The film “Natasha” from the Dau project, which was banned for showing in Russia, reached Berlinal. Interview directed by Ilya Khrzhanovsky The original Bayopic about the Nobel laureate Lev Landau turned into something completely different. More than 10 years of work. 700 hours of materials. More than 15 films. TV shows, scientific conferences, video perfomances. Loud scandals. We are talking to the author of Ilya Khrzhanovsky about the most discussed project of the decade.

Why is the world still not threatened by the Pandemia of Coronavirus? Explains the head of the infectious diseases of the Botkin Hospital Milan. Photo: Reuters Coronavirus began to go beyond China. In total, 2493 cases of infection are recorded in the world, but the “new foci” of the virus: Italy, Iran and South Korea cause the greatest fear. In Italy, Covid-2019 was confirmed by 212 people, three of them died, several dozen are in intensive care units.

The US has imposed sanctions on 13 companies and individuals from Russia, China, Turkey and Iraq for supporting Iran's missile program. This was announced by US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, his statement was published on the website of the State Department. The sanctions were imposed for two years in accordance with the law on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Iran, North Korea and Syria.

The confrontation between Russia and Turkey in the North-Eastern Syrian province is more and more sliding to direct military confrontation Photo: Ghaith Alsayed / Ap / Tass There were already reports that as a result of bombing and heating blows of the Su-24M front-line bombers in Idlib, several Turkish military were killed and wounded. At the same time, the Turkish military command so far blame the armed forces of the regime of Bashar al -Assad - the Air Force of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).

There is a sequel Friendship in exchange for safety? An amazing request of the Chinese embassy to the Moscow government in connection with checks for coronavirus (document) The Chinese Embassy asked the Moscow authorities to stop checking Chinese citizens in the metropolitan public transport. A copy of the official letter, which states that the city hall took additional measures against the spread of coronavirus, is at the disposal of Novaya Gazeta.

Sociologist from the European University Viktor Kaplun explains the hidden prophecies in the blockbuster of Channel One about the Decembrists Frame from the film "Union of Salvation". Kinopoisk.ru The Union of Salvation, the film of the First Channel on the movement of the Decembrists, is not only shocked Russia, but caused discussions in the educated layer of society. Reviews for the film were mainly critical.

The Prosecutor General's Office for the first time challenged the fine in the case of contempt of authority, which the court imposed on a saleswoman from Kotlas, who criticized the governor of the Arkhangelsk region Igor Orlov. this on his Telegram channel . announced Pavel Chikov, the head of the Agora human rights organization, Even before his resignation, Deputy Prosecutor General Leonid Korzhinek filed a demand to cancel the court's decision on the fine imposed on Svetlana Baksheeva.

The Tver court of Moscow appointed Tatyana Kolobakina and photographer Georgy Maltz in 15 thousand rubles for the action at the entrance to the State Duma. The activist herself reported this to Novaya Gazeta. The girl was found guilty of violating the rules of the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), under the same article, the court fined the photographer. At the same time, according to Kolobakina, the Malet did not take a direct participation in the action.

While the state did not talk about the HIV epidemic, the risk of risk was engaged in foreign agents. What will Dude's film and Putin's instructions change? Photo: RIA Novosti In February 2020, the federal officials for the first time in many years spoke on the topic of HIV in Russia.

The Council under the President of Russia for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) asked the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General's Office to conduct an audit of the investigation into complaints of torture by those involved in the Network case (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and banned). The advisory statement is published on the website of the Council.

In the Ostankino Studio, the legendary "gaze" is now being shot "Time will tell" the program Vladislav Listyev. Photo: RIA Novosti Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" March 1 will be 25 years old since the death of Vlad Listyev. The memory of the loud murder has long been elevated to the rank of ritual. Once a year, the same people with the same expression of running their eyes say the same words under the television cameras about a wonderful person and excellent professional.

How is it? Why does this not happen in Russia? Windmills. Photo: EPA In February, in Finland, negative electricity prices were recorded for the first time: from midnight to 4 p.m. local time on February 10, prices dropped to “minus 10”, and then to “minus 20” cents for megavatt-hour. The drop in prices below zero at the same night was recorded in Denmark, and, for example, in Germany and Great Britain this happened several times in this winter. How is it?

Belarus signed a protocol with Russia on compensation for low-quality oil supplies via the Druzhba main pipeline: Minsk agreed to the offered by $15 per barrel of “dirty” oil the Russian Transneft. This was announced to the BelTA agency by the deputy head of the state concern Belneftekhim Vladimir Sizov. The amount of compensation payments has not yet been determined, since the parties estimate differently the volume of oil with a high content of dichloroethane received through Druzhba.

The petition to the State Duma and the premiere of the clip of the Rabfak group "We are going to Eurovision!" Group "Rabfak". Photo: Alexey Bykov The selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, which starts on May 12, is in full swing. Everyone calls their candidates - Matvienko, Cool, Prigozhin. Why do they decide? - the poet Alexander Elin, the textbook of the Rabfak group, wondered. After all, it is a matter of state importance.

The court of Zheleznovodsk, Stavropol Territory, sentenced a 25-year-old correspondence student from Ingushetia, Ibragim Dugiev, to a year and two months in a colony-settlement, who during clashes at last year's rally in the capital of the republic, Magas, kicked a National Guard soldier. The human rights center Memorial told Novaya Gazeta that the state prosecution saw a political motive in his actions and demanded that he be sentenced to a year in a penal colony.