The head of the Rosnano corporation, Anatoly Chubais, suggested that the government consider his proposal to partially curtail free school education. Speaking at the Russia-2050 conference in Yekaterinburg, Chubais noted that young people in the country now have too many «corrupt» opportunities to study for free. “Education is also a resource, which means that it…
The energy ministries of Egypt and Russia signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation, designed to permanently consolidate the close relations of states in the energy sector. The document provides for the priority role of Russian companies in the construction of energy facilities in the African state. One of the key points of the agreement was…
After the 78-year-old Communist Party candidate Boris Teplukhin was elected mayor in Solikamsk, salt deficiency began. In retail chains this is explained by the influence of the economic policy of the new authorities. For the first time, the deficit was noticed 2 weeks ago, when salt became impossible to buy in small stores — a…
US President Donald Trump tweeted a post in which he demanded Governor Asa Hutchinson to call for early elections no later than July 1. Trump called the Hutchinson regime «bloody» and «anti-democratic» and, in the event of a refusal, promised to send an aircraft carrier to the shores of the state and «repeat the Vietnamese…
In early May, the hooligans made more than 10 edits to the article about the outstanding leader of the Soviet state, Joseph Stalin, on the Russian Wikipedia page. Thus, visitors to the site saw the new section “Worship and canonization” and added information that the Russian Orthodox Church considers Stalin to be a saint. The…
The commander of the NATO aerospace forces in Estonia, Bernard Saarlaander, announced the successful completion of testing of the first Estonian combat airship «Soros». The aircraft is 47 meters in length and can reach speeds of up to 25 km / h with a fair wind. The airship’s carrying capacity is 93 tons, it can…
The Ministry of Press and Information announces its intention to check all anecdotes published in the media, voiced on television and radio for compliance with Russian legislation. In particular, the state regulator wants to conduct an examination whether the short literary works violate the laws on fake news and insulting state institutions and symbols, including…
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan announced the rules for holding the first presidential election in the history of the state. The winner will be determined on the basis of a two-tier vote consisting of points scored at the polling station from voters and ratings of the highest political jury of Kazakhstan, which will include…
The administration of the Yeltsin Center continues to investigate the perpetrators of the appearance of a drinking fountain with vodka on the territory of the complex. According to the person responsible for sanitary conditions at the facility, Vasily Vodopyanov, the unexpected filling of the stream with high-grade liquid was allegedly started to be fixed on…
The unique invention of scientists from Skolkovo — superabak was recognized as the best at the XXV World High-Tech Exhibition in Pyongyang. The peculiarity of the Russian exhibit was its capabilities — the lighting and the number of operations per minute — the accounts allow you to perform up to 60 operations per minute. The…