The Nobel Prize of 2016 was received in the field of physics by the Briton Duncan Haldein and the Americans David Taules and Michael Kosterlitz. They were awarded awards for "theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of substances," the Nobel Committee said in a statement. According to Interfax, scientists explained how the electrical resistance in the thin layers of matter changes stepped with an increase in the induction of the applied magnetic field.

Russia will place in Syria an advanced complex of air defense system “Antei-2500” (SA-23 Gladiator according to NATO classification), Fox News said , citing sources in the US administration. This is the first placement of Antea-2500 outside of Russia. According to the interlocutors of the agency, the components of the system were delivered last weekend to the Russian naval base in Tartus.

Existing reserves of oil and gas of Russia will be enough for at least 40-50 years. According to TASS, this was stated by Deputy Minister of Energy Kirill Molodtsov. On the eve of the head of Sberbank, German Gref predicted that hydrocarbons in Russia could end by 2032. “We see that the age of oil and gas ends. Now we are talking about when we can end with this monoproduct.

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the US of indulgence of the Jebhat al-Nusra terrorist organization. The statement of the department says: “The United States never exerted real pressure on Jebhat al-Nusra ... without taking any actions against the Nusrovites, ...

The tower crane fell into the territory of the kindergarten in the center of Moscow, RIA Novosti reports, no one was injured as a result of the incident. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the emergency happened in Daeva Lane, the possession of 19, where the construction of the apart-hotel is underway with an underground parking lot. The source clarified that only the fencing of the kindergarten was damaged.

The tectonic movement of the Crimea Peninsula is directed to mainland Russia, said Alexander Ipatov, head of the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is reported by Interfax. “In fact, this is not a joke, although very similar. Crimea moves around the northeast, ”said the director of the institute. Scientists argue that the movement was recorded using a complex of telescopes "Quasar-KVO".

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the United States of cooperation with terrorists from the Jebhat al-Nusra organization. This is stated in the statement published on the website of the department. “The United States never exerted real pressure on Jebhat al-Nusra. Not doing anything for the demarcation and without taking any actions against the Nusrovites, who continued bloody sorties, in Washington simultaneously vigorously opposed them to be stopped, ”the statement said.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay the defendant of the “swamp case” to Yaroslav Belousov 12.5 thousand euros as a compensation for violation of the four articles of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights. According to Mediazona, this is stated in the decision on two complaints of Belousov. Belousov demanded one million euros as compensation for non -pecuniary damage, and the government challenged this requirement as excessive and unreasonable.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the resignation of the head of the regional security department Alexei Mayorov, who over the past years was responsible for holding rallies in Moscow, including opposition marks, TASS reports . “Alexey Valentinovich went on free bread, leaves the civil service,” said Sobyanin.

The National Guard will be engaged in an “information confrontation” and the conduct of mandatory fingerprinting in Russia. According to Interfax, the corresponding decree was signed by President Vladimir Putin. According to the document, the department has about 100 powers. In particular, the participation of troops in the provision of wartime regime, planning joint actions with the armed forces in order to defend the country is envisaged.

The United States has suspended bilateral cooperation with Russia in Syria. The corresponding statement of the official representative of the State Department John Kirby was published on the website of the department.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed reports about sending the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Syria. According to RIA Novosti, the official representative of the military department, Major General Igor Konashenkov, made the corresponding statement. According to him, the task of the complex is to ensure the safety of the naval base in Tartus and the operational unit of the Russian Navy in the coastal zone from possible threats from the air.

The Ministry of Justice introduced the human rights organization "International Memorial" to the register of foreign agents. This was reported by the organization of the organization on Facebook. “Today, October 4, we became aware that the Ministry of Justice decided that the International Historical, Charitable and Human Rights Society Memorial is subject to inclusion in the register of“ organizations that perform the functions of a foreign agent ”.

Alexei Navalny showed the estate, according to the Corruption Fund, owned by entrepreneur Evgeny Prigozhin, who is called the Putin's Personal Restator. The cost of land and houses in the FBK was estimated at 600 million rubles. FBK employees removed the territory of the estate in St. Petersburg from the quadrocopter. There are two houses, a pool with a transparent roof, a fountain and a greenhouse, as well as a helicopter platform on 1.3 hectares of land.

From January 1, 2017, a new type of punishment will appear in Russia - forced labor. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Valery Maksimenko. “Forced work and being in correctional centers can be compared with the work of watchmen who work far from the house, living in hostels.