The Primorsky Territory for the second day remains under the influence of a powerful snow cyclone, a storm warning continues to operate in the region, RIA Novosti reports. Over the past day, about a monthly rainfall has fallen. The airport of Vladivostok is closed, a number of flights of intercity passenger buses were canceled. Snowfall, however, did not violate the work of the Vladivostok branch of the Far Eastern Railway.

The attitude of Russian society towards science is not only the result of the economic and political crises of recent decades. This is largely a consequence of the position of scientists themselves, their reluctance to enter into an active dialogue with the world.

The Russian antique salon that opened at the Central House of Artists celebrates a double anniversary this year-in 10 years it passes the 20th time. During this time, the demand for art objects has incredibly grew and, accordingly, to him - a proposal. If in 1996 there were only 18 participants, now it is more than two hundred. They no longer fit into all halls of the artist’s central house, which made it possible to take the opportunity to select those that are higher than the class.

Alena Karas How suddenly he was serious, hut with a tense philosophical and social thought of our theater. So far, critics promoting the ideas of the “new European theater” in Moscow were mourned that the modern Russian theater is deprived of all social principles, that the audience was not satisfied with public ristles, and one after another, performances arose in Moscow scenes, returning the idea of ​​stage as a place of free spiritual space, which refers to the most dangerous trends in time.

The Swedish national hockey team became the Olympic champion. In the final of the hockey tournament of the 2006 Olympics in Turin, the Swedes outplayed the Finland team with a score of 3: 2. At the same time, for the first break, the Swedish hockey players left, yielding in the score - 0: 1. In the second period, they were able to recoup and at once exchange courtesies. And in the twenty -minute, which became the latter, a decisive puck flew into the gates of the Finns.

The State Duma will be offered to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee of the Vice-Spiker Vladimir Katrenko, the speaker of the Lower Chamber Boris Gryzlov told reporters on Sunday at the end of the Council of the Duma, RIA Novosti reports. The decree on the creation of the National Anti -Terrorism Committee was signed by the President of Russia. He will enter into force after the adoption of the law "On Countering Terrorism", which the State Duma adopted today in the third reading.

The command of the collective forces to maintain the world (KSPM) in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict expresses bewilderment about the input of the Georgian side of visas for peacekeepers, RIA Novosti reports. The KSPM report provides a letter from the head of the Department of Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia, Alexander Sukhitashvili, addressed to the CPM of the CIS in the Zhino-Abkhaz conflict zone.

The Al-Qaeda terrorist organization threatens new attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia after an unsuccessful attempt to attack the oil center in Al-Bakyk in the east of the country. On Islamic sites appeared a commander in which al-Qaeda not only took responsibility for Friday attempt at this center and brought the names of two killed militants, but also threatens to repeat such attacks, Interfax reports.

The head of Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko, said that Iran’s nuclear problem can be resolved as part of the IAEA and Russia will occupy such a position at the upcoming meeting of the Council of the Management of this organization, which will take place on March 6, RIA Novosti reports. “It is necessary to make every effort to happen (so that the nuclear problem of Iran remains within the framework of the IAEA),” the head of Rosatom emphasized.

** Regional news ** “I believe that a certain part of the stab fund can and should be sent to the country's economy. I consider it justified to invest the stab fund, primarily in engineering infrastructure, in the development of roads, in the creation of new production facilities with modern high -tech technologies,” said the governor of St. Petersburg V. Matvienko .

The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned that he could resign if he feels excessive pressure by the Hamas government , RIA Novosti reports. "I will not sit in this post in spite of my beliefs," he said. - "If I can do something, I will continue, if not, then not." Abbas was elected the leader of the Palestinian National Administration for a four -year term in January last year.

**President of the Russian Federation and his administration** President V. Putin introduced ...to the State Duma a draft law on the formation of a new subject of the Russian Federation as a result of the unification of the Perm region and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. ...for consideration by the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia the candidacy of S. Katanandov to vest him with the powers of the head of the Republic of Karelia.

A cache with weapons, ammunition and medicines was found in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, RIA Novosti reports. The AKMS, AK-74 and 500 rounds to them, four shells, two grenades, four bayonets-nozza, nine stores for Kalashnikov’s assault rifle, ammunition and medication were removed from the cache:.

In the Olympic Turin, the final match of the male hockey tournament of the Games 2006 began. As you know, in the struggle for gold medals, and with them the title of Olympic champion, Scandinavian teams - Finland and Sweden take part. The favorite in the decisive duel, bookmakers for the most part see the Finns. But bookmakers are also people, and they also tend to make mistakes sometimes.

The Lady Fortune sea steam ("Madam Luck") with 200 passengers on board sank on Sunday during a storm in the Molucca Sea. The ship was heading from the island of Banghay to the city of Luvuk on the southeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. According to the Antara National Agency, the ship that lost control broke up about 3 in the morning against the rifting barrier to Mercati near the island of Sulawesi.