"Polit.ru" begins publishing a series of articles by sociologist and doctoral student at the University of Michigan Ella Paneyakh , dedicated to the problem of the economic crisis in Russia. In Western practice, in a crisis situation, any actions to neutralize it are aimed at not only surviving this period with minimal losses, but also drawing lessons from it for further optimization of the work of political, social, and economic institutions.

About 280 thousand Russian prisoners may leave prisons if amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure prepared by the Duma Security Committee. The bill intends to seriously expand the scope of the so -called alternative types of punishment - release on bail and house arrest, writes “ News Time ”.

The parliament registered a draft resolution on the election of People's Deputy of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin by the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, UNIAN reports. Note that Litvin (leader of the Litvin Bloc) in 2002-2006 was already the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.

Tomorrow, the State Duma will consider amendments to the Criminal Code to strengthen responsibility for being drunk while drunk and for the commission of a traffic accident in this regard. About this. As our correspondent Lev Finberg reports, Speaker Boris Gryzlov said at a briefing for journalists following the Council of the Duma on Thursday. "My deep conviction that it is just a crime to sit drunk in a drunk form or in a state of drug intoxication.

Closed Joint-Stock Company "Transport and Technological Engineering" (TTM, 100% of the shares belong to OJSC "Atomenergomash") recently completed a deal to create a joint venture with the Hungarian company "Ganz Energetika KFT." Now TTM CJSC owns 51 % of Ganz Energetika KFT.

The gilded ark with the relics of the saints, stolen the day before from the Don Monastery in Moscow, was returned by an unknown man this morning, Vesti.ru reports On Thursday morning, an unknown man for about 30 years in a black jacket brought a bundle to the temple, in which there was an ark with stolen relics of saints, the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Southern District reports. CCTV cameras removed this man, but his face was hidden under the hood.

Head coach of the Argentina national team Diego Maradona said that he will leave his post if the leadership of the national federation does not allow him to take Oscar Ruggeri as his assistant, reports “Championat.ru”. Note that Maradona took over the leadership of the national team only on November 4. And on Wednesday, November 19, his debut is due to take place - in a friendly match against the Scots. “I will lead the team, but only with the coaching staff that I choose myself.

The Ministry of Emergencies of Russia is ready to place in Abkhazia a center for training rescuers and rehabilitation of its specialists, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to RIA Novosti. As the head of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Shoigu said today in Sukhumi, in Russia, in particular, near Sochi, 17 objects of the Ministry of Emergencies, intended mainly to ensure security, will be built on the eve of the Olympic Games.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced its intention to legislatively consolidate the ban on state medical institutions to provide paid services, the newspaper " Gazeta " reports. According to the head of the Social Sphere and Trade Directorate of FAS Timofei Nizhny Novgorodtsev, in the 1990s paid services were a forced measure: they helped update the healthcare infrastructure.

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“The wording with which we will finish the consideration will be“ approval ”,” said Speaker Boris Gryzlov on the upcoming consideration of a bloc from three presidential bills to increase the term of powers of the president and Duma, also on the government reports in the Duma.

Russian Roman Pavlyuchenko brought the victory to Tottenham in the match of the fourth circle of the Cup of the English League. Tottenham met with Liverpool and won with a score of 4: 2. There are two goals on the Russian striker. In total, Pavlyuchenko spent five goals for his English club - one at a time he had previously scored Newukas (in the match of the previous circle of the tournament), as well as Bolton and the same Liverpool (in the championship of the country).

MTS consolidated NUS GAAP in the 3rd quarter of 2008 decreased by 21.3% to $ 515.6 million compared to $ 654.7 million in the same period last year, Prime-Tass reports. This is stated in the materials of the company. The company's revenue amounted to $ 2.812 billion against $ 2.216 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2007. The OIBDA indicator increased by 23.7% to $ 1.453 billion compared to $ 1.175 billion in the same period last year.

The Fitch Ratings agency reduced the ratings of the Russian construction company PIK Group of Companies: the long-term rating of the default of the issuer ("RDE") from the level of "BB-" to "CCC" and short-term RDE from the level "B" to "C" due to the concern of liquidity issues.

Legislative assemblies begin to simplify the rules of participation in the election campaign: they reduce the barrier barrier and abandon the proportional election system. This trend is manifested in the regions where elections should be held in March 2009, Kommersant writes. On November 11, deputies of the City Duma of Chelyabinsk decided that the electoral system would remain the way it was - majority. A group was created to change the charter of the city.