Pavel Khodorkovsky, the son of the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky, asked the participants of the World Economic Forum in Davos to raise the question of the liberation of his father. The corresponding appeal was published on the website of the press center of Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev.

Russian officials and deputies found defenders from Russian officials and deputies on the issue of the ban on the ownership by these citizens of the Russian Federation of all kinds of property abroad and accounts in foreign banks.

One of the most important achievements of recent years is the formation of institutions in Russia that ensure the start of economic growth based on investments and innovations, said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum “Scenarios for the Development of the Russian Federation” in Davos. The transcript of the speech is published on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation.

“Polit.ru” continues to monitor the development of events around the situation with the 31st city clinical hospital of St. Petersburg, which the authorities plan to re-profile in a special medium-center for servicing the supreme and senior arbitration courts. We talked with the creator of the building of the hospital, Yuri Weber, who constantly maintains contact with the leadership and personnel of the medical institution.

A senior employee of one of the structures of the Ministry of Defense died after an interrogation in the Oboronservis case, the journalist of the Kommersant newspaper Ivan Safronov said on his twitter, referring to the sources of the publication. The official died at his dacha on January 20. Who was talking about, the journalist did not specify. It is only known that the deceased was engaged in the overhaul of buildings.

Neuromax successfully completed the IA phase of clinical studies on the study of safety and pharmacokinetics of a new drug for the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy, which is one of the most severe and common complications of diabetes.

The Russian government decided to invest in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in long -term investment projects. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said this during the plenary session of the World Economic Forum "Scenarios for the Development of the Russian Federation" in Davos. The transcript of the speech is published on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The first five serial electric vehicles El Lada were sent from Tolyatti to Kislovodsk on January 22, writes on Wednesday Russian Newspaper . The electric car was created by VAZ specialists based on the Lada Kalina station wagon. Work on it took two years, and 500 million rubles were spent on the implementation of the project. As a result, the car can drive 150 kilometers on completely charged batteries, which can be charged in eight hours from a household power supply.

British Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Wednesday that, in case of winning the 2015 election, he will hold a referendum on the country's exit from the European Union, Reuters reports. According to Cameron, the vote will have to pass between 2015 and 2017. According to the politician, the British authorities would not want the country to leave the EU, as this threatens with diplomatic and economic difficulties.

Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, arrested in Cambodia along with two comrades, outlined a conspiracy version of his arrest. He believes that the trial of them has already taken place: "The judge read us specifically: 3 years, 3 years and 1 year." About this, Polonsky believes, is simply not known to the public of the kingdom. As Polonsky said in an interview with Russia 1 television channel, he still does not have a lawyer, and he had a Russian consul only once.

Aircraft Yak-42 and IL-76 EMERCOM of Russia delivered 77 Russians from the Lebanese Beirut to Moscow, who decided to leave Syria, RIA Novosti reports. Both planes landed at the Domodedovo airport on January 23. In Domodedovo, for the returning, the points of medical and psychological assistance are deployed, as well as the FMS item. Recall, on January 22, the Russians who wanted to leave Syria crossed the border with Lebanon by bus .

“Her Majesty Korolev Netherlands instructed me to attest to receiving your letter from January 21, 2013,” writes the executive director of the Queen’s office in a letter quoted by Moscow Komsomolets . - In accordance with the constitutional practice in the Netherlands, your letter was sent to the State Secretary of Security and Justice. Take my sincere sympathy and cordial condolences about the death of your son.

Ilya Karpyuk Kopeyka photo: gazeta.snk24.ru The Central Bank said that he no longer releases coins in one and five cents. According to the deputy head of the department, Georgy Luntovsky, banks and shops stopped ordering these coins, which means that prices have already naturally rounded to 10 kopecks.

The Velsky court of the Arkhangelsk region did not find grounds for considering a request to reduce the term to Plato Lebedev, Interfax reports. The court made such a decision, since the Moscow City Court in December last year already reduced the term of sentence to Lebedev in connection with a change in the law. “After the decision of the Moscow City Court, there were no changes in the legislation, which means it is inappropriate to consider this petition,” the prosecutor explained.

Liquid crystals in the polarized light of Wellcome Images Alexey Bobrovsky is a leading researcher at the Department of High Molecular Compounds of Moscow State University, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Laureate of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of science and innovation for young scientists in 2009.