Category Archives: News in English

A discerning jury honoured Alexander G. Zvyagintsev with the Book of the Year Award for his work “The Peoples’ Trial”. More than 400 books by 102 publishers participated in the competition. The award ceremony was held in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall … Read More →

On 27–31 August, the international scientific-practical forum “Modern Technologies and Approaches in Legal Science and Education” was held at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) with the support of the Centre for Development of Legal Clinics, the Union of Criminalists … Read More →

The car crash occurred in the tunnel of the Pont Alma bridge in Paris. Lady Di’s lover, Dodi Al-Fayed, and Henri Paul, the driver of the Mercedes S280, were pronounced dead at the crash scene. Diana and Al-Fayed’s bodyguard, Trevor … Read More →

On 31 August 1791, the «reformer of execution», Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, informed the French National Assembly of the invention of his «remarkable» device. «Gentlemen,» he said, «with my machine, one’s head will be cut off in a flash. Not the … Read More →

On 25 August 1985, an American schoolgirl, Samantha Reed Smith, was killed in a plane crash. She got worldwide fame after her letter to the leader of the Soviet Union Yuri Andropov. At Andropov’s invitation, Samantha Smith visited the Soviet … Read More →

On 24 August 1981, an An-24 passenger aircraft carrying the Savitsky couple collided with a Tu-16 long-range bomber at an altitude of 5220 m. The main reason for the crash was poor coordination between military and civilian dispatchers. After the … Read More →

The name of this famous detective has long been a household name. His detective agency “Pinkerton” (founded as the “Pinkerton National Detective Agency”) is still working. It is considered one of the best of its kind. On 25 August 1819, Allan … Read More →

On 15 August 2019, there was a successful emergency landing of the Airbus A321 passenger jet near Zhukovsky in Moscow Oblast. The Ural Airlines A321 collided with a flock of gulls during takeoff. Two of the jet engines failed. The … Read More →

On 14 August 1930, the Central Executive Committee (TsIK) and the Council of People’s Commissars (SNK) of the USSR issued a decree “On universal compulsory primary education”. This date is considered the victory day over the population’s illiteracy in Russia. … Read More →

On 13 August 1587, Pope Sixtus V issued a decree prohibiting monasteries and religious orders from «accepting thieves, assassins, swindlers and similar persons as brothers.» The Catholic clergy raised concern regarding the Pope’s decree. It was not recognized by many … Read More →

On 6 August 1888, the body of a 35-year-old prostitute, Martha Tabram, was found in London with her throat cut, stomach ripped open and intestines gutted. On 31 August, another prostitute, Mary Ann Nichols, was killed. Then four more murders, … Read More →

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on 6 August 1965. This marked the beginning of a new era in the United States. L.B. Johnson repealed discriminatory voting policies that were primarily adopted … Read More →

On 6 August at about seven o’clock in the morning, Japanese early-warning radars detected several American aircraft heading towards the southern part of Japan. An air alert was announced. Radio broadcasts were stopped in many cities, including Hiroshima. At about … Read More →

About 600 people were brought to trial. Russian Emperor (Tsar) Nikolay I took a direct and active part in the investigation. He conducted interrogations in his office. The investigation committee informed Nikolay I about every step of the process. However, … Read More →

M.N. Gernet was born in Ardatov, Simbirsk governorate. His father was a professional revolutionary and his mother – a People’s Teacher. Mikhail was the elder brother of the famous teacher-mathematician Nadezhda Gernet. In 1893, M.N. Gernet graduated from the Simbirsk … Read More →

On 13 July 1944, a platoon of Senior Lieutenant S.E. Popov from the 157th Engineer-Sapper battalion was killed during the demining of the grave of Aleksandr Pushkin in the Pushkin Mountains near Pskov. The soldiers found mines on the road … Read More →