Anton Nikolaev For the past three years, they deduced the formula for the mutual influence of politics and culture - it occurs on the principle of communication between the blind with the deaf. The only form of interaction is to “scare or injure” that the processes in the case of the exhibition “Caution, religion!” Showed.

** Themes of the day ** From the events of the federal level of the media drew attention to the traditional meeting of President V. Putin with members of the government on Mondays , during which social issues were discussed. The press notes that the most unusual invitation to this meeting of Yu.

Osama Ben Laden called on the leader of the Iraqi extremists associated with al-Qaeda, Abu Musab Az-Zarkavi and his group to strike the territory of the United States. About this with reference to several uninvited by the name of the official representatives of the administration George Bush reports RIA Novosti with reference to the Fox television company.

The successes of the German mail Deutsche Post in 2004 were quite impressive - the growth of operating profit up to 3.35 billion euros, an increase in services to 43.17 billion euros. The services provided by the concern and its unit - DHL abroad (especially in the CIS) grew in a stormy pace. The only market where the German postal concern came to reconcile with losses is the American market where the Germans had to deal with UPS and Federal Express.

The Ministry of Defense of Georgia will send an additional contingent of peacekeepers to Iraq today. According to the representative of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, 350 military personnel from the Shavnabad battalion of the 11th brigade of the Georgian Armed Forces will serve in Iraq under the auspices of the UN, RIA Novosti reports. The duties of Georgian military will include the protection of the UN office in Baghdad and ensuring the security of employees of this organization.

US federal authorities accuse the American multimillionaire Walter Anderson of hiding taxes worth more than $ 200, which is the largest tax crime in the history of the country, an committed by a private person. The 51-year-old entrepreneur was arrested on February 26 at the Dallas International Airport, and on February 28 he appeared in court.

The National Bureau of Investigations has been created in Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko told reporters. According to him, the bureau "will engage in all resonant affairs of recent years, as well as the fight against corruption in state authorities," RIA Novosti reports. Yushchenko also said that now he was aware of the names of the killers of the Ukrainian opposition journalist George Gonnadze.

The Russian concern "Power Machines" was won by a tender for the supply of equipment worth $ 270 million for a thermal power plant in India. The “power machines” bypassed the German Siemens, who took the local manufacturer - Bhel - Gazeta.ru reports as a companion of a local manufacturer. The Indian state -owned company National Thermal Power Corporation for the second time recognized the “power machines” (cm) the winner in the tender for the supply of equipment.

The night before, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Nikolai Karachentsov, who fell into a car accident, was transferred to the Neurosurgery Department of the Sklifosovsky Institute. At the same time, his condition was evaluated as "stably serious." Experts did a repeated operation Karachentsov, details are not reported, NTV reports.

Russia opens against the placement of the US military bases in Georgia, said the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov, RIA Novosti reports. "We are against the placement of the US military bases in Georgia. We do not see the point of stay of these bases there," the minister said. Ivanov also spoke about the new Russian nuclear missiles, against which, according to him, all the world missile defense systems are powerless.

Peter Shastyrkov A government decree was issued, which announced the transformation of the structures of private security - one of the most exotic parts of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The essence of the reform, however, is not entirely clear from the decree - most likely, much, as usual with us, has not yet been decided at all, and will be determined only in the process of implementation - as a result of the subcutional struggle of certain officials.

The referendum on the independence of Montenegro will be held in February 2006 if before that time Belgrade does not accept Podgorica’s proposal to transform the Serbia and Montenegro community into the Union of two independent states. This was stated on Monday evening at a press conference in Podgorica Prime Minister Montenegro Milia Dzhukanovich, RIA Novosti reports. "Montenegro seeks to join the EU and NATO, but, remaining part of the Commonwealth, we only lose time ...

A government decree was issued announcing the transformation of the structures of the Private Security Service, one of the most exotic parts of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The essence of the reform, however, is not entirely clear from the resolution - most likely, much, as is usual with us, has not yet been decided at all, and will be determined only in the process of implementation - as a result of the behind-the-scenes struggle of certain officials.

The last “reconciliations” steps of the Russian government and regional authorities according to the “Law 122” on replacing benefits with monetary compensation, apparently, did their job. If 33% of the Levada Center surveyed in January supported the government in January, then in February there are already 42%. There were 57% of respondents against, of which 47 were left.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin held a meeting with the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation V. Lukin , who handed the head of state a report on the observance of human rights in the country. According to the Commissioner, approximately 50% of complaints and citizens' appeals are related to social problems.