Countries are rich not thanks to monetary injections, but thanks to innovation - this seemingly obvious idea brought the economist to Paul Romer the Nobel Prize. Innovations, he claimed, become an engine of growth only with the right institutions. Almost ten years ago, making a lecture TED , he proposed a strategy that would help lagging countries get out of poverty. The plan included the creation of cities-states, or rather, cities without a state.

Photo: Alexey Belkin / TASS The municipal elections held in Moscow on September 10 left behind a dual impression. On the one hand, the positions of United Russia were significantly strengthened, it received 1502 mandates - 20% more than in the 2012 elections. On the other hand, about two hundred opposition candidates passed to the municipal deputies, mainly from the Yabloko party and the team of Dmitry Gudkov.

Volunteer Yuri Biryukov, also known as Phoenix, since the fall of 2014, is simultaneously an adviser to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the head of the Ministry of Defense Stepan Poltok. Biryukov gained fame, conducting campaigns to support Ukrainian paratroopers on Facebook, and also worked as a volunteer directly on the front line, including in the “boilers” and the Donetsk airport.

Oleg Nilov, deputy head of the Fair Russia faction, urged St. Petersburg officials to take part in the Snow Shovel Challenge by analogy with the world -famous Ice Bucket Challenge campaign. This is stated on the deputy’s website . “The promotion is scheduled for January 13 at 17:00 in St. Petersburg on School Street, 128/1 house.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Yuri Slyusar will replace Mikhail Pogosyan as president of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). This was written by TASS with reference to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. Poghosyan will retain the post of general designer of the corporation. Earlier it was known that Poghosyan could leave his post before the end of this week.

Search and rescue work at the crash site of the Yak-42 passenger aircraft, on board which was the Yaroslavl hockey team Lokomotiv. Photo by ITAR-TASS/ Vladimir Smirnov The Yak-42 crew of the Yak-42 aircraft, which crashed together with Lokomotiv hockey players, with airports of Moscow and Yaroslavl, was voiced in the Yaroslavsky district court. This was reported by the TASS correspondent from the courtroom.

The FSIN officers on duty at the house of Alexei Navalny were provided with a minibus, the oppositionist said on his Twitter. “The FSIN finally adjusted the minibus to the entrance, where the employees who are punishing me can sleep normally at night. It’s hard at night in Lada Grand, ”the politician wrote. On December 30, the Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow found Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg guilty of fraud in an especially large amount and legalization of funds in the Yves Rocher case.

One of the leaders of the “Russians” movement, Alexander Belov (Potkin), accused of legalizing illegally mined property, will soon be sent to a stationary psychiatric examination to the Center named after Serbian. This was told by Slon by politician lawyer Ivan Mironov. According to the lawyer, in mid-December his client was taken to one-day outpatient psychological and psychiatric examination. The whole procedure has passed with numerous violations, says Mironov.

On January 22, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill will come from the State Duma for the first time, the official portal of the Moscow Patriarchate reports . The performance of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will be held as part of the III Christmas parliamentary meetings. The Patriarch will take part in the opening of an exhibition of icons in parliament, and after in the plenary meeting room he will meet with deputies, clergy and social activists.

Continuation - State Duma deputy called on St. Petersburg officials to personally remove snow → The vice-governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin recommended to the townspeople who complain about the poor cleaning of the streets with utilities, take shovels themselves and clean the city from snow. He gave such advice in the comments to the record of journalist Pavel Smolyak on Facebook. “I looked out the window for a long time yesterday.

Photo: Reuters The alleged accomplice of the French terrorists Khayat Bumeden was in Turkey, and then crossed the Syrian border, said Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Chavushoglu. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the Turkish State Agency Anadolu.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny called on supporters to transfer a street protest from January 15 to the second half of February. “Do not be slaves of empty symbolism. What now symbolizes the 15th number? The date that the verdict was once appointed. To which the FB-address was opened, where a record number of people signed up. We sign up again, if necessary, ”he wrote on his blog.

The Moscow authorities announced an open competition for measures to prevent extremism and counteract religious intolerance. The corresponding application on the official portal of public procurement was posted by the Department of Interregional Cooperation, National Policy and Communications with Religious Organizations of Moscow. The initial price of the contract is 9.5 million rubles. Applications are accepted until January 21, 2015.

In connection with the deterioration of weather conditions, the metropolitan department of transport asks Muscovites to refuse trips by personal transport. The deterioration of weather conditions can cause ice on Moscow roads, the press service of the department warns . “As expected, the snowfall that began in the city this afternoon will last until the evening, and then resumes on Tuesday morning.

• Consolidation in French: what is worth learning the Russian nation → How Khodorkovsky became an "enemy of all Muslims" The Council of Muftis of Russia and the spiritual department of Muslims condemned the attack of unknown people on the editorial office of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, but regarded the actions of the publication itself as a provocation.