A video from the series "Songs of Russian Oligarchs". Authors: Ksue_shen, Pantherclaw. The song is performed by Sergey Vasiliev ("Mad Pierrot").

Money In Minneapolis at the age of 90, Leonid Gurvitz, who became the oldest Nobel Prize winner last year, was died, ITAR-TASS reports. Recently, Gurvitz was lying in the hospital and was connected to the "Artificial Poice" apparatus. Due to health problems, Gurvitz could not come to Stockholm in December last year, so the Economy Award was awarded to him in Minneapolis. He shared a reward with economists Eric Maskin and Roger Mayerson.

Leningrad nuclear power plant. Photo from the site www.wdcb.ru The ASKRO system created by Rosatom (automatic system for monitoring the radiation situation) will put an end to all information speculations about the accident that have happened at Russian nuclear power plants. This was announced on Wednesday during the first international exhibition and Congress of Atomcon 2008 by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov.

Employees of the State Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region stopped the activities of a group that sold drugs, using WebMoney card calculation. According to Fontanka.ru, as a result of the operation, more than 3 kilograms of drugs and about 1.5 million rubles were seized. According to the Journalistic Investigation Agency with reference to the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service in St.

Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Frame NTV The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal in the case of attempted attempt on the governor of St. Petersburg Valentin Matvienko, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, the court rejected the protest of the prosecutor's office in which she asked to cancel the acquittal, and the criminal case was sent for a new consideration.

Bishop of Anadyr and Chukotka diomid. Photo from the site MP ROC The working group of the Bishop Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church recommended to deprive the dignity of Bishop of Anadyr and Chukchi diomid, RIA Novosti reports. Finally, the fate of the Chukchi bishop will be decided at a meeting of the entire bishop's cathedral on Thursday, June 26.

Gun. Photo from the site www.korrespondent.net In Moscow near the Paveletsky station, a hostage was released, which was captured by her civil husband. He threatened the woman with a gas gun, RIA Novosti reports. The incident occurred due to a quarrel on the basis of jealousy, the representative of the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow Jeanne Zatomin told reporters.

Grigory Yavlinsky. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru The former Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky, after leaving his post, will combine work in the Party Political Committee with teaching at the Higher School of Economics, Interfax reports. At a press conference in Moscow, Yavlinsky expressed gratitude to all political scientists and writers discussing his fate.

Moscow State University A new dean was elected at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. According to RIA Novosti, it became a doctor of philological sciences, professor Elena Leonidovna Vartanova. The election was carried out by secret vote at the open meeting of the Scientific Council of the faculty on June 25 in the presence of the rector of the Moscow State University of the Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Sadovnichy.

Norkel. Denis Morozov, CEO of Norilsk Nickel, wants the new board of the company to give him a new mandate to manage the company. Otherwise, Morozov is ready to resign, they write on Thursday "Vedomosti". Denis Morozov intends to submit the question of his rejection of the Norilsk Nickel general director at the first meeting of the new board of directors of the company, which the shareholders will be elected on June 30. “I was appointed a year ago in completely different conditions.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky in court. Photo by ar The support group of Mikhail Khodorkovsky will celebrate his 45th anniversary on Thursday, Khodorkovsky’s press center reports. Supporters of the ex-head of Yukos on Thursday will gather in Chita. According to the deputy head of the public support committee of Khodorkovsky Marina Savateeva, the picket in his support will be held in the afternoon of the Revolution Square.

Bursting rail. Photo from the website of IA "New Region" The Moscow Metro intends to file a lawsuit to compensate for losses against the plant that made the rail, due to which the accident occurred. According to Interfax, the head of the subway Dmitry Gayev stated this on Thursday at a press conference. The incident investigation commission has already established that its cause was a crutter of the rail.

Vasily Kononov. Frame of the TV channel "Russia" The European Court of Human Rights was satisfied with the lawsuit of the Red Veteran Vasily Kononov against Latvia. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by lawyer Kononov Mikhail Ioffe. “The court decisions have already been announced, and it is positive for my client. However, neither the amount of compensation received, nor the exact text of the decision has yet been announced - its text will be published in mid -July,” the lawyer said.

Pistol and explosives. Photo from the site Veeer.com In Moscow in the square in front of the Paveletsky station, an unknown man threatens to act an explosive device, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement. According to him, the area of ​​the Paveletsky station due to the threat of the explosion was blocked. The source said that the man is in the car in front of the La Pizza restaurant. About the requirements that he puts forward is not yet reported.

TNK-BP logo Yesterday, OJSC TNK-VR Management submitted an application to the Arbitration Court of Moscow to challenge tax claims for 2003-2005 in the amount of about 1.6 billion rubles, the Kommersant newspaper writes on Thursday. Claims to the company are, in particular, with the involvement of foreign personnel, the costs of which tax authorities considered it unreasonable.