The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved in the first reading a bill introduced by the government, which excludes the possibility of recognizing a person as a drug addict based on a drug test alone. According to the amendments, the Federal Law “On Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances” excludes the mention of a medical examination as a basis for making a diagnosis of drug addiction. Now this requires a full examination and conclusion of a psychiatrist or psychiatrist-narcologist.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Perm Territory will inspect gymnasium No. 4 of Perm, where a different passing score required for enrollment in the first grade was introduced for boys and girls. The city department of education will also conduct an inspection , Kommersant reports . According to the Law “On Education”, admission to an educational institution occurs on equal terms for everyone, with the exception of applicants who have received special rights and benefits.

The majority of Russians support equal partnership in the family, while a significant proportion of respondents support violence for educational purposes and consider women to blame for male aggression. These results of a study on the attitude of Russians towards feminism and gender inequality were presented by the company Mikhailov and Partners. Analytics". 24% of respondents consider the problem of inequality between men and women important.

In the village of Raevka, Bashkiria, bailiffs rescued a man who inhaled carbon monoxide in a garage and lost consciousness. They pulled him out into the fresh air, provided first aid and called an ambulance. As the republican Federal Bailiff Service reported , bailiffs Evgeny Grachev, Elena Smirnova and driver Vladimir Ovcharenko, while on duty, heard cries for help coming from the garage. A man called for help because he could not get his friend out of the cellar without signs of life.

At the Moscow metro station "Altufyevo" on the evening of May 23, a faulty train blocked traffic. TASS reports three trains that stand in the tunnel for 50 minutes. According to Interfax, one train stopped due to mechanical failure. Behind him, passengers of two other trains were stuck in the tunnel - they were blocked between the Bibirevo and Altufyevo stations.

Semyon Dunaev is a student and swimming instructor, who, due to oncological disease in childhood, was amputated by a hand. Due to his physical feature, he recently received a refusal to work, although his experience met the requirements. Semyon told “such matters” about his life, dreams and how in Chelyabinsk they treat people with disabilities.

Woe fell upon Christina in adolescence. She was left alone in the whole world. Without home. With a newborn in hand Help the constant help The house and family people who can come in difficult times are an important psychological support and support for any person. At home they pour a plate of soup. Hug. They will help with business and word. Even if they scold or give unnecessary advice! And it is very difficult when there is no such house. At any age. And when you are only 17 years old ...

Almost half of Russians - 47% - are tolerant of representatives of the LGBT community and advocate equal rights for them. These are the results of the survey obtained by sociologists from the Levada Center. 47% of respondents believe that homosexuals should enjoy the same rights as citizens of traditional sexual orientation, RBC reports . This is the highest level of support for equal rights for LGBT people in the last 14 years. 43% were against equality.

The administration of Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia asked schools and kindergartens not to release balloons and paper lanterns at graduations and last bells, so as not to pollute the environment. A corresponding appeal has been sent to all educational institutions of the city. The mayor's office explained that the balloon decomposes for at least four years, and its pieces remain on the ground and on the surface of water bodies, ending up in the stomachs of fish, birds and wild animals.

On May 23, the international LGBT film festival “Side by Side” started at the Fitil film club. The organizers reported provocations. According to the organizers, before the opening, NOD and SERB activists gathered on Frunzenskaya Embankment, tried to block the entrance to the cinema club, insulted visiting spectators and poured an ammonia solution on an employee of the Canadian Embassy.

Investigators have opened a criminal case into the abduction of three teenagers who were forced to build a sauna in the east of Moscow. According to the press service of the Main Investigative Directorate for Moscow, on May 22, at least three people attacked teenagers and kidnapped them in a store on Shchelkovskoye Highway. The minors were taken to the basement of a residential building and forced to carry out construction work to equip a future sauna.

Residents of one of the houses on Michurinsky Prospekt in the Moscow district of Ramenki made a flowerbed with the inscription: “Sobyanin, go away!” in protest against the construction of a multi-storey building. But the flowerbed lasted only a few hours - the flowers were torn out by utility workers. As activist Ekaterina Orelovich told Novaya Gazeta, residents finished planting flowers at one in the morning on May 22. But at 11 a.m., 15 employees of the utility company dug everything up.

The general director of the Afalina catching company, Alexey Reshetov, does not intend to voluntarily release killer whales and beluga whales from Srednyaya Bay in Primorye. The animals have been kept in the “whale prison” since November 2018.

The Supreme Court of Chuvashia overturned the conviction of a local resident convicted of injuring her neighbor who attacked her. As Idel.Realii reports , the criminal case against 21-year-old student Anastasia Raimova has been sent for a new trial to the Ibresinsky District Court. Previously, the girl received a three-year suspended sentence for intentionally causing grievous bodily harm (clause “h” of Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

In Yaroslavl, unknown vandals broke a granite memorial plaque on the house where Boris Nemtsov lived, reports 76.ru. Supporters of the politician who installed the sign intend to contact the police. A resident of house number 20 on Trefoleva Street discovered that the sign had been destroyed on the morning of May 23.