The repair of the Staro-Kalinkin Bridge, which from tomorrow will be closed until January 17, 2014, will create major problems for St. Petersburg motorists. Today, the head of the road repair department of the Smolny transport infrastructure development committee, Viktor Nikolaev, told us what we should prepare for in the near future. In accordance with the bypass scheme, the main traffic flows will be distributed along Lermontovsky and Izmailovsky Avenues, which cross the Fontanka River.

Photo: RBC Roskomnadzor proposes to increase the maximum fine for failure to comply with the Law “On Personal Data” from 10 thousand to 700 thousand rubles. Until now, companies subject to it have preferred to pay fines rather than comply with it.

Emomali Rahmon once again won the presidential elections in Tajikistan, gaining 83.6% of the votes. This was announced on November 7 by the Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of the country, Shermuhammadi Shohiyon. Photo: ITAR-TASS 86.6% of voters took part in the presidential elections held on November 6.

Today marks 96 years since the overthrow of the Provisional Government of the Russian Republic. October 25, 1917 (November 7 after the calendar reform) the history of a virtually new country began - Soviet Russia. Photo: Still from the film "October" Today marks 96 years since the overthrow of the Provisional Government of the Russian Republic. October 25, 1917 (November 7 after the calendar reform) the history of a virtually new country began - Soviet Russia.

Photo: FROM PERSONAL ARCHIVE The past decades have seen more than one financial pyramid economy. All were marked by a series of bankruptcies: the savings and loan and stock market crash of the late 1980s, the Mexican economic crisis of 1994, the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998, the dot-com bust of the 2000s, and the Big Bang. » 2008 financial crisis. After the 1980s, we created economies that dispossessed the innovation and hard work of past generations.

Photo: ITAR-TASS Chinese businessmen began to buy up Western yacht manufacturers. Since last year, two top European manufacturers - Ferretti Group and Sunseeker International - have come under the control of companies from the Middle Kingdom. These deals will help the Chinese better understand this sector and actively develop the domestic market, analysts say.

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not yet plan to meet with the head of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo. Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced this to reporters in Novo-Ogarevo today. Earlier, the head of an international environmental organization asked for a meeting with V. Putin in an open letter addressed to him. Photo: ITAR-TASS “There are no such events on the schedule,” D. Peskov said, answering a corresponding question from journalists. V.

The presidential administration instructed the security agencies to stop PR campaigns around corruption cases that may not reach the court. This position was stated by officials during a meeting with representatives of the security bloc as part of a meeting in the Kremlin, Izvestia writes. Photo: ITAR-TASS The AP noted that scandals promoted in the media create a negative image of the authorities.

Photo: Global Look Press According to Amnesty, companies "are not adequately reporting on the causes of leaks, their volumes, and the necessary measures to eliminate the consequences." Investigations into such cases, carried out by company employees and local authorities, according to human rights activists, are “not transparent enough and raise doubts.” Amnesty is confident that the real cause of the leaks was the wear and tear of the pipes used for pumping, and not human error, as the

The lawyer of Yusup Temerkhanov, found guilty of the murder of Yuri Budanov, accused the Investigative Committee of “settling scores.” On Facebook, Murad Musaev said that he learned about the criminal cases filed against him from the press. Photo: facebook.com/murad.musaev.9 “It turns out that it was me, and not the Investigative Committee, who “manufactured” the witnesses and composed testimonies for them.

A Hawker 25 light aircraft registered in Mexico was shot down by the Venezuelan Air Force in the state of Apure near the border with Colombia. The head of the Venezuelan Strategic Command, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, announced this on his microblog. Photo: Global Look Press The purpose for which the plane was shot down is not known. It is possible that Caracas mistook the vehicle for a drug traffickers' plane. It is not yet known how many people were on board the Hawker 25.

Investments in the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Cyprus will amount to 9 billion euros, Nikolaus Markou, a representative of the Ministry of Energy, Industry, Trade and Tourism of Cyprus, told Russian journalists. Photo: ITAR-TASS He recalled that the government of the country had already determined the place where the plant would be built - Vasilikos.

A visa-free regime with Russia would increase the flow of Russian money and would also help create new jobs in the North Karelia region. However, these advantages cannot yet convince Finns of the need to abolish visas - another study shows that the people of Suomi still have great fears of Russians. Photo: silver-rose.orgsilver-rose.org A visa-free regime with Russia would increase the flow of Russian money and would also help create new jobs in the North Karelia region.

The star of Russian chanson Stas Mikhailov has released a signature collection of bed linen. On the website of the textile company NeoTek, which developed the design of the bedding, it is noted that this is “a unique offer that has no analogues on the Russian market.” Photo: NeoTek “The hits of Stas Mikhailov in a new format! A unique collection of bed linen with the same name of the popular and beloved song “Everything for You”.

Photo: ITAR-TASS Last year, the BIN group of companies promised to restore the Central Hotel on Tverskaya, previously known for its luxurious interiors of the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. It was assumed that the hotel would become a luxury hotel, but at a meeting of the Urban Planning and Land Commission (GLC), officials decided to cure the Central Hotel from its “star disease” - they allowed the construction of a hotel with a level of no higher than three stars.