The Russians consider themselves Eurasians, and not by Europeans, the analytical center of Yuri Levada, together with the EU - Russia Center, presented the results of the study by the Russians of European Values yesterday. The survey was conducted in 46 regions. It is characteristic that 71% of those who answered do not consider themselves Europeans and almost half of them are generally confident that the EU poses a threat to Russia.

17:22 // 02/14/2007 Researchers at the University of California came to the conclusions that violate the main provisions of Freud's teachings. The NATURE magazine, which quotes Reuters , sets out the reasons why any sexually painted contacts with brothers or sisters are unpleasant for a healthy human individual. It turns out that the basics of the taboo are laid as a result of living with a brother or sister under one roof.

18:55 // 02/14/2007 In matters of preventing possible riots during football matches of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, a bet on prevention, and not on the use of force. This was stated today by the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Chekalin.

Russia ratified the expensive reactmission in the hope of a visa -free regime with the EU State Duma deputies ratified two international documents on the relations of Russia and the European Union yesterday: on the renewal and on a simplified procedure for issuing visas to some categories of Russian citizens. Both documents will enter into force a month after the president’s signing.

The list of people who want to buy assets of the bankrupt company is growing as it became known yesterday, representatives of the Norilsk Nickel, Gazprom and ITERA company showed interest in Yukos assets, the sale of which should begin in the next month as part of bankruptcy proceedings. According to the press secretary of the competitive manager of the Yukos Nikolai Lashkevich, “this is only an expression of interest, it is too early to talk about companies as full-fledged applicants.

18:05 // 02/14/2007 The sound recorder Gala Records, representing the interests of Emi Music in Russia, won the trial with the owners of the Delit.net mp3 site. By the decision of the court, the owners of the site selling the MP3-composition are required to pay the sound recording Gala Records 60 thousand rubles ($ 2200) in connection with the violation of its copyright and related rights.

The festival community has breathed a sigh of relief in Berlinale: finally in the competition program they showed a picture with the virtues obvious to everyone. Let the British "Irina Palm" and not the limit of perfection, but no one seems to be a sorry for her prizes for her. The film in the best traditions of English social drama tells about an elderly housewife who, in old age, had to look for a job in order to earn money for the treatment of a sick grandson.

At the factory of the American company in Vsevolozhsk, an unlimited strike in Vsevolozhsk (Leningrad Region) on the night of February 14 was stopped by the assembly conveyor of the Ford Motor Company CJSC. The workers announced a strike for a day, but threaten to make it unlimited and finish only if all their requirements are satisfied.

According to UNICEF, children in the Netherlands live best, the united nations (UNICEF) Children's Fund (UNICEF) have been the worst of all, published a report in which it was a rating of the position of children in 21 state of Europe and North America. Experts considered exclusively economically developed countries, to which, alas, Russia did not classify. According to UNICEF's research, British children live the worst of all.

The first persons of Estonia and Lithuania spoke out for the preservation of the Soviet monument in the center of Tallinn, according to President Estonia, Toomas Hendrick Ilves, the draft law "On Forbidden structures" contradicts the provisions of the Estonian constitution. In turn, the head of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, believes that the monument to the liberator soldier should remain in its place, since it is the personification of history.

22:49 // 02/14/2007 Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova transferred a check for 100 thousand dollars to the UN Development Program during the official appointment of an outstanding athlete Ambassador to the goodwill at the United Nations headquarters in New York. During the ceremony, the deputy head of the UNDD, Ed Melkert, on behalf of this unit of the United Nations, signed a contract with Sharapova, according to which she will receive a symbolic salary of $ 1 a year.

13:18 // 02/14/2007 In the Axel Springer Russia Publishing House, publishing the Russian version of Forbess magazine, do not agree with the claims that were filed to the publishing house and the commander of the Forbets, Maxim of the Kashulinsky head of the company Inteko, the wife of Moscow Mayor Elena Baturina. “We consider the claims to be unreasonable, we will fight, ” Alexander Dobrovinsky, lawyer of the Axel Springer Russia and Kashulinsky publishing house, told Interfax .

12:19 // 02/14/2007 The President of the Russian Football Union Vitaly Mutko is sure that the head coach of the Russian national team Gous Hiddink will not sit in the Dutch prison. “Of course, he will not sit, even if he is accused by some points,” Mutko said, answering questions from St. Petersburg deputies. The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg hosts the procedure for coordinating the candidacy of Mutko for the position of representative of the administration of St.

21:13 // 14.02.2007 The football stadium, designed for 30 thousand spectators, is planned to be built on the site of the current large sports arena Dynamo, located in the Petrovsky Park in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports. It is assumed that the existing historical walls of the large sports arena will be preserved. During the reconstruction, the existing football field is supposed to be expanded by 90 degrees, which, according to the designers, will increase its comfort for players and spectators.

Celebrities do not take a “rehabilitation course” not in order to recover, but in order to justify the singer Robbie Williams decided to meet his 33rd birthday in the rehabilitation center: he, according to his spokeswoman, depended on the drugs that he was spelled out, and Robbie decided to fight her. It seems that this is the last “secular message” from the world of rehabilitation centers - but far from the first.