In Moscow, the illegal demolition of the walls of the Dynamo stadium, which were placed under protection as an object of cultural heritage, has begun. Natalya Samover, coordinator of the Arkhnadzor public movement, made a corresponding statement to law enforcement agencies on Friday. She demands to initiate a criminal case under Art.

The US Department of Justice is going to allow Google to acquire mobile device manufacturer Motorola Mobility. As Reuters reports , citing sources familiar with the situation, the $12.5 billion deal could be approved as early as next week. Google announced the purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion on August 15 this year. One of the clauses in the agreement between Google and Motorola stipulates that if the deal fails, the Internet company will pay a penalty of $2.5 billion.

Vladimir Putin is considering the possibility of liquidating the United Russia party and creating a new political organization on its basis if he wins the presidential elections in March. reported this on Thursday Bloomberg , citing its own sources. According to the news agency's interlocutors, United Russia will change its name, logo and leadership. Sources claim that a radical option for reforming the party is being discussed at the government level.

The buyback of VTB shares from participants in the bank’s “people’s IPO” will not affect the amount of dividends based on last year’s results. This statement was made on Friday by the first deputy chairman of the credit organization, Yuri Solovyov. On February 9, the bank officially announced the buy-back parameters. The procedure will be completed by May 1. The impact on VTB capital will be limited to 8 billion rubles.

The emphasis should be on products that require more intellectual effort rather than financial investment On the one hand, we understand that there is something in the air, like in 2008. In August, stock exchanges collapsed and exchange rates changed. But there is still no global crisis; living in constant anticipation of it and completely curtailing development would be strange. The most important thing we can do is not to relax.

The social network LinkedIn, which was one of the first in its segment to go public in May 2011, increased its net profit by 30% and more than doubled its revenue in the fourth quarter. In 2012, the company expects further sales growth. press release As reported in a LinkedIn , net profit in October-December amounted to $6.92 million compared to $5.3 million for the same period last year.

How to protect yourself from worsening situations with counterparties Even small business owners are now forced to monitor the global economy. A slowdown in the economies of the United States and Europe could lead to a fall in oil and gas prices, and consequently to a slowdown in the Russian economy and a decrease in budget revenues.

How to optimize the process of collecting and executing a group budget Difficult periods in the global economy always “spur” businesses to optimize management, external and internal business processes. We have already felt the negative impact of the global situation on the Russian market more than once, so we have experience.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree dismissing Police Colonel General Mikhail Sukhodolsky from the post of head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Glavk) for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The Kremlin press service reported this on Friday. The reasons for the personnel decision of the head of state were not specified in the press release. Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate Sergei Umnov will temporarily lead the police of the northern capital.

The Supreme Court of Karelia on Friday confirmed the illegality of the reprimand to Mikhail Khodorkovsky for absence from work in the Segezha colony. reports this RAPSI . The management of the correctional institution, where the ex-head of YUKOS is serving his sentence in a second criminal case, previously filed a cassation against the decision of the lower court, which granted the prisoner’s petition to cancel the penalty. In total, Khodorkovsky received two penalties in Segezha.

photo by Pavel Golovkin for Forbes In less than 14 years, the father and son Khotins turned from small businessmen into a development group that took fourth place in the Forbes ranking The long corridors are blocked off in several places by massive iron doors. They are opened and then carefully closed by the security guard accompanying the visitors. At the end of the path there is a windowless meeting room, crammed with filming and recording equipment; mobile phones do not work here.

Cancellation of New Year holidays, return of winter time, reduction of flashing lights and other decisions and proposals of the presidential candidate dedicated to the elections “You need to be very careful, generally be as specific as possible, but at the same time, in no case slide into some kind of populism and become promised” (from the speech of the Russian Prime Minister, presidential candidate Vladimir Putin at a meeting with proxies 8 February 2012)

photo Itar-TASS The authorities began to use the United Russia brand less, but did not change their habit of removing opposition candidates and not allowing them to participate in elections Now everyone is captivated by the confrontation between the authorities and “dissatisfied citizens” at mass protest rallies and the upcoming vote on the formal return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency.

Moscow authorities intend to adjust the conditions for holding a rally of supporters of Vladimir Putin, which is scheduled to take place on February 23 at Manezhnaya Square in the center of the capital. The city administration's claims relate to the number of participants declared by the organizers of the action, as well as the route and location of the event.

Shareholders of Polyus Gold International and Polymetal International have not agreed on the merger of the two companies, so the planned transaction may not take place. newspaper reported this on Tuesday, citing informed sources The Vedomosti reports , Interfax .