On February 16, a criminal case was opened against former member of the pop group “Guests from the Future” Yuri Usachev. Usachev is accused of using violence against a police officer. Now the artist is under recognizance not to leave the place.

At least 12 people were injured as a result of a tornado that hit the US state of Mississippi. American TV reported this on Monday, February 11. The hurricane is accompanied by heavy rain, the speed of wind gusts from 22 meters per second increased to 45 meters per second. According to CNN, there is no exact information about the dead yet. Local authorities hope that casualties can still be avoided.

Alexei Vorobyov's producer Katerina von Gechmen-Waldeck did not say that there was no accident involving the singer. With the help of certificates, she promises to prove that Alexey Vorobyov was injured during the accident. As Sobesednik previously reported, citing various media outlets, Alexei Vorobyov’s producer Katerina von Gechmen-Waldeck stated that the singer was not involved in an accident ( more details HERE ).

On Sunday, February 10, the famous sculptor Ildar Khanov, who created the famous work of art - the Temple of All Religions, died. According to friends of the deceased sculptor, 73-year-old Ildar Khanov suffered from a long illness for a long time. It is also reported that at the time of his death he was in his native Kazan. There has not yet been information about the place and time of the farewell ceremony with the famous Kazan sculptor.

This is how beautiful ladies are made, that any of us, paying attention to new collections of fashionable clothes marking the onset of a new season, seems to be trying them on ourselves. The upcoming fashion season of spring and summer 2013 is no exception. Needless to say, all the fashionistas have missed the bright colors of spring during the long winter, and store owners are waiting for a miracle called wholesale sales of spring-summer assortment.

On February 12, it became known that two young children of a police officer were killed in Dagestan. On the evening of February 11, unknown men entered the house of a police officer located in the village of Belidzhi, Derbent district. The attackers inflicted multiple stab wounds on the policeman's 11 and 12-year-old sons. Then the alleged criminals stole a box with money and jewelry worth 300 thousand rubles, after which they fled in an unknown direction.

On February 14, it became known that one of the members of the Tsapka gang, which operated in the village of Kushchevskaya, was released on parole. Igor Maydanyuk, who was detained among the first suspects in the brutal crime in the village of Kushchevskaya, was released. According to employees of the Belorechensk juvenile correctional colony, the youngest member of the notorious gangster group was released for good behavior and lack of penalties.

The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, Sergei Filin, is confident that the attack was related to his success at work. In an interview with journalists, Sergei Filin hinted that he guessed who was behind the attack, but did not name specific names. He hopes investigators will figure it out themselves. “If this crime remains unsolved, I don’t even know what to believe then,” the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater ballet explained to reporters.

Kim Jong-un Photo: Russian Look North Korea is actively preparing for the next nuclear explosion, challenging the United States. As the media reported, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, the North Korean authorities are going to take “second and third measures”, without explaining what this means. The DPRK carried out another nuclear strike on Tuesday, February 12, at the Phunggye-ri test site.

On November 26, 2012, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave an interview to the France Presse agency and the Le Figaro newspaper, in which he stated that he does not rule out the possibility of running for president of Russia again in the future. Dmitry Medvedev emphasized that for now he is satisfied with the post of head of government under Russian President Vladimir Putin . “I would hardly have become prime minister under any other president...

NEWS OF THE DAY. Information leaked to the press that state co-financing of pensions will be cancelled. Government officials recognized the program of state co-financing of pensions as a “failure” and decided to cancel it as of October 1, 2013. The program began operating on January 1, 2009. According to official data, 9.5 million people took part in it.

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Roman Abramovich bought a collection of works by conceptual artist Ilya Kabakov from American collector John L. Stewart. The exact cost of the transaction is still unknown, according to various estimates – about $60 million. Ilya Kabakov is the most famous of our contemporary artists, a master of conceptualism, who became famous even before leaving Moscow for New York in 1987. He is one of the most expensive living artists in the world.

On February 10, Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev personally congratulated the actor on his 98th birthday. “The Legend of the Century,” famous Soviet actor Vladimir Zeldin celebrates his birthday on stage. Zeldin's name is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the only actor in the world who continues to act at such a respectable age.

One of those accused of organizing mass riots in Moscow on May 6, 2012, Konstantin Lebedev, was placed under house arrest by the court. The official representative of the Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, said that the investigation was satisfied with the court’s decision: according to law enforcement agencies, this is a sufficient measure for the oppositionist.