At the moment, police officers are pushing journalists back to the Lubyanka metro station. “You won’t see anything interesting here,” one of the officers said. A policeman forces everyone into the metro, although, as Interfax reported, entry there was limited - precisely at the request of law enforcement officers .

The Russian head of state answered a question about the future of the Minsk agreements during a press conference. The conversation about the status of the DPR and LPR and the presence of mercenaries from other countries in them with Vladimir Putin was conducted, in particular, by a journalist from Ukraine Roman Tsimbalyuk. Answering his question, the Russian president said that there are no foreign troops in Donbass, the need for the withdrawal of which is stated in the Minsk agreements.

According to researchers, modern society is now experiencing a period that can be called the “era of overconsumption.” This stage of development is characterized by the depreciation of consumed goods, overproduction and, accordingly, an increase in waste unprecedented in the history of mankind. How this affects the problem of environmental pollution and excess waste and what solutions exist - we will discuss together with experts.

The Supreme Court recognized the refusal to purchase an unregistered medicine at the expense of the budget as a violation of the right to life and health, API reports. The highest court of the Russian Federation considered the claim of Olga Nizhelskaya against the Department of Health of the Voronezh Region.

The Deputy Prime Minister is being asked to delay the law on organics, which will put the industry in a “gray zone” due to long development Coordinator of the working group on the development of the consumer market of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council, President of Nestle in the Russia and Eurasia region Martial Rolland sent an appeal to Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Gordeev, in which he said that the law on organic products, which comes into force on January 1, 2020, actually cannot be

Nikolai Kolyada is one of the most colorful characters in Russian theater, known, among other things, for his witty statements Photo: Nikolay Kolyada // photo in the article: personal archive of Nikolay Kolyada Playwright and director Nikolai Kolyada is one of the most prominent characters in Russian theater. Among other things, he is known for his sharp statements in defense of various people.

Alexey Starchenko, a member of the working group on the development of compulsory medical insurance of the All-Russian Union of Insurers, said that from 2020 the maximum waiting period for an appointment with an oncologist will be reduced to three working days instead of the current five. Also, registration for computed tomography for cancer patients will be reduced to seven days, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta . Currently, the maximum waiting period for this diagnostic procedure is 14 days.

During the press conference, Vladimir Putin said that “it was not for nothing” that he awarded the head of Chechnya the title of Hero of Russia. The head of state made this statement in response to a question from Kommersant special correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov, who recalled the discussion between Putin and director Alexander Sokurov at a meeting of members of the Human Rights Council with the head of state.

In Volgograd, at the end of November, an unusual monument was erected to Alexandra Pakhmutova, who had recently celebrated her anniversary. Sculptor Sergei Shcherbakov depicted Pakhmutova in her youth. However, the bronze girl weighs respectably - 306 kg. A little artist in a long dress with puffed sleeves sits on the edge of a wooden stool and plays a captured accordion for wounded soldiers.

For security reasons, “at the venues of festive events” in Moscow, residents will only be able to get there through a checkpoint with inspection; roads will also be blocked and an Interdepartmental Operational Headquarters will be created to coordinate security forces, according to the mayor’s website .

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey subscribed to the Big Tech Alert account, which tracks the actions of key figures in the IT sphere on Twitter, in order to demonstratively unfollow the account of Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, RBC reports with reference to Mashable . In the Twitter press service, after a request from the American portal asking for comment on such actions, the head of the company responded by sending an emoji with the image of a goat.

Abrau-Durso and Sparkling Wines are concerned that they will not be able to sell their champagne due to the new law on winemaking President of Abrau-Durso Pavel Titov and general director of Sparkling Wines Yuri Dudko said that in connection with the law on winemaking in Russia, which was adopted immediately in the second and third readings, the production of champagne may sharply decrease, Vedomosti reports.

New Year's Eve 2020 at the Oktyabr Cinema Center with "Invasion" Tremble, fans of Alexander Petrov: for the fourth time on New Year’s Eve, the Oktyabr cinema center will open its doors to film fans. The main event will be the screening of the most anticipated Russian release of the coming year - the blockbuster “Invasion”.

The audience's love for Arkady Raikin has been time-tested. The artist became the founder of an entire acting dynasty Photo: Arkady and Konstantin Raikin // photo: Global Look Press The founder of this dynasty is People's Artist of the USSR Arkady Raikin. The audience's love for him has stood the test of time: films and concert performances with his participation are often shown on TV. Especially on New Year's days. It’s hard to imagine a holiday without this surname.

The podcast market in Russia is growing, but experts cannot reach a consensus on their development potential Chairman of the IAB Russia audio advertising committee, co-founder of Unisound and Instreamatic Mikhail Ilyichev said that over the year the audience of podcasts in Russia has more than doubled, amounting to 5.1 million people; in a year, according to his forecast, it will double again, and by the end of 2024 - almost 5.5 times, Kommersant reports.