Dmitry Medvedev established the National Memorial of Military Glory "To establish that the monument at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, blocks with soil from hero cities and a memorial sign in honor of cities awarded the honorary title of the Russian Federation "City of Military Glory", located in the Alexander Garden (Moscow), are a National Memorial of Military Glory" , - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered in the decree “On the National Memorial of Military Glory” signed yesterday.

The Sunrise telescope allowed us to examine the surface of our star Images taken with the Sunrise telescope allowed scientists to take a closer look at the surface of the Sun. It turned out that it is somewhat similar to boiling water - gas bubbles, rising to the surface, give it a granular structure. Dark spots appear and disappear. All this happens as a result of the activity of the Sun's magnetic field.

The Ministry of Energy is creating a commission on access of dry gas to the pipe The results of the meeting on the utilization of associated petroleum gas and the access of the main processing product - dry stripped gas - into the Gazprom pipeline system, which Vladimir Putin held on November 10, were still shrouded in secrecy.

The traditional Mikhail Tal Memorial ended in Moscow yesterday, bringing together almost all the strongest grandmasters in the world. First, ten chess players played in the main tournament (Vladimir Kramnik took first place), and then 22 participants competed for the title of world blitz champion, where 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen celebrated the victory.

Oil again lifted the Russian stock market The Russian stock market went up thanks to rising prices for “black gold”. Yesterday, WTI oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose above $80 per barrel. As a result, the RTS index surpassed 1,500 points during trading. Analysts believe that growth factors will remain the same in the medium term, but a correction is possible in the near future due to news from Western markets.

Key components of RNA could be on all planets of the Universe While studying the origins of life, NASA scientists obtained in laboratory conditions close to space conditions, uracil, a chemical compound consisting of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and is a key component of ribonucleic acids (RNA). It turned out that this “building” material, necessary for life, appears if ice containing pyrimidine is irradiated with ultraviolet light.

Goldman Sachs apologizes for financial crisis Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has apologized for his role in creating the financial crisis. To atone, he promised to support American small businesses. However, the amount of support - $500 million - is only a small part of the bank's salary fund. Goldman regrets its role in creating the cheap credit bubble, Mr. Blankfein said at a conference organized by Directorship magazine, which named him CEO of the Year.

The Ministry of Defense begins to create a military police On November 17, at a meeting of the extended board of the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was planned, among other things, to consider the issue of creating military police in the armed forces and vesting them with special powers. However, the topic of summing up the year and the ongoing military reform took too much time.

Superheroes are classified as sexual minorities Brutal heroes on the pages of comic books, even if they have the special abilities of spiders or bats, no longer surprise the sophisticated reader. British artist Martin Eden, in pursuit of demand, took an “unconventional path.” As Lenta.ru writes, he made a homosexual team of superheroes into the characters of his comic book “Spandex”. The ranks of the “superminority” included seven characters - according to the number of colors in the rainbow.

KCR has finally decided on its second senator Karachay-Cherkessia has finally acquired a full set of representatives in the Federation Council: the republican parliament by a majority vote approved the candidacy of its own speaker, Zurab Dokshokov, who will now represent the region’s legislators in the Senate. This decision put an end to the confrontation between the parliament of the republic and its president.

Moscow region authorities refuse to pay for pensioners' travel on capital transport Riot police may soon need the experience of neutralizing protests, acquired at the end of October during exercises at the internal troops training ground in Balashikha. New Year's holidays in Moscow and the immediate Moscow region may end with mass protests by pensioners , similar to those observed in the first weeks after the start of monetization of benefits.

Representatives of major brands were warned about changing the rules of the game in the Russian market Representatives of the largest brands operating in Russia, at the Brand Day conference held on November 17, were told what changes to the rules of the game await them in the near future.

The World Cup starts this weekend The first stage of the World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway, which will take place on November 21-22, will become the official starting point of the new season of cross-country skiers. The Olympic year will partly differ from previous ones not only in the richness of the calendar, but also in some changes in the racing rules.

Moldova may be left without a president Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), 43-year-old Marian Lupu, who was nominated as a candidate for the post of president of the country by the ruling coalition, is going to take part in the congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg tomorrow. Sources in the PDM said that the guest has a number of meetings planned with the leadership of United Russia, and he also intends to sign an agreement on cooperation between the two parties.

Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu headed one of the oldest scientific societies in Russia The status of the main Russian science can now be claimed not by history, the fight against falsification of which is already on a grand scale in our country, but by geography. In the international arena, Russia intends to actively defend its right to the resources of the sea shelf in the area of ​​the underwater Lomonosov Ridge and a number of other areas of the Arctic.