Vladislav Reznik, a member of the Mountain Hunters Club and State Duma deputy from United Russia, sent a request to the Ministry of Natural Resources to receive information about the amount of funds allocated for the conservation of Red Book animals, as well as changes in the size of the population of rare animals since their entry into the Red Book.

The first deputy chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexei Kleshko, died on the night of November 19. this reports RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the region’s emergency services. Interfax provides this information, citing an interlocutor in the regional parliament. the death of the deputy Vadim Vostrov, general director of the Krasnoyarsk television company TVK, also announced on his Facebook page .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office as the country's defense minister. this . reports The Times of Israel newspaper The Israeli prime minister noted that he was taking up the post of minister against the backdrop of serious criticism of the state's security policies. “The security of the country is beyond politics and personal interests,” Netanyahu emphasized.

founder Facebook Mark Zuckerberg gathered 50 of the company's top managers in June and told them that the social network was in a "state of war" and appropriate management methods were needed. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the businessman’s words. Zuckerberg explained to the audience that in times of peace, executives can move slowly, consulting the board of directors on key decisions.

VKontakte has allowed users to view the personal data they share with the social network, the social network said in a statement. To do this, just request an archive with your data in one of the network sections. This option is free. Creating an archive can take time - from several minutes to several days, VKontakte warns. For now, the function is working in test mode, but will soon be available to all users, the network said in a statement. The uploaded data is encrypted, notes VKontakte.

The resolution of the territorial dispute and the signing of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan would be a spectacular end, a symbolic end to the confrontation between the two countries. However, the transfer of the two small South Kuril Islands is unlikely for political and image reasons – any suitable time for this has already been missed.

November 19, 2018, 14:18 / Business Norilsk Nickel will increase production thanks to the boom in electric vehicles Next year the company will invest $2.3 billion Polina Trifonova One of the key points of the new strategy “2025+” was an increase in the production of non-ferrous metals and platinum group metals / Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti Norilsk Nickel Investors Day is taking place in London (34% owned by Vladimir Potanin’s structures).

Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin headed the board of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR). This was announced by the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Alexey Kudrin, who previously held this post, reports . Interfax “Today I resigned as chairman of the [TsSR] council, but at the same time the council decided to include the Ministry of Economic Development among the founders of the TsSR and to introduce Minister Maxim Stanislavovich Oreshkin to the council.

The cost of orders placed in December with or without prepayment will not change upon receipt in January / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti Online orders placed the previous year continue to arrive for another 10 days after the New Year, and sometimes longer, says Artem Sokolov, president of the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT). And most of these orders are made with payment upon receipt - prepaid orders account for less than 5%, he shares information.

Protesters against increased fuel taxes and gasoline prices in France blocked three oil storage facilities. This was announced by an official representative of the oil company Total, Reuters reports . According to him, two of the blocked oil storage facilities are used by Total: one is in the commune of Verne-sur-Sech in northwestern France, the other in the commune of Fos-sur-Mer in southeastern France. The third, in the city of La Rochelle, is partly owned by Total, but is not used by it.

The price of Bitcoin fell below the psychological mark of $5,000 for the first time since October 2017, Reuters reports , citing trading data on the Bitstamp exchange. During trading on the Kraken exchange, Bitcoin fell to $4,970. At 20:00 Moscow time, according to Bitstamp, the cryptocurrency fell in price by 8.7% and was trading at $5,100. As Bloomberg notes , the rates of most other cryptocurrencies are declining: Ether fell in price by 12%, Litecoin - by 13%.

The share of illegal cigarettes in Russia has almost doubled from 4.5 to 8.4%. This is evidenced by data from a study by the analytical agency Nielsen, commissioned by the largest tobacco companies. We are talking about smuggled and counterfeit tobacco products.

Debate teaches you things that you can't learn any other way. In the 5th century BC, a certain Diodotus convinced the Athenian assembly not to execute all the men of the city of Mytilene for attempting to leave the alliance with Athens against Sparta.

The winner of the European Theatre Prize in the main nomination is now determined by the host city, and St. Petersburg awarded the artistic director of the Alexandrovsky Theatre Valery Fokin / Petr Kovalev / TASS Speaking at the opening of the forum at the Mariinsky Theatre, Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a "celebration of the arts and education" and recalled that the first forum, in 2012, was all held on one site and the number of participants did not exceed 300 people.

The Prosecutor General's Office has returned to the case of Sergei Magnitsky nine years after his death / Sergei Porter / Vedomosti A new criminal case has been opened against the founder of the Hermitage Capital Management fund, William Browder, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Monday.