afc3b.jpg Moldova, and not us, was recently recognized as the leader in alcohol consumption per capita. Why is there still a stereotype in the vastness of our country and beyond its borders that Russians are the heaviest drinkers? But the numbers say otherwise. The World Health Organization calculated how many liters of alcohol per person per year. In Moldova – 18.22, in the Czech Republic – 16.45, in Hungary – 16.27. And Russia, with its 15.76, is only in fourth place! How so?

Two people were killed and one was injured as a result of an accident on Kaluzhskaya Square in the center of Moscow. Interfax reports this. On Saturday, February 19, they said, at about 06:00 the driver of a black BMW, moving at high speed along Leninsky Prospect towards the center, lost control when entering Kaluzhskaya Square. The car hit the curb enclosing the Lenin monument, and then crashed into the city lighting mast.

Moldova, and not us, was recently recognized as the leader in alcohol consumption per capita. Why is there still a stereotype in the vastness of our country and beyond its borders that Russians are the heaviest drinkers? But the numbers say otherwise. The World Health Organization calculated how many liters of alcohol per person per year. In Moldova – 18.22, in the Czech Republic – 16.45, in Hungary – 16.27. And Russia, with its 15.76, is only in fourth place! How so?

An opposition rally coordinated with the capital authorities took place on Pushkin Square in Moscow. Its participants demanded the resignation of Vladimir Putin, as well as the release of arrested activists of the Left Front movements Sergei Udaltsov and Solidarity Denis Yudin. The action, scheduled for 14:00, began with a slight delay. According to Interfax, this was due both to a thorough search of all participants in the rally and to the relatively small number of participants.

Another tourist from Moscow, who was in a car that was shot at in Kabardino-Balkaria, has died. The name of the deceased has not yet been specified. Earlier it was reported that Valery Belokon and Sergei Efremov were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. ITAR-TASS reports this.

General Director of the Academy of Russian Television Foundation Raisa Bespechnaya died in Moscow on the morning of February 19. Interfax reports this. The careless woman, who recently turned 65, was hit by a car in the courtyard of her own house in the capital. The fund's press service did not provide any details. The date of Raisa Bespechnaya's funeral has not yet been announced.

After the murder of a group of tourists from Moscow, Russians began to refuse trips to the Elbrus region. The overall demand for travel to Kabardino-Balkaria fell sharply at the end of 2010, after the murder of Spartak fan Yegor Sviridov, who was shot in a fight by a native of the Kabardino-Balkaria region. The murder of four Moscow tourists the day before led to the fact that many began to refuse a bus tour to Elbrus.

In Libya, on the night of Saturday, February 19, Internet access was cut off. AFP reports this. Access to the network in Libya was blocked at about 03:15. The Libyan government website is also unavailable. Since February 17, mass demonstrations have been taking place in Libya, the participants of which are demanding the resignation of Muammar Gaddafi, who has ruled the country unchallenged since 1969.

All participants in the playoffs have been determined in the Kontinental Hockey League. The battle for the Gagarin Cup - the main trophy of the championship - starts on February 23. On Friday, all participants in the Gagarin Cup playoffs were determined in the Kontinental Hockey League. The last to jump on the bandwagon of the departing train were Dynamo Minsk, who were ahead of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod one round before the end of the regular season.

Players from clubs participating in the Europa League sharply criticized the holding of games in extremely cold weather. A few days ago, representatives of the Dutch Twente, who experienced the famous Russian frosts, filed a complaint with the European Federation of Football Associations.

The German automaker Audi presented to the world an armored version of the A8 sedan, certified to the VR7 standard. This standard provides reliable protection against armor-piercing ammunition and explosives, ensuring the maximum level of security even in the event of a terrorist attack. Most of the opaque elements of the car and almost the entire body correspond to an even more reliable ballistic protection class, corresponding to categories VR9/VR10.

The person involved in the “Russian spies” case, journalist Vicky Pelaez, has returned to her homeland. AP reports this. The plane carrying Pelaez landed at Lima airport late on Friday evening, February 18. Pelaez flew home for her father's funeral, which will be held in Cusco on Saturday. Pelaez refused to talk to the journalists who met her at the airport, saying that she was not ready to give an interview before the funeral.

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Legal passenger taxi stands have appeared at eight Moscow train stations. Interfax agency reports this The corresponding road signs are installed in squares near the Belorussky, Kazansky, Kievsky, Kursky, Leningradsky, Rizhsky, Savelovsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations. There are special markings in the passenger boarding and disembarking areas. It is planned that a sound warning system for passengers will also be introduced subsequently.

The Azau - Stary Krugozor cable car was blown up on Elbrus. RIA Novosti reports this. No one was injured as a result of the incident. Who could have been behind the blasting of the road and how serious damage it received has not yet been clarified. The length of the gondola-type aerial cableway "Azau - Stary Krugozor" is 1,740 meters. It connects the lower return station "Azau" with the upper drive station "Stary Krugozor". The road's capacity is up to 2,400 people per hour.