Promotion in defense of Baikal and Utrish. Photo infox.ru About 200 people took part in the rally in defense of Lake Baikal and the Utrishi reserve in the Krasnodar Territory, as well as against the resumption of the work of the Baikal Pulp and Drummer Plant, Gazeta.ru reports. The agreed promotion took place in Moscow on Chistoprudny Boulevard.

SPRK S-300. Photo by ITAR-TASS Russia opens against “paralyzing” sanctions against Iran and intends to fulfill a contract for the supply of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems this country. According to Interfax, this said the deputy head of the Foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov. "The term" paralyzing sanctions ", of course, causes us a complete rejection. The sanctions should pursue the goal of strengthening the nuclear non -proliferation regime," he emphasized.

The inspection point. Photo from the site of Autogazet.com Responsibility for the condition of the cars should lie on manufacturers, authorized organizations and car owners. According to Interfax, the head of the Department of Transport and Communications of Moscow, Vasily Kichedzhi, stated this.

Vadim Karastelev. Photo hroniki.info The magistrate court fined the newborn human rights activist Vadim Karastelev for two thousand rubles for holding an unauthorized rally in support of the former police major Alexei Dymovsky, RIA Novosti reports. Consideration of the second administrative case of Karastelev on disobedience to police officers was postponed on Saturday, in connection with which the human rights activist remained overnight in the temporary detention center.

Mikhail Kasyanov. Photo from the site RNDS The leader of the Russian People's Democratic Union, Mikhail Kasyanov, said that he recognized his mistakes, which he had already told in his joint book with Evgeny Kiselev’s book “Without Putin”.

Alexander Tretyakov. Photo by the Air Force Russian athlete Alexander Tretyakov took third place in Skeleton competitions at the 2010 Olympics in the Canadian Vancouver, reports Lenta.ru. The gold of the Canadian John Montgomery, in second place Latvian Martins Dukurs. The total time of Tretyakov, according to the results of four attempts, was 3 minutes 30.75 seconds, he lagged behind the leader by 1.02 seconds.

Communist Party of the Communist Party. Photo by Evgenia Mikheeva On Saturday in Nizhny Novgorod, a protest organized by the Communist Party was held, RIA Novosti reports. As an employee of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Nizhny Novgorod region said, the rally was calm and without incident. According to him, about 400 people took part in the action.

Petersburg, February 19, 2010. Concert "For your and our freedom". Satirist Viktor Shenderovich, Honored Artist of Russia Larisa Dmitrieva, bard Mikhail Kane and leader of the group "Different People" Alexander Chernetsky are performing. Shooting by Mikhail Eliseev for Grani-TV.

Boris Berezovsky. Photo from the site Daily Mail In the high court of London, the hearings of the case of entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky against the Russian television and radio company VGTRK were completed, RIA Novosti reported. As expected, the parties will be notified of the decision of the judge within a month.

Project submarine 667bdrm. Photo from the website Warships.ru A fire that arose on a disposed of an atomic submarine in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region, was extinguished by the morning of Saturday, RIA Novosti reports. A source at the Zvezdochka shipyard, where the K-480 boat Ak Bars (project 971) was utilized, said that the fire managed to eliminate at about 6.00. None of the firefighters and specialists of the enterprise was injured.

Vadim Karastelev and Alexey Dymovsky. Photo by Livekuban.ru The Novorossiysk human rights activist Vadim Karastelev, who represents the interests of the former Major Alexei Dymovsky, was arrested for seven days for resistance to the legal requirements of police officers. Such a decision was made on Saturday by the magistrate court, RIA Novosti reports.

Start Endeavour. Photo NASA The American shuttle of Endeavour successfully plunged from the international space station and goes to the ground, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the NASA website. Shattla suspension occurred at 03.54 Moscow time Saturday. Endeavour started on February 8 from the Cosmodrome at Cape Canveral in Florida. He delivered to the ISS a new technological module of Tranquile for the American station segment.

Children play the war. Photo Thebestofrussia.ru In Russia, an electronic passport of a conscript will be introduced. He must replace all the military accounting documents that are carried out in the Russian military commissariats, Interfax reports with reference to the deputy head of the Main Directorate of the personnel of the Ministry of Defense Tamaru Falsevu. Currently specifies at what age such a document will be started on a military service of liability.

Moscow State University The restoration of the working capacity of the companion of the University Tatyana-2 Moscow State University, where the system of orientation and stabilization failed, can take another two to three weeks, said the head of the space radiation department of the NISIA of nuclear physics (NIIIIF) of the Moscow State University, Ivan Yashin.

Evgeny Plushenko performs at the Olympics in Turin. Photo by ar Male solitary skating, where Russian Evgeny Plushenko took second place. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the Minister of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko. According to Mutko, there is nothing to challenge in this situation. According to the results of the arbitrary program, Plushenko sank from first to second place, letting the American Evan Laisachek ahead.