In Europe, it is impossible to dodge taxes and insurance. No matter how you evade, they will still force you to pay. But since the state diligently skins its citizens, in return it gives them very extraordinary compensation. Namely, pride in the money spent. That is, society strongly supports the point of view that paying bills is honorable, worthy and worthy of respect.

Mikhail Prokhorov The stingiest Oligarch No. 1, due to the crisis, changed his mind about buying the most expensive mansion in the world, Villa Leopolda in France. He decided to save 500 million euros, especially since property prices in Nice had fallen. An attempt to reduce the price to 200 million failed. And now the lawyers are trying to return at least the deposit - 39 million euros, because according to French laws this money is not returned.

On March 11 at 19.00, a literary evening dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Sobesednik newspaper will be held at the Central House of Writers (CDL) in Moscow. It will be attended by writers who have been associated with the newspaper over the years, collaborated as authors, and contributed with their talent to its popularity.

In the off-season, when the weather changes every day, headaches plague even those who rarely complain about their health. And therefore he does not have the habit of carrying a bunch of medicines with him for different occasions. What to do? You can try to cope with a headache without medication - several effective techniques were suggested by general practitioner Nikolai Pravednikov, an employee of the Invitro Independent Laboratory.

Every year rhythmic gymnastics becomes more and more difficult. At the beginning of this season, some experts even doubted whether the Russian primas would be able to “get out” under the new rules. And this weekend the first stage of the Grand Prix series will take place in Moscow, where we will see what has come out of the innovations. – I would definitely die on the first day of training!

In mid-February, the famous St. Petersburg group “Television,” known for its consistent nonconformism, went to Kyiv for concerts. At a press conference organized by the local branch of RIA Novosti, group leader Mikhail Borzykin answered questions from journalists. Soon after this, a message appeared on the Internet that the TV group had been excommunicated from the airwaves of central Russian television channels.

Calling Russia the birthplace of moonshine is risky: a moonshine still is such a simple thing that the Vikings, Greeks, and Romans could easily have come up with it (they also thought of a water supply system). However, not everything is so simple... If you believe Medinsky, who undertook to debunk “Myths about Russia,” people drink no less all over the world, and even more in France or England.

The President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, answers the Interlocutor’s questions. – On the eve of February 23, the president made a number of “army” statements: the length of service will not change, the number of deferments will not increase... True, there are still super bonuses promised to officers. Does all this cause optimism in army circles? - No way.

Vyacheslav Fetisov So that luck does not turn away! Congratulations to everyone's favorite newspaper on its anniversary! Remain the best conversationalist for your readers. I wish you all good luck and victories! The last two words are not just a tribute to the tradition of congratulations. Athletes, probably more than anyone else, know their value. And they know that sometimes you can do everything to win, but... luck will turn away, and - an insulting defeat to the point of tears.

02/24/2009 09:52:37 25-year-old Christina Kots-Gottlieb won the qualifying competition in Kyiv. The blond beauty came to fame when in 2006 she was briefly the lead singer of the group “VIA Gra” after the departure of Nadezhda Granovskaya (composition of Dzhanabaev - Brezhnev - Kots-Gottlieb), reports Komsomolskaya Pravda .

What is an allergy? This is an inadequate reaction of the body to a generally safe substance - dust, cat hair, fish food, pollen or sunlight. All this can be eliminated from life if absolutely necessary. But what about allergies to food - not to some exotic food, but to those foods that we eat or should eat every day? Why semolina fell out of favor Not every unpleasant response of the body to food that is offered to it is a real allergy.

At Eurovision 2009, Georgians were going to bring a disco hit to Moscow with the words: “We don’t want Putin. This is destruction. It kills the buzz." The freak group Stephane & 3G entered the song “We don’t wanna put in” into the competition. Since in English the word “insert” is similar to the name of the Russian prime minister, a scandal broke out.

02/24/2009 14:12:14 Lolita Milyavskaya replaced Lyudmila Gurchenko as the favorite of the design trio Fresh Art. The birthday of one of the fashionistas, Aslan Akhmadov, clearly showed that the “queen of trash” will no longer be called the main decoration of the party: while Lyudmila Markovna was at home (this is the first time she missed the “fresh” holiday), Lolita showed how to have fun, reports NEWSmusic.ru .

An attempt by a Perm bailiff to describe the property of a local debtor turned into a real battle. The search bailiff, Oleg Okulov, came to the citizen, whose total debts at that time amounted to more than 200 thousand rubles, to describe his car. And the bailiff was already preparing to fulfill his duties. “I approached the debtor and asked to show documents for the car - this is necessary for the inventory and arrest,” says the bailiff.

The ordeal of twenty ships of the desert, which were supposed to get from Kalmykia to Bulgaria, began on the Russian-Ukrainian border. The adventures continued on the route Moldova - Romania. If the Ukrainians got into trouble with camels out of fear of the African plague that struck the Stavropol pigs (although the camel seems to be no friend of the pig!), then the Romanians demanded that the accompanying documents be translated into Romanian - otherwise not a step forward!