Why does the president change the heads of regions Governors come and leave. The well -known saying that “the horses at the crossing are not changed” was challenged at once in four regions of the country, where President Medvedev dismissed first persons. Either they were not “horses”, or it has not yet reached the “crossing” and the Kremlin is insured at the time when the economic crisis enters the most stringent phase.

Bax jumps like a bugs banny Last week, the American currency set a new absolute all -Russian record, strengthening to the level of 36.43 rubles. However, before that, the dollar suddenly fell towards the ruble for a whole week. What happens to the dollar - I learned The New Times Despite the current record strengthening of the dollar to the ruble, the Bank of Russia acted professionally, setting the upper border of the bivalve corridor of 41 rubles.

Jeans! -The dream of the stools of the 60s, one of the main products of speculators of the 70-80s, a distinctive feature of those who were possible for the hill, and the subject of lust for those who could not go there, the most democratic clothing of the 90s and 2000s-where did they come from?

"Virginity" as a diagnosis How much does innocence cost? How much can you sell your parents for? So the issues of the documentary "Virginity" are posed uncompromisingly. People who have become the heroes of this movie honestly answer them Three virgins are looking for happiness. Christina wants to give her innocence under the views of millions of viewers of Stepa, the hero of “House-2”. Katya put up her virginity for sale on the Internet and found a buyer.

Harry Kasparov: "Myths of the GDP era" On the American television channel, Discovery has been there for several years by the popular science program “Mythbusters Destroyers”. The program is conducted by specialists in special effects that apply their skills to experimental testing various tanks, rumors and city legends.

Tskhinvali is experiencing a construction boom. On paper Live until spring. The restoration of Tskhinvali ended without starting. Six months after the war, only state institutions and strategically important objects are restored with Georgia in the capital of South Ossetia.

Khodorkovsky again on the bench of the defendants Yukos: New series. On March 3, in the Khamovniki court of Moscow, the hearing of a new criminal case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev will begin. Details found out The New Times Personally, the Chairman of the Khamovnichesky Court, Viktor Danilkin, will be fame to conduct the process that he condemned the healer Grigory Grabovoy.

Smile, gentlemen! February 23 marks 65 years old Oleg Yankovsky. The famous actor and the audience made a gift for his anniversary - he went on stage of the Lenkom Theater, where he serves since 1975. It was not easy for him - at the end of last year he had a serious illness. He was forced to go to the clinic, stopped playing in the theater, refused to be sentenced to cinema. The role of Zhevakin in the play “Lenkom” “Marriage” began to be performed by Dmitry Pevtsov.

Chechnya convenes militants The European symbol of the Chechen resistance Ahmed Zakayev can return to his homeland. On the eve of the two years of the presidency of Ramzan Kadyrov, another prominent leader of the militants - Bukhari Baraev returned to the republic. Why they risk returning - trying to understand The New Times Bukhari Baraev is already in Chechnya, and Ahmed Zakaev can return there in the near future.

As they say, I swear by my mother. Everything is true. And this is not the first time for the human surf rolled out of inhuman beauty at my feet ... We rode with the "river" to the "southwest", and I had time to talk with my "leftist". Before mooring my raised hand, he spent his “master” with a “master” with a woman and was in an excellent talkative mood: the “master”, a prominent official of the official, gave him a farewell € 200 for beer - for the wrong.

Trust in power falls, but the desire to fight does not appear What is the margin of strength of power? The data of sociologists of the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), Levada Center and VTsIOMA compared The New Times The latest survey of February 14-15 shows that no significant changes against Russians to the President, Prime Minister, and the Government itself, the head of the analytical department of Thomas Grigory Kertman, told The New Times.

The Ministry of Defense carries the first losses Secrets of the military budget. Defense expenses are waiting for sequestration - as, indeed, the entire federal budget. But how much and which defense costs will be reduced will most likely be covered with darkness. Too opaque and confusing thing - the country's military budget.

Called. In the Continental Hockey League, they planned to reduce salaries to hockey players. And reduce radically. Well, of course, the crisis is raging, walking around the country, and their owners are increasingly not finding funds for hockey clubs And most importantly - nothing but hockey players remains nothing but to endure this story. Even the legionnaires. Just because the best option is still not to be found. He flew to count One, however, tried.

Chavez achieved his own. With an advantage of 8%, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to amend the Constitution, allowing him to lead the country an unlimited number of deadlines. The New Times watched how it was The amendments to the Constitution proposed by Hugo Chavez were supported by 54.4% of the Venezuens. A year ago, only 49% of residents cast votes for amendments.

Politicians again spoke in the language of the 90s Catch in another place. The words forgotten since the 1990s-“nationalization”, “monetarists” have been returned to Russian political everyday life. Is it worth a change in the vector of economic policy - I tried to understand The New Times Knowledgeable people claim that usually restrained A.B. Chubais sent large politicians to three letters twice in his life. One of them was Boris Berezovsky. Others - Yuri Luzhkov.