The cult of "obscenity" The Yaroslavl region remains one of the five regions of Russia, still living without their symbols. Before the deputies of the regional Duma, who must approve the coat of arms and the flag of Yaroslavl, the task is not an easy one. IN...

Soon graduates will have the opportunity to enroll in any university in the country at no extra cost, and more foreign students will appear in Russian institutions. The government again took up educational reform. About new directions and problems...

On Tuesday, February 13, an unpleasant call came from the office of the head of the Pension Fund. Mr. Zurabov was slightly offended by an article in Novaya Gazeta on February 12, “Where are the loans disappearing to? About these millions, officials prefer ...

Is LUKOIL ousting leaders of opposition media? It has long been known that most of the domestic Arctic has been privatized by several private corporations. And the capture of the vast northern territories with inexhaustible resources is taking place...

I UNDERSTAND: YES, GROZNY IS DESTROYED... The recently appointed chairman of the government of Chechnya, the first DOSSIER after the war, Stanislav Valentinovich Ilyasov, answered our newspaper's questions. 47 years old, married, has four children (two sons and two...

His name is the name of the river. Its purpose is to be a bridge. Between Petersburg (Leningrad) and Moscow (Moscow) schools of poetry. And this is wave and stone, ice and fire. Just try to make out where the wave is now, and where the ice is already. Here...

How fans are going to react to the sounds of the "new" Russian anthem The Russian national football team resumes qualifying and friendly performances at the preliminary stage of the 2002 World Cup. The first meeting of the season - with the national...

In this "Nutcracker" there are shadows of ballets that were not created in Russia in the 20th century by P.I. Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker". Ballet in 2 acts. Musical director and conductor - Valery Gergiev. Libretto and scenario plan: Marius Petipa, arranged by Mikhail...

The names of the officials are boring, and the nicknames are human. The name is given by the parents, the nicknames are the people. Therefore, the middle name is more accurate, sharp and informative. What will the name Nikita Sergeevich tell you, for example? But Kukuruznik or Kuzkina Mother is almost like ...

In Denmark, hectares are sold in exchange for a diploma of a special five-year peasant education. Every time closer to spring, an epidemic begins in Russia - the political beau monde argues about the land. Some cry out: "There is no private property in...

Finding the secret residence of Alexander Gradsky is quite difficult, although she “hid” in the very center of Moscow, on Tverskaya Street, about a hundred meters from the popular Bunker club. In this cozy place, the singer hides from those whom he does not want to see....

Mirilashvili drew his card. Who is next? Influential St. Petersburg businessman Mikhail Mirilashvili was charged under Art. 126, part 3 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for kidnapping. January 23 Michael...

When there is no news about any enterprise, it may well give the impression that everything is going well for him. Products are shipped to consumers, the staff is satisfied, the shareholders are calm. However, the first impression may be...

A military secret is being made from illnesses of children of rocket scientists We continue the series of publications by scientists from the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Novaya Gazeta has already talked about the harm that, according to experts, is caused to the population by uncontrolled space ...

One classic said that the greatest human tragedy is when a dream does not come true. On New Year's Eve, the concentration of desires in the universal ether becomes the highest. Some of them are expressed in writing. These messages are addressed to those who...