An “internal investigation” by deputies of rumors about a salary increase for them allegedly led to the US Embassy in Moscow Photo: Expenditures on maintaining the State Duma are planned to increase by almost 3 billion // Russian Look The head of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes told Sobesednik.ru what compensation awaits the people's representatives in 2016.

Photo: Alleged daughter of Vladimir Putin Katerina Tikhonova // Pawel Dudzik The alleged daughter of Vladimir Putin, Katerina Tikhonova, gave a long interview to the Interfax agency. On Thursday, October 22, Interfax published an interview with the head of Innopraktika, Ekaterina Tikhonova, dedicated to the work of the company and the creation of the scientific and technological valley of Moscow State University.

The former head of the “Committee against Torture” wished the founder of “Gulagu.net” to find “shelter and employment in the West, which he does not like so much.” Earlier in September, Sobesednik.ru wrote that the Investigative Committee conducted searches of human rights activists Vladimir Osechkin and Denis Soldatov, the founders of the human rights portal Gulagu.net , who are suspected of fraud and theft of a million rubles.

There was smoke at the Shipilovskaya station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line of the capital’s subway on Thursday morning. As one of the Russian TV channels reported on October 22, smoke occurred at about 6:00 at the Shipilovskaya station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line of the Moscow metro.

Scientists from the USA, in a study, recognized milkshake as the most harmful drink in the world. One of children's favorite drinks has been named the world's worst drink after scientists measured the amount of sugar and fat it contained. An experiment involving 100 high school students showed that a chocolate-flavored milkshake had a real narcotic effect on a child. This is explained by the shock dose of sugar, which stimulates the pleasure centers in the brain.

Photo: Leptin injections into the brain cause permanent weight loss // Global Look Press Gene therapy will help the process of losing excess weight without loss of bone density, as American scientists have found. Injecting the hormone leptin directly into the brain using gene therapy promotes weight loss without the significant side effect of bone loss, scientists from the universities of Oregon and Florida have found.

If Putin’s growing popularity is a rallying cry in response to external difficulties, does it turn out that there are more and more difficulties? Photo: What does Vladimir Putin’s ever-increasing support for Russia mean? // Anatoly Kolyushenko / Russian Look The increase in the level of support for Putin to 89.9% is a frightening trend, no matter how you look at it, says a columnist for Sobesednik.ru.

Photo: Leader of the Night Wolves Alexander “Surgeon” Zaldostanov in the center // Zamir Usmanov / Russian Look Sergei Mitrokhin told Sobesednik.ru about the beating of activist Andrei Seryogin on a possible order from the Night Wolves. On the evening of October 21, Moscow activist Andrei Seregin was severely beaten by unknown attackers.

Scientists say that in the next 60 years Russia will face severe winters. Let us recall that Sobesednik.ru previously wrote that the Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation on October 20 predicted an alternation of frost and thaw in the winter of 2015 . As Academician Vladimir Melnikov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Tyumen Scientific Community of the SB RAS, said on October 21, a cold climate cycle will be observed in Russia in the next 60 years.

Sobesednik.ru found out what the country's main hero of the day, Nikita Mikhalkov, who turned 70 on October 21, is like with his family Photo: Nikita Mikhalkov with her daughter Nadezhda and her husband // Anatoly Lomokhov / Russian Look Sobesednik.ru found out what the country's main hero of the day, Nikita Mikhalkov, who turned 70 on October 21 , is like with his family.

Assistant to the editor-in-chief of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” Lesya Ryabtseva starred in a candid photo shoot. On October 20, photographer Anton Martynov published nude photographs of Alexei Venediktov’s scandalous, famous assistant. Later, Lesya Ryabtseva herself posted a link to the blog on her Twitter. The pictures were taken at the home of Ryabtseva, who is currently on vacation. While I'm on vacation, Ton Martynov @podakuni plays pranks and posts me naked.

Photo: Singer Edita Piekha // Russian Look Edita Piekha commented on Sobesednik.ru on the series “Born by a Star,” in which the singer herself is recognized as the main character. The Rossiya channel has completed the broadcast of the multi-part film Born of a Star. Whatever one may say, it’s easy to recognize Edita Piekha in the main character. Fans of the star can rest easy: the television crews treated the characters as delicately and correctly as possible.

At a social holiday, the children of Philip Kirkorov learned how to make soap. According to ProZvezd.info , the pop king of Russian show business is actively teaching his children to social life. Not long ago, Alla Victoria and Martin Kirkorov came to a social celebration on the occasion of the anniversary of the opening of Timur Rodriguez’s children’s clothing store “Young Man”.

CSKA President Evgeny Giner said that no one has yet communicated with him about the fate of Leonid Slutsky in the national team. “I have not yet communicated with anyone regarding the future fate of Slutsky,” TASS quoted Evgeniy Giner as saying on October 22. Leonid Slutsky took charge of the Russian national team in August after Fabio Capello left this post.

Photo: Science can slow down the rate of aging with the help of genetic drugs // Global Look Press Australian scientists have created a road map that can lead a person to the source of eternal youth. The discovery of almost 1,500 genes associated with aging was made by an international team of scientists led by Dr Joseph Powell from the University of Queensland.