The Russian State Duma has rejected the Land Code project today, which amended President Yeltsin. The document said that agricultural land may be in private property, but their turnover is limited by law. The purchase and sale of such lands was not provided for the bill. Deputies of the Communist Party and Apple opposed the Code - while farmers actively supported him. Now the Duma will have to develop and consider in three readings the New Land Code.

The Associated Press has determined the top ten of the most important sports events of the outgoing year. In the first place, the victory of the French national team over the Brazilians in the final of the World Cup. The second is the doping scandal at the Tour de France bike, the third is Finn's victory Miki Hakkinen in the World Camps Championship of Formula -Odin.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia allocated $ 160 million for the current repayment of interest on 30-year-old Russian Eurobonds issued in June of this year. This was reported to the Interfax agency today at the Ministry of Finance.

Alexander Shokhin does not exclude that he will be suspended from the post of head of the Parliamentary NDR faction - on the initiative of the leader of the movement of Viktor Chernomyrdin. According to Shokhin at a press conference, this issue is discussed today at a meeting of the Presidium of the Political Council of the NDR, and tomorrow will be submitted to the faction.

Employees of Harvard and North Western universities found out the structure of the receptor, which serves as a button to launch the body's immune response to the effect of the allergen. Such receptors are located on the outer membranes of some cells - basophiles. They serve as berths for specific antibodies reacting to the presence of foreign proteins.

On December 27, Moscow will meet in Moscow, the main Russian Santa Claus will take place - they reported on Wednesday the committee of public and inter -religious ties of the capital. According to legends, the Russian Santa Claus is from the city of Veliky Ustyug. The owner of the New Year holiday will arrive in Moscow on a sleigh, the mayor of the capital will meet him, then the main Santa Claus will conduct the inauguration of the capital's colleagues.

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The Russian National Theater Award "Golden Mask" announced the names of the candidates. Four performances from St. Petersburg, “King Lear” from Yakutsk, “Ivonna - Princess Burgundy” from Novosibirsk, Carmen from Vologda and his master of Moscow Theater Satyrikon will fight for the title of “best performance”. The candidates of eight directors, eight actors and four stageographers are also named. In the category "best conductor" - only one name: Valery Gergiev. In St.