Muscovites will vote for temporary street verandas On the Active Citizen website you can vote for parklets in Moscow. These are temporary recreation areas instead of parking lots - with tables and benches. The first parklets appeared in the summer on Kadashevskaya embankment, in Nikitsky, Daevoy lanes and on Pyatnitskaya street. They worked until November 1st. Read about how this initiative came about and whether such spaces will make the city better in The Village .

Elena Kostyuchenko, Katerina Gordeeva and foreign agents - winners of the "Profession - Journalist" award The Profession Journalist Award announced the 2021 winners: the best articles, reports and interviews. Who won this year: *The authorities consider these media outlets to be foreign agents. Source: " Profession - journalist " Photos: Elena Kostyuchenko

In Moscow, the validity period of QR codes for negative PCR tests has been reduced to two days In Moscow, the validity period of QR codes, which are issued on the basis of negative PCR tests, has been reduced from three days to two days. In addition, Moscow QR codes for those who have recovered will now be valid for a year. From December 20, for citizens who recovered from Covid more than six months ago and whose QR code has expired, a new certificate will be generated automatically.

About the city center, outbound intenses and the attitude of "equal to the equal" Around people with the features of health or development there are many prejudices and painful myths, including that they are helpless, seriously trained, and independence is alien to them. Often, it is not the disease itself, but the lack of the necessary accessible environment or equal opportunities make the lives of these people more difficult.

The ECHR awarded 450 thousand euros to four Russian women who suffered from domestic violence The European Court of Human Rights awarded 450 thousand euros to four Russian women who suffered from domestic violence, follows from the decision, which drew the attention of Mediazona*. The ECHR ordered Russia to pay 375,660 euros to Margarita Gracheva, whose hands were cut off by her husband.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's husband was sentenced to 18 years in prison The Gomel regional court sentenced blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was planning to become a presidential candidate in Belarus, to 18 years in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty of organizing mass riots, inciting violence against government officials and law enforcement officers, obstructing the work of the Central Election Commission and organizing actions that grossly violated public order.

Where does Moscow end? At the garden? At TTK? At the Moscow Ring Road? Or in the fields of New Moscow? One way or another, most Muscovites regularly travel to the city center, so the feeling that all life is concentrated here. Here is work, delicious food, beautiful architecture, sights, museums and meetings with friends. However, for many citizens of the Center, there is no center. For them, Moscow begins and ends in their area.

A game in which you have to find something to pay your rent with. For those who love the atmosphere of Moscow For those who, due to the pandemic, have begun to forget what Moscow looks like, game designer Yan Basharin has released the game “League of Loser Enthusiasts.” All the action takes place in the sun-drenched capital. The game became Basharin’s graduation project on the “game design” profile of the Institute of Business and Design.

The cinema "Russia" will block the road until February The traffic on the section of Lenin Avenue will be suspended. This was reported by the city department of transport and road facilities. It is reported that the movement will be blocked from December 15 to February 10 on the site near house No. 32 on Lenin Avenue.

Why the State Duma abandoned the bill on QR codes in transport On December 12, the Russian Government withdrew from consideration the bill on introducing QR codes on planes and trains. It was assumed that State Duma deputies would discuss it on December 14. Meduza* found out why the authorities refused to introduce the law: State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin was against mass codes from the very beginning.

The Nika Foundation launched a New Year's collection of food for homeless animals The Nika charity foundation has launched a campaign to collect food for homeless animals, “Santa for a Tail.” The foundation wants to collect 30 tons of food for dogs and cats in Moscow and the Moscow region who live on the streets or in shelters.

Original present, good investment and guaranteed acute sensations Champagne will be drunk, tangerines are eaten, the book will be read in a week, the bottle of favorite spirits or a jar of cream will end - and only the cryptocurrency will continue to please (or upset, here it turns out) your friend for more than one year. It will be a canonical bitcoin, its main competitor of ether or memegen dogicin is up to you.

A meeting-discussion about volunteering will be held at the Vysota youth center The “ People Friendly ” meeting-discussion will be held on December 15 at 18:00 at the “Vysota” youth center on Sovnarkomovskaya. The topic of the meeting was volunteering. We will talk about how social entrepreneurship influences corporate culture and brand perception.

Because of Russia, the UN will not pass a resolution on the dangers of climate change At a meeting of the UN Security Council, Russia vetoed a draft resolution that was supposed to equate global climate change with a threat to international security. The text of the document stated that rising sea levels, frequent floods and droughts and other extreme weather events caused by climate change will increase social tensions in different regions of the world.

Single "1312" from Parks, Squares and Alleys in support of the victims of the police Indi-rock group Parks, Squares and Alleys released the single “1312”. The song is recorded in support of those who suffered from police arbitrariness. On the cover is a photograph of the artist Ivan Petroovich (friend of the vocalist of the group Sergei Havro), which he did shortly before his detention at the rally on January 31.