Deputies of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly approved the former general director of the Yantar Baltic Shipyard OJSC Igor Orlov as governor of the Arkhangelsk Region. Deputies of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly approved the former general director of the Baltic Shipyard Yantar OJSC, Igor Orlov, as governor of the Arkhangelsk Region. I. Orlov’s candidacy was submitted to the regional deputies for consideration by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and approved by a majority vote.

January frosts in Russia caused the death of 64 people. January frosts in Russia caused the death of 64 people. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Topilin at a conference call at the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “At the end of January 2012, in fifty regions where abnormally low temperatures established, 1 thousand 371 people, including 25 children, sought medical help due to hypothermia and frostbite.

At an operational meeting, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin fired the heads of 18 district directorates of a single customer (DEZ). The heads of the DEZ lost their jobs for poorly performed work. Photo: RBC "We have compiled a rating of state management companies. They operate 60% of the housing stock. We have identified the best and worst of them.

Former chairman of the Rodina party, deputy chairman of the Russian government, curator of the military-industrial complex Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday, February 2, ordered the mass production of children's military toys. Photo: ITAR-TASS “I gave the command to think about making toy models of Russian weapons and military equipment. Our children will stop playing with leopards,” the Deputy Prime Minister said on his microblog the day before.

Members of the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch believe that former Libyan Ambassador to France Omar Brebesh died in his homeland as a result of torture. This statement appeared on the official website of the organization. Photo: AP O. Brebesh was detained by representatives of the new Libyan authorities - supporters of the Transitional National Council - on January 19, 2012. The former diplomat died a day after his arrest.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin advised true patriots of Russia not to go to any rallies on February 4, 2012. Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin advised true patriots of Russia not to go to any rallies on February 4, 2012. As he told reporters, “Russian patriots should sit at home, give birth to children, and not go out and freeze. Otherwise they’ll freeze something up.” D.

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, invited everyone to come to the region and become observers to personally verify the transparency of the elections. The Chechen leader stated this in an interview with NTV channel. Photo: AP “I ask everyone to come to Chechnya. I would love to show the whole world how our people vote and what transparent elections we have,” said R. Kadyrov.

Trading in the MICEX currency section began today with sluggish fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate against world currencies. The Russian currency gained literally a couple of kopecks from the dollar and euro, adhering to yesterday’s closing levels. This situation generally reflects the dynamics in the Forex market, where there is surprising stability in the dollar-euro pair, trading with minimal changes at $1.3145/euro.

Trading in the MICEX currency section began today with sluggish fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate against world currencies. Trading in the MICEX currency section began today with sluggish fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate against world currencies. The Russian currency gained literally a couple of kopecks from the dollar and euro, adhering to yesterday’s closing levels.

The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considered a criminal case against members of the so-called “Borovikov-Voevodina gang” convicted in St. Petersburg for murder and banditry. This was reported in the media relations department of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. It was established that in September 2003. In St. Petersburg, Dmitry Borovikov and Alexey Voevodin created a gang.

The trading session on the Russian MICEX foreign exchange market began today with a slight strengthening of the Russian national currency against the dollar and euro. At the same time, the ruble is stable against the bi-currency “basket” (0.55 dollars and 0.45 euros). The weighted average dollar exchange rate for tomorrow calculations as of 10:15 Moscow time was 30.2182 rubles/dollar, which is 3 kopecks. below the closing level of the previous trading day.

European consumers are now asking Gazprom for gas in larger volumes than it should be supplied to them under agreed contracts, but the Russian gas giant is not obligated to satisfy all these requests. This explanation regarding the gas shortage that has arisen in Europe was made today at the Russia-2012 forum by the head of the contract structuring and pricing department of Gazprom Export LLC, Sergei Komlev. Photo: RBC “There are agreed contract quantities (per day and per month).

Members of the UN Security Council agreed on the points of the resolution on the unrest in Syria. Before the document is adopted, it will be sent for approval to the capitals of the member countries of the Security Council. The day before, on February 2, the text of the resolution was softened. Thus, the open call for Bashar al-Assad to surrender the presidency and leave the government, as well as the clause on stopping the supply of weapons to Syria, disappeared from the project.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, on the eve of a large-scale opposition march and rally on Bolotnaya Square, called for an abandonment of “extremism in slogans.” During his speech at the Russia 2012 investment forum, the mayor expressed the opinion that the capital needs political stability. Photo: RBC “A huge advantage of our city is economic, social and political stability.

PetersburgGaz will fully compensate for the damage to those injured as a result of gas explosions in Sestroretsk. This was announced by Deputy General Director of the company Vladimir Yevtushenko as part of a briefing on the consequences of the accident. According to him, the burned-out apartments will be restored either by the partners of PetersburgGaz or by the residents themselves, taking into account 100 percent payment from the gas workers.