At the Ministry of Defense in Moscow detained 20 activists protesting against the introduction of troops into the Crimea Photos by Maria PLESHKOVA

On the degree of effectiveness of "death" on the barricades Imperialist revenge is a strange time: between eros and thanatos, a limited contingent fighting for the rights of Russians in Ukraine chooses thanatos (unlike O.I. Bender, who between “pan and gone” chose pan, “although he is an obvious Pole”). In difficult moments for a homeland or an empire, even if it exists in the imagination of one person, this dichotomy arises - patria o muerte, homeland or death.

The special corner of the "New" visited the location of the three Ukrainian military units blocked by the Russian army. They refused to violate the oath in every The special corner of the "New" visited the location of the three Ukrainian military units blocked by the Russian army. They refused to break the oath in each ...

The West already today has in its hands a mechanism capable of bringing down the Putin regime. But is there enough will to use them? German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Obama by phone on Sunday that after speaking with Putin, she is not sure he is in touch with reality. “He lives in some kind of his own world,” she said. OK. Not in contact, so not in contact. The only question is what can the West really do about this?

The first of the epic "Fifth Wheel" From the author. This book will ever be written, although, possibly, in another style. But we still do not have another stylistics for the historical epic, as there is, alas, and another plot. From the author. This book will ever be written, although, possibly, in another style. But we still do not have another stylistics for the historical epic, as there is, alas, and another plot. 1.

The 10th anniversary of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation was marked by a tour of the play "Ice" The 10th anniversary of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation was marked by a tour of the play "Ice" On March 3-4, in Moscow, on the stage of the Theater of Nations, a joint project of the Golden Mask Festival and the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation took place: a tour of Konstantin Bogomolov's play Ice (National Theatre, Warsaw). The production is based on a novel by Vladimir Sorokin.

To the 85th anniversary of the writer To the 85th anniversary of the writer The secret of Fazil Iskander's great book "Sandro from Chegem" is that in it the author's lyrics and humor were combined into an epic to produce a shock in Russian literature, which she had not experienced since the appearance of the writers of the South-Western school.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced the start of consultations at the government level between Russia and Ukraine, Interfax reports . "Consultations have begun at the level of ministers, members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and Russia. It must be said that they are still rather sluggish, but the first steps have been taken," Yatseniuk said.

On March 1, 2014, the Kremlin was closed to the idle public. The thing is that the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation celebrated its 95th anniversary in the State Kremlin Palace (GKD). The choice of location is not random. One of the oldest universities in our country was founded, scary to say, in 1919, at the height of the Civil War. How many hundreds of thousands of people have passed through it over the years?

On Monday everything fell, on Tuesday it grew. From these swings we will not get down soon On Monday everything fell, on Tuesday it grew. From these swings we will not get down soon To whom - war, and to whom - a game. On the exchange.

Viktor Yanukovych, who was removed from office as president of Ukraine, and his closest associates were banned from entering Lithuania. According to ITAR-TASS , the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry today published a "black list" of 18 politicians and officials from Ukraine, whose stay in Lithuania is undesirable.

The date of the referendum on the status of Crimea will not be postponed to an earlier date due to organizational problems. It will be held on March 30, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic. Konstantinov noted that in order to resolve organizational issues for the preparation of the referendum, it would be necessary to hold at least two meetings of the Supreme Council.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, the Kremlin's press service reported. The subject of conversation was the situation around the Crimea and the eastern regions of Ukraine. "Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussed the extremely difficult situation in Ukraine from close positions.

I remember the canteen at the base in Mozdok, in January 1995, the full of “valiant” staff players, deliciously dining, drinking vodka, merrily laughing, pinching waitresses for buttocks and receiving combat awards. I remember how I clashed with one such “hero” who, with a cynical smile in his teeth, commented on what was happening: “In the war, as in the war ... a soldier is a soldier to die ...

If this does not happen, then the heads of state and government of the 28 countries of the union at the crisis summit in Brussels will choose proportionate, at their discretion, measures of influence. Until then, the EU will do everything to channel the conflict into a negotiating channel. The arsenal of Europeans is small. This is not about forceful actions or about something that may look like interference in the internal affairs of Russia.