First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov can be headed by the All-Russian Exhibition Center (VVC), the Kommersant newspaper reports. It is he who will oversee the rebuilding of the APC, which is planned to spend 120 billion rubles on. Igor Shuvalov was nominated as a candidate for members of the board of directors of OJSC GAO VVC, 70% of which is at the Federal Property Management Agency, and 30% at the Moscow Property Department. Shuvalov later can lead the Council, writes Kommersant.

“Visiting one or another region of Russia, the head of state solves pressing problems in the interests of Russian citizens and, to the slightest degree, does not need to receive any approval. Moreover, Russia's sovereignty regarding the Kuril Islands is neither today nor tomorrow is subject to any revision, ”said the assistant to the head of state Sergei Prikhodko.

The famous Irish guitarist Gary Moore died. It was found dead in a hotel room on Costa del Sol in Spain. According to some reports, he died of a heart attack. The musical career of the guitarist Gary Moore began at 8 years old. The predominant direction in his game was the style of blues rock. The first group of the guitarist was the school Granny's Intentions, which was followed in 1968 by the Blues-Rock Skid Row.

February 7, 2010, on the eve of the Day of Russian Science, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree “On the award of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of science and innovation for young scientists for 2010”. The laureates of the high award were mathematician Nikolai Andreev , physicist Dmitry Gorbunov , creators of new materials Denis Gerashchenkov , Natalya Uvarova and Elizabeth Simonenko , and astrophysicists Anton Sanin and Maxim Mokrousov .

The company "Company" publishes an article " Dangerous Investor " about the history of Maxi-Group, where the interests of Vladimir Lisin and Nikolai Maksimov collided. Nikolai Maksimov organized his own business in the late 1980s. At first he was engaged in the sale of wood and furniture workpiece, as well as the banking business. Later he acquired a number of assets in the construction industry, and then in the metallurgical industry.

The states of the federal executive authorities will reduce 93 thousand people. The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today, the press service of the government reports. The document provides for a decrease in the number of civil servants in 2011-2013. So only this year 23 thousand officials will have to look for a new job.

Strong cooling is expected in Moscow since February 10, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Fobos Weather Center. “The cooling will begin on Thursday, its peak will have to be on the weekend. According to optimistic forecasts, it is expected to lower the temperature to minus 20 degrees, according to pessimistic forecasts - to minus 25 degrees, ”the Fobos Specialist gave forecast. According to him, the cooling will advance gradually, starting from Tuesday.

President of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov said that the republic needs 4 trillion rubles for the development of or at least serious enterprises such as KamAZ and Tatneft. He stated this in an interview with Kommersant newspaper. The head of the Republic of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov admitted that there are not enough jobs in the republic. It is with this that he connects the outflow of the population from Dagestan.

Speaking in the State Duma at parliamentary hearings, Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev said that his industry is now receiving 88-89 billion rubles, and should have about 200 billion. The Minister of Culture is confident that twice as much money from the budget should be allocated to his industry. Alexander Avdeev said this at parliamentary hearings on art education, our correspondent Lev Finberg reports.

The police of the Saratov region detained members of two criminal groups of the regional city of Balakovo. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the words of the head of the Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Major General of the police Valery Gribakin. The first criminal group in the period from 1994 to 2007 committed a number of serious and especially serious crimes in Balakovo.

According to the Minister of Education and Science of Russia Andrei Fursenko, not everyone, but only some students, should be canceled, ITAR-TASS reports. It is impossible to cancel them completely, according to the minister,. Fursenko recalled that about 60 billion rubles of budget funds are currently spent on the payment of scholarships. To achieve a minimum salary, it will take 150-180 billion rubles. In this regard, the minister believes that the distribution system needs some adjustment.

The ban on the sale of tours to Egypt because of the riots in this country provoked an increase in prices in other resort directions, the Vedomosti write. According to the newspaper, tour operators increased the cost of vouchers by 10-15%. The sale of tours to Egypt was suspended a week ago. Tourists who have already bought a ticket, most travel agencies offered to postpone a trip to later dates or transfer a tour to another country, but tours to all other popular countries have risen in price.

On Saturday evening, the wife of the head of the Russian centrizbercoma Larisa Churova stole a bag with money and documents when she chose furniture in the IKEA store on a warm camp, reports Life News . 55-year-old Larisa Churova arrived at the IKEA store at about 6 pm. The wife of Vladimir Churov discovered the loss of the ladies' handbag only an hour later.

The first TPU, which will open next to the Planineriy metro station, will have all the features that its European "relatives" have, writes Moscow Komsomolets . The complex built on the outskirts of the city will connect underground and aboveground traffic flows under its roof. The upper floors of TPU will be taken by intercepting parking for those who leave the car for a day.

Polit.ru continues to inform about interesting events of the lecture of the Moscow Polytechnic Museum. This week, visitors to the museum learn about the most expensive astronomical projects and devices, classical theories of long -term economic growth. And they will also hear the Lecture “Polit.ru” about the world of party systems. On Sunday, admirers of the work of A.S. Pushkin is waiting for a monospital based on the novel Eugene Onegin.