Goalkeeper of the Kunlun Red Star team Andrei Makarov spoke about the difficulties of life in Beijing and the matches with Metallurg. In an interview with Sovsport.ru, the Russian hockey player shared his impressions of life in China , where he moved to play for HC Kunlun Red Star. As the portal notes, the team recently reached the KHL playoffs, which happened for the first time with a Chinese club. Now the athletes will have to play a series of matches against Metallurg in Magnitogorsk.

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The Swiss court rejected the appeals of Shubenkov and Isinbayeva against the CAS decision not to allow them to participate in the 2016 Games. Let us remind you that Sobesednik.ru wrote that Russian pole vaulter Elena Isinbaeva and world champion in the 110-meter hurdles Sergei Shubenkov appealed to the Swiss federal court in Lausanne to challenge their exclusion from participation in the Summer Olympics in Brazil.

The head of the Kosh-Agach district of Altai is suspected of taking a bribe in the amount of three million rubles. As TASS reports with reference to the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Altai Republic, the head of the Kosh-Agach district of the republic was detained on suspicion of fraud . According to investigative authorities, Auelkhan Dzhatkambaev received a bribe in the amount of 3 million rubles from the head of a construction company in January 2016.

The Russian Foreign Ministry is outraged that the United States is providing the media with information about the causes of Vitaly Churkin’s death. Earlier , Sobesednik.ru wrote that American forensic experts insisted on conducting additional tests to establish the exact cause of death of Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin , who died on February 20 in New York.

According to a survey, Americans' opinion of Russia and its leader has recently changed for the better. The American Institute of Public Opinion Gallup conducted a study in which it assessed the attitude of US citizens towards Russia and its President Vladimir Putin . According to the survey results published on the organization’s website, 28% of respondents have a positive attitude towards Russia. 70% of Americans, as in 2015, expressed a negative attitude towards the Russian Federation.

"Shukshin" Photo: fragment of the poster The first premiere of 2017 at the Moscow Regional State Theater for Young Spectators (artistic director Nonna Grishaeva) is a performance based on the stories of Vasily Shukshin. Producing director Alexey Doronin chose seven stories: “Petka Krasnov tells”, “Strong man”, “Eternally dissatisfied Yakovlev”, “Ticket for the second session”, “I believe!”, “Styopka”, “Once upon a time there lived a man”.

A court near Moscow sentenced a citizen of Uzbekistan to three years in prison for beating an elderly scientist for a year. According to the Life web publication, a court in the Moscow region city of Chekhov found guilty Uzbek citizen Mesimba Ajelyalova, who abused her ward for a year. The woman worked as a nurse and looked after the Soviet engineer-inventor, State Prize winner Vladimir Bruver.

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The head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, announced the creation of information operations troops in Russia. The minister made this statement at a meeting of the State Duma . “During this time, information operations troops have been created, which is much more effective and stronger ...

Photo: Murat Nasyrov // Tatyana Rtishcheva More than 10 years ago, at the age of 37, Murat Nasyrov tragically died. Sobesednik.ru talked to the singer’s widow. The performer of the hits “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov”, “I am You”, “Someone Will Forgive” jumped from the balcony of his Moscow apartment on the fifth floor. Relatives and friends still cannot understand what prompted the singer to commit suicide. According to doctors, the singer was in a state of severe depression.

Photo: Ninja academies plan to produce so-called ambassadors who will have to spread Japanese culture around the world // Richard Atrero De Guzman / Global Look Press On February 22, a special project, The Ninja Nippon Project, was launched in Japan to increase tourist flow . According to Lenta.ru, the project includes the creation of a ninja academy and museum, as well as the organization of tours to regions of Japan closely related to the history of these hired killers.

Activist Ildar Dadin, released by the court, attended the hearing via video link. As Sobesednik.ru previously reported , the Supreme Court decided to close the criminal case against activist Ildar Dadin and release him from prison. According to the Kommersant newspaper, despite the court decision, Dadin will not be able to be free on the day the decision is announced. As the publication explains, it takes time for the court order to reach the colony where the activist is being held.

Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables for just two weeks leads to a noticeable improvement in mood. American scientists selected 171 people to participate in the experiment, divided into three groups according to type of diet. The researchers were interested in whether the type of food affects a person's mood. It turned out that the most noticeable improvement in mood was among those who ate raw fruits and vegetables daily.

Photo: Donald Trump // Global Look Press Famous journalist and regular contributor to Sobesednik.ru Mikhail Taratuta talks about Trump’s first defeats and new battles. Exactly a month ago, Donald Trump officially assumed his duties as president. Usually the first month is the most sluggish, colorless, in general, no period in the political life of the country. But not in the case of Trump. Its early days are most conveniently described in terms of battles.