December 27, 2004, 20:55 Politics The petty-bourgeois court doesn’t want to know anything else Aliya Samigullina On Monday, the court rejected the lion's share of requests to include new materials obtained by lawyers into the criminal case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev and Andrei Krainov. According to the general opinion of the judge and the prosecutor, the case is already big.

December 27, 2004, 11:13 Culture Fuckers' Wedding “Park of Culture” American box office: Mrs. Tracher, an orgasm specialist, a cartoon based on Zadornov’s monologues and orphan losers. Have you called your parents? Now get to know them. At Christmas, you want something family-friendly, some quiet evening with lovely, kind people whom you have loved for a long time.

December 28, 2004, 09:49 Business Distortion of connection Timofey Dzyadko Owners of “direct” mobile numbers who want to keep them will have to enter into additional agreements with cellular companies next year. Operators assure that this innovation will not cause much trouble for subscribers, since the additional agreement can be sent by mail.

December 27, 2004, 20:34 Politics Yanukovych threatens complete deja vu Ilya Zhegulev Viktor Yanukovych, who trailed Viktor Yushchenko by almost 8%, refused to admit his defeat and decided to challenge the election results in the Supreme Court. People from his team promise Ukrainians complete deja vu, including mass rallies, although the elections in Ukraine were recognized by all international observers and even Russian ones.

December 27, 2004, 15:04 Politics Expression of the will of suicide bombers Anatoly Goldovsky Pre-election terror is underway in Iraq. Today in Baghdad, terrorists blew up the headquarters of the country's leading Shiite party, which, according to forecasts, could win the first post-Saddam elections. The situation in Iraq is heating up, and this is due to the upcoming first parliamentary elections in the post-Saddam period on January 30.

December 27, 2004, 16:21 Society Letter of happiness Irina Petrakova The Migration Service has prepared a gift for Russians: next year it will be possible to obtain temporary registration by mail. Since Russian citizens have 90 days to register, the new method may well become the main one, according to the FMS. The procedure for registering citizens at their place of residence will be significantly simplified.

December 27, 2004, 18:30 Politics Seven Wise Maria Tsvetkova On Monday it became clear that Vladimir Putin will not be the only one to appoint governors after the new law comes into force. He signed a provision according to which the plenipotentiaries will begin to look for suitable candidates for him, and the head of the administration, Dmitry Medvedev, will choose the most suitable one from them.

December 28, 2004, 12:50 Politics “Kuchma outsmarted himself” Elena Rudneva Leonid Kuchma and his own staff, which was engaged in petty theft and additions, are to blame for the defeat of Viktor Yanukovych. And Viktor Yushchenko owes his victory not only to the “Orange Revolution”, but also to the Ukrainian security forces. Gleb Pavlovsky stated this in an interview with Gazeta.Ru. — Gleb Olegovich, will you congratulate Yushchenko ? — With a successful seizure of power? What else...

December 27, 2004, 14:21 From the editor Creators of parallel reality "Gazeta.Ru" Rushailo and Sliska are not observers, but creators of a parallel reality, where black is white, and what others call white is unknown.

07:57 A Ukrainian diplomat crashed on the Yekaterinburg-Tyumen highway The first secretary of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Tyumen, Yuri Zatsepin, and his wife, who also worked at the consulate, died in an accident on Sunday, said a representative of the main department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Sverdlovsk region. “Zatsepin, who was driving a Ford Focus, lost control and drove into oncoming traffic,” he noted.

09:19 The Central Election Commission of Ukraine counted 92.79% of ballots To date, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine has processed 92.79% of the ballots. During the re-voting in the second round of elections, Viktor Yushchenko gains 53.46% of the votes (14 million 233 thousand 845 voters), Viktor Yanukovych - 42.76% (11 million 384 thousand 865). This was reported on the website of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine. "Gazeta.Ru"

December 27, 2004, 09:56 Politics They became free Sergei Sedelnikov The elections in Ukraine are finally over. At polling stations, people were born and died, honestly fulfilling their civic duty. By the way, Viktor Yushchenko won. By 8 a.m. Monday, the Ukrainian Central Election Commission had counted almost all the ballots cast in yesterday's second-round re-vote.

Sport Records at Krylatskoye Vladimir Yakushin Speed ​​skaters Ivan Skobrev and Olga Tarasova became champions of Russia. At the same time, Tarasova managed to set a skating rink record. On Sunday, the Russian all-around speed skating championship ended at the Krylatskoye skating center. The skating rink's records were a pleasant surprise at the championship. In just one Saturday, athletes managed to distinguish themselves twice at the distances of 3000 meters for women and 5000 meters for men.

18:55 – 19:05 Indian ONGC intends to buy a stake in Sibneft A subsidiary of the Indian national oil and gas company Oil & Natural Gas Corp. - ONGC Videsh Limited is considering the possibility of acquiring a stake in the Russian company Sibneft, reports the Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, ONGC Videsh entered into a confidential agreement with Rosneft regarding the acquisition of shares in Sibneft.

December 28, 2004, 12:39 Cars Biological vibrator Dmitry Kiselev Photo: Autoindex Ford's Mercury division has released official photos of the Meta One concept car, which will premiere at the Detroit Auto Show. Meta One is a prototype of one of Mercury's future crossovers. On it, the Americans are going to test advanced electronic security systems and a new biofuel hybrid power plant. The design of the car is reminiscent of the serial Mercury - Mariner SUV and Montego sedan.