378 2 minutes. ... "Christmas trees in every box" Deputy artistic director-director of the Bolshoi Theater, director of the executive directorate of the Bolshoi 2000 ball, Viktor Tikhonov, told Vlast correspondent Tatyana Kuznetsova about who and how will celebrate the New Year at the Bolshoi Theater. — How much do tickets to the ball cost? — The most expensive ones are $1500, the cheapest ones are $600. — And how many have already been sold? - Almost all. - How are you going to go for a walk?

345 4 min. ... They are about us Sunday Telegraph London, Great Britain “There is not a single political or military figure in the West who could offer Russia a different solution to the Chechen problem. Forcing residents to leave urban areas with the help of artillery and aviation, and then sending infantry there is an axiom of military science.

1K 6 min. ... Sick ten Aspirin, quinine and morphine were almost all that doctors had at their disposal at the beginning of the twentieth century. Thanks to discoveries made over the past 100 years in various fields of medicine, many terrible and once incurable diseases have been overcome. Now humanity is suffering from other diseases. ANNA FENKO 1.

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10 1 min. ... Quotes of shares included in the Kommersant index as of 12/20/99 Index Change (%) 160,884 +10.09 Issuer Calc. meaning ($) Change (%) Volume (pcs.) GAS 29.5 +11.32 500 LUKOIL 9.99 +9.48 578800 RAO "Gazprom" 0.2129 +5.55 20362840 RAO "UES of Russia" 0.0828 +12.04 112325000 "Rostelecom" 1.56 +11.03 473000 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 236 dated December 21, 1999, p. 6

33 2 minutes. ... Sugar will become a quota The efforts of sugar beet producers, who tried by all available means to reduce the supply of cheap raw sugar to the market, were crowned with success. From April 1, 2000, Russia will most likely introduce quotas for the import of raw sugar in the amount of 3.5 million tons. Import quotas for raw sugar will lead to an increase in sugar beet production in the country and an increase in prices for white sugar.

5K 6 min. ... Million from the dustbin of history Ten years ago, on Christmas Day 1989, in the barracks of the Romanian town of Targovishte, after a five-minute trial, Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena, who ruled Romania for almost a quarter of a century, were shot. The Ceausescu died, but their work lives on - and brings quite decent money to the country.

78 3 min. ... Skiers don't choose The fourth stage of the World Cup, which took place last Saturday and Sunday in Davos, Switzerland, also ended triumphantly for Russian skiers. In a week, they will have to start in three consecutive sprint stages - a new type of cross-country skiing introduced this year into the cup program.

76 6 min. ... Anniversary Chronicles The beginning of a new century has always been a time of special hope for people. Now it is no longer possible to imagine what people dreamed of in anticipation of the new century, say, 1000 or even 200 years ago. But you can more or less accurately say what happened in the years with two and three zeros earlier. 1300 BC e. An earthquake destroyed ancient Troy, one of the most important cities in Asia Minor. Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.

48 2 minutes. ... The Smuggler President Well-known Spanish businessman Fernando Puche Dona, who is also the president of the Malaga football club, which plays in the top division of the Spanish championship, was arrested by the police on charges of cigarette smuggling and laundering large sums of money. He is not the first head of a football club against whom a criminal case has been initiated. 53-year-old Puche began his career in one of the bars in Malaga as a dishwasher.

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328 3 min. ... Ten years without Ceausescu December 21st is the same controversial date for Romania as November 7th is for our country. Exactly ten years ago, a revolution began in Bucharest. Judging by public opinion polls, half of Romanians consider today a holiday, the other half - a mourning day. ALEXEY Kommersant-ALEXEEV talks about how the country intends to celebrate the memorable date. There was no solemn and noisy preparation for the tenth anniversary in the Romanian capital.

253 6 min. ... Fraternization Journalists were on duty all night from Sunday to Monday at the federal information center "Elections-99". Every hour the Central Election Commission informed them of the results of the triumphant procession of elections across the country. And in between these messages, journalists interviewed the heroes in the lobby and fraternized in the bar. Kommersant special correspondent VALERY Y-PANYUSHKIN fraternized with everyone. - Wrap it up!

21 1 min. ... You should have voted for the left money As the results of the State Duma elections are summed up, the results of the political betting games can also be summed up. If the preliminary election results do not change much, players who bet on the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will earn 60%. According to preliminary election results, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will receive the most seats in the new parliament.

7 1 min. ... Non-ferrous metals market 12/20/99 Spot Change 3 months Change Aluminum 1567 -13.5 1602.5 -13 Copper 1791 -5 1832.5 -2.5 Lead 477 -5 494.5 -3.5 Nickel 8080 -75 8120 -130 Tin 5630 -100 5705 -85 Zinc 1187.5 -28.5 1209 -21 London Metal Exchange settlement quotes ($/t). According to Behr Alloys Inc. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 236 dated December 21, 1999, p. 6