The International Economic Forum in Davos devoted the whole day to discussing what will happen to Russia. Many experts presented their views and assessments (in Russia, 350 people worked on this for a whole year). These are three scenarios, and all are quite negative. The essence of the first is that since the central government does not make efforts, does not dare to reform, the regions where activity appears come to the fore.

On January 29, 2013, it was reported that Roman Abramovich and his passion Daria Zhukova bought a large collection of works by Ilya Kabakov. As reported by Bloomberg, citing the artist's wife Emilia Kabakova , the seller was the American John Stewart, who had been collecting works of Moscow conceptualism for about 20 years. The amount of the transaction has not been disclosed, but experts believe that for the collection of about 40 works they asked at various times from 30 to 60 million dollars.

The General Staff Directorate for Organizational and Mobilization Work wants to send people subject to conscription away from their permanent place of residence. According to the General Staff, the use of the extraterritorial principle of recruiting the army can improve the demographic situation in Russia.

On January 29, 2013, it was reported that the musicians of the group “Aria” filed a lawsuit against former vocalist Artur (Mikheev) Berkut for performing the group’s hits at solo concerts. This is stated in a statement from the musicians received by the editors of Lenta.ru.

A new method of preserving fertility after cancer treatment has been developed in one of the cancer centers in Israel. Using the electroejaculation procedure, sperm cells are obtained from male children and adolescents, which can later be preserved and used for artificial insemination procedures. Thousands of children and adolescents receive cancer treatment at the Sheba Cancer Center.

Actor Mikhail Efremov openly spoke about what he dreamed of and what came of it. If another person can be understood, it is precisely by his childhood plans and by the fulfillment of these dreams. About dreams in general Never dream about something specific - it won’t come true. It will come out either the other way around or tangentially, like a puck bouncing off the side. However, maybe this is only true for the Efremovs. But we have tested this many times, with the whole family.

The shark of Russian show business also commented on the numerous accusations against him - Internet users express doubts about the authenticity of Vorobyov’s accident and talk about von Gechmen-Waldeck’s desire to promote his ward in the tragedy Well-known music producer Katerina von Gechmen-Waldeck explained why she so carefully hides details about the health of Alexei Vorobyov, who was killed in a car accident.

The Federal Migration Service has developed a bill according to which, from 2015, an electronic card will become an identity document. An expert lawyer spoke about the difficulties in implementing such plans. The text of the bill has already been published on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development. The creators of the document defined a transition period: internal passports are planned to be abolished in 2025. Until this time, the passport will retain legal force.

Imagine, banana is at the top of the list of foods prohibited for consumption in the morning. It contains a lot of magnesium, and consuming it on an empty stomach disrupts the balance of calcium and magnesium in the body, which can lead to cardiovascular diseases. According to nutritionists, a breakfast consisting of the “right” foods can be a means of preventing many diseases. Analysts from one Russian publication tried to figure out which foods should not be consumed on an empty stomach.

On January 28, 2013, it was reported that Great Britain decided to launch “anti-advertising” of its country in Romania and Bulgaria in order to discourage local residents from migrating to Foggy Albion. According to the Guardian newspaper, the advertising campaign will be based on the “worst things” that exist in England, in particular, the British authorities will scare those wishing to move with high unemployment and bad weather.

On Monday, January 28, members of the US Senate approved the payment of an amount that will go to victims of Hurricane Sandy. The bill that would approve that amount awaits President Barack Obama's signature. It became known that the allocated amount for the victims is equal to 50 billion dollars. Democratic senators decided to allocate exactly this amount, despite many disagreements with the Republicans - the latter made a statement that this could greatly aggravate the budget deficit.

Egypt's National Defense Council is ready to introduce a state of emergency in the country. The authorities of the Muslim country are talking about their readiness to introduce a state of emergency due to the unrest. Armed riots have been taking place in various cities across the country for three days now. Thus, in Cairo, hundreds of people tried to break through to the Advisory Council and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

According to Vladimir Vinokur, the husband of Svetlana Lunkina, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater, may be involved in the attack on Sergei Filin. People's Artist Vladimir Vinokur reported that artistic director Filin had a conflict with Svetlana Lunkina's husband Vladislav Moskalev .

The whole last week passed under the sign of Vladimir Vysotsky’s anniversary. It's hard to imagine, but he could be 75 today... The whole country is raving about Vysotsky, The entire screen is captured by him again. To say “Russia is sick with it” - It’s impossible: Russia is healthy for them. After all, he is the connecting thread, The last seam that is welded. Who can unite us? Only him, Pobeda and Gagarin.

The abduction of the girl, who was going to class with her mother, occurred on January 26. The kidnapping took place on Myachkovsky Boulevard. Several men approached the woman, grabbed her daughter, put her in a car and disappeared in an unknown direction. The schoolgirl's mother tried to fight back, but the men roughly pushed her away. The shocked mother said that the men left in two cars, and she was able to remember the license plate of one of them.