It is impossible to protect your car from any vagaries of nature, but you can insure it. Let's see how it works. Snow or a cat - anything will do Due to weather disasters that occurred on New Year's Eve, hundreds of cars were damaged. It would seem that drivers who did not spare money on CASCO insurance at one time did not lose anything and, having reported an insured event, had every right to expect payments.

Cultural expansion in the Caucasus would be much more effective than military expansion. It was not for nothing that the Soviet government considered the formation of a national intelligentsia in the Caucasus one of its tasks. Cultural expansion in the Caucasus would be much more effective than military expansion If the reader thinks that we did not have a cultural policy in the Caucasus, here are the numbers.

Unexpectedly, he replaced Mikhail Porechenkov in the “Culinary Duel” program on NTV. Misha is a professional and has set a high standard that I try to meet. I never thought that I would become a TV presenter. At first I was invited to the program as a guest: I was preparing something on air, and then, like Stirlitz, they “asked to stay.” I didn't refuse. Firstly, the theme of the program is close - when I have time, I like to pamper my wife and son with my dishes.

photo Reuters The second racket of the world told Interlocutor why she failed to reach the final of the just completed Australian Open. Of the Russians, our Vera managed to stay on the court of the Green Continent the longest. And even reaching the semi-finals for her, despite the defeat, was a repeat of her best performance in Melbourne: two years ago, Zvonareva also dropped out at the semi-final stage. It would seem that Vera approached the match with Belgian Kim Clijsters in good shape.

Deputy Head of the Information Department of the State Housing Inspectorate of Moscow Tatyana Filippova tells how to legalize redevelopment in an apartment. – Any change to the layout of the premises requires permission. To receive it, along with the application, you must submit a redevelopment project, title documents for the apartment - the original or a notarized copy, a technical passport of the premises from the BTI (in Moscow - also the Unified Housing Document).

Google has launched an online project that allows anyone to take a virtual tour of 17 museums around the world. AFP reports this. The project works similarly to the Google Street View service. Unlike the latter, however, Google Art Project also offers the ability to view certain paintings in high resolution. There are more than a thousand such paintings in total. One painting from each museum was photographed in very high resolution (about 7 megapixels).

Aries. This week is yours in every sense, because any undertakings will be successfully and without much difficulty implemented. Taurus. The beginning of the week will be a period of gloomy reflection. But on Wednesday you will feel inspired, and by the end of the week you will receive financial results. Twins. Relying on friends and partners in everything is the secret of success this week. Otherwise, you won’t be able to handle all your affairs. Cancer.

One of the Moscow real estate agencies recently published a list of professions whose representatives are most often denied loans. The “risk group” included police officers, officials, judges, entrepreneurs... The rating raised many questions. YOU ASKED TO TELL: why can a bank refuse a loan to a completely trustworthy person?

The third head of the state corporation Olympstroy, Teimuraz Bolloev, left his post. Meanwhile, even at the top they are talking about the emergency stage of preparation for Sochi 2014. Russia won the right to host the Olympic competitions back in 2007; even then there were reasonable doubts that southern Sochi would have enough time and energy to prepare the Winter Olympics.

Irish authorities expelled a diplomat from the Russian Federation from the country. AFP agency reports this. The Russian was expelled from Ireland for falsifying documents. A report from the Irish Foreign Office indicates that Russian intelligence services used the data of six Irish citizens to create passports for spies. The Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on the information about the expulsion of the diplomat from Dublin. His name is also not reported.

Many are sure that behind the appearance of any star there is a whole staff of cosmetologists, nutritionists, stylists and makeup artists. But often everything is much simpler. Most celebrities have their own home secrets that they use. Typically, these methods do not require large financial costs and are available to everyone. The stars were happy to share their tricks with our readers.

An interesting project “17 Moments of Cinema” started at the cultural center “House on Patriarch’s Street”. I was brought there by a crazy invitation by e-mail, of which dozens come to the editorial office. The eye was drawn to the fact that the film “Bibinur”, shot by Kazan filmmakers, was chosen first for screening.

The American actress arrived in the capital for the premiere of the film “You and Me,” in which she played the main role. She brought her boyfriend Ali Love with her and wanted to celebrate her birthday in Moscow. “I’ll walk around Red Square and see the Kremlin in winter. This is not my first time in Russia, but this is the first time I’ve seen a snow-covered city. It’s very beautiful,” Barton said. The couple carried out their plans for a walk along Red Square.

Vladimir Spivakov informed me that I became a winner of the Triumph Prize. He called and congratulated. I didn’t immediately realize what it was about: “What? How?" And he: “Yes, yes, that’s it. Here Vadik Abdrashitov is sitting next to you, we congratulate you on the “Triumph”. You're due!" When you are awarded by such high professionals as the members of the jury of the Triumph Prize, it means that you have not smoked the sky in vain.

Last week marked 100 days since Sergei Sobyanin took office as mayor of the capital. You can already look for pros and cons in the work of the new mayor. “What kind of Sobyanin is the mayor?” – we asked famous Muscovites. Last week marked 100 days since Sergei Sobyanin took office as mayor of the capital. In a survey on our website about whether Muscovites are satisfied with their mayor, the votes were divided almost equally: 34% are not satisfied, 55% are undecided.