Photo: YouTube still frame On February 9, People's Artist of the USSR Boris Andreev would have turned 103 years old. Sobesednik.ru remembers the great actor. He was called the "people's king." The actor has more than 50 roles in films that have become classics of Soviet cinema: “Big Life”, “Tractor Drivers”, “Treasure Island”, “Ilya Muromets”, “Children of Vanyushin”, etc. His type of a real man fighting for the truth became the personification of the Soviet system.

Photo: Yuri Kara // Photo: Global Look Press The president’s lack of specific ideas was confirmed in a conversation with Sobesednik.ru by one of his confidants, Yuri Kara. Vladimir Putin met with his confidants on January 30. It was assumed that a week after this he would deliver a message to the Federal Assembly. However, the traditional event was unexpectedly postponed. There has been talk that Putin simply doesn’t know what to say yet.

The Dorogomilovsky court deprived singer Yulia Nachalova of her rights for refusing a medical examination. The press secretary of the Dorogomilovsky court, Evgenia Gorokhova, reported this to the Moscow agency on Friday, February 9. “Yulia Nachalova-Aldonina was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 1 of Art. 12.26 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Photo: personal archive of Marina Baturina In December 2017, it became known that 35 police horses were being sent to slaughter. Sobesednik.ru understood the situation. This happens every year. The cavalrymen had already tried more than once to save the lives of their partners, and this time they sounded the alarm.

A passenger died on board a Ural Airlines plane flying from Moscow to Barnaul. Interfax reported this on Friday, February 9, citing an informed source. It is clarified that the man died after an attack of psychosis. “One of the passengers began to behave strangely immediately after takeoff. He threw shoes around the cabin, made strange noises, and repeatedly opened and closed the toilet doors from the outside without permission,” the source said.

The Central Election Commission said that Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak has already spent 42.58 million rubles on the election campaign. As reported by RIA Novosti , on Friday, February 9, the Central Election Commission published information on the receipt of funds in the election funds of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation and the expenditure of these funds as of February 6.

Photo: Olga Zarubina // Photo: Anatoly Lomokhov Olga Zarubina, without knowing it, again found herself at the center of a scandal, Sobesednik.ru learned. The other day a recording of her conversation with a certain man appeared. During communication, Zarubina actively criticizes the vocal abilities of the daughter of her ex-husband Alexander Malinin, Ustinya. The star does not mince words and advises the girl to forget about the microphone.

Photo: Global Look Press Director Alexey Uchitel told Sobesednik.ru how the test that “The Death of Stalin” will have to pass works. Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said that he is not at all against issuing a distribution certificate again for the notorious English film “The Death of Stalin.” There's just one thing ... “The public wrote to the prosecutor’s office. She [the prosecutor's office] is conducting an examination.

Photo: Global Look Press Sobesednik.ru discussed with famous people and experts the reduction in tariffs and prices promised by Putin. Last week, Vladimir Putin promised to consult with the head of the FAS about reducing gasoline prices. According to the president, today “it seems there is an opportunity to beat the price.” Could this happen?

On Friday, February 9, the Central Bank lowered the key rate to 7.5% per annum. This is reported on the regulator's website . “On February 9, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to reduce the key rate by 25 bp, to 7.50% per annum,” the press release said. It is noted that the reasons for lowering the rate were a decrease in inflation expectations, a weakening of short-term pro-inflationary risks and a decrease in the likelihood of an increase in annual inflation.

On Friday, February 9, an explosion occurred in one of the premises of a house on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. This was reported by the Mash Telegram channel. According to the channel, the explosion could have occurred during installation work in one of the premises. As a result of the incident, three people were injured and suffered severe burns.

Opera singer Anna Netrebko appealed to managers with a demand not to inflate ticket prices for her performances in Russia. As opera prima Anna Netrebko wrote on her Instagram page, she was outraged by the information that ticket prices for the singer’s joint performance with Yusif Eyvazov in Moscow reached 100 thousand rubles. “Dear concert organizers! Managers and resellers - if I hear again that the prices for my concerts are off the scale 100,000 rubles, I simply won’t come anymore...

One of Aeroflot's planes will be named after opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky in the next two years. As State Duma deputy Yuri Shvytkin wrote on his Facebook page, Aeroflot will name one of its planes in honor of the opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky. “The name of Dmitry Hvorostovsky will appear on an Aeroflot plane!

Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin commented on the possibility of deputies creating a women's club. As reported by RIA Novosti , commenting on the idea of ​​​​creating a women's club in the lower house of the Russian parliament, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin noted that he welcomes any form of self-organization. According to Volodin, a women's club would improve the quality of legislative work.

On Friday, February 9, Sberbank began issuing mortgage loans with a preferential rate of 6% per annum for large families. As stated in a press release published on the bank’s website , mortgages with a preferential rate are available to all residents of Russia. People who had a second child between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2022 can apply for it. In this case, it will be valid for three years. If a third child is born in the family, the rate may be extended.