The Siberian club reached the Final Four as the host Novosibirsk Lokomotiv has been chosen as the host of the most prestigious club tournament in European volleyball. It will host the Final Four of the Volleyball Champions League. It will be quite difficult for any of the other two Russian teams that made it to the play-offs—Dynamo Moscow or Zenit Kazan—to join him. In the rounds leading up to the Final Four, the Italian giants Trentino stand in the way of both.

“The Drunkest County” is a film adaptation of the book of the same name by Matt Bondurant, who told about how his ancestors were engaged in bootlegging in Virginia in the 1930s. The screenplay for the film was written by Nick Cave and directed by Australian director John Hillcoat. The plot centers on three brothers who distill moonshine at a distillery on the edge of a forest with the connivance of the local police.

After the start of official sales of the iPhone 5 in Russia, many resellers revised the prices for the gadget, as a result of which its cost on average decreased by 6 thousand rubles. Experts attribute this to the “gray” supply of the smartphone and the lack of revolutionary innovations in the new model. Sales of iPhone 5 in Russia began with a price collapse. In less than 24 hours, the new iPhone model fell in price from 35 thousand to 29 thousand rubles. average.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov believes that in assessing and commenting on the Oboronservis case about fraud with real estate of the Ministry of Defense, everything cannot be left to emotions - the defendants can be considered thieves when the court calls them such Responding to a request to comment on the situation when officials of the Ministry of Defense are placed under house arrest, and children, for example, who stole a motorcycle, spend five months in a pre-trial

Loro Piana Collection "Autumn-Winter 2012/13" Masha Khalizeva warmed up The world of Loro Piana revolves around cashmere, from which they can make everything that the physical properties of this most delicate of natural fibers allow. Several branded wool blends (including everyone’s favorite baby cashmere), gentle processing technologies and ingenuity in matters of weaving.

A St. Petersburg resident asks the court to fine the muftis for Kurban Bayram The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg accepted for consideration a complaint about the celebration of Eid al-Adha and Kurban Bayram by Muslims. The author of the statement writes that thousands of worshipers interfered with the passage of pedestrians and vehicles, and trampled the lawns around the Cathedral Mosque.

Ekaterina Istomina about the Lockit Louis Vuitton jewelry collection The house of Louis Vuitton opened its first specialized jewelry and watch store on Place Vendôme in July of this year: the debut boutique is focused primarily on the sale of high jewelery collections (the brand currently has four such lines, created by jeweler Lorenz Baumer) and watches. However, it is clear that the power of the Louis Vuitton brand is so great that there are a lot of people who want to buy something precious.

And about. The technical director of the enterprise, Boris Korotkov, has been appointed General Director of OJSC Altaivagon (part of OJSC Holding Company SDS-Mash), the company’s press service reported. The general director of the carriage building plant, Dmitry Medvedev, took the post of vice president of OJSC Holding Company SDS-Mash (part of the Kemerovo holding company Siberian Business Union). Altaivagon produces freight cars, including tanks, gondola cars, covered cars and platforms.

Ekaterina Istomina about the Melody of Colors de Grisogono collection Swiss jeweler and watchmaker Fawaz Gruosi will personally come to Moscow to show two new collections of his de Grisogono brand - the Tondo by Night watch line and the Melody of Colors jewelry collection. The presentation of watches and jewelry will take place tonight, December 14, on the territory of Barvikha Luxury Village.

Hotel Neiburgs in Riga There are cities, with all their splendor, that are cold, and there are cities that are ascetic and yet warm. Tiny Riga is an example of just such a gingerbread cozy city. And the hotels here are a match: if you don’t take into account the monsters of the Soviet era, the number of rooms in the Latvian capital is entirely respect for details, concern for the comfort and convenience of the guest.

Eros Ramazzotti Universal Eros Ramazzotti's twelfth solo album does not go beyond stereotypical song formats so much that it even becomes awkward for the 49-year-old Italian. Still, his career is fine; intriguing deviations from the long-term norm would hardly scare off a huge audience. Diversity comes from other people's voices. The song "Io Sono Te" has a spoken word element.

The city authorities will make life easier for cyclists and will equip special parking spaces with a time limit in the city center. To ensure the safety of the parking lot, they plan to equip it with video cameras, officials say. Experts approve of the initiative and note that it will contribute to the passion of Muscovites for cycling. In 2013, several thousand bicycle parking spaces will appear in Moscow.

The Kirovsky District Court of Kazan sentenced the former detective of the Zarechensky police department in Kazan, Artem Mikhailov, to six years in prison for exceeding official authority with the use of violence and battery, reports the press service of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan. In addition, he was found guilty of hooliganism, abuse of power and causing minor bodily harm.

US President Barack Obama signed a law establishing normal trade relations with the Russian Federation, containing the Magnitsky Act. Document involves the imposition of sanctions against officials involved in the death of a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital fund. The law, signed by Barack Obama, also repeals the outdated Jackson-Vanik Amendment.

The Oryol regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICR) opened a criminal case against Konstantin Bobrakov, deputy head of the regional department of health and social development. He is charged with exceeding official powers (Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to investigators, from November 2011 to May 2012, the regional health department purchased and installed various equipment in medical institutions.