Chess. Tournament in Vake-en-See, the Netherlands.

On the small stage of the Moscow Art Theater, the premiere of the performance, staged by Kirill Serebrennikov, was held by the novel "Plonol" . Video - Elena Gutkina. The fact that Cyril Serebrennikov will put a staging of the novel "Proonol" became known immediately after the novel was published. Its authorship is attributed to Vladislav Surkov.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, two riot police officers were killed, who guarded the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Khachim Shogenov. According to the regional administration of the Investigative Committee, on Monday morning, unknown people fired a car with police officers, who led from the territory of the summer section of the ex-official. From the injuries, law enforcement officers died on the spot. An investigation is underway.

Andrey Piontkovsky The deal between the British BP and Rosneft , which provides for the joint development of deposits in the Arctic and the exchange of shares between these companies, on the air of Radio Liberty is commented on by one of the leading Russian political scientists. - It is clear that such large agreements as an agreement between BP and Rosneft or the Russian state are preparing for more than one month.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan today reported that an Azerbaijani soldier was killed near the border with the Nagorno Karabakh. At the same time, it is clarified that the 21-year-old soldier was shot after the Armenian side opened fire on Azerbaijani positions. The shooting was carried out through the so -called "line of ceasefire", which was installed for breeding the parties at the end of the military stage of the conflict in 1994.

Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov (left) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BP Robert Dudley Rosneft is the largest oil company in Russia - and British Petroleum (BP) agreed on strategic partnership . According to agreements, Russian and British companies will create a joint venture for the development of oil and gas deposits of the Kara Sea, in the Russian sector of the Arctic. It is reported that the parties will receive 67 and 33 percent of participation in it, respectively.

In the program "Politics Time" on Monday January 17 at 22 hours on the air - after exit from prison, co -chair of the Party of Freedom and Movement "Solidarity" Boris Nemtsov. Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast. Repetitions at 1 hour in the morning and 15 hours on December 18. A direct broadcast phone 8-800-200-2212 Free for all regions of Russia Pager 8-495-660-1055 Subscriber "Radio Liberty" SMS +7-903-743-2801

In Moscow, at the 91st year of his life, the director of animated cinema Yuri Zapotkov died. It is reported that farewell to the famous multiplier will be held on Tuesday in the ritual hall of the Botkin Hospital. Prytkov became the director in 1962. He took off about 30 cartoons, among which - “The Song of the Mouse”, “In the Land of Unacceptable Lessons”, “Uncle Misha”. From the end of the 80s until recently, the ags in collaboration with his wife illustrated books for children.

In Belogorsk, in a private house, the bodies of five young people aged 18 to 23 years old, allegedly killed from carbon monoxide poisoning were found. According to Interfax with reference to the local authorities, the dead found on the afternoon of January 16, among them - one girl and four boys. According to the employees of the Ministry of Emergencies, the cause of the tragedy was improper operation of the furnace.

In the capital of Egypt, the unknown person set himself on fire near the parliament building in protest against a low standard of living. According to eyewitnesses, the police managed to save this person, he was taken to the hospital. Nothing is known about his condition. Several attempts of self -immolation for the same reasons have been committed in the last days in Algeria. Mass unrest in Tunisia began with such an act, as a result of which the president was overthrown.

The British newspaper Independent puts a comment on Robert Fisk: “Is this the end of the era of dictatorships in the Arab world?