A hundred years ago, Russia met 1916 in a state of difficult war, after many months of retreat. There was no trace of the national unity of August 1914. Dissatisfaction with the imperial power, “dark forces” was increasingly spreading in society. Trust for the king, respect for him and his ministers melted from day to day. But it was still possible to turn the process back, prevent the collapse of the entire building of historical Russia and historical power.

Ukraine at a crossroads: either a continuation of reforms, or a political crisis and extraordinary parliamentary and presidential elections Ukraine at a crossroads: either a continuation of reforms, or a political crisis and extraordinary parliamentary and presidential elections Photo: RIA Novosti Bad news. Aivaras Abromavicyus, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, a 40-year-old technocrat, to whom President Poroshenko provided Ukrainian citizenship, resigned.

Parnas and Yabloko somewhere ahead have a great common goal-and now only political will needs to start developing their own rules of the game, not the Kremlin Parnas and Yabloko somewhere ahead have a great common goal-and now only political will needs to start developing their own rules of the game, not the Kremlin Photo: Evgeny Feldman / "New Gazeta" Pre -election blocks are prohibited. Party members must leave it in order to move on the list of another party.

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch has reported at least eight new cases of rape by UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. As stated in the report of human rights activists, cases of rape were recorded between October and December 2015 in the city of Bambari. Human rights activists cite testimonies of 14 and 18-year-olds who spoke about gang rapes. After receiving information about the rapes, UN mission experts were sent to Bambari to establish the facts.

Inaction of the supervisory authorities in the case of Umarali Nazarov will be appealed in court Inaction of the supervisory authorities in the case of Umarali Nazarov will be appealed in court Photo: Mikhail Maslennikov / "New Gazeta" Deputies of the St. Petersburg Parliament Boris Vishnevsky and Alexander Kobrinsky will recently appeal to the court with a complaint against the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.

In Moscow, due to the rush demand for antiviral drugs, sales of some of them have increased significantly, writes RBC. The leader in demand was the French drug Tamiflu. In January, its sales increased almost six times compared to the same period last year - up to 33.5 million rubles. Sales of oxolinic ointment increased almost fourfold - to 6.9 million rubles, "Anaferon" - by 56%, to 21.7 million rubles, "Arbidol" - by 20%, to 42.4 million rubles. and Kagotsela - by 19%, to 57.8 million rubles.

Russia's statements about the preparation of the Turkish authorities for a military invasion of Syria is an attempt to divert attention from the actions of the Russian military in the SAR. This was stated to Reuters by a senior source in the administration of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. “Russia is trying to hide its crimes in Syria. They are simply shifting their focus from their attacks to civilians, being a country that has already invaded Syria.

The World Court of Yelabuga (Tatarstan) found guilty and fined a local resident 2,000 rubles for insulting a deputy on the VKontakte social network, the Kazan Reporter writes , citing a staff correspondent who was present at the court hearing.

In Spain, doctors recorded the first case in Europe of infection of a pregnant woman with the Zika virus, according to El Pais. According to the Ministry of Health of the country, a resident of Catalonia, who fell ill with the virus, is 13-14 weeks pregnant. It is known that the woman recently returned from Latin America, where in recent months there has been an outbreak of the disease. In total, seven cases of Zika virus infection are known in Spain.

Governor of the Tver region Andrei Shevelev will leave his post in the near future, RBC reports , citing sources close to the Kremlin and a source in the State Duma. The decision on Shevelev’s resignation will be made within a month, that is, before the elections, the publication’s source in the State Duma is sure. A replacement for Shevelev will be sought among Tver officials and politicians, or among representatives of the region at the federal level.

The Supreme Court of Russia commuted the sentence of former GRU officer, radio engineer Gennady Kravtsov, accused of treason, TASS reports. Kravtsov's defense appealed the verdict of the Moscow City Court and demanded that the radio engineer be released or a new trial be held in this case. The Supreme Court decided to commute Kravtsov's sentence to 6 years in prison. Recall that at the end of September, the court sentenced Gennady Kravtsov to 14 years in prison.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law reducing the time for making decisions on the expulsion of migrants, reports TASS . The document is included in a package of bills, the adoption of which is necessary for Ukraine to obtain a visa-free regime with the European Union.

in the list of Harvard University's must-have films for applicants for a PhD in Film Studies . are included More than 20 Russian films Among the films included in the list, there are three paintings by Sergei Eisenstein at once - "Battleship Potemkin", "Alexander Nevsky" and "Ivan the Terrible". Two film works by Andrei Tarkovsky - "Nostalgia" and "Andrey Rublev". And two films by Vsevolod Pudovkin - "Mother" and "The End of St. Petersburg." The list also includes the films “By Law” (dir.

An explosion occurred in the Sultanbeyli district of Istanbul, reports Haberturk. It is reported that the explosion occurred at a bus stop. The explosion injured two people. The publication published a video from the scene. It shows that one of the sides of the street - the one on which the explosion occurred - is blocked. According to the publication, the explosive device was installed by two masked men. Earlier media reported that the substance was in a trash can at the bus stop.

On the channel "Culture" - the premiere of the author's cycle "Ragtime, or Torn Time" On the channel "Culture" - the premiere of the author's cycle "Ragtime, or Torn Time" There is such a completely stupid expression: "We grew up on you." He was introduced into use by enthusiastic fans who have the unexpected joy of meeting with idols. Idols - artists, and especially actresses of "elegant age" - usually react sourly to this recognition.