“The closer we get to the opening of the Olympics, the more hysteria in the foreign media about Russia is intensified. A number of very reputable publications published pre-Olympic editorials, accompanied by cartoons, including those depicting the Russian President. The signals that these media broadcast to their readers are very far from sports, and the tone of publications regarding the country hosting the Olympics is far from friendly.

Around Russia The European Parliament urged to impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials February 6, 2014 Sergey Chizhov The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Ukraine. Deputies called for sanctions against those Ukrainian officials, legislators and their financial patrons who are responsible for suppressing anti -government actions. They should be refused to issue entry visas to the EU countries, and bank accounts should be frozen.

An interesting survey was conducted by VTsIOM on the eve of the Olympics in Sochi. It follows that the vast majority of Russians know about the upcoming holding of the Olympic Games in Sochi (98%) and more than half believe that such megasis benefits the country, its cities and regions.

In the opposition Swamp business - verdict on the flag February 6, 2014 Sergey Sharov-Delon There is such a term in chess - “Play on a falling flag”, this is when there is no time to think about the moves. So the Zamoskvoretsky court himself drove himself today into this position of the extreme, almost insoluble timekeeping. To begin with, everything is in order. Yesterday, all eight accused made the last word. But first, in the postponed end of the debate, lawyer Dinze performed.

In society Because of the Olympics in Europe, they learned about SORM February 6, 2014 Andrey Soldatov, Irina Borogan Thanks to the Olympics in Sochi, the Russian special services managed to almost impossible. In world debate around electronic surveillance, which began thanks to the revelations of Edward Snowden, it was only about surveillance from the American agency NSA and the British GCHQ.

In the regions Miller in Vladivostok, Sechin - to Khabarovsk February 6, 2014 Maxim Blan The need for the accelerated development of the Far East in conditions when the budget is less and less money for the implementation of “megaprojects”, forces the government and his head of Dmitry Medvedev to look for bold, non -standard decisions. One of these decisions was voiced at the Prime Minister of the Development of the Far Eastern region on the eve of the Prime Minister.

Again the wrong question February 6, 2014, Leonid Gozman Even harsh critics of the Olympics urge not to mix sport and politics. Only this is impossible. And therefore, until the State Duma has not yet equated the questions that were not pleasant to the authorities to treason, I hasten to ask: why do we, the country, victory at the Olympics? Why athletes, understandable. Fans - too. And the country? They say the honor of Russia. Lies!