Spring will come to the European territory of Russia after March 20, reports Radio "Mayak" with reference to Roshydromet. But due to the large number of snow that had previously fallen, all warmth will go to its melting, so that the arrival of spring will not be very warm and fast. Forecasters also advised Muscovites for the time of melting snow to stock up on water purification devices, since the quality of water during this period will be lower than usual.

The new Ukrainian coalition of supporters of President Viktor Yanukovych created today in the Verkhovna Rada, as expected, nominated the head of the Ukrainian government of the former Minister of Finance Nikolai Azarov, who is one of the leaders of the Party of Regions. And she sent the appropriate submission to President Viktor Yanukovych. This was announced today by the leader of the Litvin Bloc faction Igor Sharov.

We publish an article by a doctor of sociological sciences, a member of the dissertation council of the IP of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head. The Social Mobility sector of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedorovich Chernysh , published on the website of the Institute of Sociology in the heading "We discuss the problems of the profession of a sociologist" (see the original on the page http://www.isras.ru/blog_prof_6.html ).

From July 1, 2010, within the framework of the Customs Union, uniform duties will be introduced for individuals and customs borders between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will be abolished. Russian dealers fear that immediately after this, a stream of cheap used foreign cars from Belarus, imported under the old customs duties, will pour into the country.

Real changes in drug policy are yet to come. The Economist covered the topic in November 2009. The article stated that "overcrowded prisons, tight budgets and general fatigue with the war on drugs have made it harder to enact prohibitions in many countries." Over the past year, the US government, through a series of minor administrative decisions, has reduced sanctions against private drug use.

On January 20, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading the bill “On the treatment of radioactive waste (RAO)”, introduced by the Government of Russia.

Commenting on the statement of the “regional” of Alexander Efremov that she should become an assistant to the deputy, the leader of BYUT, Yulia Tymoshenko, said: “It is difficult for me to understand the course of the thoughts of Yanukovych and the Party of Regions. We have a different structure of thinking.

Already this year, the State Duma may adopt amendments to the law on the regulation of the production and turnover of alcohol, which will set a single time of sale of alcohol, Writes Vedomosti . Now the regions are entitled to limit the time of alcohol trade on their own. In some regions there are hard restrictions - for example, on all weekends. In Moscow, the sale of alcohol is limited from 23.00 to 8.00, but round -the -clock trade is also possible - in agreement with prefecture.

Nikolai Azarov The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed 62-year-old Nikolai Azarov to the post of prime minister. According to UNIAN , 242 out of 343 people's deputies registered in the session hall voted for this decision. Earlier today, a parliamentary coalition was officially created, which included 235 deputies with 226 necessary. The new education will be called the coalition "Stability and reforms." The coalition included: Party of Regions, Blok Litvin, KPU and 13 individual deputies.

In the course of the Atomespo-Belarus 2010 exhibition, the scientific and practical conference “Prospects for the development of atomic energy in the Republic of Belarus”, representatives of the fuel company (TC) “TVEL” made a report “Nuclear fuel for VVER reactors: current state and promising development”. In the presentation, special attention was paid to the fuel of the latest generation for VVER-1000 energy reactors.

The former head of the traffic police, and now Senator Vladimir Fedorov proposed to abolish the reserve dividing stripes on Moscow highways. He stated this today at a meeting in the State Duma. According to Fedorov, "a dividing strip is a part of the road that shares oncoming flows, and the movement of vehicles on it is prohibited." But such stripes during traffic jams are often used for traveling with “flashing lights”, which is potentially dangerous.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov, who took his position today, introduced the new head of the department Alexander Lavrinovich to the team of the Ministry of Justice, UNIAN reports . Presenting the minister, he noted that the country expects a lot of reforms in various fields, and their success will depend largely on qualified legal support.

The European Film Academy organized a collection of signatures in support of the Iranian director Jafar Panahi, arrested on March 1, 2010 in her house. “ Ferghana.ru ” reports that the search in Panahi’s apartment lasted 5 hours, then everyone who was in her, including Jafar’s wife, his 21-year-old daughter and 12 friends were arrested and taken to Evin's prison. On March 10, everyone was released except Panahu and director Mohammad Rasulof.

Today, speaking from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych made an idea: Foreign Minister-Konstantin Grishchenko, Minister of Defense-Mikhail Ezhel, Prime Minister-Nikolai Azarov. Yanukovych also proposed to dismiss the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Valentina Nalivaichenko and appoint Valery Knight in his place, Ukrainian Pravda reports. Reference: Mikhail Yezhel was born on October 19, 1952.

On Thursday, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine formed the ruling coalition and approved the composition of the new government, appointing 62-year-old Nikolai Azarov, the closest ally of Viktor Yanukovych, as prime minister of 62-year-old Nikolai Azarov. According to UNIAN agency, 242 out of 343 people's deputies registered in the session hall voted for this appointment. Yanukovych congratulated Azarov on a new purpose and gave him a bouquet of flowers.