Sochi. Photo from the site www.osko.ru "Fair Russia" is ready to nominate at least two candidates for the post of mayor of the city of Sochi, reports IA REGNUM. At the same time, the head of the faction, Nikolai Levichv, said that one of these candidates would "really claim to win." Levichv did not name the name of any of the possible candidates, noting that the consultations have already begun and they will continue every day.

Sberbank investors. Photo by ar In February, the volume of ruble deposits increased for the first time in four months - from October 2008 a decrease was observed. According to Vedomosti Tuesday, 13 banks from the list of the largest credit organizations of the Central Bank in February in only two (VTB and Ak Bars ”) decreased the volume of ruble deposits.

Nikita Mikhalkov in the role of Alexander the Third. Frame from the film The Presnensky court of Moscow recognized the 7th Congress of the Union of Cinematographers and all the decisions adopted on it, including the election by the chairman of the Union, director Marlene Khutsiev. Thus, the court satisfied the lawsuit of the actor and director Vasily Livanov, director Vladimir Naumov, director of the State Film Fund Nikolai Borodachev and film director Klim Lavrentiev.

Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Yakovlev. Photo from the site www.kadis.ru The Governor of the Leningrad Region Valery Serdyukov signed an order to remove the vice-governor of the Leningrad Region, chairman of the finance committee Alexander Yakovlev from the execution of the official powers. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press service of the regional administration.

Petersburg, March 15, 2009. The rally of the SCC organized by the movement of the tiger. The performance of Alexei Etmanov is the leader of the Ford Trade Union (Vsevolozhsk of the Leningrad Region). Filming Vladimir Volokhonsky. Full -time report Interview with Etmanov (Zaks.ru) "New Gazeta" about Etmanov Attacks on Etmanov

Minsk, Oktyabrskaya Square, March 16, 2009. The action of solidarity with political prisoners. Source: Charter97. Details about the action

Ahmed Zakayev. Photo by ar Russia called on Belgium to prevent the arrival of the former Chechen fighter Ahmed Zakayev, RIA Novosti, with reference to Russia's ambassador to Brussels Vadim Lukov, has called for the arrival of the former Chechen action movie. The former field commander Zakayev, who is on the international wanted list, is invited to take part in the hearings on the situation in Chechnya, which the group of deputies of the European Parliament intends to hold.

Car of collectors. Photo from the site www.psdp.ru The collection car is robbed in St. Petersburg, the damage is established. As RIA Novosti reports, a source in the city law enforcement agencies said this. According to him, the crime was committed on the eve of about 21.30 in the Kalininsky district of the city near the house number 59 on Metallov Street, next to the building of the Communications Department of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Post".

Moscow, March 12, 2009. A picket in memory of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, organized by the Anti-War Movement . Source: Aminat Lamaro Radio Liberty: Four years since the death of Maskhadov Letter from Anzor Maskhadov

Claw Hesperonychus Elizabethae against the background of a Canadian coin. Photo from the site www.ucalgary.ca Canadian paleontologists have described the most tiny of all the well -known dinosaurs of North America and one of the smallest worldwide (publication in the American magazine Procededings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) of March 16, 2009).

Workers of the Voronezh excavator plant. Hard of news The decline in Russian industry continues, but its pace in February decreased, amounting to 13.2 percent versus 16 percent in January, Vedomosti reported on Tuesday with reference to the data of Rosstat. The indicators and individual industries are improved. So, the manufacturing industry fell by 17.3 percent against 24.1 percent in January.

Ministry of Finance. Photo from the site www.region.urfo.org On the night of Monday, the Ministry of Finance, on Tuesday, made amendments to the law on the federal budget for 2009 and the planning period until 2010-2011 regarding changes to the budget for the current year, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Finance. The department did not clarify the parameters of the document, noting that the bill may be considered at a government meeting on Thursday.

Ilya Yashin. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The pre -election headquarters of the co -chair of the “solidarity” of Boris Nemtsov in the election of the mayor of Sochi, in case of registration, can be headed by a member of the Bureau of Solidarity Ilya Yashin. As the Echo of Moscow reports, Yashin is now in Sochi and helps Nemtsov. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Nemtsov was not allowed to the forum of Sochi entrepreneurs.

Sergeant Glukhov. Frame Rustavi-2 from Newsru.com In relation to Sergeant Alexander Glukhov, who left the military unit in South Ossetia in January of this year, a criminal case was opened under the article “Deserter”. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the chief military prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky. According to him, Russia will soon send Georgia a request for the issuance of Glukhov. “The case of desertion was initiated in relation to his desertion.

Leo Rubinstein. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru My friend has a house in the village where he spends a significant part of the year. For a rather long time, he once told me, he watched the same scene in the window every morning. When the collective farm herd walked past his yard, his towel bobik jumped out of the gate with a sonorous bark and immediately attached ahead of the herd, as if leading him.