1913: “300th anniversary of the Romanov” a hundred years later Alexander Genis: This year, Solomon Volkov and I offer our listeners and readers a new one, designed for all 12 months, a program associated with a calendar anniversary: a hundred years of 1913. In the history of culture, and just stories, the last pre -war year of the twentieth century plays the role of a Parisian meter.

The elimination of the consequences of the fall of the meteorite in words occurs better than in practice. According to official figures, more than 70 percent of windows knocked out by an explosive wave have already been glazed, and all schools and kindergartens work as usual. Parents on the forums write completely different: “Kindergarten 319 does not accept children. You don’t need to lie ”,“ Kindergarten No.

The trial of Sergey Magnitsky will begin exactly two weeks later, March 4. Today, the appointed lawyers who will formally represent his interests came to preliminary hearings. The lawyer of Magnitsky’s mother could only read her official statement. It sounds like this: "I do not authorize anyone to represent the interests of my son in the Tver court.

A little details about the results of today's meeting of the Tver court in the "tax case" against Sergey Magnitsky. For appointment, entered the process today asked for time to familiarize themselves with the materials. Therefore, on March 4, the court will again hold only preliminary hearings .

According to the political scientist, the president of the Institute of National Strategy, Mikhail Remizov , how the criminal case has developed around the former Minister of Defense, indicates that Anatoly Serdyukov has enough reasons to worry about his fate. The expert is confident that the charges that the Russian press writes today can indeed be brought by the ex-head of the military department.

“Finally, the US Secretary of State Kerry spoke with Lavrov Foreign Minister,” the Washington Post newspaper entered the article on the telephone conversation held on Sunday between the heads of foreign policy departments of the United States and Russia. Maybe writes the author of the article by Anne Geran, after six days of unsuccessful attempts to contact Lavra Kerry dreams of an old emergency telephone with Moscow?

Frame from the film by Stephen Spielberg "Lincoln" Alexander Genis: Today's release of the “American hour” is aired on the most unusual holiday of the New World - Presidential Day. February in America is famous for snowstorms, and now the whole north-east of the United States is digging in the rubble after a mighty Buran. But for bad weather, February paid with America that this month two great presidents were born at once - Washington and Lincoln. Everyone remembered the second today.

Reproduction of illustrations for the novel by L. N. Tolstoy "War and Peace." Nikolai Rostov, Pierre Bezukhov and Nikolenka Bolkonsky What is more reliable: recording a DVR or "War and Peace"? In America, the Chelyabinsk meteorite produced no less a splash than in Russia.

The Holt is arriving in the USA after adopting eight orphans in Korea Denmark and Nick Mavros, a married couple from New York, on February 12 were guests of the meeting of both chambers of the US Congress, at which President Barack Obama performed with the application of State of the Union. They were called there by the Congressman-Democrat Steve Israel, representing the district where Denmark and Nick live.

It is time to summarize the first results of the day. The late Sergey Magnitsky will continue to be judged on March 4 . Today he was appointed state lawyers (I write "he was appointed" and beats directly!), But they had not yet met. Theoretically, after familiarization, when it turns out that Magnitsky’s relatives are categorically against this court, state defenders have a chance to fulfill the request of Sergey’s mother and get out of the process.

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