Sergei Khodnev about the Henry Moore exhibition in the Kremlin There is not a single work by Henry Moore in our museum collections. This fact gives the current exhibition in the Kremlin a certain sensationalism, but for the average prosperous European this is probably a surprise.

Banks About 4% of GDP, or approximately 2 trillion rubles, was illegally withdrawn from the Russian economy through money laundering abroad and cashing out within the country, said First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Viktor Zubkov, who heads the working group to identify and suppress illegal financial transactions.

The net profit of the state company for the export and import of products and services for military and special purposes "Ukrspetsexport" in 2011 increased 3.3 times - to 33 million 336 thousand UAH against a net profit of 10 million 26 thousand UAH in 2010, reports the state institution "Agency for Development of Infrastructure of the Stock Market of Ukraine" under the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market (NCSM).

The Russian gas monopoly will provide European partners with a discount on long-term contracts. The average discount is about 10%. In the face of growing competition, Gazprom was forced to make concessions, experts say. Gazprom made concessions to its European partners. The Russian monopoly agreed to reduce the price of gas under long-term contracts by an average of 10%. Among those who will receive discounts are the largest companies from France, Germany, Slovakia and Turkey.

The Perm administration has announced a competition to find a contractor who will take care of the maintenance of the highway: the transition from Stakhanovskaya Street to the interchange on the Eastern Bypass (the section from Karpinsky Street to Griboyedov Street, Uinskaya Street). The maximum contract value is 12.5 million rubles. Work should begin on April 15 and be completed on October 14 of this year. Applications are accepted until March 11.

A student who planned a terrorist attack on State Duma elections in Petrovsk was convicted Yesterday, the Leninsky District Court of Saratov sentenced student Dmitry Myazin, one of the participants in the failed terrorist attack in Petrovsk on the day of the elections of State Duma deputies, to two years probation.

The Moscow Arbitration Court decided to issue a writ of execution to LLC LUKOIL-Perm for the forced recovery of more than 31% of the shares of OJSC Perm Lubricants and Coolant Plant. The court hearing took place on February 9, 2012, a source familiar with the situation told Kommersant. Let us remind you that in July 2011, the arbitration court at LUKOIL decided to collect 31% of the shares of the Perm Lubricants and Coolant Plant owned by GlavSnabKomplekt LLC.

"Trust No. 14" entered the site without waiting for permission from the authorities Gosstroynadzor is trying to suspend for a period of two and a half to three months the construction of two projects at once by a large Perm developer - OJSC Trest No. 14. The inspectorate states that the developer began construction of two high-rise buildings in Motovilikha without permission. Trust No. 14 admits its guilt, but states that the approval procedure in Perm is too long.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree that allows the construction of capital construction projects on the territory of the Bitsevsky Forest natural and historical park to improve the functioning of the metro, a source in the city administration told RIA Novosti on February 17.

Almost three hundred lots in this auction cover the history of Russian printing over three centuries, from the 18th to the 20th. The most valuable publications are the oldest and rarest. Among them, for example, is one of the first Russian-language guides to European countries - “Memorable in Europe,” a translation of the text by Rudolf Roth, made in 1747 by Sergei Volchkov (140-160 thousand rubles).

Commercial schools and kindergartens will receive budget assistance The majority of Russian private schools will be able to receive government subsidies as early as July 2012, Chairman of the Duma Committee on Education Alexander Degtyarev said yesterday. The day before, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill regulating state support for private schools and kindergartens. However, both directors and parents consider government assistance to be insufficient.

According to the latest data, at least 21 people became victims of the explosion that occurred on February 17 in northwestern Pakistan, and about 40 were injured, RIA Novosti reports. Previously, 10 deaths were reported. The explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber who blew himself up in the market square of the city of Parachinar, the administrative center of the Kurram tribal region.

The number of downloads of illegal content is growing In 2011, Russia rose from tenth to fourth place in the world in terms of the number of downloads of illegal content on torrent resources, the International Union for the Protection of Intellectual Property (IIPA) states in its report. At the same time, Russian law enforcement agencies have significantly reduced their activity in countering piracy.

The company will buy six Sukhoi Superjet aircraft Transaero Airlines continues to order different types of aircraft. As Kommersant has learned, the carrier, which last year ordered Airbus A380, A320neo and Boeing 747-8 and Dreamliner aircraft, can now buy six Sukhoi Superjet aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2015.

The head of the security service of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Chris Eaton, is leaving the organization for a larger fight against corruption in sports, RIA Novosti reported on February 17. The ex-Interpol official has been a leading figure in FIFA's anti-match-fixing campaign for the past two years. The Australian will continue his activities at the International Center for Sports Safety (ICSS), which is based in Qatar. Mr Eaton will move to his new location in May.