The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The Radio Liberty correspondent Melanie Bachin takes part. Kirill Kobrin : In Tomsk, the results of the preparatory period before the implementation of the project are being implemented in the region, the so-called special economic zone of a technical and relevant type. The regional authorities associate high hopes with the creation of this zone, after Tomsk won the appropriate competition.

The deputies did not hear the voice of nature defenders The agenda of the current meeting of the State Duma was so extensive that the deputies considered it inappropriate to listen to the Minister of Health Mikhail Zurabov and postponed the government hour the day. The lower house of the parliament, in particular, approved in the second reading the amendments to the Town Planning Code, which, according to experts, may affect the chances of Sochi to accept the Winter Olympiad.

Andrei Sharry : The man of the Day of Radio Liberty on November 22 I present you a family of Moscow collectors and bibliophiles of the Wenger. Alexei and Sergey Wengerovs became laureates of the journal "Our Heritage" for the best book of 2006, dedicated to the cultural and historical heritage of Russia. This magazine was founded in 1987 by academician Dmitry Likhachev, a centenary of the birth of which is celebrated these days.

In the coal mine in the south-west of Poland, where methane explosion occurred on Tuesday, a rescue operation continues. 15 miners are blocked underground. In the explosion, ventilation shafts were damaged - perhaps there is not enough oxygen in the bottom. The rubble is disassembled using special equipment. The bodies of eight dead were found. The authorities promise to assist the families of miners. At the time of the accident, 23 people were underground.

In the Volgograd region, 13 people have already died of poisoning with surrogate alcohol, over four hundred people are in hospitals with a diagnosis of toxic hepatitis. Over the past day, a hundred people were hospitalized in the Irkutsk region. The total number of poisoned in the region exceeds two and a half thousand.

Drinking driving, new legislative initiatives. Who controls the situation on the road? Guest: Dmitry Nikolaevich Trojan - Head of the All -Russian Society of Motorists

Boris Paramonov: “The exquisite skilled master, Robert Oltman made not only the finest jewelry, but also created monumental pictures of our time” On November 21, Robert Altman died at the 81st year of his life, perhaps the most outstanding of the American directors of the last decades, a master, who was called the “American European” for his kinnostil. Perhaps that is why not one of his paintings received Oscar, although five of them - a record number - were among the nominees.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. The Radio Liberty correspondent Danila Halperovich takes part. Victor Nechez: Today, the Russian State Duma is discussing a lot of issues. The agenda is so extensive that the deputies considered it inappropriate to listen to the Minister of Health Zurabov and postponed the government hour in advance the next day.

In Russia, the number of people who have poisoned with surrogate alcohol continues to grow. Over the past day, a hundred people were hospitalized in the Irkutsk region alone. In recent months, hundreds of people have died from poisoning in Russia. A number of regions introduced an emergency regime Regulations.

The next matches in the NHL have been played. “Carolina”-“New York Rangers”-0: 4, 2 pucks were abandoned by Yaromir Yagr, leading among players in the “goal plus pass”-34 points and one-Brendan Shennan, the best among scorers-17 goals. "Enmonton" - "Kalgary" - 1: 2 “San Jose”-“Anahaim”-0: 5.

Vladimir Baburin: For the first time, this happened with the program “Time of Guests” that it comes out a day later. Of course, yesterday we should be aired, but there is a very good reason, I think the audience will forgive us. Yesterday it turned 70 since the birth of Alexander Ginzburg.

The share of foreign capital in the total authorized capital of Russian banks by October 1, 2006 increased by 1.5 percentage points compared to July 1 and amounted to 14.42%, the materials of the Central Bank said. Now in Russia there are approximately 1,200 banks. Of these, 148 have foreign investors as part of their shareholders, and 14 - completely belong to them.

In Japan, the first group stage ended at the world volleyball championship among male teams. The Russian national team in the final match defeated the South Korean team - 3-0 and took second place in the group “D” following Serbia and Montenegro, with the same account of Canada. In addition to Serbia and Montenegro, the first stage also passed the national teams of Bulgaria and Poland, and the Poles did not lose a single party.

A citizen of Vietnam tried to put 610 thousand dollars to Russia. As Interfax reports with reference to the customs service, a citizen of Vietnam flew to Sheremetyevo-2 from Vienna. At the customs control, he found an undeclared currency: most of the money was hidden in a special vest under clothing. The issue of initiating a criminal case is considered