737 3 min. ... Gazprom was left alone The authorities decided to leave Gazprom alone. At least until next year. After the end of yesterday's meeting of the holding's board of directors, it became clear that neither government officials nor minority shareholders found anything reprehensible in the relationship between Gazprom and Itera. Instead, the authorities supported Gazprom in increasing gas exports.

964 1 min. ... Every living thing is registered in Moscow From people to dogs The capital's mayor confirmed his love for registration in Moscow once again: he instructed the capital's veterinarians to prepare veterinary and sanitary certificates for animals. We decided to start with dogs. Yesterday, Moscow authorities approved the methodology and procedure for dog registration. Yuri Luzhkov has long dreamed of total mandatory registration of animals in Moscow.

815 2 minutes. ... Yohei Kono doesn't understand Russia Yesterday, Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono publicly stated that he does not understand on what grounds Russia considers the Southern Kuril Islands its own. Most likely, this statement by the minister will cause similar bewilderment in the Russian Foreign Ministry: on what grounds does Mr. Minister make such statements?

1K 2 minutes. ... Direct speech Under Boris Yeltsin, almost all officials began to play tennis. Vladimir Putin loves judo, however, this sport has not yet captivated the masses of officials. What is better - judo or tennis? Alexander Korzhakov, State Duma deputy: — Both tennis and judo are Olympic sports. And you can do them at the same time. However, I am not going to change tennis. He is my last and only love.

On the 35th anniversary of the most mysterious Soviet demonstration 513 15 minutes. ... Those were strange times... The reign of “Nikita the Corn Man” is over, the era of the “Armor Bearer in the Dark” has not yet arrived. Just like 140 years ago, during another interregnum, in the capital (albeit not in St.

594 1 min. ... Quotes of shares included in the Kommersant index, 9.12.00 Index 156.45 Change. (%) -3.53 Issuer Calc. price ($) Change (%) Trading volume (pieces) GAS 29.25 — — "LUKoil" 10.07 -5.89 16000 RAO "Gazprom" 0.2533 -3.25 3593000 RAO "UES" 0.0912 -4.40 29000000 Russia" "Rostelecom" 1.065 -4.05 170000 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 233 dated December 10, 2000, p. 5

856 2 minutes. ... Metallurgists presented America with an ultimatum On Friday, at a meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development, representatives of the largest Russian metallurgical enterprises asked the government to withdraw from the agreement with the US Department of Commerce. The Ministry of Economic Development gave the Americans a deadline of December 19. If quotas are not increased, the Russian authorities will withdraw from the agreement.

Michel Troisgros will have his own “Idol” Restaurants Michel Troisgros will have his own “Idol” On December 13, Michel Troisgros arrives in Moscow - one of the most famous chefs in France, owner and chef of the family restaurant in Roanne (*** Michelin), the brightest representative of a culinary dynasty that went down in the history of haute cuisine back in 1960, when Troisgros first opened salmon escalopes with sorrel sauce were served.

191 9 min. ... Never before have Russian pros dominated the world tennis scene so much. 20-year-old Marat Safin became the first racket of the world and the US champion, Yevgeny Kafelnikov won gold in Sydney, Anna Kournikova returned to the top ten.

845 1 min. ... Indices of leading stock exchanges 8.12.00 (points) Nikkei-225 14696.51 (-23.85) FTSE-100 6288.3 (+56.9) CAC-40 5939.32 (-45.37) DAX-30 6691.25 (+125.17) DJIA 10712.91 (+95.55) NASDAQ Composite 2917.43 (+164.77) According to Reuters.

928 1 min. ... Davis Cup final. First day Spain-Australia 1:1 Alberto Costa - Lleyton Hewitt 6:3, 1:6, 6:2, 4:6, 4:6. Juan Carlos Ferrero - Patrick Rafter 6:7 (4:7), 7:6 (7:2), 6:2, 3:1. Rafter withdrew from the match due to injury. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 233 dated December 10, 2000, page 11

1K 3 min. ... Bislan Gantamirov will not be prosecuted for lying The prosecutor's office has more important things to do An investigation carried out by the Chechen prosecutor's office did not confirm the participation of Russian military personnel in the attack on the house of the deputy head of the administration of the Chechen Republic, the mayor of Grozny, Bislan Gantamirov. The applicant himself no longer insists on the “federal” trace.

Movie Poster Movie Comedy "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Directed by R. Howard, starring: D. Carrey, T. Momsen, E. Hopkins, K. Baranski. USA, 2000 An ugly little man covered in green fur decided to spoil everyone and steal Christmas. To do this, he gave his dog deer antlers and dressed up as Santa Claus. Reminds me of "Gremlins", starring Jim Carrey.

4 1 min. ... One of the most valuable objects of our century is cards. They saved us, helped us survive, as strange as it may sound now. In the forties, for example, you couldn’t buy anything freely, but you knew that this month you would get such and such. The cards were working, and sometimes they were given additional cards, with the letters “A” or “B”. I just received additional ones, but I don’t remember, “A” or “B,” when I worked as a horn player at the Vakhtangov Theater.

758 2 minutes. ... Alexander McQueen shares fashion with Gucci This week, Gucci Group NV announced the purchase of a 51% stake in Alexander McQueen, the fashion brand of the most controversial British fashion designer. And now, according to the company, negotiations are underway with the Briton: in the near future, McQueen will again begin work on a new ready-to-wear collection under his own name. True, now he will make clothes under the strict supervision of Tom Ford.