Translator Elena Kostyukovich - About work and friendship with Umberto Eco Photo: Gianni GIansanti / Sygma / Corbis / Vida Press On February 19, Umberto Eco, the Italian writer, the scientist and thinker, the author of the Name of Rosa and the Pendulum Foucault, became the most important novels of the second half of the 20th century. In Russia, the works of IVF were printed in brilliant translations of Elena Kostyukovich.

United Russia deputy Dmitry Vyatkin has prepared amendments that will not allow non-profit organizations to send observers to polling stations under the guise of journalists. They are expected to be accepted on February 26th. According to the new rules, only journalists with at least two months of experience will be able to work at the polling stations. They will have to register with the election commission three days before the vote.

The Ukrainian News news agency and the 112 Ukraine television channel published a pogrom video in one of the Alfa Bank branches in Kyiv. On the video it is shot how young people break office furniture and equipment. INFORMAINE agency "Ukrainian News" the pogrom of the Alfa-Bank office in Kyiv 112 Ukraine attack on Alfa-Bank in the center of Kyiv In addition to Alfa Bank, Sberbank and the Office of the company SKM, which belongs to businessman Rinat Akhmetov, was attacked.

The chairman of the board of Ergobank received 780 million rubles in cash before revoking the license. This became clear as a result of the audit, which was carried out by the provisional administration of the credit institution. As stated in the message on the website of the Central Bank, the documents on this operation were not transferred to the provisional administration, which may indicate an attempt to hide evidence of the withdrawal of assets.

Leaders of charitable foundations - that they can make them "foreign agents" Photo: Mikhail Mordosov / Photoxpress The State Duma has introduced a bill clarifying the concept of “political activity” in the Law “On Foreign Agents”. Mostly human rights activists were affected by the law in his first edition. After clarification, the status of “foreign agents” threatens, including charitable funds that help oncological patients - children, palliative patients, orphans.

Shot: Red Bull / YouTube Red Bull was photographed as speedloiders descend along the steep slope on skiing and parachutes. On the way, they also pass even along the roofs of houses. This is something incredible. Red Bull Epic Speedriding Through Steep Canyons and Small Towns in the Alps

Great Britain decided to hold a referendum on leaving the EU. What does it mean? Photo: Justin Tallis / AFP / Scnapix British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed a referendum on leaving the EU on June 23, 2016-and at the same time asked the British to vote for life with the European Union. The night before, he agreed with Brussels on special conditions for the UK and, in fact, achieved that reform of relations with continental Europe, which he spoke about for many years.

In the Murmansk region, an employee of the Apatit enterprise was detained, a suspect in the case of an avalanche in the city of Kirovsk. The detainee holds a senior position in the department for industrial safety and labor protection "Apatit". In the near future, the suspect is scheduled to be charged with a crime under Part 3 of Art.

In St. Petersburg, five people were detained taking part in the action of truckers who demand the abolition of "Platon" - a system of collecting money from truck owners for driving on federal highways. The detainees were taken to the police station. The correspondent of "Fontanka" reports that the police tore off all the posters and banners with slogans against "Platon" from the trucks.

Tesla, founded by Elon Musk, has acquired the rights to the Tesla.com domain. Since 1992, this domain has been registered to Silicon Valley engineer Stu Grossman, who did not use it, but refused to give in to other applicants. Musk's company, according to Bloomberg, has been trying to get this domain for at least 10 years. A lawyer representing Grossman confirmed the transfer of rights to the domain, without revealing the details of the agreement with Musk's company.

How it happened that VEB losses began to be calculated hundreds of billions of rubles. Short Photo: Denis Grishkin / TASS VEB Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev The chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev announced a resignation. Under him, a relatively small organization inherited from the USSR turned into a real giant, which financed numerous state undertakings, which the country could not find money in the market.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that a referendum on leaving the European Union is scheduled for June 23, 2016. A vote will be put on whether the UK should stay in the EU or leave it. The government recommends voting for the UK to remain a member of the European Union. On the evening of February 20, David Cameron said that at the talks in Brussels, the leaders of European countries agreed on a special status for Great Britain in the EU.

The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, was awarded the title of General of Justice. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. General of Justice - the highest rank provided for by the law "On the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation." Until now, Alexander Bastrykin had the rank of Colonel General of Justice.

The Moscow City Court transferred from custody to house arrest the former head of Dalspetsstroy, Yuri Khrizman, and the chief accountant of the enterprise, Vladimir Ashikhmin, accused of embezzling five billion rubles during the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation extended the ban on the purchase of imported light industry goods, which was in force at the federal level, to regions and municipalities. “Our goal is to attract <...> Russian manufacturers to purchases and guarantee them a certain market share, which in a crisis will be a good help to the national industry.