Journalist Alec Russell writes in The Financial Times about the inevitable isolationism in American politics if Trump returns to the US presidency: “Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, spoke on social network X on behalf of most EU leaders: 'Dear Republican senators. "Ronald Reagan, who helped millions of us regain lost freedom and independence, is probably turning over in his grave." Tusk aptly remembered Reagan.

Journalist Alexey Naumov explains why people engage in publicly humiliating acts: “The study of politics and the political in general helps in analyzing reality - we live in an era of total politicization, when both the human environment and the choice of brand of chips in the store depend on political preferences.

State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov shared his attitude towards Valentine’s Day with Readovka.news: “The parliamentarian said that it is inappropriate to celebrate Valentine’s Day in our country at any time.

The Public Opinion Foundation publishes its survey data: “40% of survey participants claim that they have not personally been sick with coronavirus, 39% say that they have been sick, of which 31% have a mild form, 8% have a severe form. 51% of Russians believe that where they live today the probability of contracting coronavirus is low, 15% believe that this probability is high.

Political scientist Maria Snegovaya (included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of foreign agents) on the YouTube channel “Living Nail” says : “The impression on <...> is that the West is unable to contain Russia, despite the fact that it is trying. That is, there is no longer any need to talk about Western hegemony. We are indeed witnessing the strengthening of these alternative poles and the formation of a multipolar world.

Journalist Mikhail Gurevich on Kommersant Radio says : “Last Friday, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the completion of the investigation into the improper storage of classified documents by President Joe Biden. It would seem that such a decision during the pre-election period should play into the hands of the Democrats. However, the reasons for closing the case, on the contrary, threaten to become the main topic of the upcoming election battles.

Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation in 1992-1993. Andrey Nechaev on the YouTube channel “Looking for a way out” says : “In general, despite the huge number of complaints about the Russian elections - and these complaints, unfortunately, are growing and growing - nevertheless, we believe that it is necessary to participate in the elections. And we are participating. We (the Civil Initiative party - Polit.Ru) are not a party that specializes in presidential elections.

Hamidreza Azizi, visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Hannah Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program, write in Foreign Affairs: “Moscow is not the puppet master controlling the resistance axis, and its efforts to push its members to put more pressure on the US have yet to be assessed.

Anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova (included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of foreign agents) writes : “In the USA there is a popular Fox News channel - right-wing, conspiracy and nationalist. Its main audience is conservative Americans aged 55+. In 2020, the channel’s two “flagships” were the evening shows of Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, and they both ridiculed the dangers of the coronavirus at the beginning of the epidemic.

Political scientist Dmitry Mikhailichenko writes : “Boris Nadezhdin shows consistency, and completely. He bravely listens to the refusal of the Russian Central Election Commission to register him as a presidential candidate and is determined to appeal this decision. A genuine Don Quixote of the system, who, however, for most normal people appears rather as a positive character. <…> But no one considers Nadezhdin crazy (unlike the hero Miguel de Cervantes), and this is very good.

Mikhail Borisov - the son of a deacon of the village of Sukhaya Niva of the Demyansky district of the Novgorod province. In 1888, being 22 years old, he graduated from the Novgorod Theological Seminary and was appointed psalmist in the women's Pokrovsky animal Monastery in the Novgorod district. On September 17, 1889, he was ordained a priest to the newly -built church in the village of Kipino Demyansky district.

On February 12 (24), 1849, Ivan Borgman, physicist, first rector of St. Petersburg University, was born. Personal business Ivan Ivanovich Borgman (1849-1914) was born in St. Petersburg in the family of a Russified immigrant from Finland. The boy was given to the 2nd St. Petersburg gymnasium, after which he entered the Physics and Mathematics Department of the St. Petersburg Imperial University in 1866.

Political scientist Vladimir Gelman comments on Chubais’ initiative to create the CRS (Center for Russian Studies): “I expressed skepticism about the future of this enterprise intellectually. And not at all because I am skeptical about the intellectual abilities of Chubais himself - on the contrary, I have a high opinion of them.

Kommersant FM columnist Dmitry Drize says : “Tucker Carlson spoke at the World Government Summit in Dubai. <…>. The TV presenter, in particular, told the respected public that the Russian Federation is not a monster or an evil empire, but a completely respectable world power. It is friendly, hospitable, dynamically developing and has no intention of attacking Europe.

Australian zoologists have discovered that northern marsupial martens, considered nocturnal animals, regularly fall asleep briefly at midnight. Researchers believe that midnight sleep may be related to digestion. The northern marsupial marten, or northern quoll ( Dasyurus hallucatus ) is an animal 25–35 centimeters long, with an elongated snout and a long tail. Over the past 80 years, these animals have disappeared from most of their range.