13:28 // 12/20/2005 The former head of the financial pyramid "MMM" Sergei Mavrodi was charged with new charges under the article "Fraud". Currently, Mavrodi continues to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case, RIA Novosti reports. The preventive measure is left the same - imprisonment. At the end of the acquaintance in February 2006, the criminal case will be sent to the court. Source: gzt.ru

On December 21, the Union of Independent States is 14 years old today the political situation around the CIS looks paradoxical. On the one hand, most observers state that over the past years this association has not been able to achieve serious success in political and economic integration. On the other hand, the CIS is one of the main priorities of Russia's external activity.

The arrested activist of the "Sunny Coalition" was charged with the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan to introduce a detainee at the Sunny Coalition to Nadir Khidoyatova, a criminal offender on Monday at the Tashkent airport. As the Gazeta already said, before her return to Tashkent Nadir Hidoyatov, she actively spoke to journalists in Moscow for a month, held meetings with politicians and representatives of public organizations.

Luzhkov took rallies under personal control by rallies, demonstrations and processions in Moscow from now on the personal control of the capital mayor of Yuri Luzhkov. Yesterday, he signed an order that letters with a notification about the conduct of any rallies, processions and pickets in the territory of the central administrative district of the capital will be necessary to personally or the person who acts his duties.

The Constitutional Court may be sent to permanent residence in St. Petersburg in a year the Constitutional Court (KS) of Russia can move from Moscow to St. Petersburg. The governor of the northern capital Valentin Matvienko was lobbied yesterday at the State Duma Council for the law. However, according to the Vice -Speaker of the State Duma, Sergey Baburin, if the move takes place, then in the Constitution it will be necessary to write down that in Russia there are two capitals.

The UN accused Uganda of crimes against the DR Congo, the Supreme Judicial Assistance of the UN, the International Court, found the Republic of Uganda guilty of aggression against the neighboring state - the Democratic Republic of the Congo (not to be confused with the Republic of Congo) in 1998-2003 and massive human rights violations during this invasion.

The actors set to create clothes in the evening on Tuesday in the theater center "On the Holy", a show of clothes made by Russian actors took place. Also, within the framework of the program, a demonstration of one of the most charming domestic collections of ancient underwear was held. Already in the lobby of the theater center, all those who arrived at the event fell into the enchanting atmosphere of universal mixing of genres. Painting, graphics, installations were hung on the walls.

15:25 // 12/20/2005 The monument to Joseph Stalin will be opened on December 21 on the birthday of the leader in the district center of North Ossetia, the city of Digor. "The opening of the monument is timed to the birthday of Stalin, to which in Ossetia there was always a special attitude in Ossetia, because Ossetians consider him their fellow tribesman on his father - the poor shoemaker Vissarion Dzhugashvili, " the representative of the regional branch of the Communist Party told Interfax .

The Name of the Euphrosyne Euphrosyne Kersnovskaya Name of the Euphrosyne Antonovna Kersnovskaya (1907–1994), which loudly sounded loudly in the height of perestroika - with publications in the “Fire” and even with a multi -page illustrated album “Running Painting”, released in the iconic in 1991, is again under the back of the Euphrosyne Center.

Olga Aroseva, an actress who has been enjoying incredible spectator love for several decades, will celebrate her 80th anniversary today. On the eve of the anniversary, the “Gazeta” turned to the actors of the Satire Theater, where Aroseva has been serving for 55 years, asking them to tell about Olga Alexandrovna.

Sergey Shatalov - "Gazeta" today Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin resumes a dialogue with a business community about the prospects of tax policy and, above all, about tax administration. About what the Ministry of Finance is approaching this meeting, says deputy minister Sergei Shatalov. - Is it possible to consider Boris Gryzlov’s proposal to reduce the VAT rate to 15% leading a long dispute about a reduction in VAT? - The decision on a rate of 15% has not yet been made by anyone.

Dressed from head to toe in all black, Omar Sharif makes a gloomy impression. When he passes through the hall of the Dorcheter Hotel, where the piano sounds quietly, his figure does not fit into the general measured atmosphere. Sharif is similar to an elegant fox, which went hunting for chickens. The ladies sitting at the tables for a moment stop their eyes on it, fascinated and, possibly, instinctively alarmed.

The Warsaw Police detained a person suspected of robbery on three children of Russian diplomats on July 31 of this year. The 21-year-old Philip B., detained on charges of this robbery, has repeatedly been prosecuted for theft, robberies, beatings and hacking of cars. This time, the court determined him a preliminary conclusion for a period of three months.

Love and narcotic dependence provokes one substance love like a drug, scientists of Florida State University are convinced. They found that attachment to a loved one and drug addiction stimulates the same chemical substance - dopamine, a kind of neurogormones. According to scientists, this substance acts on the areas of the brain that form the so -called “encouragement system”, and develops in people a craving for a source of pleasure, it does not matter whether this drug is good food or sex.

The Dutch bank participated in money laundering from Russia yesterday it became known that the American financial supervision services were imposed on the largest Dutch bank Abn Amro Street in the amount of $ 80 million for non -compliance with the legislation aimed at combating money laundering. We are talking about payments made in 1997-2004 through the bank’s office in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).