11:09 // 03/03/2008 In the 55th year of life, the famous actor Alexander Abdulov died. This was announced by ITAR-TASS Deputy Director of the theater Lenkom Sergey Volter. According to him, "death occurred at about 7.20 Moscow time. The actor died in Moscow in the center of Bakulev's cardiovascular surgery." "I learned this sad news from a close friend of Abdulov, who called from the mobile phone of Alexander Gavrilovich himself," said Voltaire.

12:23 // 03/03/2008 One of the employees of the Russian Embassy in Latvia was in the "black list" of the Schengen contracts, the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry Alda Vanaga told RIA Novosti . "At the moment, one of the employees of the Russian Embassy in Latvia is in the" black list "of the Schengen Treaty countries," she said. Who specifically from the employees of the embassy and for what reason the black list is enlisted.

The slippery road in Sweden was the cause of the accident two buses - with Russian tourists and the Flight - collided in Sweden. Five Russian passengers were seriously injured. The Swedes were not lucky for everyone, too. "Of the 60 people who were in the Russian bus, five were seriously injured, but without a threat to life, the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Sweden Vladimir Golovanov told RIA Novosti on the phone. - Two more were injured.

14:01 // 03/03/2008 Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the People's Artist of Russia Alexander Abdulov, who died in the morning, the Kremlin press service said. Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov ended up in a hospital in August 2007. During the filming in Balaklava, near Sevastopol, his stomach ulcer suddenly worsened. The actor was immediately operated on.

18:48 // 03/03/2008 15 people were injured as a result of a clash of two buses - a Russian tourist, which followed from St. Petersburg to the city of Mura, and the Swedish flight - in the province of Dalarn in the central part of Sweden.

Several sailors of the sunken Bulgarian dry truck died in the Sea of Azov, so far only one member of the Vanessa dry cargo crew, which sank early in the morning in the Kerch Strait, was saved. The bodies of four dead sailors are also raised. The searches of the rest are suspended due to weather conditions. According to RIA Novosti, a representative of the Marine Rescue Center in Novorossiysk, the rescue vessel "Mercury" was involved in the search work.

11:44 // 03/03/2008 The launch of the Thuraya-3 telecommunications satellite as part of the Marine Start program is scheduled for January 15, RIA Novosti told the company "Marine Start" Paul Korn. The "Odyssey" launch platform and the commander command ship left the port in California to the launch point. The start is scheduled for 3.49 in the morning of 15 Janita in the time of the Pacific coast of the United States (12.49 Moscow time), "Korn said.

14:35 // 03/03/2008 At the 55th year of life, People's Artist of Russia Alexander Abdulov died today, ITAR-TASS was told by the Deputy Director of the Lenkom Theater Sergey Volter. According to him, "death occurred about 07.20, in the center of cardiovascular surgery named after Bakulev." In August last year, during the filming of a new film in Balaklava, Abdulov suddenly worsened the stomach ulcer. The actor was delivered to the first city hospital in Sevastopol and urgently operated on.

15:07 // 03/03/2008 The artist Alexander Abdulov, who died after a long illness, will not be remembered, but to remember, his colleague Emmanuel Vitorgan is sure. "Abdulov remained for us to be a man who will not be remembered, but to remember a lot," RIA Novosti said the artist. Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov ended up in a hospital in August 2007. During the filming in Balaklava, near Sevastopol, his stomach ulcer suddenly worsened. The actor was immediately operated on.

12:17 // 03/03/2008 Farewell to Alexander Abdulov will be held on January 5 at the Moscow Theater "Lenkom". On the same day, the funeral of a wonderful artist will be held. This was reported by ITAR-TASS by the closest friend of Abdulov, the famous actor Leonid Yarmolnik. “Now I am dealing with ritual issues,” he said, adding that so far the Abdulov will be buried in which cemetery. Alexander Gavrilovich died this morning at 55 years of life.

His colleagues and friends “I did not expect a talented actor Alexander Abdulov. I didn’t expect. I spoke to him on the phone the day before. He fought until the very last end. He was a courageous man, unforgettable in the history of our theater,” said the artistic director of the theater Lenkom, director Mark Zakharov. “Abdulov is our everything ... And we grieve, we sob, we pray for the rest of his bright soul,” RIA Novosti reports Zakharov’s words.

12:07 // 03/03/2008 The price of oil during trading on the New York-Ryrieu Exchange Nymex (New York Merchantile Exchange) exceeded a mark of $ 100 per barrel on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reports. The final cost of February futures for American light oil of the Light Sweet Crude Oil brand on the New York Exchange increased by $ 3.64 to $ 99.62 per barrel.

14:09 // 03/03/2008 The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Viktor Zubkov expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the People's Artist of Russia Alexander Abdulov, who died in the morning in the 55th year of his life, the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation said. "Sincerely condolences to the relatives, friends and colleagues of Alexander Gavrilovich Abdulov in connection with the care of the life of this wonderful actor," the telegram said, in particular.

11:56 // 03/03/2008 Russian tourists who have suffered on Wednesday in Antalya flew out home, RIA Novosti Vice-Consul of the Russian Federation at the Turkish resort Sergey Koritsky told RIA Novosti . "After the provision of the necessary medical care, they returned to the hotel on the same day. Everything is in order with them, there were no complications, and on Thursday they return to their homeland by the Aeroflot regular flight," said the diplomat.

18:38 // 03/03/2008 Lemonovets Mikhail Gangan, detained in Ukraine at the beginning of the week, will spend 40 days in the investigative insulator. So decided the Ukrinsky court. During this time, they will solve the issue of the possible extradition of 21-year-old National Bolsheviks to Russia. Human rights activists, meanwhile, are afraid that Hangan can be sent to their homeland, where he is threatened with judicial persecution and several years of imprisonment.