Polit.ru continues to publish performances at expert seminars on the development of a Moscow strategy. Seminars are held in conjunction with the Russian Academy of the National Economy and the State Service under the President of the Russian Federation.

Domodedovo Trans Development (DTD) announced plans to build a network of high -speed tram "South Hord" in the suburbs. The tram line should connect two airports in the metropolitan air forces - Domodedovo and Vnukovo. It is not yet clear who will pay for this project, there are fears that he will repeat the fate of the Moscow Monors - a loss -making tourist attraction. The South Horde project involves the construction of only 214 km. high -speed tram lines.

The blog of writer Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) was restored at the Livejournal service, which was hacked on the night of December 19, the website of RIA Novosti reports. After hacking, the attackers placed an insulting inscription on the blog. The Livejournal administration managed to quickly respond and freeze the writer's diary. The head of Livejournal in Russia Ilya Dronov promised that all records and comments on the Akunin blog would be restored.

The United Russia faction at its first meeting as part of the sixth convocation of the State Duma supported the candidacy of Sergei Naryshkin for the post of speaker, and Alexander Zhukov - to the post of his first deputy. The post of vice-speaker, as well as the head of the United Russia faction, will be occupied by Andrei Vorobyov. Also, Oleg Morozov, Lyudmila Shvetsova and Sergey Neverov, will be vice-speakers from United Russia. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

Andrei Knyazev, a prince, the frontman of the King and Jester group, officially stated that he was stopping his work in the group: “Andrei Knyazev decided to leave the“ king and jester ”group. The members of the group respect him to devote their creative life in a completely solo career.

The first 11 months of 2011 have become the safest for air transport since 1945, writes the Los Angeles Times newspaper with reference to the report of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). So, the number of plane crashes from January to November 2011 was 22 percent less than the same period last year. In total, 486 passengers and crew members became the victims of air transports this year, while 784 people were killed in 2010.

On the Kola platform , which sank yesterday morning in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, people died who should not have been on the platform at the time of transportation.

The “Living Journal” of the writer Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) on Monday night, December 19, was hacked. All notes were deleted, instead of them one new was made - an offensive in nature. Now LiveJournal Borisakunin is frozen. The head of the Russian division Livejournal Ilya Dronov wrote in his microblog that Boris Akunin LJ will be completely restored, including comments.

The Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, at a meeting of the Government Commission for the Development of Electric power, instructed to start the fight against corruption in state-owned companies. It is reported by RIA Novosti .

One of the leaders of the Russian branch of IKEA, together with two accomplices, are suspected of extorting 6.5 million rubles, commercial bribery and fraud. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In Moscow, according to Levada Center sociologists, United Russia gained 32%, and not 46.5%, as the official election results say. Only 21% of Muscovites surveyed admitted that they voted for the party in power, 13% were for the Communist Party, 11% for “fair Russia”, 9% for the LDPR and 7% for the “Yabloko”.

The Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, at a meeting of the Government Commission for the Development of Electric power, instructed to start the fight against corruption in state-owned companies. Prior to this, Putin expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that some energy companies, including RusHydro and FSK, “identified the connection of many employees with other commercial structures, corruption schemes for the withdrawal of funds into offshore”.

We publish a transcript of the lecture of the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation in the Government of Gaidar in 1991-1992. Peter Aven , held on November 24, 2011 in the Lecture of the Polytechnic Museum. On November 10 to December 8, 2011, Yegor Gaidar, with the support of Polit.ru, held a lecture cycle “Reforms of the 90s. How it was.

On December 19, a policeman shot down a minor girl in south of Moscow to death, Interfax reports. The incident occurred at about 14:30 Moscow time. A police officer in the Bratevo district drove the Moskvich-2141 car, which acquired today, December 19. On the street of Borisovsky ponds in the area of ​​house 12, he shot down a girl born in 1995, crossing the road in the pedestrian crossing area. From the injuries, the victim died on the spot.

The results of the elections “Words of the Year” and “Words of the Decade” in Russia were summed up. Rospil, Manezhka, Police, Vikilics, Twitter, Facebook, Rockion, Alf-Summer -this was the portrait of 2011 according to the results of the “Word of the Year” election. A prominent place in the list was also taken by the words of health (just like that!), To blame, Kholuyevo, tablet, like, gadget and yo-mobile. The “Words of the Year” elections have been held for the fifth time, starting in 2007.