Russian figure skaters took first place in all four types of competitions at the European Championships, held in Graz, Austria. In total, at the European Championship, the Russians won 10 medals out of 12 possible. So, Alena Kostornaya won the women's singles skating, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova became the second and third, respectively.

Why did the president invite the new Prosecutor General to complete the "Moscow case" Photo: Svetlana Vidanova / "New Gazeta" Illustration: Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" President Putin instructed the new Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to verify the legality of the verdict against activist Konstantin Kotov, convicted of participating in peaceful rallies.

Gleb Pavlovsky - about the next departure of Surkov from public service Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS The director of the Center for the Political Conjuncture, Alexei Chesnakov, said that Presidential Assistant Vladislav Surkov, who oversee relations with Ukraine and self -proclaimed republics, left the civil service and will take care of meditations in the next month.

On the eve of the Tatyanino Day, HSE softened amendments to restrict political activity at the university On January 24, a scientific council was held at the Higher School of Economics, at which new internal regulations were approved.

The Orthodox fighter with extremism and pornography on the network was detained with red -handed for the seduction of adolescents Illustration: Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" In Krasnoyarsk, employees of the threat with the power support of the Russian Guard covered a porn studio with minor actresses, more reminiscent of an ordinary stash (judging by the video common on January 24, the Ministry of Internal Affairs).

The ongoing housing renovation program in Moscow needs to be carried out throughout the country, Marat Khusnullin, the former head of the capital's urban planning policy, who took the post of deputy prime minister in the new government of Mikhail Mishustin, said on the Russia 1 channel. “In the country, housing is aging at a fairly serious pace, this creates a very big threat,” Khusnullin said in an interview with Sergey Brilev on the Vesti on Saturday program.

No "transit" is expected I look at what is happening in Russia through several thousand kilometers and several time zones. Feeling like a crazy house. However, when you look from the inside, it is the same. I'll be back soon to check. Three questions: why all this, what will it lead to, how should we react? For what? Well it is clear. No "transit" is expected. Everything is to preserve and, most importantly, strengthen personal power.

In St. Petersburg, the leadership of SIZO-1 "Crosses" for several months denied treatment to an HIV-positive prisoner, complained in a conversation with the city's newspaper Megapolis. Dmitry Bondarev, a representative of the civil shield human rights organization, Georgy Murusidze, a 24-year-old resident of St.

A dance couple from Russia, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, became the first at the European Figure Skating Championships, which takes place in Graz, Austria. The last time the Russians won gold in ice dancing was in 2013. Russian athletes scored 220.42 points in the sum of two programs. They beat by 0.14 points a couple from France, four-time world champions and five-time European champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Sizeron.

It is time to recognize Volodin's speech historical Photo: Sergey Savostyanov / TASS The chairman of the State Duma of Russia, due to the sudden change in the state structure, the BBC correspondent asked: - What is the meaning of voting (popular) if the president has already signed the bill by that time?

Why producers refuse to cooperate with Andrei Zvyagintsev Andrey Zvyagintsev. Photo: Sergey Fadeichev / TASS Andrei Zvyagintsev, the owner of two nominations for Oscar, Cannes awards, the Golden Leo) was in a difficult situation. Until recently, his cinema, noted by his infancy and uncompromising, annoyed the ex-minister of Medinsky’s culture, who called the director of the Russophobic, but, nevertheless, independent Russian producers and investors collaborated with Zvyagintsev.

Several hundred civilian activists were submitted to the reception of the presidential administration on the old area of ​​appeal demanding that the referendum under the prepared amendments to the Constitution. Representatives of the left -wing forces - the “Left Front”, “other Russia”, the “Novorossia” and others took part in the action. The media assessed the number of gathered at a hundred people, the organizers, including the leader of the Left Front Sergey Udaltsov, 500 participants said.

What kind of jokes arranged by Mikhail Ignatiev Mikhail Ignatiev is the head of the Chuvash Republic, and there is nothing funny about it. The other day, Mikhail Vasilievich handed the keys to the new fire engines to employees of the Ministry of Emergencies, and here again nothing ridiculous. There may be objections - especially on the first point. But now we will focus on the second. Yes, the official procedure, although the event is joyful.

Police detained a former employee of one of the country's largest telecom operators, SoftBank, in the Chiba Prefecture bordering Tokyo on suspicion of passing secret commercial information to employees of a Russian trade mission. handing it over to Russian officials in February last year, according A 48-year-old man named Yutaka Araki is suspected of copying secret data from the company's servers and to the Mainichi newspaper, citing a press release from the department.

Does the West retreat from Christian values? Pope Francis blesses the sick in the hospice. Photo: Reuters It is customary to blame modern Western civilization of a deviation from Christian values. Reception of refugees - mainly from Muslim countries - and inconsistency or insufficiently strong resistance to the spread of Islam. The promotion of same -sex marriages and the acceptance of everything that was previously considered a sin and perversion.