The footwear market is the third largest in Russia after the grocery and clothing markets. It won't be cheaper Photo: archive I went to shoe stores. Empty... I mean, there are a lot of shoes, and different ones, but there are almost no buyers in sight. The saleswomen are bored: rarely does anyone come in, often just to look.

Zaitsev's fashion house in Moscow appeared in 1982, rather contrary to the gray Soviet reality Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Slava Zaitsev plunged fashionistas into the Soviet Union Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey Strunin Photo: Andrey

Photo: YouTube still image of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Sverdlovsk Region Andrey Gurovich Former deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Andrei Gurovich was detained in Moscow. He is suspected of embezzling funds for the construction of a Covid hospital in the Murmansk region. The petition for the arrest of the ex-official has already been received by the Basmanny Court.

Photo: still frame MSK1.ru The Basmanny District Court has begun proceedings in the case of municipal deputy Ilya Yashin. He is charged with a criminal article about discrediting the RF Armed Forces. MSK1.ru reports that the judge, at the request of the investigator, closed the court hearing. Before this, some journalists and Yashin’s parents were allowed into the hall.

The fashion house of the famous Russian couturier is 40 years old Photo: Andrey Strunin Fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev now rarely appears in public. He is 84, he suffers from Parkinson's disease, he can only move with the help of an assistant, but he was recently seen at Moscow Fashion Week, and the master could not miss the anniversary of his brainchild.

And the point is mainly not in his two-meter (even more) height Photo: Personal archive of Ivan Fedotov They don't hire people like that as submariners? After assurances from Match TV sources that Ivan Fedotov would be assigned to a ship or submarine, we looked at the athlete’s official profile. Oh, yes, his height is 202 cm! Is it possible to serve such a tower there?

Legal proceedings against IKEA and other “outlaws” are a replication of people’s unnecessary expectations Photo: Global Look Press The other day, the Public Consumer Initiative (PCI) filed a lawsuit against IKEA in the Khimki court, demanding a partial resumption of import and production of furniture - so that people could exchange or repair already purchased items.

The DPR Ambassador to Russia held a meeting in the DPRK today Photo: DPR MFA The DPR Foreign Ministry reported that North Korea recognized the independence of the republic. Today, the Ambassador of the DPR to Russia Olga Makeeva met with the Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation Shin Hong Chol. The latter handed Makeeva a document on the government’s decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Photo: Global Look Press Ilya Yashin Lawyer Maria Eismot reported that politician Ilya Yashin was officially charged with discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. “Yashin was charged today under paragraph “d” of Part 2 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Dissemination of disinformation about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation based on political hatred”), he did not admit guilt,” writes Eismont.

The Chinese like it hot, and the Finns live in the store next to the refrigerator in the summer Photo: Global Look Press “Interlocutor” experienced methods of salvation from the summer heat of different peoples of the world. But only the most unusual and sometimes even funny ones. You probably haven’t heard of these, and if you have, you didn’t dare try. We did it for you. So, let's escape the heat... Photo: Global Look Press ...like in Myanmar The Burmese grow such a tree - thanaka.