The final ABC of the 2026 Olympics Photo: Zuma/TASS 17 cold and at the same time hot days will be remembered for a long time and will go down in history. Neither the carelessness of the organizers nor the sudden snowstorms prevented the athletes participating in the Games from winning many wonderful victories. But there were also various non-sports “surprises” and scandals. All the most important things are in the Novaya athletic alphabet. A - Arianna Fontana Arianna Fontana.

Independent demographer Alexey Raksha, about whose disappearance the media wrote on the morning of February 23, is alive and at large - this was reported by the human rights project “First Department” * and journalist of “Living Nail” Evgenia Rodionova . “Alexey is fine. He is alive and well. We cannot provide more information yet,” said the First Department.

Another boxing training session for the lead singer of the musical group Shortparis, Nikolai Komyagin, suddenly turned out to be his last. Nikolai Komyagin. Photo: group social networks February 20 became black on the calendar for those who loved, appreciated, knew, and listened to him. Kolya left four days before the fourth anniversary of our common misfortune. He will no longer know when and how this terrible story will end. It was over for him. But not for us. And now we are without him.

Former cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Iakov Vorontsov was detained on February 23 after leaving a special detention center in Almaty, where he was serving 10 days of administrative arrest under a protocol for drinking alcohol in public places. Vorontsov was taken in for questioning. According to lawyer Galym Nurpeisov, the priest is charged with two articles of the Criminal Code - 302 (maintaining a drug den) and 296 (possession of drugs without the intent to sell).

The Canadians played better, but the Americans endured better. How did the 2026 Olympic final end? Photo: Sipa USA / TASS It may have been the best Olympic hockey tournament of the new century. By intrigue, by quality, by interest. The finalists turned out to be expected, but the composition of the final could have been different - at least on one hand. The hockey excitement after the group stage sharply increased the level of tension, but this did not deprive us of delight.

Documentary series "Sketches of the Future." Conversation about the future of Russia in St. Petersburg The documentary series “Sketches of the Future” was created with the participation of the NO.Media from Russia project. We traveled through 10 cities of Russia and talked with local residents of different ages and professions - how they dream about themselves, their loved ones, their city and their country. In the third issue, we came to St.

Once again that the closure of the Gulag Museum is not just a “change of exhibition” Photo: Yuri Martyanov / Kommersant In 2024, when the Gulag Museum was forced to suspend its activities, visitors wondered: how quickly would the “fire safety” deficiencies under the pretext of which it was closed be eliminated, or would this still require dramatic changes in the museum’s exhibition? The answer to this rhetorical question was received a year later and turned out to be expected by many.

If it seems to you that they are mocking us, then you don’t think so. But to those who mock, it doesn’t seem to them either. About official comments Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / Kommersant Obviously, Telegram will be blocked. From April 1 or some other day - these are already details. This is not why people are driven like a herd to “Max”, frightening them with a whole herbarium of consequences, in order to leave alternative sites.

Still from video The security forces decided to investigate Moscow resident Nina Koshkina, who had previously been beaten in the subway by an aggressive man, under the article on “insulting the feelings of believers.” The report on this, as well as the results of the examination of the photograph from the girl’s social networks, were at the disposal of the journalists of “Verstka”*.

The story of the judge who took into custody Aliya Galitskaya, who committed suicide in the temporary detention center Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov / Kommersant Judge of the Istrinsky City Court Fyodor Grigoriev, who took into custody Aliya Galitskaya, who committed suicide in the temporary detention center, agreed to talk with Novaya. We met a day after he resigned on February 19.

The FSIN began to systematically take away up to 75% of transfers from relatives, turning the help of loved ones into a hidden tax on survival Photo: Yuri Smityuk / TASS This happens quietly, without unnecessary explanations and press releases - like many things in the Russian penitentiary system.

What happens in stores: prices, price tags, quality, quantity and assortment. An economist's trip to the supermarket Illustration: Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta The most convenient way to monitor the state of the economy is not in macroeconomic reports, not in ministry reports, or even in stock market indices. The most honest mirror is a supermarket shelf.

One of the youngest political prisoners in Russia, Arseny Turbin, who is serving time in a correctional colony, is going to be transferred to a pre-trial detention center. This was reported by his support group. According to their information, the transfer is scheduled for next Tuesday. Turbin served his sentence in a correctional colony in the village of Gamovo, Perm Territory.

Alexey Raksha. Photos from social networks Scientist Alexey Raksha disappeared from the public space: the last publication in his Telegram channel appeared on January 6, since then he stopped giving comments to the media and does not respond to personal messages. Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman* was one of the first to draw attention to Raksha’s disappearance.