On December 8, 1991, the leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine signed documents on the dissolution of the USSR and the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. However, not all citizens of once the largest country in the world approved this decision then. And many continue to remember the Soviet times with longing. In particular, according to a sociological survey conducted by the Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies.

The Bird flu virus was found at one of the Russian military bases in Georgia. "At the Honio training ground, partially used by the 12th Russian military base, dead migratory birds were found, which, as already installed, died from the Bird flu virus," the representative of the base command told "Interfax" on Monday from Batumi. According to him, sanitization of all objects of the Russian part of the landfill has already been carried out.

A press conference was held at the base of the base in Bor, dedicated to the upcoming comradely match of the football teams of Russia and Brazil, which will take place on March 1 at the Lokomotiv stadium. The acting head coach of the national team Alexander Borodyuk spoke about preparations for the match, about the problems of the Russian national team, about the rival and the future mentor of the national team. “We know approximately how the Brazil’s team will play.

The mayor of Nizhny Novgorod Vadim Bulavinov considers it necessary at the legislative level to introduce a ban on the emergence of doubles-candidates during election campaigns. Bulavinov made such a statement to reporters on Monday, commenting on participation in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region of his full namesake - Vadim Evgenievich Bulavinov, Interfax reports.

In Moscow, the lieutenant colonel of the metropolitan police was found dead. The body of the head of the duty officer of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Northern Administrative District of Nikolai Khudyakov with a gunshot wound was discovered on Monday. Khudyakov’s body was discovered at about 16:00 in his apartment in a house on Vatutin Street in the Western Administrative District. The door to the apartment was opened, Interfax was told in law enforcement agencies of the capital.

In Italy, a 20-year-old Venetian in a drunk form stole a water taxi. According to ANSA on Sunday, a girl named Veronik Stoppani decided to ride a water taxi left unattended in the San Bazilio area. However, several tourists who contacted the police drew attention to her. A police boat was sent in pursuit.

In Israel, a tender for the construction of the metro has been announced. It is noteworthy that due to the miniature sizes of the state, the metro will not be built in one city, but will connect 5 cities at once and will pass almost through the whole country. It is expected that on Monday three groups of companies will submit their applications for participation in the competition for the creation of the first line for "light trains".

The leadership of the Moscow Internal Affairs Directorate does not see the need to create a separate unit - the tourist police. This was announced by the deputy chief of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the capital Vladimir Popov on Monday at a meeting of the Coordinating Council under the Government of the capital on security to ensure in the tourist-hotel complex. "Tourists among the affected foreigners in Moscow - once, two and expected," Popov said.

In Russia, it is necessary to create a National Committee for the regulation of alcohol production for alcohol industry, said Valery Draganov, chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism of the State Duma. The Duma committee prepared the necessary amendments to the legislation to create such a new state structure.

The full-length cartoon will be shot based on the famous feature film "Kin-dza-dza". This was agreed today by the director George Danelia and the governor of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko. According to the governor’s press service, they met at the Film Film Film Festival, which works in Khanty-Mansiysk for the third day. “You can talk a lot and for a long time about the social orientation of state policy, or you can just work in this direction,” said George Danelia.

In Egypt in the suburbs of Cairo, archaeologists found an ancient temple of the Sun. This was announced by the Minister of Culture of Egypt Faru Hosni. Archaeologists stumbled up in the Ain-Shams area on the remains of a cult structure. The floor of the temple was laid out of the green shale, said the head of the Supreme Council for the Antiquities of Egypt Zahi Havas. In addition, many parts of pink granite monuments were found in this area, which most likely depict the ancient Egyptian rulers.

The Sunday march of neo -Nazis in the American city of Orlando turned into unrest and a fight. The troublemaken was pacified by the group of quick response of the American police - SWAT. As soon as the march began, to which not only activists, but also the local authorities, as the conflict between neo -Nazis and no less radical champions of racial tolerance immediately broke out, were intensively prepared. According to AR, two warring groups were divided by SWAT special forces.

Despite the fact that the Russian Olympians won only fourth place in the team standings, Russian fans in demonstrations in secular disciplines in the territory of the Russian House and the stands of stadiums held strong leadership among the guests of the Olympiad, the Kommersant newspaper reports. Every evening in the "Russian House" the ensemble was played by Valery Syutkin. And thanks to the immortal hits of different years, every evening with success.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi Nezhad called for nuclear disarmament of the United States and Russia, since, according to the Iranian leader, their nuclear arsenal poses a threat to stability in the Middle Eastern region. The Iranian leader said this on Monday at a press conference in Kuwait, where he is on an official visit. According to the president, he is ready to turn the Middle East into a nuclear zone, but on condition of nuclear disarmament of the United States and Russia.

The presidential candidate of Belarus, known as the leader of the United opposition, Alexander Milinkevich, intends to "change the control style" in the country in the event of his election. “Change management style is our first task! Do not punish people for the poor work, but to encourage the good, to stop rudeness in relation to a person,” Milinkevich said in a radio show to voters, Interfax reports.