The Russian Bobsleist Nadezhda Sergeyev, in the doping industry of which the prohibited drug was previously discovered, refused to open the B test. This was told by TASS was told by the press attache of the Russian Bobsley Federation Anna Makarova. Usually this means that the athlete recognizes the fact of the presence of a prohibited drug, the agency explains. Sergeeva has already left the Olympic village. The sports arbitration court later annulled the results of Sergeeva. She is disqualified.

Sergey ⁠Abashin. Photo: Natalia Pokrovskaya What is migration? What happens to the identity of a person migrating and how to help him? Who is considered and is a migrant in Russia and how will the migration situation change? This is told by the professor of the faculty of anthropology of the European University in St. Petersburg Sergey Abashin. The lecture was given as part of the Winter discussion school Gaidpark-2018, organized by the Yegor Gaidar Foundation.

The manufacturer of clothing for outdoor activities Patagonia first ended up in the list of the most innovative companies according to Fast Company magazine and immediately took sixth place, bypassing even SpaceX Ilona Mask. Patagonia received such a high rating for an unusual approach to business. She invests large resources in environmental projects, thereby changing the clothing market. But, despite the calls to buy less clothing, Patagonia's own sales are growing.

The Dropbox cloud storage service will be conducted by IPO. The company published an application , writes TechCrunch. IPO is planned to be carried out in March 2018. The company intends to attract $ 500 million, but, as TechCrunch explains, this figure does not talk about the real goals of the company. Initially, shares will cost $ 0.00001. Dropbox is a unprofitable company.

Standard & Poor's International rating agency increased the sovereign rating of Russia to BBB with a stable forecast (“investment” level). This is stated in the press release of the agency. Earlier, Russia's rating was at the level of BB+ (“garbage”) with a positive forecast. According to analysts from S&P, a balanced monetary policy helped Russia adapt to reducing raw materials and sanctions. Economic growth in Russia has intensified, its restoration will continue at a slow pace.

American biathletes boycott the Biathlon World Cup final, which will be held in Tyumen on March 20–25. This is stated in a statement by the head of the US Biathlon Federation Max Cobba, published on Twitter. “The decision of the International Biathlon Union to hold the Biathlon World Cup in Tyumen is unacceptable. Supporting pure sport and our physical health, we will not be able to perform.

The Foreign Ministry said that drugs belonged to the embassy employee from the technical composition Cocaine found at the Russian embassy / Reuters In the buildings of the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires, employees of the Russian and Argentine special services discovered 12 suitcases with cocaine. In total, there were 389 kilograms of drugs in the amount of € 50 million. The suitcases were found in the school building at the Russian embassy.

Rostov businessman Andrei Kokovkin, who was hiding abroad because of the case initiated on him, returned to Russia after contacting the business ombudsman Boris Titov. The Ombudsman wrote about this on Facebook. “Andrei was one of the first to apply for the London List, believed in the justice of Russian justice and came to give up,” Titov wrote. In Russia, he is accused of assigning 10 million rubles of borrowed funds.

On the website of the election commission of the Tula region, data on the turnout of the voters for the elections of the President of Russia, which will be held on March 18, were published. “Tula news” drew attention to this. In the paragraph “Preliminary information on the participation of voters in the elections” in the Soviet District of Tula it was indicated that at 10:00 the plots were visited by 40% of voters.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny deleted from his site an investigation into businessman Oleg Deripaske, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko and model Nasta Fish. Navalny reported this in his show (at 16:55 minute). The video will remain on YouTube. According to the opposition, the investigation has recently been mainly watched on video hosting, and almost do not cross the link on his site. All information will be transferred to an external link.

Participants of the State Duma women's club stood up for deputy Leonid Slutsky, whom journalists from the parliamentary pool accused of harassment. Their statement quotes RIA Novosti: “The virus of unproven accusations that struck the Western countries and became a way of combating competitors, trying to penetrate into Russia. The nature of the provocation is too obvious.