The head of Adjara Aslan Abashidze said that the Autonomous Republic will participate in the elections of the President of Georgia, scheduled for January 4. According to Abashidze, the decision was made "taking into account the state interests of Georgia." Earlier, the head of the autonomy asked Tbilisi to transfer the presidential election to a later term.

In Dagestan, ten members of an armed group who penetrated the territory of the republic about two weeks ago were killed. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, Mujahideen were killed the day before in a battle with a detachment of army special forces. Two more people were detained by military personnel on Friday in the Tsuntinsky district of Dagestan.

The program about those who shoot, shows and talks about cinema. The author and host of the program are Mumin Shakirov. Mumin Shakirov: The stunning success of the film “Return” by Andrei Zvyagintsev, who won two “Golden Lviv” at the last Venice Film Festival, turned out to be so impressive that another successful Russian project called “Neft” was somewhat pushed into the background. To be precise, in the credits it means, as a joint Russian-Azerbaijani film.

The leader of the State Duma of Russia was elected the leader of the United Russia faction Boris Gryzlov. Today, the State Duma held the first meeting the first after the parliamentary elections. For the first time in post-Soviet time, one party has a majority in the Duma. The United Russia faction has 300 deputies, which gives her the opportunity to change the constitution alone. The Communist Party in parliament is represented by 53 deputies, the Rodina block - 37, the LDPR - 36.

Presenter of the program "Topic" Vladimir Baburin: Man of the Day of Radio Liberty December 29 - physicist Valentin Danilov. He was recognized as innocent with the Krasnoyarsk court with the participation of the jury. Danilov’s excuses were achieved by many prominent Russian scientists.

Tatyana Voltskaya , St. Petersburg: in the St. Petersburg Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Communications, the exhibition was opened "In that war of the Unchained", dedicated to the Soviet-Finnish war. Soviet-Finnish, or "winter" war began on November 30, 1939. One of the main directions of the onset of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army was Vyborg. The Mannerheim line fought fierce battles. Here are still the immaculate remains of many Russian and Finnish soldiers.

In St. Petersburg, the trial in the case of the murder of the State Duma deputy Galina Starovotova begins. In the dock, six people, another 4 suspects will be wanted. The process will be open. Last week, during preliminary hearings, the defense was refused the request to refer the case to the jury. Galina Starovoitov was killed on November 20, 1998 on the eve of the elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg.

Elena Fanailova: Our today's topic is retelling, film adaptation, compilation. Well, I think that in the process of conversation, words such as "stylization" will come up, and even the terrible word "tribe". Maybe someone knows what it is. Today, the Mayan Kucheskaya, a philologist, a literary observer of the Rossiy newspaper and the author of the book “Gospel Stories” - this is, in fact, this is a new covenant, which Maya has retold for children.

In the Gudermes district of Chechnya, a detachment of the field commander Movsar Teimuskhanov was eliminated, according to the military. He himself and several Mujahideen were killed, seven - detained. In the village of Alkhan-Yurt Urus-Martan district, a local traffic police inspector was attacked. He lost his property and table weapons.

Jewish settlers on the west coast of Jordan are determined to prevent the dismantling of their settlements. Oren Brund, the head of the administration of one of the settlements, said that the settlers will turn to the Israeli Supreme Court, but would not let the military fulfill the recent order of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the demolition of four settlements. Settlements do not scare the clashes with the Israeli army, ”Brund emphasized.

Prepared by Leonid Gergeo: On December 29, 1934, the process in the case of the Leningrad Center ended - on the murder of the chairman of the Leningrad City Council Sergei Kirov. The session of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR considered the charges against Leonid Nikolaev and his accomplices. All the accused, 14 people, found guilty and sentenced to execution. The verdict was carried out on the same day.

The author of the program Alexander Genis The "passions of Christ" swept through America, like a tsunami, leaving anyone alone. But the storm raised by chalk with a chalk only begins. While the film watched only a new light - the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. But the other day the picture will reach the Old World.

At the headquarters of the Europol - the police department of the European Union - a letter with explosives is intercepted and neutralized on Monday. According to the representative of Europol, no one was injured. Over the past three days, three such letters have already received the EU institutions. One - in the name of the chairman of the European Central Bank of Jean -Claude Trisha, the other - caught fire in the hands of the chairman of the European Commission Romano Prodi.

In the Leninsky district of Grozny, employees of the patrol service were shot-three were injured. In the same area, a car of the chief of staff of the military commandant’s office of the internal troops of Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Burkovsky was blown up in the same area. Lieutenant Colonel was wounded. In the Gudermes district of Chechnya, a detachment of the field commander Movsar Teimuskhanov was eliminated, according to the military.

Marina Katys: Soon - New Year. And the New Year's spruce symbolizes the beginning of a new life, and first of all it means a holiday, gifts and joy. The interpretation of a tree as a symbol of life is a more ancient tradition than Christianity. Long before people began to celebrate Christmas, the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt in December, on the shortest day of the year, brought green palm branches to their homes as a symbol of the victory of life over death.