reports on Thursday, January 16 Ilya Farber, a teacher and former director of a rural recreation center in the Tver region, released last week on parole, does not intend to make a career as a human rights activist and fight for power, Interfax . “A political career is a struggle for power. I don’t need power. I’m not going to start a career as a human rights activist. I’m very far from these concepts. I will do what I can for the people,” he told reporters in Moscow.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved a new indictment against opposition figures Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhaev, accused of organizing mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, Udaltsov's microblog on Twitter, run by his comrades in the Left Front, reported on Thursday. “Udaltsov today received from investigators a new indictment on the Bolotnaya case on 768 sheets,” the message says.

photo Kommersant The slogan of the fight against terrorism can easily justify the most ridiculous proposals Every time another repressive bill appears or officials announce their intention to harshly and senselessly “regulate” something, a conspiracy theory pops up: someone decided to short the market.

Deputy Mayor of Moscow, head of the capital's department of transport and development of road infrastructure Maxim Liksutov (No. 157 in the ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes , fortune - $0.65 billion), whom oppositionist Alexei Navalny accused of a conflict of interest, back in June 2013 divorced his wife Tatyana, department spokeswoman Alena Eremina told RIA Novosti .

The Dutch authorities have agreed to pay compensation to the mother of opposition leader Alexander Dolmatov, who committed suicide in prison while awaiting deportation to his homeland, the DutchNews portal reported on Thursday, citing a representative of the Dutch Ministry of Justice. The agreement is being finalized and the exact amount of compensation payments has not yet been determined, he said in an interview with NOS TV channel.

The American Film Academy on Thursday announced the nominees for the 86th Oscars, which will be presented in Los Angeles on March 2. The list of nominees is published on the film awards website. The films “Gravity” and “American Hustle” received the largest number of nominations, which are nominated in 10 categories. In particular, “American Hustle” and “Gravity” are competing for the award in the “Best Picture” category.

The Italian fashion house Prada returned to Milan all the company's assets that had been registered in the Netherlands and Luxembourg for more than 10 years for reasons of tax benefits, ITAR-TASS reported on Thursday . To return from offshore companies, Prada entered into a settlement agreement with the Italian tax authorities. And she paid the state compensation of €0.5 billion. The country’s tax authorities estimated the fashion house’s tax debts for 10 years of being offshore at this amount.

Russia notified the United States that it intends to continue negotiations with Iran on concluding an oil and commodity deal that could turn Russia into the largest importer of Iranian raw materials, the Kommersant newspaper writes , citing a diplomatic source.

The investigation excluded oppositionist Alexei Navalny from the number of witnesses in the criminal case of preparation for organizing mass unrest, in which Left Front activists Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhaev are accused, told ITAR-TASS on Thursday. Udaltsov’s lawyer Sergei Polozov According to him, the defense presented 87 witnesses, of which 32 “the investigation recorded as prosecution witnesses,” and the rest, including Navalny, were excluded.

photo Getty Images There are more and more countries in the world demonstrating high growth rates against the backdrop of relatively moderate risks Russian investors should pay attention to a relatively new opportunity: investing in countries that are not part of the BRICS group, but have the potential for rapid growth.

The head of Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais, has already bought a stake in Rusnano Management Company LLC, which was created to attract private investors, ITAR-TASS reports . Chubais announced this at the Gaidar Forum dedicated to economic development. “I even seem to have already purchased something there (in the LLC). But so far it’s symbolic, less than 1% when creating the company itself,” Chubais said. He recalled that in 2014, up to 20% of the LLC will pass into the hands of private investors.

The board of directors of the aluminum giant UC RUSAL approved the terms of the settlement agreement in the proceedings at the International Court of Arbitration in London, initiated by SUAL Partners of Viktor Vekselberg (No. 4 in the ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia according to Forbes , worth $15.1 billion) and Leonid Blavatnik (No. 22 in the ranking of the 400 richest American billionaires, wealth - $17.8 billion) in 2012, according to the company's website.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at a government meeting on January 16, called on ministers to achieve rational use of Olympic facilities after the end of the 2014 Olympics and make Sochi the best resort in Russia, “in which it is comfortable to live and relax,” ITAR-TASS reports . He noted that for the government the Olympics are not a time of rest, but of intense control over the entrusted economy.

photo Reuters And if so, how can you escape from it? The positive dynamics of the American stock market against the backdrop of stagnation in the markets of developing countries can be considered the main investment result of 2013. Analysts perceive a 25% rise in the S&P index as the beginning of a multi-year rally and are encouraging investors to invest in US securities. Since mid-2012, the volume of investments in bonds began to fall, while investments in stocks continued to grow evenly.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow on Thursday granted the investigation's request to extend until April 14 the house arrest of former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, accused of abuse of power, RAPSI reports . Thus, the court rejected Baumgertner’s defense request to change his preventive measure to a cash bail of 15 million rubles. In addition, the court clarified the territorial boundaries of permitted daily walks - from 19 to 21 hours on specific streets.