OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 February 2009 was announced, that at the Central House of Writers on Bolshaya Nikitskaya there was a presentation of two new books by Mikhail Barshchevsky, one of the leading Russian lawyers – "The Ice Broke Up" and the "Great Legal Encyclopedia".

The alcoholic beverage sponsor of the event was the "LUDING" company, offering all participants and guests its outstanding drinks: French Wines Tour de Mandelotte and Henry Lavigne, Armenian cognac "NOY CLASSIC 10 YEARS". The guests of the event included Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Iosif Kobzon, Mark Rozovsky, Alexey Cortnev, Andrey Dementiev, Nina Shatskaya, Valery Syutkin, Larisa Rubalskaya and many other prominent figures in the Russian entertainment business, artistic, business and political circles of the country.The "Great Legal Encyclopedia" is a volume that has been created for the mainstream audience, allowing all people which may not be familiar with the subtleties of the legal sciences and which do not have the requisite education, to receive professional assistance in the protection of their rights. To help them find "what they need" in Russian legislation to hold public officials accountable for their actions.

"The Ice Broke Up" is the continuation of the bestseller by Michael Barshchevsky "The Defense Objects or I am going to run the show! " The author explained, in the first book the story ended in 1989, and this second one the story takes place in the life-changing year 1991. But the hero is still the same person - a young and ambitious lawyer, Vadim Osipov, building his career and seeking justice.Information: Mikhail Yurevich Barshchevsky (born 1955) - Doctor of Juridical Science, Professor, plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Federation in the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, Active State Advisor of the I class level, Distinguished Jurist of the Russian Federation. He holds the title of "Honorable Lawyer", the Highest Award given by the Russian Legal Society, the F.N. Plevako Gold Medal, as well as the Order of "Fidelity to a Lawyer’s Obligations". In 2004 he received the Certificate of Merit of the Government of the Russian Federation for his work in securing the interaction of the Russian Government with the judicial power bodies. In 2005 he was awarded a gold medal – the Order of Alexander Nevsky.