In Moscow, investigators detained the former Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia, Olga Yarilova, in a criminal case on embezzlement of more than 200 million rubles while participating in the Pushkin Map project. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. also writes about the detention of Yarilova.

Update. The Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg announced that it had opened a criminal case under the article on causing death by negligence. Nyuta Federmesser, head of the Palliative Care Center and founder of the Vera hospices charitable foundation, recorded a video message in which she said that seven wards had recently died in the St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Boarding School (PNI) No. 10.

During a hearing at Moscow’s Perovsky District Court, the prosecution requested that Sergey Klokov (Vedel) serve nine years in a penal colony. Klokov, who previously worked at Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, was charged with “spreading war fakes,” reports Mediazona and Network Freedoms . The prosecution asked the court to strip Klokov of his title and to suspend him from government employment for a period of five years.

See how it looks The St. Petersburg Parliament published information on the income and expenses of deputies of the Legislative Assembly. Now, instead of names and surnames, “deputy 1”, “deputy 9” and so on are indicated there. In early February, Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows deputies and senators not to publish information about income in the public domain.

In Moscow, investigators arrested Russia’s former deputy minister of culture, Olga Yarilova, for allegedly embezzling over 200 million rubles (around $2.5 million) while participating in a project called the Pushkin Card. TASS , citing a source in law enforcement, and the Telegram channel 112 both reported on the case. Olga Yarilova served as deputy prime minister of culture from 2018 to 2022. She left the position voluntarily.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin suggested that a new Russian youth organization consider using naming itself Pioneers, the name of a mass youth organization in the Soviet period. The organization chose the name Movement of the First for itself in December 2022. It took three votes for the organization to decide on its name at its first meeting. Eventually, Movement of the First won, and Pioneers came in fourth place out of five in the final round of voting.

A new edition of the Russian fourth-grade textbook The World Around has removed several references to Kyiv in chapters about the history of Kyivan Rus, reports Mediazona. The previous edition of the textbook says that the Rus Primary Chronicle, also known as the Tale of Bygone Years, was written by Nestor, a monk in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The new edition simply calls Nestor a monk, without specifying where he lived and worked.

The administration of US President Joe Biden will send Ukraine a new $325 million military aid package. This was reported on the website of the Pentagon. The United States will provide Ukraine with additional ammunition for HIMARS, artillery shells, AT-4 anti-tank weapons, anti-tank mines, more than nine million small arms rounds, precision-guided aviation munitions, and more. reported .

In the new edition of the textbook "The World Around" for the fourth grade, published by the publishing house "Prosveshcheniye", several mentions of Kyiv were removed from the chapters on the history of Kievan Rus. This was reported by Mediazona, which reviewed several pages of the new version of the textbook and compared them with the 2021 version. The old edition said that the chronicle "The Tale of Bygone Years" was written by the monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Nestor.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for thinking about using the word "pioneers" for members of the new Russian organization of children and youth. At the first congress of the movement, which was held in December 2022, it was possible to choose a name only from the third time . Then the "Movement of the First" won, and the "pioneers" in the final round took fourth place out of five.

And then he directly condemned the Russian invasion - when the United States accused him of promoting Russian propaganda Andressa Anholete / Bloomberg / Getty Images Brazilian President Luis Inasiu Lula da Silva directly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine after sharp criticism from the United States - she followed how the Brazilian leader accused the United States of promoting the war. Washington was accused of Lulu and Silva of adhering to the theses of Chinese and Russian propaganda.

Moscow’s Bolshoy Theater has permanently canceled Kirill Serebrennikov’s production of “Nureyev,” a ballet celebrating the Soviet-born star dancer and choreographer. The production has now been dropped from Bolshoy’s repertoire. The theater’s General Manager Vladimir Urin explained the decision as a response to Russia’s new law against the so-called “LGBT propaganda,” which effectively introduced ani-LGBT censorship into all facets of Russian life at the end of last year.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The dictator transferred power to his son, and then changed his mind and wanted to go back - this is what is happening now in Turkmenistan. We tell in detail Former President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov reforms the power system in the country to reduce the influence and circle of powers of his successor, writes Carnegie Politika. In 2022, his son Serdar Berdymuhamedov became the head of state.

FSB officers detained a resident of Kerch, who is suspected of planning to sabotage energy infrastructure in Crimea. The FSB reports that the suspect holds both Russian and Ukrainian citizenship.

The Bolshoi Theater has removed the ballet "Nureyev" by director Kirill Serebrennikov from its repertoire. This was announced by the theater's general director Vladimir Urin, TASS reports.