19 January 2015

	Penza listed among Russian cities with most problematic poverty situation 19.01.15 16:59 \| Economy Penza, along with Tolyatti, Astrakhan, Volgograd and Saratov, was called one of the most problematic Russian cities in terms of poverty in a 2014 study conducted in 35 cities with population over 500,000by the Department of Sociology of the University of Finance under the ...
	New exhibition planned in Penza “Tarkhany” to commemorate Handwriting Day 19.01.15 15:16 \| Culture A special museum program “Touching paper with heart” dedicated to Handwriting Day will open for visitors of “Tarkhany” Lermontov State Museum-Reserve on Friday, January 23.
	Penza police investigating sudden Sberbank card money withdrawal 19.01.15 14:57 \| Incidents The Penza police are investigating the case in which around 9 thousand rubles were withdrawn from a Sberbank debit card a local resident.
	Penza Komsomol members held rally in memory of neo-Nazism victims 19.01.15 14:28 \| Politics Penza regional LYCL [Komsomol] held a rally in Dzerzhinsky park in memory of journalist Anastasia Baburova and lawyer Stanislav Markelov killed by neo-Nazis in Moscow on January 19, 2009.
	Penza election committee head made statement on District No. 7 vote recount 19.01.15 13:05 \| Economy Nikolai Taktarov, chairman of the Penza region election committee, made a statement on the lawsuit that ordered a recount of votes at the polling stations No. 32 and No. 33 of the district No. 7. The dispute occurred over the results of the election to the city Duma of sixth ...
Next regional gov meeting to focus on sportsmen preparation for Rio Olympics 19.01.15 12:11 \| Politics Readiness level of the Penza region sportsmen in the wake of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will be one of the main topics of the next meeting of the regional government that will take place in the Belinsky area of the city on Thursday, January 22.
	Penza city administration: trolleybus transportation network back up 19.01.15 10:55 \| Society The Penza city trolleybus transportation network is once again fully functional, the press service of the city administration informed "PenzaNews" agency on Monday, January 19.
16 attempts to exchange forged big-value bank notes registered in Penza this January 19.01.15 10:33 \| Incidents The Penza police have registered 16 attempts to cash in forged 5,000-ruble bank notes during the first half of January 2015.
	Penza Orthodox Christians took part in Epiphany ice water swimming 19.01.15 10:05 \| Society Several thousands Penza citizens took part in the winter swimming ritual that took place at night into Monday, January 19, during the celebration of the Epiphany. Three font basins were opened within the city. They were located by houses No. 13 and No. 14 on Koshevovo street, but Penza-4 railway station, and at the small lake by ...