The Ministry of Regional Development is preparing a long-term strategy for the development of regions Regional differentiation in the socio-economic development of Russia, as in the income of the population, is constantly growing: over 10 years, 12 leading entities increased the share in the gross regional product of the country from 40 to 54%, and subsidies to some regions from the federal budget have grown.

Ilya Kormiltsev died in London by the head of the publishing house "Ultra. Culture", a translator, poet, author of the most striking songs of the Nautilus Pompilius group Ilya Kormiltsev. On his texts, sung by the musicians of the Nautilus, - “I want to be with you”, “Doctor of your body”, “Casanova”, “Alain Delon ...”, more than one generation of Russians has grown. The Soviet 80s cannot be imagined without the legendary Sverdlovsk rock.

A verdict was sentenced to a series of terrorist attacks in Russian cities to life imprisonment was sentenced by the Moscow City Court of all three accused of conducting terrorist attacks at the stations of the capital's metro station "Avtozavodskaya" and "Riga" and public transport stops in Voronezh and Krasnodar, during which dozens of people were killed.

The Russian team continues to ignore the General Sponsor in two days in the Italian city of Antholz-Anterselva, four races of the Biathlon Championship were held. The Russian team surpassed expectations, designing the “silver” in the persecution race (Maxim Chudov) and “Bronze” in Sprint (Natalya Guseva). Victory - twice - the Norwegian was celebrated by Ole Ainar Bjorndalen and German Magdalena Neuner.

In the London Hospice in London from the spinal cancer, the editor -in -chief of the publishing house "Ultra. Culture", a poet, translator, author of the most famous songs of the Nautilus Pompilius group, Ilya Kormiltsev, died. At the end of January, it recalls Interfax , Kormiltsev was hospitalized at the London Clinic of Saint-Thomas. British doctors found his cancer of the spine in an incurable stage.

16:28 // 04/04/2007 The Pope Benedict sixteenth opens against euthanasia and abortion, the conduct of which, in his opinion, is disguised as pity. “Life is the creation of God, and cannot recriminrate anyone,” he said, speaking on Sunday before the audience of St. Peter in Rome, among which was present by the representative of RIA Novosti. Despite difficulties and misfortunes, "life should be appreciated in its uniqueness," he emphasized.

The show "Trokadero" at the Moscow Estrada Theater of American Show Truppa Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte-Carlo (USA) has been amusing the world for a classic dance for 30 years. Founded in 1974 and famous for participating in the Broadway shows, it shows semicircular compositions where men hilariously ridiculously depict ballerinas, putting down the 45th sizes, huge packs, patch hips, busts and alternating exaggerated mults with acrobatic tricks.

The change in the General Director of Alrosa is a new step towards state -control over non -ferrous metals in the implementation of a state strategy aimed at the phased absorption of the largest non -ferrous metals and the formation of a single national mining company on the base of Alrosa, another step has been taken.

Under strange circumstances, the "best military scientist Iri" died American intelligence services yesterday remembered the mysterious death of the Iranian scientist, one of the most authoritative researchers of nuclear energy in their country. Ardeshir Hasanpur died on January 15, 2007. According to the official version, the cause of the death of a 44-year-old scientist was gas poisoning. Six days after the tragic case, the Iranian media unveiled this fact.

The Federal Housing and Public Utilities Service will give the Housing and Public Utilities to the governors last Friday the head of the Federal Tariff Service (FST) Sergey Novikov reported to the Federation Council on how his service fights and wins utility tariffs. The tariffs, however, will continue to grow. Consolation is one: the speed of their rise will slow down. However, after 2012, everything can change, and the FST, along with the federal government, will not be responsible for this.

In Salzburg, the Mozart Week festival ended in Mozart’s homeland by the end of the annual ten -day festival, dedicated to the composer's birthday. Among the participants of Mozart's Week, the recognized performers of modern music - pianist Pierre -Loran Emar, conductor Pierre Bulez, the Intercontemporain ensemble were so widely represented.

The Russian national team retained the World Champions Cup for the first world championship with the ball was held exactly 50 years ago. At first, the world title was played every fourth season, then every second, and since 2003 it has passed from hand to hand annually. More precisely, crossed.

On the way to the client, the lawyer Mikhail Khodorkovsky Yuri Schmidt said that he and three of his colleagues were detained on Sunday at Domodedovo Airport, from where they were going to fly to Chita. “We are sitting in the police under the castle, we selected documents from us, and no one explains anything,” said Schmidt RIA Novosti by phone. According to him, lawyers Yevgeny Baru, Konstantin Rivkin and one more, whose name he did not name were also detained.

The first 10 Starbucks coffee houses will appear in Moscow and St. Petersburg this summer one of the world's largest coffee networks - the American company Starbucks - officially announced its coming to the Russian market. According to Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company of Howard Schulz, as part of a global expansion program during this year, the company will open 10 coffee houses in Russia. The former will appear already in August in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The widow of Alexander Litvinenko wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin the widow of the ex-officer of the FSB Alexander Litvinenko Marina addressed a letter to the President of Russia. In a message published in the British newspaper Daily Mail, she called on Vladimir Putin to assist in search of the killers of her husband. “I have to find out who killed Sasha. I ask you to give your subordinates the order to help the murderers to be justified.