Public transport paralyzed in Athens due to protest

The Reuters news agency reports that traffic has been stopped in Athens due to a strike by transport workers. Thus, the movement of the metro, buses and trams...

Labor migrants are in no hurry to take tests in Russian

A total of 200 guest workers have passed the Russian language proficiency test since the introduction of amendments to the law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens",...

Tymoshenko will deal with the moral recovery of Ukrainians

“We are preparing a whole range of measures to improve the moral health of society,” said the head of government. Bogdan Adamovich, director of a brokerage company: Ukraine...

The construction industry will receive support from State Duma deputies

The international conference "Fire protection-2018" has recently opened in Yekaterinburg. During the opening, Vladimir Taskaev, as a member of the construction committee and a State Duma deputy, noted...

Demolition of garages in the capital.

The source notes that the inventory is still ongoing in the Moscow district, as well as the destruction of illegally installed tents made of metal and plastic. This...

Seven million Russians refuse to remain silent

Over the past year, Russian citizens have concluded almost seven million agreements that ensure the transfer of all pension savings to a non-state pension fund. These are the...

Agricultural cooperatives manage community resources

Agricultural cooperatives have been established in 54 of the 55 participating communities in the framework of the Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness program for 2017-2018, implemented by...

Russian in the Odessa region acquired the status of a regional language. During the extraordinary session of the Odessa Regional Council on August 13 of this year, a decision was approved to grant the Russian language regional status in the territory of the Odessa region. This decision was supported by 98 deputies out of 108 registered and present in the session hall. Moreover, this issue was the only one on the agenda of the session. This decision is a logical consequence of the recently entered into force of the law of Ukraine, which changed the foundations of state policy regarding the language issue in the country. Not without protest actions. So, during the scandalous vote in front of the regional council building, opponents of the law expressed their disagreement with the actions of the deputies. True, there were not very many of them — about five dozen people. In addition, on August 13, the Odessa City Council determined that the Russian language has the status of a regional language in the city. Recall that less than a week before this event, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych signed a law changing the principles of language policy in our country. In accordance with its provisions, local government bodies are obliged to ensure the possibility of using languages other than Ukrainian in their work. Of course, provided that they are spoken by more than 10% of citizens who live in this area.

Russian life: Flag

Flag A resident of the Amur Region was tried for desecration of the State Flag of the Russian Federation. He received a mild punishment - four months of...

Russians are the most unwanted neighbors on vacation

The Russians topped the list of the most unwanted neighbors for European tourists on vacation. More than 12 thousand tourists from 20 European countries took part in the...