Shot: Madilyn Bailey / YouTube The YouTube video service began to test a function that allows the audience to choose what point of view to watch the clip. So far, she only works with the performance by Madilin Bailey at the YouTube= Music Night event. The clip is shot from four cameras, and viewers can switch between them during the viewing process. To do this, you need to click on the windows on the right side of the frame or press the "arrows" or numbers 1-4 on the keyboard.

The Russian Media Support Fund Sreda has decided to allocate 7.5 million rubles in support to Dozhd and TV2 TV channels, according to a press release received by Meduza. The newspaper Pskovskaya Guberniya, the online publication Kolta and the Mediazona project received grants worth 1 million rubles. The newspaper Svobodny Kurs received a grant of 1.7 million rubles, and the journal Foreign Literature received a grant of 1.4 million rubles.

Frame: Russianchurch / YouTube Patriarch Kirill during the report at the Bishop's meeting on February 2 spoke about his attitude to the painting “Black Square” Casimir Malevich. According to him, he recognizes the place of the artist and his works in contemporary art, as they reflect the spirit of the era. “Because this black and terrible square is a genuine reflection that this Malevich’s soul was.

The State Duma has registered a draft law on amending the laws “On Public Associations” and “On Non-Commercial Organizations”, which regulates the withdrawal of NGOs from the register of “foreign agents”. The bill was submitted to the State Duma by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It eliminates a gap in Russian legislation that did not provide for the withdrawal of non-profit organizations from the register of "foreign agents" in the event of refusal of foreign funding.

The Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov spoke out against allowing schoolgirls to wear the hijab. Livanov noted that in Russia there is a general rule according to which the clothes of schoolchildren must be secular. “In accordance with these recommendations, each region has regional legislation that develops and specifies these points. Therefore, today we see no reason to revise this regulatory framework,” the minister said.

Russian filmmakers have written an open letter in support of actor Valery Grishko, who played the bishop in Andrey Zvyagintsev's film Leviathan. After this role, the deputies of the Samara region and local cultural figures accused Grishko, the chief director of the Samara Drama Theater, of mocking the Russian Orthodox Church and acting in a film that discredits Russia, while working in a state theater. Filmmakers note that the threats against Grishko are unacceptable and demand to stop them.

What is the family of the former chief of security of the Russian president: the investigation of Novaya Gazeta Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev / RIA Novosti / AP / Scanpix Viktor Zolotov for 13 years-from 2000 to 2013-headed the security service of Vladimir Putin and was a man who physically most time spent next to the Russian president. In Soviet times, Zolotov served in the KGB, then became the bodyguard of Anatoly Sobchak and Vladimir Putin (when he worked at the City Hall of St. Petersburg).

The Alpina Publisher publishing house has published a book with the frivolous letters of the former sales manager of the Afisha Alexander Ionitsky, which he sent to advertisers (and in which he encouraged them to buy a little more advertisement). Letters are interesting to read-even those who first hear about Ionitsky, the “poster” and the word “sales manager”: Dear Sirs!

The Security Service of Ukraine announced the arrest of a lieutenant colonel of the General Staff named Chernobay, suspected of collaborating with separatists in the Donbass. According to the SBU, the officer transmitted the exact coordinates of the positions of the Ukrainian volunteer battalions, which the separatists then launched artillery strikes on. The head of the SBU, Valentin Nalivaichenko, said that the detainee was an instructor in one of the battalions.

Photo: Pacific Coast News / All Over Press In anticipation of the concerts of Robbie Williams in Russia and Belarus, the TCI concert agency revealed the details of the rider of the British singer. It turned out that Robbie Williams needed 280 towels, 6 fire extinguishers, 4 different British newspapers, 24 donuts, 16 liters of milk, a kilogram of mushrooms, as well as 48 eggs.

How the metropolitan drug market works: the investigation of "iodine" Photo: Rufo / Action Press / All Over Press The times when in Moscow it was possible to buy drugs on the street for a long time - now prohibited substances are sold on the Internet and with the help of "bookmarks", and drug consumers and sellers do not meet at all. Some dealers work through electronic wallets, others prefer to work only with bitcoins more protected from monitoring.

Imports of goods from non-CIS countries in January 2015, according to preliminary data from the Federal Customs Service, decreased by 40.8% compared to the same period of the previous year. In just the first month of 2015, the Federal Customs Service reported, goods with a total value of $9.9 billion were imported into the Russian Federation from foreign countries.

Russian Railways has promised to restore commuter-train service throughout the country as soon as possible. “We’re developing a plan, and will restore [service] in the shortest possible processing time (for reactivating reserve equipment and coordinating new train schedules),” says a company spokesperson.

Photo: Brendan Keary / Twitter The Ryanair airline explained that the penis, drawn at Dublin airport in front of its plane, was an unsuccessful attempt by employees to portray a aircraft.

The Ministry of Transport and Russian Railways disrupted the deadlines for the reform in suburban rail transport, which was approved by the Russian government. This is stated in the statement of the Accounts Chamber. Part of the reform was carried out 7 years later than planned.