People's Artist of the USSR Vasily Lanovoy and his wife, People's Artist of the RSFSR Irina Kupchenko, became infected with coronavirus. The actor will be hospitalized. TASS writes about this with reference to Kupchenko. “Vasily Semenovich took a test for antibodies on December 31, and he had a large number of them. He took a PCR test, which showed a positive result. It was decided to do a repeat test, the results of which came today and they were positive.

Ukraine intends to put forward conditions for restoring peace in Donbass during the Normandy format summit. TASS writes about this with reference to the deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine Igor Zhovkva. “In 2021, we set the goal of holding the next summit in the Normandy format. His strategic task will be to discuss the key issue of establishing peace in Donbass on Ukrainian terms,” the deputy wrote in a column for the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli.

Singer Leonid Agutin told Sobesednik.ru about his attitude to what is happening on Russian television Photo: Leonid Agutin // photo: Global Look Press Music awards are a common thing for Leonid Agutin. But at the end of 2020, he received an award at the USA Songwriting Competition (analogous to our “Song of the Year”) for the composition Just a Rainy Day. So the singer sums up the personal results of 2020 with pleasure.

Donald Trump criticized the US Senate, which voted to approve the defense budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The Senate overrode the president's veto; the document was approved by more than two-thirds of the members of the upper house. Kommersant writes about this. “Our Republican Senate simply missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to big tech companies. It's a pity!

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the US policy of “containing China”, as well as its attempts to start a new Cold War, are “doomed to fail.” He also expressed hope for the restoration of good relations between Beijing and Washington with the coming to power of US President-elect Joe Biden. Kommersant writes about this.

The past 2020 was a special year for director Boris Grachevsky: his wife gave birth to his son Philip Photo: Boris Grachevsky // photo: Global Look Press; in the article: Instagram Several chords of the screensaver of the film magazine “Yeralash”, which was created by Boris Grachevsky , have brought smiles to both boys and girls, and their parents for 46 years.

According to the showman, Ekaterina Tereshkovich’s daughter Polina is trying to get her mother drunk in order to take over her apartment. The celebration of Gauguin Solntsev's birthday ended with a loud scandal. The flamboyant showman celebrated his 40th birthday in one of the Moscow restaurants. At the height of the party, his retired wife Ekaterina Tereshkovich got drunk and began dancing naked on the table .

New Year means tangerines, a Christmas tree, and also Putin, who gives some children gifts. “Interlocutor” found out how the fate of Putin’s gifts turned out and why boys and girls, as well as their parents, ask for them. They will manage without a helicopter “Ice cream for the children, flowers for the woman. Be careful not to mix it up, Kutuzov!” – Anatoly Papanov’s hero instructed his unlucky colleague Gesha in “The Diamond Arm”.

In France, hooligans burned 861 cars on New Year's Eve. This is 41% less than last year In France, hooligans burned 861 cars on New Year's Eve. As radio station Europe 1 notes, this is 41% less than last year. RIA Novosti writes about this. Earlier, French media reported that at least 100 thousand police and gendarmes would be mobilized in France to enforce the curfew on New Year's Eve.

Photo: White House/via Globallookpress.com Donald Trump criticized the US Senate, which voted to approve the defense budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The Senate overrode the president's veto; the document was approved by more than two-thirds of the members of the upper house. Kommersant writes about this. “Our Republican Senate simply missed the opportunity to get rid of Section 230, which gives unlimited power to big tech companies. It's a pity!

A terrorist car bomb exploded at the Souk al-Khodra market in the city of Ras al-Ayn in northeastern Syria. TASS reports this with reference to the SANA agency. According to the agency, there are dead and wounded civilians. Ambulances arrived at the scene and took away the victims. The border of Ras al-Ain is controlled by Turkish troops and Ankara-backed Syrian armed opposition formations.

Fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev is sure that no vaccinations against “corona” should be done at his age Photo: Alexander Vasiliev // photo: Global Look Press The fashion historian assures that no vaccinations against “corona” should be done at his age. TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev is preparing for the New Year. However, he doesn’t expect miracles from 2021. Vasiliev assures: no changes will happen in our lives.

Several chords of the screensaver of the film magazine “Yeralash”, which was created by Boris Grachevsky , have brought smiles to both boys and girls, and their parents for 46 years. On the eve of the New Year, the eminent director and screenwriter spoke frankly with Sobesednik.ru (the first part of the material was published a week ago). – I have many friends. I have developed the following formula for myself: I am friends with those who are interested in how I am doing.

Photo: depositphotos If you enter a request for a frame of this salad in the search engine of any photo stock resource, the platform will inevitably return it with the label traditional Russian salad. "Mimosa" is his name. I don’t know if anyone besides us is preparing this multi-layered culinary fireworks, but on our holiday table, a salad with a delicate spring name is very popular.

From January 2, public transport in Moscow has increased the cost of travel for most types of tickets. Interfax writes about this with reference to the capital’s transport department. It is reported that the single ticket “United” has risen in price from 57 to 60 rubles, and for two trips - from 114 to 120 rubles. A one-time trip on a Troika card without subscriptions recorded on it has risen in price from 40 to 42 rubles, and for a 90-minute trip - from 62 to 65 rubles.