The state of the owner of Severstal, Alexei Mordashov, whom Bloomberg called the richest Russian (the second in the Forbes rating), would be enough for 2 weeks of paying for Russia's expenses. This is stated in the rating "Robin Hood" by Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg at the end of December 2017, Mordashov was estimated at $ 19.7 billion. Based on the IMF data, almost $ 1.4 billion is spent daily from the Russian budget.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Konstantin Davydenko in Simferopol. This is stated on the service website. He is suspected of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, Davydenko collected data on the work of the National Guard and the FSB. He allegedly transmitted data to the special services of Ukraine.

Scientists from the University of Colorado in the United States created electronic skin, which is restored with slight damage. The new technology is described in the article in Science Advances. Electronic leather is a thin material that repeats the main features of the skin: softness, elasticity, the ability to recover. Sensors are built into the material, which allow measuring pressure, temperature, humidity, air movement.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations completed a rescue operation at the site of the fall of the An-148 of the Saratov Airlines. The operation was transferred to the category of search engine. This was announced by the head of the department Vladimir Puchkov, Interfax reports: “Rescue work is completed. We state that 71 people on board died. Sincere condolences to relatives and friends.

In Syria, on February 7, activist of the other Russia party Kirill Ananyev died on the banks of the Euphrates River. This was announced by the Mediazone was announced by party co -chairman Alexander Averin. Averin said that earlier Ananyev fought in the Donbass on the side of the unrecognized republics and rose to the commander of a mortar platoon. Earlier, CBS, citing a source, said that the coalition led by the United States struck the military, which included Russian mercenaries.

A new building will be built for the Federation Council. Kommersant learned about this. It is planned to build a new eight -story building next to the current residence of senators. For the sake of construction, the building of 1917 will be demolished. In its place they will create a complex with parking and an aboveground crossing, uniting two buildings. The total area of ​​the new building is up to 14 thousand square meters.

AN-148 fragments. Photo: sergei karpukhin / reuters On February 11, the AN-148 of the Saratov Airlines crashed a few minutes after the departure from Domodedovo airport, all 65 passengers and six crew members were killed on board. It is noteworthy that immediately after the incident several versions of what happened, emanating from unverified sources, all of them were refuted within a few hours.

In 2017, the British physicist Stephen Hawking, known for pessimistic forecasts , said that the time of mankind on earth is quickly expired. According to his estimates, people have only about a hundred years in stock to colonize other planets. Otherwise, humanity may not survive the upcoming cataclysms - the consequences of anthropogenic activity. “The planet received a terrible gift from us - climate change,” he said .

The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky “has practically no chance” to remain as part of the government after the elections of the President of Russia. About this writes The New Times with reference to sources. Medinsky caused the greatest discontent to a large number of public conflicts that, as the publication writes, they do not like the country's leadership. First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, lobbying to this post of his associate Sergei Novikov.

During the press conference of Vladimir Putin. Photo: denis sinyakov / reuters Recently, in a conversation with a foreign colleague, I argued that the Kremlin is much better than the White House (under Trump, not under Obama) can prevent leaks of information about the internal life of high -ranking officials. And then suddenly this is a public story with Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko and businessman Oleg Deripaska in the investigation of Alexei Navalny and the FBK.

The Russian team guaranteed the silver medal of the Olympics in the team skiing team, Interfax reports. Silver of the national team was brought by the skater Alina Zagitova, who won in a single program. She earned 158.08 points. After her performance, the Russian team turned out to be inaccessible to the United States, Italy and Japan, which follow Russia. Canada secured the first place. This is the second medal of the Russian team at the Winter Olympiad in Pyeongchang.

Politician Mikhail Saakashvili flew from Ukraine to Poland. This was reported by the publication of TSN. He flew to Poland charter flight at 16:00 local time. Assistant Minister of Defense Yuri Biryukov wrote on Facebook: "He flew." The information that Saakashvili returned to Poland confirmed Interfax by the representative of the border service of Ukraine.

Gazprom Neft will create a reserve fund. The official and representative of the company told Vedomosti about this. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, in the next three years, the Urals brand barrel will cost $ 43.8, and the dollar 64.2 rubles. The company will send all additional income to the "Budget Rules Fund". Gazprom Neft at the expense of these funds will pay with creditors, pay dividends and finance the investment program.

The Royal Court of Cambridge stopped the process in the case of dissident Vladimir Bukovsky. He was accused of manufacturing and storing children's pornography. It is reported by the BBC. The reason for this decision was the poor state of health of the dissident. Bukovsky has “serious heart, lungs, liver and kidneys,” the court said. If the process reached the stage when Bukovsky had to testify, the court would face a “completely impossible situation,” the judge said.

In January, Sberbank Private Banking (Sberbank service to control assets, entrance threshold-100 million rubles) recorded a significant influx of funds from abroad. This was stated by the head of Sberbank Private Banking Evgeny Tyurikova, writes Finanz. The growth of assets in January 2018 was three times greater than last period last year. “The reason is waiting for US sanctions. The end of December and January everyone lived with the feeling that there would be sanctions.