OJSC Metrostroy is considering the possibility of attracting foreign companies to supply escalators for the second vestibule of the Sportivnaya metro station. This was reported to RBC by the company's press service. Metrostroy must by the end of 2013. decide on a supplier of escalators for the new station, since installation of equipment should begin next year. Traditionally, escalators for St.

The Constitutional Court demanded that the list of crimes entailing a ban on working with children be clarified. As stated in the message on the official website of the court, this decision was made at today's meeting. Several people who were dismissed after the entry into force of laws restricting access to work with children appealed to the Constitutional Court.

Next spring, Lithuania will submit an application to the European Commission for the country to join the eurozone. As the portal delfi.lt reports with reference to the radio station Ziniu radijas, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius announced this. Next spring, Lithuania will submit an application to the European Commission for the country to join the eurozone. As the portal delfi.lt reports with reference to the radio station Ziniu radijas, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius announced this.

About 20 million people are now employed in the shadow sector of the Russian economy, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets told reporters during a meeting of the ministers of labor and employment of the G20 countries. Photo: ITAR-TASS “This is a serious problem because, first of all, it is a violation of people’s rights,” she said. O.

Another failure occurred in the capital's metro. Trains did not run on the Circle Line from Kievskaya to Oktyabrskaya. Photo: RBC “At 05:54 Moscow time, the Crisis Management Center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Moscow received a message about the removal of voltage from the contact rail on the section of three stations - Kievskaya, Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya of the Moscow Metro.

The famous poet, prose writer, director and actor Yevgeny Yevtushenko celebrates his anniversary today. The master of Russian literature turned 80 years old. Photo: ITAR-TASS The author of the catchphrase “A poet in Russia is more than a poet” has already been congratulated by President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Acting Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin.

The authorities of St. Petersburg intend to oblige investors to build social infrastructure. As the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, Marat Oganesyan, told RBC, drafts of a standard agreement and contract are now being prepared, which will be concluded between the city and each individual developer. The documents will specify what kind of infrastructure work the investor must carry out.

An L-39 training aircraft crashed at the airport in the Kazakh city of Aktobe on the evening of Wednesday, July 17. As a result of the crash, a cadet and an instructor were killed, the Voice of Russia radio station reported. Photo: ITAR-TASS According to eyewitnesses, while completing its flight, the plane crashed into a hangar. The disaster was witnessed by passengers on an evening flight from Almaty. L-39 belonged to the T. Begeldinov Military Institute of Air Defense.

The sentence of “5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony” caused indignation among opposition supporters and misunderstanding on the part of public figures who generally support the government. The general consensus is that the judge's decision was too harsh. Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin considered the verdict political . According to him, in this case we are not talking about punishment.

The government of the Leningrad region has announced its policy in this area to participants in the construction market and is demonstrating its firm intention to implement it. The essence of the policy is simple: build where and what you consider necessary (if you agree with the municipal authorities who issue construction permits), but please follow the laws.

The Leninsky District Court of Kirov found oppositionist Alexei Navalny guilty of organizing the embezzlement of the property of the State Unitary Enterprise "Kirovles" and sentenced him to 5 years in prison in a general regime colony. In addition, A. Navalny must pay a fine of 500 thousand rubles. His former business partner, ex-director of the Vyatka Timber Company Pyotr Ofitserov, found guilty of complicity, will be sentenced to 4 years in prison.

US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul criticized the verdict handed down today in Kirov against Alexei Navalny. The diplomat considers this trial to be politically motivated. Photo: ITAR-TASS “We are deeply disappointed by the conviction of A. Navalny and the obvious political motives of this trial,” M. McFaul said in his microblog.

Photo: Skoda The new Octavia, teasers of which have intrigued fans of the Skoda brand over the past year, became available on the Russian market this summer. The car, which has long been loved by a considerable number of our compatriots, has become more brutal, grown in size and gained strength. So, if earlier the Octavia might have seemed like a pretty “Przechka”, now it is a strict and elegant “Czech”.

The Leninsky District Court of Kirov today sentenced oppositionist Alexei Navalny and his former business partner, ex-director of the Vyatka Timber Company Pyotr Ofitserov. They were found guilty of embezzling the property of the state enterprise Kirovles for 16 million rubles. A. Navalny was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony and a fine of 500 thousand rubles, P. Officers - to 4 years in a general regime colony and a similar fine.

The government of St. Petersburg has suspended the construction of a shopping center near the Chkalovskaya metro station until a final decision is made on this issue. As stated in the press service of Vice-Governor Marat Oganesyan, the parties came to such an agreement during a meeting that M. Oganesyan held with representatives of the development company.