Michael Makkonnel. Photo by ar The next presidential elections in Russia will become a controlled transfer of power in the country to the successor to Vladimir Putin. So believes the head of the US National Intelligence Michael Macaconell. He stated this on Tuesday at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Defense, reports Reuters. “On the way to democracy [Russia] took a step back,” said Maconnell.

Bidding on the exchange. Photo from the site www.rostovinfo.ru In world shares markets, the second day continues to reduce quotes. According to the Air Force, the collapse was caused by news from China. On Tuesday in this country, a record has occurred since 1997, the drop in the stock market indices: the country's main stock indices fell by 9 percent, as a result of which the capitalization of markets decreased by almost $ 140 billion.

Medical board. Photo from the site www.bashkortostan.ru In the North Caucasus Military District, command and staff exercises began with the aim of working out joint actions of the military and executive bodies on the issue of the draft and supply of mobilization resources.

Mikhail Kasyanov. Photos of faces The Moscow City Court canceled the decision on the suspension of the so-called "summer cottage" in relation to the former Prime Minister, leader of the RNDS Mikhail Kasyanov. The case was again returned to the district court for consideration.

Moscow State University Three members of the initiative group of the Faculty of Sociology of Moscow State University were detained while trying to draw attention to the "authoritarian regime" of the management of the faculty. This was reported on Wednesday by Echo of Moscow one of the detainees. He emphasized that "the detention was not argued." According to the student, he was detained at the initiative of the administration of the faculty.

Riots in Guinea. Photo AP About a hundred Russian citizens, mostly wives and children of employees and auxiliary personnel of the company Rusal, left Guinea in February due to an unstable situation in the country. According to Interfax, the Russian Ambassador to the Guinean Republic Dmitry Malev stated this.

Mariinsky Theater. Photo from the site satyr.imgsrc.ru In Moscow, one of the soloists of the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater was robbed for a large amount of money. This was reported on Wednesday Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. The surname of the victim is not disclosed.

Black hole. The artist’s fantasy from the website space.com Theoretical physicists from the UK and India managed to learn something new about how information behaves in the quantum world Professor of the British Jork University ( University of York ), Samuel Braunstein , quantum teleportation specialist - Quantum TelePortation ) and his Indian colleague Arun Pati from the Physical Institute.

Soldiers on the streets of Kanakri. Photo from Newsru.com Russia begins a partial evacuation of its citizens from the Republic of Guinea "in connection with a sharp exacerbation of the domestic political situation." This is stated at the disposal of the President of the country Vladimir Putin, published on Wednesday on his official website. The specific "terms and format" of evacuation is instructed to determine the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vladivostok. Photo from the site www.valter.by.ru The prosecutor's office of the Primorsky Territory opened six criminal cases against officials of the Vladivostok administration. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. "Cases have been initiated on the facts of theft and inappropriate use of budget funds, as well as underestimating the value of land plots when selling them to commercial structures.

Nikolai Baskov. Photo from Festival.vitebsk.by Singer Nikolai Baskov was robbed in Moscow. This was reported on Wednesday Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. This crime has already been reported, but first information was received that the soloist of the Mariinsky Theater was his victim. Now it is specified that on Tuesday evening, a statement from Baskov received a statement from the internal affairs department of Fili-Davydkovo.

State Duma. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru Five political parties presented in the State Duma signed an agreement on the creation of an inter -party meeting in order to achieve an "inter -party consensus on urgent foreign policy problems of Russia." According to RIA Novosti, the agreement was signed by representatives of United Russia, Fair Russia, the Communist Party, the LDPR and the People’s Will. The interests of Russia should be the main priority, the document is noted.

Ilya Milstein Mikhal Mikhalych interrogated. In the Prosecutor General, within forty minutes, after which the ex-prime minister went out with a professionally shining face to answer the questions of journalists. “Everything will be fine, everything is simple, everything is fine,” he shared with the press unique information in exclusivity. And he left for his cottages, about which our femid had already broken his teeth. What kind of business Kasyanov is sewn now and how it ends, I can’t judge.

The traffic cop fines the car owner. Photo from the site www.autogazeta.com The Prosecutor General’s Office, together with prosecutors of the constituent entities of the Federation, began verification of the execution of legislation in the activities of the traffic police. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the Prosecutor General.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozi. Photo by ar The candidate for the post of President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is concerned about violations of human rights in Russia. According to Echo of Moscow, he stated this on Wednesday at a press conference on international politics. "If China and Russia are very large powers, this does not mean that we cannot condemn the human rights violations there.