USSR – a country of cowardice? Afterword to the film “World Champion”

Plot World History with Andrey Sidorchik According to modern Russian cinema, we won the war in spite of the cowardly and weak-willed leadership, thanks to penal battalions, shovels and Soviet people's keen craving for “rye bun”. This gave the chess confrontation a bright political color. For kefir with a cap? For the USSR, the loss…


Putin and Macron to hold telephone conversations by the end of the week

Earlier, the AFP agency, citing a source in the Elysee Palace, reported that Macron was going to offer Putin his version of the de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine. Subscribe to VK RBC Get news faster than anyone else Источник rbc.ru “Political advisers meet today , let's wait for the continuation of their meeting,»,— he…


What Naval Exercises of China and Russia Look Like in the Arabian Sea

The Russian cruiser “Varyag” and the ship “Admiral Tributs” and the Chinese destroyer “Urumchi” worked out the inspection of a ship conditionally captured by pirates Video Subscribe to VK RBC Get news faster than anyone else Источник rbc.ru In the Arabian Sea, the Russian Navy and the Chinese Navy are conducting the “Peaceful Sea-2022” exercises.


The Kremlin refused to recognize Chechnya as an investment hopeless region

We have no gas, no electricity, no oil, these are all invented things. Of these, 100.7 billion rubles— grants, subsidies and subventions to the regional budget from the federal center. Subscribe to RBC FB Get news faster than anyone else Источник rbc.ru Kadyrov said that Russia was spending 300 billion rubles on the republic. If…


The Kremlin expressed concern about the increased readiness of US troops

The fact that Moscow is preparing for an attack was announced by the United States and a number of other Western countries. Subscribe to VK RBC Get news faster than anyone else Источник rbc.ru The Kremlin called the movement of troops across the country an internal matter. On January 24, NATO announced the transfer of…


In which region officials receive the highest salary. infographics

In which regions the salaries of officials are the highest – in RBC infographics ” alt=” In which region officials receive the highest salary. and in the pandemic 2020 increased by 9.8%, follows from Rosstat data. The average salary of an official in Russia amounted to 65.8 thousand rubles. Infographics” /> Subscribe to VK RBC…


Putin did not discuss with the President of Cuba the deployment of Russian bases on the island

Peskov, earlier commenting on the possibility of deploying weapons in Latin America, said that against the backdrop of escalating tensions, Russia is considering various options for ensuring its security. At the same time, he noted that during the talks with Maduro, Putin also did not discuss the deployment of Russian military bases in Venezuela. Putin…


The Federal Penitentiary Service asked to replace Navalny’s brother’s probation with a real one

He was forbidden to leave the house at night and attend public events Oleg Navalny was sentenced to a year of probation on the so-called “sanitary case”.


Troops in southern Russia raised on training alert

To conduct major exercises, together with the Belarusian military, personnel and military equipment from the Eastern military district. In the Baltic, 20 ships take part in them, the day before they left their permanent bases. So, on January 11, Russian exercises began in the Smolensk, Belgorod, Bryansk and Voronezh regions. “In a single concept of…


Lukashenko announced his unwillingness to start a “war”

Lukashenka previously said that the maneuvers would take place against the backdrop of “the ongoing militarization of European countries.” Follow RBC on Twitter Get news faster than anyone else Источник rbc.ru He also argued that in these states “on a rotational basis” there are between 8,000 and 10,000 US military personnel. “I want you to…


Bloomberg learned that the United States will respond to Russia’s security requirements

She only said that it would present areas of concern and areas where the parties could work together. In addition, the United States also intends to point out to Moscow its actions, which cause concern among NATO allies in Europe. This was told to Bloomberg by one of the EU officials, who wished to remain…


The Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on a five-year term for mayors

At the same time, the term of office should not be less than two and more than five years. It also empowers governors to fire mayors for improper performance of duties The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on local self-government, which establishes a five-year single term for mayors, the document is…


Croatia decided to withdraw its military from NATO during the escalation in Ukraine

The largest number of military is included in the forces of the alliance from the USA— 1.3 million. Croatian President: In case of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, we will withdraw our troops According to the President of Croatia, this decision is not connected with Moscow or Kiev, but is dictated by US foreign…


Scotland Yard launches investigation into Johnson’s parties during lockdown

The rest of the respondents did not decide on their attitude towards the prime minister. Sky News reported on January 11 that the government had opened an investigation into a possible anti-COVID violation. Prior to this, The Guardian reported that Johnson attended a Downing Street party on May 15, 2021, following a press conference held…


In Kiev, protesting entrepreneurs tried to break into the Rada building

According to preliminary data, two people were detained. The protesters built a stage near the Rada building, from which they read out their demands and invited the authorities to come to them to discuss the requests. The material is being supplemented Subscribe to RBC FB news faster than anyone Источник rbc.ru Entrepreneurs protest against changes…