How the Russian authorities themselves convince the Russians that Navalny can seriously claim the presidential post Photo: Evgeny Feldman, for the project "This is Navalny" On the eve of the Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Russian authorities organizedly defended themselves from liberals and opposition. At the exit from his house, Alexei Navalny was detained, while the police detained his ally Leonid Volkov. Navalny was soon released, but awarded the administrative protocol under Art.

German actress Franziska Petri performed at the Berlin Film Festival in support of Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, writes . Interfax Petri, who starred in Serebrennikov's 2012 film Treason, walked the red carpet wearing a white "I have to stay at home" T-shirt and a paper bag with the director's picture on her head. On the back of the actress’s T-shirt was written “freekirill” (Russian “Free Kirill” - ed. ) Earlier, the creator of the film "Dovlatov" Alexei German Jr.

Moscow City Hall agreed on a sign on Nemtsov’s house Photo: Victoria Odissonova / "New Gazeta" February 27 will be three years since the murder of Boris Nemtsov. All this time, his associates, opposition and public figures sought to establish a memorable sign in honor of the politician. On the Big Moskvoretsky Bridge, where Nemtsov was killed, the volunteers arranged a memorial: so far every day they bring flowers there and replace each other to night and daytime duty.

The production designer of the film "Dovlatov" Elena Okopnaya received the "Silver Bear" for outstanding achievements in the field of cinema at the 68th Berlin Film Festival, writes TASS. “A big thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to be part of this project,” she said during the award ceremony. The main award of the Berlinale, the "Golden Bear", was won by the film "Don't Touch", created by filmmakers from Romania, Germany, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France.

The terrorist organization "Islamic State", banned in Russia, has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Yemen, Reuters reports , citing terrorist-controlled media. Earlier, TASS, citing local publications , reported that on Saturday two suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of anti-terrorist forces in the Al-Tawahi region in the city of Aden.

“Kremlin cook” Evgeny Prigozhin is mentioned in the leak of intelligence USA as a possible provocateur of the first direct clashes of Russians with Americans in Syria Photo: Mikhail Metzel / TASS A week ago, special prosecutor Robert Muller, investigating the “Russian presidential election intervention”, accused the Russian businessman of illegal banking operations and the long -term management of the Information War.

The prosecutor's office of Chelyabinsk began checking the activities of a religious group created by students called the Great Church of the Deification of Information. about this in an interview on Radio Liberty . spoke Alexander Belyaev, the founder of the organization, According to media reports, members of the church are suspected of committing illegal missionary activities (Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Law enforcement agencies of France have filed charges of real estate fraud against a notary from Nice, Alexander Grechishkin-Kurgansky, in the course of an investigation into the case of Russian Senator Suleiman Kerimov, who is accused of tax evasion. It is reported by Le Figaro with reference to the notary's lawyer Gerard Bodu.

Members of the Women's Club of the State Duma stood up for Leonid Slutsky, a faction member and head of the international affairs committee, who was accused of harassment by journalists working in the parliamentary pool on the air of the Dozhd TV channel, RIA Novosti reports citing a statement by women deputies . According to the agency, the Women's Club considers the journalists' accusations to be a "provocation". “The hype around Slutsky resembles a pre-staged operation to discredit him.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ecuador, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, accused the British authorities of unwillingness to work together on the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, reports The Guardian. “Successful negotiations require the participation of both sides. Ecuador is ready for dialogue. The other side is not,” the minister said. The Ecuadorian authorities added that they would continue to defend Assange's rights.

On March 1, Fyodor Chistyakov’s album “Unwanted Song” is released - a tragic comic book about Russian life Photo: Elena Chistyakova This album was born before my eyes, although on the other side of the ocean. When in July last year, immediately after the ban on Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Chistyakov did not return from the American tour and began to give sharp interviews, there was a feeling that he would not recover from this blow.

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) put publicist Sergei Kryukov, who left for Ukraine in 2015, on the wanted list at the request of Russia, according to the organization's website.

A Russian man has been put on the international wanted list in the case of an attempt to send almost 400 kg of cocaine by diplomatic mail from Argentina, according to the Argentine edition La Nacion. According to the newspaper, a Russian citizen, who is called "Mr. K" in the Argentine media, was born in 1968 and is a representative of a prestigious cigar company. He currently lives in Berlin, according to La Nacion.

The film "Dovlatov" directed by Alexei German Jr. received an award from the independent jury of the German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost at the 68th Berlin Film Festival, reports . Interfax "I'm very pleased. This is very important, because we were shooting a film about wonderful talented people who are very important for Russian culture. And I am glad that much more will be known about them, ”the director said during the receipt of the award.

Rostov businessman Andrei Kakovkin returned from London to Russia. He was one of the first to enter the "London list" of the Commissioner for the Rights of Entrepreneurs under President Boris Titov, who advocated the return of entrepreneurs persecuted in Russia to their homeland. this on his Facebook page The Ombudsman himself announced .