Kommersant Publishing House columnist Daria Tsivina spoke about the Japanese steakhouse Kobe Steak House that opened in Moscow. Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov, Kommersant The new Kobe Steak House restaurant on the Taras Shevchenko embankment near the Ukraine Hotel has become the first Japanese steakhouse in Moscow. The main role in his menu is destined for Japanese marbled Kobe beef, the same one about which there is so much idle talk.

The Court of Appeal of the Kyiv Region changed the preventive measure for the “Vasilkovsky terrorists” Igor Mosiychuk, Vladimir Shpara and Sergei Bevz from detention to a written undertaking not to leave the place for the period of consideration of the appeal. The corresponding decision was announced by judge Oleg Levchuk. The court also ordered their immediate release from custody. On March 26 at 10.30 a consideration of the appeal of the lawyers of the “Vasilkivka terrorists” will take place.

Governor of the Kharkov region Mikhail Dobkin decided to nominate his candidacy for the post of President of Ukraine in early elections. “I have made a difficult decision for myself: in the next elections I will run for president,” Mr. Dobkin said at a briefing in the hall of the Kharkov City Council on Monday, Interfax reports. Read about the situation in Kharkov in the Kommersant article “In Kharkov they decided to give power to local councils.”

Gold: Previous photo On February 9, our team won its first gold in team figure skating competitions.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the recall of the Russian ambassador in Kyiv for consultations means extreme concern about the situation in this country. “Our ambassador in Kyiv has been recalled for consultations. It’s not for me to tell you what this means in diplomatic practice,” Interfax quotes Dmitry Medvedev. “We don’t understand what’s happening there; there is a real threat to our interests, the lives and health of our citizens,” said the Russian Prime Minister.

Viktor An brought the Russian national team three highest medals Short track In Sochi, Viktor An became the first six-time Olympic champion in short track speed skating. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo Russian short track speed skater Viktor Ahn, having won gold in the 500m and 5000m team race on Friday, became a three-time champion of the Sochi Olympics. And with three gold medals won in Turin 2006, he became the first six-time Olympic champion in short track speed skating.

Evgeny Pakhomov - about why Afghanistan is not going to form a state A quirk of history: a quarter of a century after the withdrawal of Soviet troops, parts of the United States and NATO are preparing to leave Afghanistan. They will have to leave the inhospitable mountains by the end of 2014, and this raises two damned Afghan questions: why are the liberators fleeing again? And who will replace them?

Economic consequences of Maidan The events of last week not only brought Ukraine to the brink of civil war, but also paralyzed the economy. Even if the parties manage to reach a compromise, an economic crisis is engulfing the country. If Kyiv is left without external support, social problems will again worsen.

Three people were killed in an explosion that occurred in the center of Bangkok on Sunday - a charge fired by unknown assailants from an under-barrel grenade launcher exploded near the Big Sea hypermarket, where one of the sites occupied by anti-government demonstrators is located. As a result of the attack, 21 people were injured.

Survey 66 1 min. ... A survey conducted among members of the social network Medtusovka.ru, which unites more than 50 thousand practicing doctors of various specialties, showed that the majority of respondents (35%) believe that 40-50% of Russians do not complete the course of treatment or violate its schedule. 29% of respondents believe that there are 30-40% of such patients. And only 26% of doctors adequately assess the scale of the problem - this is 60-70% of Russians.

Retiree Passed the republic Photo: Dmitry Lebedev, Kommersant The resignation of a person who led the region for 20 years should seem to be a bright event, but in the case of the head of Udmurtia, Alexander Volkov, this did not happen. Residents, by and large, don’t care. The reason is that Volkov was neither a charismatic nor a bloodsucker, presenting the image of a “correct” nomenclature official.

The head of the Kyiv state administration, Vladimir Makeenko, promised that the dismantling of the barricades erected during the protests in the capital of Ukraine will begin today. “From Monday we will begin to clean up Kyiv, remove various barricades. But, of course, this must be by agreement with the citizens who built them. Step by step we will move, because the time has come to collect stones,” UNN quotes Mr. Makeenko.

The northern section of the WHSD is preparing to move under the control of the Northern Capital Highway consortium In March 2013, the northern section of the Western High-Speed ​​Diameter will be transferred to the management of the Northern Capital Highway consortium, which plans to introduce tolls on the section within a month. Experts say that if the fare reaches 100 rubles, as on the southern section of the WHSD, then traffic on this section of the road will not decrease.

In Moscow, on Tverskaya Street, where a rally in support of the “prisoners of Bolotnaya” is taking place, oppositionist Alexei Navalny was detained. The entrance to Manezhnaya Square was previously blocked by police. The entrances to the Alexander Garden, Manezhnaya and Red Square are also blocked, and access to the State Duma building and Revolution Square is limited. In total, according to OVD-Info, 22 people were detained near Manezhnaya Square.

An investigation has been launched against the insurer Swiss Life American regulators have launched an investigation into possible tax evasion by US citizens using Swiss insurance plans. The Ministry of Justice and the Tax Service believe that the purchase of a certain product was aimed at withdrawing funds outside the United States. Photo: Oleg Kharseev, Kommersant The Wall Street Journal reported today that a new tax investigation had begun by American regulators, citing its sources.