An advisory body on issues of protecting the rights of orphans may appear in Russia in the near future. This is stated in the instructions of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Actor Sergei Bezrukov was appointed artistic director of two theaters in the Moscow region, Interfax reports. “Today, the acting governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, met with the actors of the Moscow Regional Chamber Theater and the Moscow Regional Drama Theater named after Ostrovsky. At the meeting, Vorobyov introduced the new artistic director of the theaters to the cast. He became Sergei Bezrukov,” the administration’s press service reported regional governor.

Showman and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will become the executive editor of the group of bodybuilding magazines Flex and Muscle & Fitness and will write columns every month, reports Reuters . This is not Schwarzenegger's first job in the media - he already held the same position at Flex and Muscle & Fitness until 2003, and then was elected governor. Schwarzenegger began his career as a bodybuilder, was elected Mr. Universe five times in a row, and then began acting in films.

The “social march” in St. Petersburg took place without incident, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg told Interfax. About 150 people took part in the action. People walked from the Sportivnaya metro station to the Gorkovskaya station. As a result of the march, a resolution was adopted demanding changes to the Housing Code of the Russian Federation in favor of vulnerable segments of the population living in communal apartments. Interfax

Traffic in the center of Moscow on Saturday, March 2, will be limited due to the holding of two processions - “In Defense of Children” and “For the Rights of Muscovites,” the Moscow State Traffic Safety Inspectorate website reports. From 10:00, traffic will be limited on Gogolevsky, Nikitsky and Tverskoy boulevards, as well as on the even side of Strastnoy, Petrovsky, Rozhdestvensky and Sretensky boulevards. There will be a march “In Defense of Children and Motherhood”.

I'm talking about monitoring universities again. While public interest in this topic has begun to cool, while rectors, deputies, and academicians are all refining the criteria for effectiveness, the caravan moves on - and universities, as the Ministry of Education puts it, are reorganized. However, almost no one talks about how this happens. The collapse of the destinies of students and teachers, and what’s more, of entire cities occurs in silence and an atmosphere of complete indifference.

Traces of the mountain hare, which is listed in the Red Book, were found in the north of Moscow, the press service of the Department of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection told Interfax. “On the territory of the future Khimki Nature Reserve, ecologists managed to find traces of a rare mountain hare for Moscow.

When I approached the frames to go to the social march, a girl with a rainbow flag walked in front of me. She didn't have any problems getting through the frames and I saw a few rainbow flags afterwards. True, at “Grani” I saw a photograph of the conflict (it seems that this is exactly the girl who walked in front of me). But this kind of conflict is not uncommon at political rallies. So the heatedly discussed ban on LGBT symbols is nothing more than a provocation.

Today, Etna seems to be starting a new eruption, which is not very surprising - this is the most active volcano in Europe, which is located on the east coast of Sicily, not far from Catania, but at the other end of the island from Palermo.

Photo: RIA Novosti On Saturday, two events took place in Moscow - the “March in Defense of Children” and the “Social March” for the rights of Muscovites.

It has become a common cliche to say that teachers have no rights, are submissive and are afraid of everything. About what methods such “submission” is achieved and what threatens those teachers who still decide to resist arbitrariness is the story of a teacher at school No. Sterlibashevo, Sterlibashevsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Albina Dmitrieva.

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is serving time in a Mordovian colony, will be sent to a punishment cell for 15 days. Lawyer Oleg Nevlyutov believes that they are going to impose penalties on his client in order to then deny her parole. “I know about the situation (with the penalty for Tolokonnikova - editor’s note) from Pyotr Verzilov. The reason for the penalty was that Nadezhda allegedly went unaccompanied to the medical unit,” Nevlyutov told Interfax on Saturday, March 2.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is again undergoing chemotherapy in a hospital in Caracas, the Associated Press reports, citing Vice President Nicolas Maduro. According to Maduro, Chavez is in good spirits. “His strength allows him to now take the cancer treatment he is undergoing - chemotherapy, he is in good spirits,” Maduro told reporters after a mass for Chavez’s health.

The head of Tver, Alexander Korzin, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the local city duma. “Today, during the traditional winter city sports competition, held at the Chupriyanovka ski base, after participating in biathlon competitions, the head of Tver, Alexander Korzin, felt ill and was hospitalized,” the press service said. The basket was sent to the hospital by helicopter from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Two mass events took place in Moscow today: 1. March "For the social rights of Muscovites." 2. "Marters" in defense of children. We calculated the number of participants in all shares. The march "For the social rights of Muscovites" began from Pushkinskaya. On passionate boulevard, 15 frames were installed, where I put 8 people with mechanical meters.