A group of State Duma deputies from United Russia proposed to amend the legislation, providing for criminal liability for insulting veterans of the Great Patriotic War. "Public distribution of knowingly false information" On veterans, as well as "humiliation of honor and dignity of a veteran" and "insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland" should be equated to the rehabilitation of Nazism, "said one of the authors of the bill, the vice-speaker of the Duma Irina Yarovaya.

The Boeing Aircraft Building Corporation recommended suspending the operation of Boeing 777 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines during the investigation, which is carried out in connection with the fire of one of these engines in the United States during the flight.

Conversation with Professor of Columbia University Mark Lipovetsky Alexander Genis: Russians have always been present on the American screen. Once in a still pre-war cinema, they appeared without mandatory accompaniment of balalaks, gypsies and vodka. Then the first and second ones became smaller, but the vodka remained. Ours in Western cinema drink, regardless of ranks and circumstances, in the morning and without a snack.

Navalny in court On Saturday, Alexei Navalny received two sentences from the Russian state at once: in the case of slander for a veteran and, once again, in the case of "Yves Rocher". This is what a verdict on a crime of minor severity looks like. Still, they would put the bailiff on top of the aquarium. For the picture pic.twitter.com/q0baybt6ll - Alexey Navalny (@navalny) February 20, 2021 As everyone expected, Navalny was found guilty of both of the affairs.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko In Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko were negotiated, RIA Novosti said . Putin emphasized that Russia remains the largest trading partner for a neighboring republic, RIA Novosti notes.

Member of the Libertarian Party of Russia Gleb Maryasov after an attack on him, archival photo In Moscow, when leaving the special receiver, a member of the unregistered Libertarian Party of Russia Gleb Maryasov was detained , who was serving a monthly administrative sentence for participating in the campaign in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23. It is reported that Maryasov was detained in connection with the criminal case of road overlap.

The discovery in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkale of the headquarters of the opposition policy Alexei Navalny was postponed indefinitely. This was stated by activist Ruslan Ablyakimov, who was supposed to lead him. As Ablyakimov told the "Caucasian knot" , almost everything he turned to, without hiding what kind of organization he was from, either immediately refused to rent a room, or gave an evasive answer. Only one lessor agreed, but on the day of signing the contract, he refused.

Zakhar Prilepin In Moscow, on Monday, there were Russian congresses: having a faction in the State Duma of Fair Russia, the Patriots of Russia and the Party for Truth, writer Zakhara Prilepin. It was decided to unite these parties in one - before the elections to the State Duma.

Protests in St. Petersburg January 23 A resident of the Leningrad region Margarita Yudin demanded to disclose data about a police officer who hit her during a protest in St. Petersburg on January 23. This was reported by the human rights organization "Team 29". Yudina in the request indicated that an unknown police officer apologized before her, who, without permission, came to her ward.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operator Nord Stream 2 AG submitted to the Federal Office for Sea Shipping and Hydrography (BSH) a request for an immediate issuance of permission to lay pipes in the waters of Germany. The department confirmed that the application is being considered. The deadlines for the decision are not called on it, the German media reports .

Ekaterina Gradova The Honored Artist of the RSFSR Ekaterina Gradova died at the age of 74 in Moscow. This was reported by the guild of actors of the Union of Cinematographers. The causes of death are not disclosed. Gradov was widely known to moviegoers in his roles in the films "Seventeen Moments of Spring", where she played the role of Katherine Kin (radio operator Kat), and "the meeting place cannot be changed." Ekaterina Gradova was born in October 1946 in Moscow.

When the growth of cryptocurrencies stops, which is growing in price when assets collapse and what conclusions the world will draw from the energy crisis that covered the United States and Europe.

Special forces training in Chechnya The recently appointed United Government Libya will discuss with Russia the sending of special forces fighters to Chechnya - for training. This was announced by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov following the meeting with the Prime Minister of Libya Abdul-Hamid Dbeib. The meeting was held in the United Arab Emirates. According to Kadyrov, it was about cooperation between Russia and Libya in the fight against terrorism.

Conversation with Professor of Columbia University Mark Lipovetsky

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