Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections, as this will help stabilize the situation in the country. Maduro's speech was broadcast on Twitter. “I am talking about the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections this year, these elections will help achieve this stability in the country and overcome the mess in which we live,” he said (quoted by RIA Novosti ) .

The researcher of secret archives - about why the special services drove crazy people they followed, and how the Soviet government bombed Voronezh Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Interpress/ Sergey Bertov Soon after the victory of the Maidan, the new Ukrainian authorities announced the beginning of the mass renewal of the archives of the Soviet intelligence services located in the country. Access to Ukrainian archives (including the SBU) was received by researchers from around the world.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, II degree, the head of Sberbank German Gref, the decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. According to the document, Gref was awarded "for a significant contribution to the development and strengthening of the banking system, many years of conscientious work." Gref has been President and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank since 2007.

Why did the "Kindness of Strangers" did not reach the opening of Berlinale-2019 "Kindness of strangers." Frame from the film Supporting the feminists opposing the discrimination of women in the cinema, the film forum directed signed the obligation to strictly observe the floors parity. They stood up for glory: at the head of the jury - a lady, unfading Jules Binosh, in the qualifying commissions more than 80 percent of women.

The commentator Guberniev was the most discussed figure on the eve of the World Stage Cup Photo: RIA Novosti Before the start of the world skiing championship for another ten days, and passions are already boiling with might and main. In the center of the fans discussion was the popular telecumentor and showman Dmitry Guberniev, who will keep reports from Zeefeld on the TV channel Match TV. The plot was trifling.

The Vasileostrovskiy District Court of St. Petersburg dismissed the criminal case against polar explorer Sergei Savitsky, who stabbed his colleague Oleg Beloguzov in the canteen of the Bellingshausen Antarctic station, as the parties reconciled. It is reported by RAPSI. Savitsky pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Beloguzov in a state of passion.

Prigozhin American lawyer demands to familiarize the client with the investigation about interfering in the American election Robert Muller. Photo: Douliery Olivier/ABACA In February 2018, the special prosecutor Robert Muller opened a criminal case against 13 Russians and three Russian companies led by the St. Petersburg “Internet Research Agency”, accusing them of interfering with the American election campaign of 2016 and attempts to sow strife and chaos in the United States.

Russian speed skater Ruslan Murashov won gold in the 500m at the World Championships in Inzell, Germany. Russian Viktor Mushtakov became the bronze medalist. According to the "Championship", Murashov covered the distance in 34.225 seconds, Mushtakov - in 34.432 seconds. Second place was taken by the Norwegian Howar Laurentsen (34.356 seconds). Another representative of the Russian team Pavel Kulizhnikov became the seventh (34.534 seconds).

The Central District Court of Tyumen arrested blogger Artem Talovikov for 13 days for filming a video with friends on the roadway in support of Moscow bloggers David Manukyan and Karina Lazaryants arrested for 10 days in Moscow. It is reported by Znak.com with reference to the press service of the Tyumen police.

Romania has recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president, according to the website of Romanian leader Klaus Iohannis.

In Makhachkala, Idris Yusupov, a correspondent for the Dagestani edition of Novoye Delo, was detained while filming raids near a mosque on General Omarov Street, according to the website of the publication. “When people left the mosque, the police went to them and checked their documents. When they started doing it rudely, I started filming it all on my phone.

For whom the bell of Jehovah's Witnesses rang* On February 7, two “signals” sounded from the imaginary Kremlin, and the difference between them reveals the mechanism of interaction between the presidential administration and the judiciary. Both reports were related to a harsh sentence (6 years in prison) passed the day before in Orel to the rector of the Jehovah's Witnesses community, Danish citizen Dennis Christensen.

Writer Elena Skulskaya recalls Sergey Yursky Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Evgeny Evgranov The last time I saw Sergey Yursky on the anniversary of Novaya Gazeta. He then (just recently) said that, waking up in the morning, he thinks: "Is there anything good awaits me today?" And if this is the day of the release of the "new", then he smiles ... We met in Tallinn, many years ago, Sergey Yuryevich expressed a desire to meet me, because he liked my book about his father.

In Naberezhnye Chelny, a laboratory for the manufacture of the narcotic substance "mephedrone" was liquidated, which was equipped in the back room of a charitable foundation. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tatarstan.

Sergey Yursky died Sergey Yura. Photo: Yuri Rost / "New Gazeta" Sergey Yuryevich died on February 8, 2019. At the 84th year of life. He was ... Yes, of course, the People's Artist of Russia, the laureate of the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, the State Awards of the Russian Federation, “Kinotavr”, the State Prize named after K.S. Stanislavsky, the "Theater Star" award, the Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize, was awarded Pushkin’s medal ... Yes, and not listed.