The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine refutes the information that several dozen people went missing during protests throughout the country. “As of February 3, Euromaidan activists continued to search for 36 citizens. At the same time, the Department of Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine emphasized that the police received only nine official appeals on the search for missing persons, ”the department’s press service said .

There are no Russian game paintings on Berlinale-64. Sad news, and oddly enough, logical There are no Russian game paintings on Berlinale-64. Sad news, and oddly enough, logical The Russian film industry, as you know, is redirected by the party and the government to create national blockbusteers, blessed, safe, positive. And the increasing share of domestic cinema in the box office seems to indicate the correctness of the chosen path.

In the apartment of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, the police found 50 envelopes with heroin, according to ABCNews . Recall that on Sunday, Hoffman's body with a syringe in his hand was found in the bathroom of the actor's own apartment. Preliminary cause of death: drug overdose. However, the official medical report has not yet been published. In addition, used syringes and medicines requiring a doctor's prescription were found in the apartment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed by telephone with British Prime Minister David Cameron issues of cooperation between the countries, as well as a number of international topics, the reports . Kremlin press service The leaders of the countries discussed the settlement of the Syrian conflict, the Iranian nuclear dossier. During the conversation, Putin briefed Cameron on the recent Russia-EU summit in Brussels, and also touched upon the Ukrainian topic.

The capital's FC Spartak has reached an agreement in principle with Anji Makhachkala on the transfer of 28-year-old midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov until the end of the season on loan, Interfax reports citing the press service of Spartak. This week, the player must undergo a medical examination and agree on a personal contract with Anji. Bilyaletdinov has played three matches in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League this season.

According to the draft order of Rosalkogolregulirovanie, the minimum price for a half-liter bottle of vodka will rise from 170 to 199 rubles, ITAR-TASS reports . The order has already been sent for registration to the Ministry of Justice. This price will be valid from the moment of acceptance of the order and until August 1, 2014. After that, the minimum cost will increase to 220 rubles.

It turns out that being a member of United Russia is a shame. What the authors of the PR campaign against Alexei Kudrin sign It turns out that being a member of United Russia is a shame.

Nearly 300 torchbearers will take part in the final stage of the Olympic torch relay, Interfax reports . On February 5, the torch will be delivered to the Lazarevsky and Adler regions, and at the end of the day to the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana. Under good weather conditions, the marine stage of the relay race can also take place on the same day.

Presenter: Lev Nikolaevich, but for you what is “patriotism”? Tolstoy: Patriotism is an immoral feeling because instead of recognizing himself the son of God, as Christianity teaches us, or at least a free person guided by his mind, every person, under the influence of patriotism, recognizes himself the son of his Fatherland, the slave of his government and performs actions contrary to his mind and his conscience.

The first round of the international conference "Geneva-2" was not very successful, said Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi. The talks did not produce any tangible results, not a single agreement was reached that could change the situation in Syria. This was stated by the Arab League Secretary General today during a press conference, Interfax reports with reference to EFE.

The court sentenced environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko to 15 days of arrest. According to the official version, Vitishko suddenly began to swear at a public transport stop and two witnesses heard this. The ecologist himself claims that he did nothing of the kind. He has already filed an appeal. The ruling on arrest for 15 days was issued in Tuapse by Judge Oleg Kalimanov.

Novaya Gazeta entered the long list of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize. This unexpected news came to Russia on February 1, the final day for the submission of applications by candidates. In total, five applicants have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year: in addition to the “New”, these are Pope Francis, ex-US intelligence officer Edward Snowden, Congo doctor Denis Mukwege and – again – Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl.

Due to snow drifts, shops were unable to replenish stocks of perishable products. According to social media users, milk and kefir disappeared from the shelves, people began to buy cereals and canned food. For the first time since the 1960s, queues for bread appeared in Rostov and other cities... Details =>

At the rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian athletes came out to the song "They won't catch up with us" by the Tatu group. This was reported by the correspondent of "Business Online", who visited on February 1 at the rehearsal of the ceremony. The choice of the composition caused an ambiguous reaction among those gathered at the stadium.

From February 10 this year, the satellite television operator Tricolor TV will stop broadcasting the Dozhd TV channel. The company's website contains the words of a member of the Board of Directors of CJSC "National Satellite Company" L. Mikhailov about the inappropriateness of broadcasting a TV channel in the operator's packages, as well as the question of the policy of the TV channel and its impact on the activities of the operator "Tricolor TV".