The Olympics became the main political event of February in Russia, and everything in Moscow and Sochi, obviously, will spin not so much around the sport as around Putin; Where will he go, who will hug, with whom it will take a picture. The first target was the young idol of figure skating Julia Lipnitskaya; If hockey players won their tournament, they will not be too good for them.

Romeo and Juliet, Ford Madox Brown, 1870 “Broadway” on the screen. The prospects of new operas. To the 40th anniversary of Solzhenitsyn's expulsion Alexander Genis: Today's release ACh will open a “Broadway Dialogue”, which we are conducting with Solomon Volkov in the Broadway studio Radio Liberty. Solomon, what is they talking about Broadway? Solomon Volkov: At Broadway, of course, they are preparing for Valentinov Day.

Vladimir Abarinov Historical reporting Vladimir Abarinov Alexander Genis: Having visited America and having seen Hollywood cranberries, Ilf and Petrov came up with a generalized character of American films on the Russian theme: “Princess Grishka”. Since then, of course, a lot has changed, but this movie hero still regularly appears on the screens. Over the third century, I have seen everyone.

Both in Russia and outside the country, the Olympics passing in Sochi is perceived not only - but many and not so much - as sports competitions, but as a propaganda campaign of the Russian authorities. The purpose of this campaign is to confirm the authority of Vladimir Putin and the style of his leadership, to breathe pride into his country into Russian citizens and unite the nation with the idea of a great victory and a common cause. How achieved these goals?

Rain TV channel On Monday, one of the largest Russian telecom operators Tricolor TV stopped broadcasting the rain television channel - as promised by its leadership a week before the day. Earlier, the channel was disconnected by the Akado, Vimpelcom, Rostelecom, Megaphone and NTV Plus. A formal reason for such actions was a survey, recently conducted on the air of the Rain television channel, related to the history of the blockade of Leningrad during the war years.

Mass protests in Horage, February 10, 2014 On Monday in Bosnia, thousands of people again took part in protests against unemployment, poverty and corruption. The demonstrations that began last week became the worst unrest since the end of the war 1992-1995. The protests were peaceful, and their participants demanded the resignation of the government and the creation of a new, consisting of non -party experts.

President Yemen Abd-ratbuba Mansur Hadi Yemen will be transformed into a federation of six entities. This was announced on Monday by a special commission, headed by the President of the country, Abd-Rabbu Mansur Hadi. According to the new political and administrative structure of the country, two provinces will be in the south of Yemen and four in the north. The capital of Yemen San will not belong to any of the six regions.

Beatles at New York Airport, February 7, 1964 In the United States, a series of concerts and events celebrate the half -century anniversary of the first visit to the country of the legendary Bitles. On Sunday, the CBS television channel broadcast the program “The evening that changed America” in memory of the first appearance of “Beatles” on the screens of American TVs. Many music stars of different generations took part in the show, including two "Beatles" - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starra.

Switzerland citizens at a referendum on Sunday supported the restoration of quotas for the influx of migrants from the countries of the European Union. Supporters of tightening measures won with a slight advantage. 50.3 percent of voters spoke out for the proposal, who overcame the necessary threshold of 50 percent to approve the initiative with their votes. According to the BBC, the initiative met wide support among residents of the Italian canton of Tichino.

On Monday night in the Gegutsky prison near the city of Kutaisi in the west of Georgia, 17 prisoners revealed their veins in protest against cruel treatment from the prison administration. According to Radio Radio Liberty Georgy Kobaladze, they are all transferred to a local hospital. Nothing threatens their life. The action became the culmination of the protest movement, including hunger strikes in which about a thousand prisoners take part.

Andrey Yurov The head of the Presidential Council of Human Rights (HRC) Mikhail Fedotov sent a letter to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asking him to figure out the situation with the ban on entry into Ukraine for a member of the Council Andrei Yurov. Fedotov announced today at a press conference that the HRC asks for the Foreign Ministry to take measures to resolve this situation and prevent it in the future.

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The French biathlete Marten Fourcade became the Olympic champion of the Games in Sochi, winning the persecution race. This is his first Olympic reward in his career. The silver medal won Moravets from the Czech Republic with Odrzhi. The bronze medalist is another biathlete from France Jean-Giyom Beatrix.

The director of the Lenin Memorial Center in Ulyanovsk, a former deputy of the Legislative Assembly from United Russia, Eduard Shabalin in connection with commercial activities that he deployed in the squares of the Center, was fired from his post. The dissatisfaction of the leadership of the region caused, in particular, the next exhibition-sale of fur products in the lobby of the memorial. With details from Ulyanovsk, Radio Liberty correspondent Sergei Gogin.