Can't get redirect 301 working with freidnly URLs

Description of Problem:
I changed the homepage alias and now I can't get redirect 301 working for the old alias. After the redirect rule is met it moves further to the www.sitename.ru/newailias?q=oldalias URL and reports about page loading problem. Questions:

Questions:

1. Why the redirect to the new alias doesn't work
2. Why 'www' prefix is added
3. I don't understand why friendly URLs are case sensitive while I have [L,QSA,NC] in the appropriate section.

Any help is appreciated. I am attaching my htaccess file.

P.S. Old alias is 'nachalo', new alias is 'uslugi'.

Thanks.

Strict Url is enabled in site settings?