our cooperation in the scientific and technological sphere,” Sobyanin said. In particular, he announced the possibility of attracting Hong Kong investors to participate in the development of the Zelenograd and Skolkovo projects.

VKontakte On May 22, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rostelecom presented a trial version of the national search system Sputnik. It is planned that the new search engine will be operational on the RuNet by the end of 2014. The entry into other markets has been postponed for now, Lenta reports. ru . According to Rostelecom Vice President Alexey Basov , 40% of Russians have never used the Internet or use it extremely rarely.

British journalist Graham Phillips, who collaborated with the Russia Today TV channel, has been released from captivity Photo: On May 22, British journalist Graham Phillips, who collaborated with the Russia Today television channel, was released from captivity. “I was just released after being detained by Ukrainian security forces in Mariupol yesterday,” the journalist wrote on his Twitter page. According to Graham Phillips , security forces questioned him about his activities at Russia Today.