On the 140th anniversary of the Father of Antiopia, Evgeny Zamyatin, we talk about his fate, the novel “We” and the influence on “1984” Orwell Evgeny Zamyatin, 1935. Photo: UllStein Bild / Ullstein Bild / Getty Image On February 1, 2024, the 140th anniversary of the birth of Evgeny Zamyatin (1884–1937) turned 140. His novel “We” (1920) is considered the first classical anti -utopia. Zamyatin is among the main Russian writers “for export”.

In Yaroslavl, the play “Einstein and Margarita”, in which Alexei Serebryakov and Ksenia Rappoport, who opposed the war, were cancelled. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Yaroslavl region. The department said that the performance was canceled “taking into account public opinion.” According to the local publication 76.ru, local residents complained about the production.

In Mariupol, students from school No. 41 were forced to apologize on video for a broken desk. The video of the apology was circulated in local public pages. In the video, three schoolchildren state their first and last names, and then apologize for damaging government property. After this, a voiceover asks them if they repent, to which the teenagers answer: “Yes.” It is unknown who shot the video and published it.

Five reasons to watch the ideal days - the new film Vima Wenders Frame from the film "Perfect Days." Photo: Master Mind Ltd / Filmfest Osnabrück One of the most interesting festival premieres of last year is a new film of the European classic Vim Wenders, shot in Tokyo in Japanese. The protagonist of the ideal days is an ordinary elderly toilet cleaner, who conscientiously does his job.

Pain points around the world - in the documentary program of the main festival of independent cinema "Sandance" Frame from the film "Porcelain War". Photo: Porcelainwar.com The fortieth Sandance, held from 19 to January 28, ended.

Sunday has been declared a day of mourning in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine after 28 people were reportedly killed by shelling in the city of Lysychansk, the head of the self-proclaimed “Luhansk People’s Republic” Leonid Pasechnik has announced . The day of mourning for “the victims of the barbaric shelling of Lysychansk,” followed Saturday’s attack on a bakery by “Ukrainian nationalists” that left 28 people dead, including one child, Pasechnik said.

In Yekaterinburg, the security forces came to a closed erotic party to the Club "Factory". This was reported by the Telegram channel "Light Yekaterinburg" and the publication URA.RU , citing its readers. Photo: ura.ru “The epaulettes came and closed Tusa, they rewrote everyone,” said the interlocutor “Light Yekaterinburg”. The reader of URA.ru also said that the police checked the documents from the participants in the event.

The name of Foreign Minister Charles Taleyran became a household name. Who he was-a diplomat, a fraudster or a hero-in the historical study of the New Evrope Portrait of Charles-Moris de Taleyran-Penerigore, Photo: Bridgeman Art Library / Justass / Wikimedia On February 2, 2024, the 270th anniversary of the birth of Charles Maurice de Taleyran-Pener, Prince of Benevince, Bishop of Otnyskiy.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs obliged local police officers to carry out preventive work with local residents, at whom protocols were drawn up to “discredit” the army. this TASS reports with reference to the text of the order.

We tell the story of a company that radically changed the Internet, but has not received recognition in Russia Photo: Rafael Henrique/ Sopa Images/ Getty images February 4, 2024 marks 20 years with the launch of Facebook. The social network, which was originally invented to communicate students with prestigious American universities, gained worldwide popularity. Each month, 3 billion people actively use it, about 40% of the population of the planet.

As a chanson revived in Russian -language music of recent years Photo: Baby Melo / Telegram The two most striking videos of the beginning of 2024 are the torn charts of the metaphysical chanson of the “smoke” Itsyk Tsyper and the video about the Baby Melo crime, which mother takes from the special receiver (there is no 15 years old). Such music does not pass by the Russian authorities: so, at their request, on February 2, YouTube blocked the clip for the song “Dump” in the Russian Federation.

In Russian-occupied Lysichansk, 28 people were killed and at least 10 were injured due to shelling. This was announced by the Russian-appointed “head of the LPR” Leonid Pasechnik. He claims that the Ukrainian military fired at the bakery. “According to the latest information, as a result of a strike by Ukrainian nationalists on a bakery, 28 civilians were killed, including one child.