State Duma deputies from the LDPR proposed making the Monday following Easter a day off. According to Interfax, the authors of this initiative were State Duma Deputy Speaker Igor Lebedev and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Yaroslav Nilov. “Easter is one of the main Christian holidays, and in many countries the day following it is also a day off.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry called on the United States not to characterize Bashar al-Assad after Trump's insults. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that US President Donald Trump, in an interview with American television, called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an “animal” and once again accused Russia of supporting the Syrian authorities. According to RIA Novosti, the Syrian Foreign Ministry called on the Americans not to judge Assad, since this should be done by the people of Syria.

Photo: Evgeny Khoroshevtsev // Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru tried to find out how adequate the salary growth of the official voice of power, Evgeny Khoroshevtsev, is. People's Artist of the Russian Federation Evgeny Khoroshevtsev, who is the official voice of the Kremlin (announces the participants in all protocol events at which the country's leader is present) has never suffered such a fiasco during Vladimir Putin's presidency.

The ex-governor of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, suspected of taking a bribe, was arrested until June 12. On April 13, Sobesednik.ru wrote about the detention of the former head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, on suspicion of bribery. On April 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Markelov. Interfax reports that the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Leonid Markelov for two months.

Alexey Venediktov expressed solidarity with his colleagues from Novaya Gazeta, who received threats from Chechnya. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation called for checking information about the persecution of gays in Chechnya .

In St. Petersburg, a teenager was seriously injured after an unknown object exploded in his hands. Let us remind you that Sobesednik.ru wrote that a St. Petersburg court arrested a military academy cadet on suspicion of helping terrorists. Also, seven natives of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan were previously arrested, accused of recruiting citizens into the ranks of terrorists. They are also suspected of aiding the terrorist who caused an explosion in the St. Petersburg metro.

Russian drivers who do not allow a vehicle with special signals to pass will be deprived of their license for a period of one year. State Duma deputies are preparing a bill that proposes changes to Art. 12.17 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and toughen penalties for drivers who do not clear passage for a car with special signals.

Tattoo lovers are more likely to suffer from sunstroke, as American researchers have found. Scientists from Alma College in the USA have proven that tattoos reduce the human body's ability to regulate internal temperature. This task is accomplished through the secretion of sweat, but tattoos interfere with this process, and the sweat that does come out through the designs on the body contains more sodium. The less sweat the human body produces in hot weather, the higher its temperature.

The presence of malocclusion in a child may indicate a risk of chronic diseases, as researchers have found. Scientists at the University of Washington have proven the connection between a child’s bite and the risk of developing chronic diseases. In their opinion, occlusion is a consequence of environmental stress that occurs after birth. This stress develops at the moment when the child finds himself in a different ecological environment.

The North Korean Foreign Ministry said it was ready to respond to a preventive nuclear strike from America. As Sobesednik.ru previously wrote , experts believe that on April 15, the DPRK will test nuclear weapons in the province of Hamgyong-Pukto. According to experts, the explosion during the test will be 20 times stronger than the explosion in Hiroshima, Japan.

Photo: Emmanuil Vitorgan with his wife Irina and Nikas Safronov // Anatoly Lomokhov Emmanuel Vitorgan's wife is tired of journalists' questions about the child of Maxim Vitorgan and Ksenia Sobchak . Honored Artist of Russia Nikas Safronov celebrated his 61st birthday with pomp in one of the most ancient places in Moscow - the Petrovsky Travel Palace. At the celebration, where a large number of very distinguished guests gathered, we met with Emmanuel Vitorgan and his wife Irina.

The Russian authorities condemned Chechnya for calling for “retribution” against Novaya Gazeta journalists over an article about gays. Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote that religious and public figures in Chechnya threatened to kill Novaya Gazeta journalists after the publication published an article about the persecution and murder of homosexuals in the republic.

Oppositionist Vyacheslav Maltsev was arrested for 15 days for disobeying the police at a rally on March 26 . Earlier, Sobesednik.ru wrote about the detention of oppositionist Vyacheslav Maltsev in Saratov, who suffered a heart attack while being transferred to Moscow. He was charged with beating a police officer at a rally on March 26. A Mediazona correspondent reports from the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow that Vyacheslav Maltsev was arrested for 15 days.

"Donatas Banionis. Waves of the Solaris Ocean" Photo: archive In the book “Donatas Banionis. Waves of the Solaris Ocean" about the famous and popular Lithuanian actor, who has become a real icon of cinema and theater, is told by Olga Yurechko, a teacher from Minsk, who one day, while on a bike ride, succumbed to the temptation to meet in person with a long-time favorite artist.

Low-fat milk and dairy products can be an effective treatment for depression. A study involving dozens of depression victims and healthy people found that low-fat dairy products reduced the severity of this dangerous mental disorder. Those patients with depression who actively consumed these products reported an improvement in their psychological state. At the same time, full-fat milk did not have such an effect, as observations showed.