“Deep Russia” is decorated with the Universiade: felled pine trees stick into trumpets of pipes, dirt is covered with snow from bags Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" Remember, in Saratov, teachers put down the snow on plastic bags, and you were outraged? In vain. The snow came in handy: here it is, in the same bags already in the center of Krasnoyarsk. Throw out on top of the black - towards the Universiade. By the arrival of foreigners and the president.

Sailor George Mendonsa, pictured in the Times Square Kiss photo, has died at the age of 95. It is reported by NBC. The death of the sailor was reported by his daughter. She revealed that Mendonza had severe heart failure. The Times Square Kiss was taken on August 14, 1945 by photographer Alfred Eisenstadt. On that day, the United States celebrated the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. Over the years, several sailors have claimed to be the one in the photograph, NBC notes.

From love to "United Russia" - one step Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" Valentine's Day is a kind of all-Russian subbotnik in the field of love. A day of a year stands out to clear the love space, understand feelings, clarify who you still love, and who is no longer, wipe someone's numbers on the phone and score a new one-for life, of course.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, appointed the acting chairman of the government of the republic, Muslim Khuchiev, to this position, the corresponding order was published on the website of the head of Chechnya on February 13. The document says that Khuchiev was appointed acting. head of the republic at the time of "temporary disability" Kadyrov. On February 17 and 18, page posts about his working trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) appeared on Kadyrov's VKontakte .

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court softened the measure of restraint for the head of the Sverdlovsk Railway, Alexei Mironov, who is accused of bribery, reports . Interfax “They were released under house arrest until April 12,” Mironov’s lawyer Sergei Kolosovsky told the agency. Alexei Mironov was arrested for two months on charges of taking a bribe under Part 5 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code on December 14 last year.

The Moscow City Court partially granted the petition of the coordinator of the "Left Front" Sergei Udaltsov to remove the arrest from his property, reports . RBC “The arrest was removed from the car and money (142 thousand rubles),” the press service of the court explained to the publication, and added that 12.9 thousand rubles were left under arrest.

Chairman of the Russian Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin believes that the situation with the arrest of the founder of the investment fund Baring Vostok Michael Calvey is "emergency for the economy", he wrote about this on his Twitter. Kudrin noted that the installation of the President of Russia on the ban on arrest, if the crime was committed on the basis of economic composition, is not being fulfilled.

US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the introduction of a state of emergency on the border with Mexico Photo: Reuters This happened after both chambers of the Congress agreed on the budget for the current financial year, allocating $ 1.375 billion at measures to strengthen the southern border. While Trump requested 5.7 billion for the construction of a border wall with Mexico by lawmakers.

The Leninsky District Court of Irkutsk found a local resident guilty of the death of her four-month-old daughter with HIV infection, reports . Taiga.Info The publication notes that the case was initiated last year under the article on causing death by negligence (part 1 of article 109 of the Criminal Code). According to the publication, a woman with HIV infection refused to treat the child.

Seven deputies of the Labor Party of Great Britain announced their resignation due to disagreement with its leader Jeremy Corbyn, according to the BBC. MPs Chris Leslie, Luciana Berger, Angela Smith, Gavin Sheker, Chuck Umunn, Mike Gapes and Anne Coffey are not happy with the Brexit approach and Labor anti-Semitism. Specifically, Berger stated that the party had become institutionally antisemitic and was "embarrassed and ashamed" to remain.

The justice of the peace of court district No. 1 of the Central District of Chelyabinsk fined Denis Ibragimov, an Open Russia activist, 10,000 rubles for holding a lecture “How to like memes and not go to jail.” It is reported by Mediazona. He was found guilty of collaborating with an "undesirable organization" (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). According to Ibragimov, a human rights webinar on the topic of partial decriminalization of Art.

Ten Russian cities were evacuated due to threats about the mining of buildings, dozens of state institutions and shopping centers temporarily suspended work, RIA Novosti and TASS reported. In St. Petersburg, visitors were evacuated by all 79 McDonald's restaurants and staff of the VKontakte social network in Zinger's house, Fontanka notes . In total, more than 200 objects were affected in St. Petersburg.

Sherzod Yusupov, a member of the board of directors and shareholder of Vostochny Bank, said that the criminal prosecution of the founder of the Baring Vostok investment fund, Michael Calvey, is not related to the conflict between the bank’s shareholders, Vedomosti reports .

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the inclusion of the acting governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov in the Russian Security Council. The document is published on the official portal of legal information. The decree came into force on the day of signing - February 18. Prior to the appointment of acting governor, Beglov was a member of the Security Council as the presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District (NWFD).

Photo from the Anna Politkovskaya family archive The Investigative Committee of Russia notified the family of the Novaya Gazeta observer Anna Politkovskaya that the preliminary investigation in the criminal case of its murder (in terms of customers) was extended to 150 months. It is necessary to count these 150 months since the murder on October 7, 2006 - that is, the deadline expires on April 7, 2019.