KommersantOnline Media OutletLost independenceMaterialsInfoFound 333 materialsBy relevanceOldest firstNewest firstBy relevanceKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Overly open government563 1 min. ... Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's "Open Government" (OP) faced its first scandal. Not all of the 200 people included in the expert council at the EP are ready to work in it and have agreed to their participation. In any case, this is what a number of experts said from those whose names were published on the OP website. The number of people appointed to the expert council included several unexpected people who were even considered to be in opposition.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Report of the Politburo commission on concession policy in the Far East85 YEARS AGO 159 1 min. ... It is considered inappropriate to further expand Japanese oil and coal concessions in the Far East. Give a directive to the Main Concession Committee to prevent as much as possible the further expansion of Japanese forest concessions in the Primorsky region. From the minutes of the Politburo meeting N120, 1927. Materials prepared by Svetlana Kuznetsova and Evgeny ZhirnovИз протокола заседания Политбюро NOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012A bill on the status of the financial ombudsman has been agreed uponThe Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development have agreed on a bill on introducing the institution of a financial ombudsman in Russia, the Prime agency reports, citing a source in the Ministry of Finance.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Olympic podiumHandball Women. 1.Norway. 2.Montenegro. 3. Spain. Men. 1. France. 2. Sweden. 3. Croatia. Water polo Men. 1. Croatia. 2. Italy. 3. Serbia. Kayaking and canoeing Men. Single kayak. 1. Ed McKeever (Great Britain). 2. Saul Rivero Craviotto (Spain). 3. Mark de Jong (Canada). Double kayak. 1. Yuri Postrigay - Alexander Dyachenko (Russia). 2. Roman Petrushenko - Vadim Makhnev (Belarus). 3. Liam Heath - John Schofield (Great Britain). Single canoe. 1. Yuri Cheban (Ukraine). 2.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012All tickets for the Ukraine-Czech Republic match in Lviv have been soldThere are no more tickets left for free sale for the friendly match between the national football teams of Ukraine and the Czech Republic on August 15 in Lviv. “Now there are almost no tickets left for free sale. Of course, there was no such excitement as on the eve of the first game against Austria at the Lviv Arena, but given the holiday period, the start of sales was very good. In almost a week, all tickets were sold to residents of Lviv ", said stadium operations director Alexey Zhukovin.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012The skeleton of a killer was found for Mikhail KrugThe Investigative Committee does not believe that the testimony of a life-convict should be taken on faith The investigation into the long-standing case of the murder of the famous performer Mikhail Krug, committed in 2002, may take an unexpected turn. Let us remind you that unknown persons shot the author of a number of popular songs in his country house.Марина Гавришенко; ТверьOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Electronic Arts and Microsoft are in talks to supply Windows mobile gamesElectronic Arts, the second-largest US computer game developer, is in a tie with Microsoft Corp. negotiations on the supply of mobile gaming applications for the new version of the Windows operating system Microsoft plans to launch a new version of Windows for both desktop and mobile devices later this year to better compete with Apple and Google, which each develop their own operating systems for tablets and smartphones, reaping huge profits from the growing popularity of these devices.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012World trade will not stay at record heightsThe volume of world trade in 2011 increased by a record 19%, as calculated by the analytical agency JETRO. In monetary terms, growth was achieved due to higher energy prices and a “boom” in trade among developing countries. In 2012, the situation is rather the opposite - we cannot count on new records, experts say. According to a report by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), global trade volume increased to $17.97 trillion last year.Татьяна ЕдовинаOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Faster, higher, furtherRussian track and field athletes exceeded their medal target Athletics In the last three days of the Olympic athletics tournament, Russian athletes won five gold medals. In total, they took 18 medals from London (8 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze) and thereby exceeded the plan stated by the All-Russian Athletics Federation of 5-6 gold, and a total of 15 awards. Kommersant correspondent VALERIYA MIRONOVA reports from London.Валерия МироноваOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Acquaintance accidentAuto inspectors helped car owners deceive insurance companies Samara traffic police officers Andrey Uyukin and Maxim Glazov were sentenced to ten and eight years in a maximum security colony, respectively. They paid bribes to arrange non-existent accidents in order to deceive insurance companies. The prosecutor's office, which demanded a suspended sentence, does not agree with the sentence.Сергей Титов; УльяновскOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012The court arrested two participants in an interethnic fight in the Sverdlovsk region of PermThe Sverdlovsk District Court granted the investigation's request to select a preventive measure in the form of detention for two alleged instigators of the fight between representatives of the Tajik and Armenian diasporas. Both are suspects in criminal cases of hooliganism. According to Kommersant, we are talking about a native of Armenia named Nadaryan and a citizen of Tajikistan Saidov.Дмитрий АстаховOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Nook tablets have fallen in priceBarnes & Noble has reduced the price of its devices from $20 to $50 The largest American bookselling company Barnes & Noble on Sunday reduced the price of all three models of its readers and Nook tablets. The price for a tablet with 16 GB of memory has decreased from $249 to $199, with 8 GB - from $199 to $179. The price of the Nook Color reader has also decreased - from $169 to $149.Яна РождественскаяOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Stavropol region does not filter523 1 min. ... Governor of the Stavropol Territory Valery Zerenkov reacted extremely sharply last week to the statements of his colleague from the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012“This shirt has become the most important artifact in the history of the indigenous population of the United States.”The military shirt of the Nez Perce tribe leader Joseph was sold at auction for more than $870 thousand. Dmitry Butkevich recalls the feat of the great Indian and tells the history of the relic: it is in this shirt that the legendary head of the tribe is depicted in a historical photograph that was used on a postage stamp in the United States.Дмитрий БуткевичOur archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionKommersant·Aug 13, 2012Tatarstan policeman is suspected of taking a bribeIn Tatarstan, a criminal case has been initiated against the head of the department for investigating crimes against property of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Nizhnekamsk region, 30-year-old Vitaly Shandyrov. He is suspected of taking a bribe. The investigation claims that Vitaly Shandyrov, for 120 thousand rubles, offered the lawyer of the person involved in the case to resolve the issue of terminating the criminal prosecution.Our archive does not currently contain the full version of this documentPreserved copyLink to original versionPrevious123...23NextShow more