demand The beginning of 2013 did not bring the most positive news from domestic bus manufacturers. Car production decreased by more than 13%. According to ASM Holding, 2.1 thousand buses were produced in Russia in January. Moreover, the production of domestic brands of cars fell by almost 29%, and the production of buses of foreign brands increased by 45%. The beginning of this year demonstrates trends completely opposite to last year.

The body of a deputy of the legislative assembly of the Novosibirsk region was found in a hotel in the center of Moscow, Interfax reports, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the agency's interlocutor, on Tuesday at approximately 13:00 on Neglinnaya Street, 17, the body of Andrei Andreev, a deputy of the legislative assembly of the Novosibirsk region, was found in one of the hotel rooms.

The state holding will discuss the effectiveness of Rostelecom The operating efficiency of Rostelecom was declining in 2012, this could lead to a “negative trend in the operator’s development in the medium term,” warns its largest shareholder, Svyazinvest. The effect of the merger of seven interregional communications companies on the basis of Rostelecom is not yet visible.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev gave a number of instructions to the government following a meeting of the state commission on the socio-economic development of the Far East, the Republic of Buryatia, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Irkutsk Region, held in Yakutsk.

The dam will be strengthened at the Bortnicheskaya aeration station Yesterday, Kievvodokanal reported that after the dam broke on the mothballed field N3 at the Bortnicheskaya aeration station, a decision was made to strengthen it along the entire perimeter. At the same time, to complete the reconstruction of dams on two working sludge fields, another 53 million UAH are needed.

State Duma deputy of the third convocation from the SPS party, head of the department of law at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, BORIS NADEZHDIN, explained to Kommersant correspondent VIKTOR KHAMRAEV why elections in single-mandate constituencies are beneficial only to the ruling party. Photo: Svetlana Privalova, Kommersant / buy photo — What is the point of returning to the mixed system that the president and the ruling party have aimed at?

when filling out a tax return Socialist-Revolutionary did not provide complete information about his income, without indicating fees from work at the Skolkovo Foundation, media write. However, Ilya Ponomarev included all the necessary data in the declaration, they say in Skolkovo and note that the deputy often worked for the fund for free. Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant / buy photo Millions were missing from MP Ilya Ponomarev’s tax returns.

On April 17, the State Duma adopted a law that significantly increases fines for violations in the field of protection of cultural and historical heritage. The corresponding document is posted on the State Duma website . In November 2012, the speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, initiated the consideration of the bill.

In the 1/4 he will try to take revenge on Volyn for last season’s defeat Football / Ukrainian Cup Photo: FC "Dnepr" Today the semi-finalists of the Ukrainian Cup will be determined. A difficult match in the quarter-finals awaits Dnepr. Juande Ramos' team will meet in Lutsk with Volyn, which regularly takes away points from Dnipropetrovsk in the championship and also knocked them out of the cup tournament last season. The current trophy holder, Shakhtar, will host Karpaty. Arsenal vs.

Deputy Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Vice Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Zheleznyak proposes to legally prohibit the propaganda of pedophilia in theatrical productions, RIA Novosti reports. This initiative of the parliamentarian was provoked by the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Benjamin Britten, staged by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, which was recognized as the best opera according to the national theater award “Golden Mask”.

On the territory of a military unit in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region, during repair work, 1 soldier died and 2 were hospitalized due to a hydraulic lift falling on them. According to the prosecutor of the Military Prosecutor's Office of Krivoy Rog for the supervision of compliance with laws in the military sphere of the Southern region, Roman Grishchenko, the accident occurred as a result of a fall of a hydraulic lift from the 2nd floor during repair work on the roof of the building.

The largest Russian private oil company, OJSC LUKOIL, will reduce prices for petroleum products at its gas stations, as well as oil depots and oil refineries, from July 18, Prime reports, citing a company message.

The international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has changed the outlook for Belarus' long-term foreign currency rating B- to positive from stable, the agency said in a press release. At the same time, S&P confirmed the long-term and short-term sovereign ratings of Belarus for obligations in foreign and national currencies at the level of B-/B. Based on materials from Interfax news agency

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred on Wednesday on the Iran-Pakistan border, RIA Novosti reports. According to American seismologists, the epicenter was 202 kilometers southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan. The source of the tremors, recorded at 07.15 Moscow time, lay at a depth of 68.3 km. There are no reports of possible casualties, injuries or damage. Earlier on Tuesday, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 occurred in the same area.

The Boston Marathon bombing was the biggest shock to America during the presidency of Barack Obama. According to Kommersant newspaper columnist Maxim Yusin, no matter who is behind this tragedy, it should force the US administration to reconsider some priorities in foreign policy. Photo: Dmitry Lekai, Kommersant / buy photo The Boston bombings return America to a fundamental question: who is its greatest enemy?