Analysts and sociologists of sports received a special gift. In their hands were the results of the global survey: "Do the Olympic successes of the national team cause pride in their country?" By order of the BBC World Service, Globescan conducted a sociological study in 21 countries of the world. The scale for assessing the relations of the respondents is skillfully detailed: from the answers “definitely” and to “some extent” - to “a little”, “completely no” and “I don’t know”.

Military prosecutor's office in Poznan In the Polish city of Poznan, a colonel of the military prosecutor's office tried to commit suicide in the break of the press conference, which he himself called.

The dissent of Vasil Bykov, who struck the readers of all generations, was hidden from the authorities in his main writing theme - trench truth. Being the main figure of Soviet existentialism, Bykov managed to expand the battles, it would seem, impossible for moral charges: his partisans were bred by almost the main evil of the Patriotic War. No wonder some Bykov novels completely saw the light only in Tamizdat.

The Georgian Sea Transport Agency reports that as a result of a visit to Somalia of the government delegation, it was possible to agree on the release of 15 Georgian sailors stolen by Somali pirates in October 2010.

In Saratov today, the military court will continue to consider the case of Private Andrei Popov, accused of desertion. Earlier, the court hearing was postponed several times-due to the diseases of the defendant and his lawyer. Popov is accused of unauthorized abandonment of the military unit in December 2000. The prosecution believes that the soldier deliberately deserted, and then, not finding work in the Saratov region, he left for Dagestan, where he lived under fictional names.

Yuri Schlippe takes an interview with Van Klibern. 1958 Mikhail Sokolov: Today my interlocutor is Yuri Borisovich von Shlipp (on the air of Yuri Melnikov), one of the veterans of Radio Liberty. Yuri Schlippe began work on the radio in 1958 in Munich. Prior to this, there was a childhood in the German town of Dessau, where his father Boris Fedorovich Schlippe worked as an engineer at the aircraft factory.

General Secretary of the League of the Arab states Nabil al-Arab The League of the Arab states (LAG) again called on the Syria government to stop repressions against participants in anti -government demonstrations and enable observers of this organization monitoring the situation in the country.

Iranian authorities reported the arrest of several spying suspects in favor of the United States. According to Sunday, Iranian intelligence Minister Haidar Moslehi, the arrested also charged with an attempt to disrupt the parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2. Moslehi claimed that the detainees maintained contacts with their connected ones, located outside Iran, via the Internet. As usual in such cases, the authorities did not name the names or the number of arrested.

Member of the Civil campaign "European Belarus" Nikolai Kovalenko and journalist Alexander Borozenko were punished by administrative arrests. The opposition activist received 15 days for an attempt to spend a single picket, the journalist - 11 days for shooting an unauthorized event. Kovalenko and Borozenko are found guilty under the article of the Code of Administrative Offenses "Violation of the Organization of Organization or Mass Event or Picket".

Iranian President Mahmud Akhmadinejad upon arrival in Venezuela In the capital of Venezuela Karakas, on Monday, negotiations between the president of this country Hugo Chavez with his Iranian colleague Mahmud Ahmadinejad were negotiated. This is the fifth visit of the Iranian president to Venezuela, with which Iran connects the confrontation between the US policy and other Western countries. The program of Ahmadinejad’s trip to Latin America also visits to Nicaragua, Ecuador and Cuba.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan In Syria, a full-scale civil war may begin at any time “on the basis of religious and ethnic hatred,” says Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Speaking on Monday at a press conference in Ankara, Erdogan again accused the regime of Syria President Bashar al-Assad of “ruthless murders” of his own citizens. According to Erdogan, Türkiye will take on a leading role in resolving the Syrian conflict, which threatens Turkish interests.

In the capital of Iraq Baghdad, at least 14 people died on Monday evening during the explosion of two bombs laid in parked cars. According to police and doctors, more than fifty people received injuries. Explosions were directed against the Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbel. One car exploded in the Al-Shab Shiite district, six people were killed, including one policeman. The second explosion occurred in the west of the city in the Muvasalat area.

Human rights activist Ales Belyatsky In Belarus, human rights activists raised almost 90 thousand dollars, which should reimburse the state by their ally Ales Belyatsky, who is now in conclusion. As RIA-News in the Belarusian human rights center "Vesna", which is headed by Belyatsky, in the near future, reported by the court, determined by the court, reported. The organization also expressed the hope that this will contribute to the release or change in the measure of the human rights activist.

Football. Championship of Spain. 18th round "Espanyol" - "Barcelona" 1: 1 "Hetafe" - "Athletic" 0: 0 "District Valkano" - "Seville" 2: 1 "Betis" - "Sporting" 2: 0 "Villarreal" - "Valencia" 2: 2 After the 18th round: 1. "Real" 43 points 2. "Barcelona" 38 3. "Valencia" 34

Ilya Ponomarev The Russian opposition is preparing for new protests . At a meeting of the initiative group of protest actions, a decision was made to create a coordination center for the holding of new shares "for honest elections" and other political campaigns.