Pugacheva herself began to call him respectfully, by his first name and patronymic - Sergei Vasilyevich. Once upon a time, at her “Christmas meetings,” the Prima Donna introduced the new singer Chelobanov to the audience in exactly this way. Dressed in a stylish purple suit, with side-swept bangs and a high-pitched voice, he immediately made a splash.

The conflict between the General Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Committee, which recently separated from it, has moved to a higher level. The son of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Artyom Chaika, was summoned for questioning in the case of an illegal gambling business in the Moscow region. Let us remind you that the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor’s office clashed over a network of illegal casinos located in the Moscow region.

The staffing level of the Russian Presidential Administration will be reduced in the near future. ITAR-TASS reports this. Presidential aides and heads of departments received corresponding instructions from the head of state. On January 3, 2011, Medvedev signed a decree “On optimizing the number of federal civil servants and employees of federal government bodies.” The document provides for a reduction in the number of officials in 2011–2013 by no less than 20 percent.

Representatives of the military coalition of NATO countries have repeatedly pushed the Libyan leader’s entourage into betrayal, threatening the International Criminal Court. Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa arrived in the UK last night, where he will seek political asylum. Previously, Kusa left his post, citing his disagreement with the armed suppression of the riots.

Last night in London the first presentation of the “Man Who Changed the World” award, established by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, took place. In the "Glasnost" category - "For his contribution to the development of an open world culture" the award was given to CNN founder Ted Turner. The winner of the Perestroika Prize - “For his contribution to the development of civilization” was Sir Timothy Berners, a scientist from Great Britain who invented the Internet.

Five unique diamonds worth several million dollars were stolen from a jewelry exhibition taking place in Basel, Switzerland. The criminals operated in a group of four to five people. While the three distracted the attention of the exhibition staff, their accomplices stole precious stones from a glass display case and left the crime scene. The loss was discovered a quarter of an hour later. The pavilion was immediately closed to exits, but the criminals could not be found.

The corresponding decision was made by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The decree covers Transport Minister Igor Levitin, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, as well as Deputy Prime Ministers Igor Sechin and Alexei Kudrin. Transport Minister Igor Levitin, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, as well as Deputy Prime Ministers Igor Sechin and Alexei Kudrin will leave their posts as heads of the board of directors in a number of state-owned companies, RIA Novosti reports.

Between us, women No. 8, 2011-03-01

Sweet-voiced singer Alexander Serov, who is known for his romantic hits “I Love You to Tears” and “Madonna,” has always talked little about his personal life. Like, we have a wife and daughter, everything is fine with us. The wife, they say, is a designer, and the daughter studies at MGIMO. As it turned out, not everything in the family of Alexander Nikolaevich is so smooth. Recently, the singer spoke for the first time about the trouble he had...

Recently, once again, there was a rumor that the most mysterious of Russian film actresses, Renata Litvinova, was about to give up her freedom. They say that her chosen one was some Russian oligarch who is handling petrodollars and showering Litvinova with diamonds. To find out if this is true, we called Renata Litvinova’s mother, Alisa Mikhailovna. It turned out that she did not expect her daughter to get married...

Several hundred Russians are leaving the Thai resort islands of Samui, Koh Phangan and Tao, which were flooded after the storm and heavy rains, Vesti reports. Due to the fact that the water level in some areas of the country reaches one and a half meters, thousands of vacationers were cut off from the mainland. However, their life and health are not in danger. Currently, tourists continue to be evacuated by planes and ships of the Thai Navy.

On a March evening in 1940, 71 years ago, the great Master, Mikhail Bulgakov, passed away. Ten years before his death, he predicted exactly how he would die. And he was in a hurry to do what was destined for him - to write a great novel. He made it because his Margarita was next to him. First her name was Tanya, then Lyubasha, and then Lena. All these women he loved merged into the famous image. ...Breathing heavily, he tried to say something.

We continue to talk about how the fate of the actors who played in the legendary film by Vladimir Menshov “Love and Doves” turned out. This time we talked with the leading actress Nina Doroshina. At 76 years old, the actress leads an active lifestyle - she plays in the theater and teaches at a theater university. But her personal life was difficult... The actress was born into an absolutely non-artistic family.

The head coach of Spartak announced the transfer price of team captain Alex - one hundred million dollars - in fact, making it clear that the footballer is not for sale. However, the mentor’s statement should be considered much deeper than the banal desire to preserve his leader... Spartak head coach Valery Karpin announced the transfer price of team captain Alex - one hundred million dollars - in fact, making it clear that the footballer is not for sale.

People's Artist of the USSR, famous Soviet actress Lyudmila Gurchenko will be buried next Monday at the Novodevichy cemetery. On the same day, a civil memorial service will be held at the Cinema House on Vasilyevskaya Street, Interfax reports. The cause of death of 75-year-old Gurchenko was a heart attack. She spent her last days at home, where she underwent rehabilitation after a complex operation on the hip bone. On Wednesday evening, the actress suddenly became ill.