Alexander Genis: In Paris of the 19th century, an exhibition of painting in the salon was the event about which all newspapers wrote in the first lane. Since the photographs did not know how to print, newspaper artists redrawn the paintings, and critics carefully discussed them - technology, plot, and a weight. Each exposition was considered a peculiar report of culture about the year lived.

The volume of net purchase by the Russian Central Bank of US dollars in January rose 2.6 times, to 1.6 billion, the regulator said. At the same time, as noted in the message, all the purchases of dollars were planned, while not planned sales were carried out. Net-purchase of the euro almost doubled and amounted to 0.46 billion, which corresponds to planned volumes.

In Buryatia, on Sunday evening, for so far the reason, a commodity train got off the rails. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, it consisted of oil tanks, and several of them turned over, oil spills occurred. There are no victims and victims, about 100 meters of the railway track were destroyed. Two special trains arrived at the scene of the accident to eliminate its consequences. The traffic traffic is temporarily blocked.

View of old Vilnius, Lithuania Due to the constant increase in the prices for drugs, the Lithuanian parliament recently adopted a law regulating the financial policy of pharmacists and limiting their income. Medicines in Lithuanian pharmacies, including the so -called "compensated", should be cheaper by 20 percent.

Evgeny Gontmamer Mikhail Sokolov: Today we will discuss the expert report of the Institute of Modern Development "Russia of the XX1 Century: the image of the desired tomorrow." In the studio, a member of the board of the Institute of Modern Development, Professor, Doctor of Economics Evgeny Gontmamer. On our site we asked the listeners: whether Russia will be happy and rich in Russia, as this most wonderful expert report promises.

Many Czechs believe gypsy children, it is better to study separately from their children (in the picture - a gypsy family from Tajikistan). The international human rights organization Amnesty International has announced the results of a study on racial tolerance conducted in secondary schools of the Czech Republic . According to the document, in some regions of the country there is a problem of segregation: there are classes where you will not meet a white or, conversely, dark -skinned child.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yuki Amano expressed concern in connection with the statement of the Iranian authorities on the resumption of work on the enrichment of Uranus. The Western countries subjected the plans of Tehran sharply criticism. France President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates after negotiations in Paris announced the need to introduce new tough sanctions against Iran - in connection with the development of his nuclear program.

Alexey Sazonov Russian Orthodox Church and presidents: in an atmosphere of complete understanding.

The helicopter carrier of the Mistral class in St. Petersburg, on the Neva, 2009 France gave a fundamental consent to the sale of Russia the helicopter carrier of the Mistral class and is considering the Russian application for the purchase of three more such ships. This was announced today by a representative of the French Ministry of Defense. Mistral is able to carry helicopters on its deck, transport armored vehicles and troops for landing operations.

In Latvia, a Russian enterprise acquired a former secret missile defense object Gorunda Scrud-1 for $ 3 million, Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Bombin reports. The town of Scrundu, the code name "plant", was empty after the final departure of the Russian army. The military that could be taken out, the unfinished radar "Daryal" was blown up in a festive atmosphere, the inhabitants scattered.

Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with the leaders of the extra -parliamentary opposition, 2009 The registration of party lists and candidates has ended to participate in the regional and municipal elections on March 14 . Many representatives of political parties note that in the process of registration they turned out to be opposition, an administrative resource was used. With serious opposition, when trying to register your lists , the Yabloko party collided.

The leader of the Palestinian group Hamas Khaled Mashaal met in Moscow with Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held negotiations on Monday in Moscow with the leader of the political wing of the Palestinian group Hamas Haled Mashaal. The possibilities of reconciliation between the Palestinian political forces and the prospects of peaceful settlement in the Middle East were discussed, the official representative of Hamas Osam Hamdan told reporters.

Communal problems are continuing in the building at Petrovsky Boulevard, 23 - in the center of the city of Azov. Here are the printing house of Azov Polygraphist CJSC, the editorial office of the newspapers “Zaazovye” and “Readi-Transetel”, public organizations “Committee for the Protection of Constitutional Rights of Citizens”, “Peasant Front” and “Care”, as well as the headquarters of local branches of the Fair Russia and the LDPR.

Political scientist Nikolai Petrov is convinced: whoever won this election, he will follow Ukrainian, not Russian interests. According to the latest data, the gap between presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko decreased to 2% . Yanukovych at a press conference in Kyiv has already announced his victory in the elections. Some consider such an outcome of the election by the defeat of the "Orange Revolution". Really - defeat?