The former chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (2000-2004) Mikhail Kasyanov recalls Yegor Gaidar : - There is no doubt that Yegor Gaidar made an invaluable contribution to the formation of the Russian Federation as a state. His views of that period, the period of transformation of the totalitarian Soviet Union into a new democratic Russia, are very valuable and are still not fully implemented.

The final summing up of the day of the past, the prospects of the day of the coming, discussing hot topics with guests of the morning broadcast.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy in Gaidar government, recalls from life today, recalls today : - At that time I was 29 years old, and I worked as deputy minister of fuel and energy of Lopukhin, who was part of the Gaidar government. We, together with the Yeltsin team, were both in the 91st and 93rd, so, despite the difficult relations and disagreements, I am undoubtedly his supporter.

The total volume of the Russian economy in November increased by 8% to the level of October, taking into account the seasonal factor, said Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. In general, over 11 months of the year, the volume of the Russian economy, according to him, decreased by 9.1% to the level of January-November 2008.

Konstantin Titov On the significance of the scientific and economic heritage of the today Yegor Timurovich Gaidar -Konstantin Titov, ex-governor of the Samara region. - It is very difficult for me to talk now. I worked quite a lot with Yegor Timurovich Gaidar during his leadership by the Government of the Russian Federation. Even when he was both the first deputy and the acting prime minister, we all perfectly understood that he was led by the government.

Iran announced successful tests of the modernized missile of the Sajil-2 medium radius. Iran state television did not give the details of the launch. "Sajil-2" is claimed to have a range of up to 2 thousand kilometers, which means that Israel and American military bases in the Persian Gulf are within the reach of the rocket.

Scene from the play by Peter Fomenko "Triptych" In the theater of Peter Fomenko - the premiere. "Triptih" from Pushkin’s works was folded by Petr Naumovich Fomenko himself. The triptych is a work of art consisting of three paintings united by a common idea. As a rule, a large picture is located in the center, and a smaller picture is framed on both sides.

Leonid Radzikhovsky Publicist Leonid Radzikhovsky believes that Yegor Gaidar was primarily a very Russian person. - In general, there are few Russian people in Russia. I mean, of course, not an ethnic origin, but people who feel a really inseparable part of this country, its history, who really worry about this business. They do not talk, do not steal, feel like part of this story and worry it deeply. Here is the fact that Gaidar, a healthy man, died in 53 years - 53 years old!

The heat supply of residential buildings in the southeast of Moscow has been restored. The accident, as a result of which 11 buildings were left without heating on Tuesday evening, was eliminated, Interfax reports with reference to the city administration. Due to severe frosts, the accident occurred on heating mains in several Russian cities.

Irina Lagunina: The chief prosecutor of the International Military Crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, Sergey Brahmers on Tuesday in Belgrade stated that over the past two years - since he entered this position - Serbia has reached great progress in cooperation with the tribunal.

Egor Gaidar in 1994 We met Yegor Gaidar in the early 90th. He was the editor of the Economic Department of Pravda, and I was looking for a job. Yegor spoke for a long time about what his department was doing, what is already possible and what else is impossible ... "I will go," I decided to myself, but I did not have time to tell him. “You don’t have to work here,” he finished unexpectedly. Two years later, I interviewed him when he became acting premiere. Late evening. Old Square.

The Republic of Nauru recognized the independence of South Ossetia. The agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed on Wednesday, said the South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoita. On Tuesday, Nauru - a dwarf island state in the western part of the Pacific Ocean - established a diplomatic mission with Abkhazia. Before that, Russia offered Nauri financial assistance.

The European Union announced on Wednesday that he was terminating the case against Microsoft on charges of violating antitrust laws. Such a decision was made after Microsoft agreed to provide consumers with its software products to choose from 12 different VEB browsers. In January, the EU accused the company of non -compliance with honest competition rules for the fact that its Windows computer program was sold only with the Internet Explorer created by the same company Browser.

Victor Sheinis Viktor Sheinis, one of the authors of the Russian constitution, recalls of life today, who departed today. - The death of Yegor Gaidar is a colossal loss for our country, for our science, for our society, whether it is now aware of or not. Few of the politicians of the democratic wave of the line of the 80-90s caused so much criticism, so many slander. I was lucky then to communicate closely and cooperate with him.

Irina Lagunina: High -quality social advertising attracts people's attention to the problems that exist in society. In 1987, in America, a 6-year-old advertising campaign against drunken drivers began for the first time. Gradually, it covered the whole country, and as a result, the number of such offenses decreased by 20%.