Sometimes there come moments in our lives when it is necessary, figuratively speaking, to “tighten our belt.” During the holiday week we spent more than usual, much of it on food for the table. Now many will decide to save. But is it possible to eat, albeit not luxuriously, but normally? We've compiled the top 8 ways to save money on groceries wisely. Try following these simple tips and you may be able to reduce the amount you spend on groceries without compromising your health. 1.

Fraudsters, through the mediation of art critic Elena Basner, sold a fake of Boris Grigoriev’s painting “In a Restaurant,” the real value of which ranges from 7 to 10 million rubles. The purchase was made by collector Andrey Vasiliev. Famous art critic Elena Basner , who is suspected of intermediary in the sale of a counterfeit painting worth 7.5 million rubles, was detained in St. Petersburg. Local media reported this.

A well-known political scientist, director of the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, Valery Korovin, commented to Sobesednik.ru on the brutal beating of ex-Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko by Berkut fighters, which occurred in the center of Kiev on the night of January 11, and assessed the fate of Euromaidan.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky In Israel, where Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrived from Switzerland, he met with former partners in the Yukos company - co-owner Leonid Nevzlin and shareholder Vladimir Dubov. According to his press secretary, Khodorkovsky does not plan to stay in Israel for long. On the morning of Friday, January 10, it became known that Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrived in Israel for a planned meeting with ex-partners. “This is a private visit.

You should start preparing for the new summer season now. Photo Russian Look Winter is an unpleasant time for a garden plot; as they say, “it’s hit or miss.” But it’s worth keeping an eye on it throughout the year, even if everything is covered in snow. In addition, a new summer season will begin quite soon, for which it is worth starting to prepare now. We have identified the 6 most important gardening tasks in January. 1.

Photo: The State Duma categorically rejected the proposal of actor Ivan Okhlobystin to return to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation an article providing for punishment for sodomy. Meanwhile, the head of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, Vsevolod Chaplin, reacted positively to Okhlobystin’s initiative.

Photo: Irina Otieva // The legendary Irina Otieva is not only a wonderful singer. Few people know that Irina Adolfovna has supernatural powers. Otieva sees the future, knows fortunes well with cards, and can determine the gender of a child without an ultrasound. Otieva told us for the first time about her unique abilities. “The fact that I am, of course, an unusual comrade is one hundred percent,” Irina explained. – It started when I was young.

Photo: Three women were hospitalized after an accident on January 10 in southern Moscow, where a passenger bus crashed into a building. Three more injured passengers refused hospitalization, said Georgy Golukhov, a spokesman for the Department of Health. All those hospitalized after the accident in Moscow are in city clinical hospital No. 7. It is reported that two of the three taken to the hospital are pregnant; they are in satisfactory condition. The third victim is in intensive care.

Only those who do not know how to distinguish the main from the secondary call us “don’t care”. I'm a doctor, which means I don't care about human life. But the rest most often does not deserve attention at all. I don’t care about New Year’s since I, then a naive schoolboy, found out that I wouldn’t have a bicycle. More precisely, it will happen, but only when the family has accumulated funds. The dashing nineties were passing.

Photo: 39 million rubles will be spent on creating a device that could identify a suicide bomber at a distance of up to 10 meters. The accuracy of the device will have to be at least 98%. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs acted as the customer for the device, which is capable of recognizing a suicide bomber remotely. As Gazeta.ru reported on January 10, a special device will detect explosive devices that a suicide bomber is carrying under his clothes or in a bag.

Photo: Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin believes that the issue of criminal prosecution of homosexuals in Russia should be raised at the national level. On Friday, January 10, it became known that the Russian Orthodox Church wants to bring up for public discussion the issue of introducing criminal liability for same-sex relationships.

Photo: On January 10, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reported that on January 7, two residents of the Kemerovo region cut off their ears as a result of an altercation after a friendly arm wrestling tournament. The men did not share the victory podium and both decided to share the fate of the loser. The incident occurred on January 7 in the Guryevsky district of Kuzbass. The victims were taken to the hospital with their injuries.

Journalist Matvey Ganapolsky fears that Medvedev's anti-corruption initiative will become another "loophole" Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the purchase by officials of gifts worth over 3 thousand rubles. We have identified 5 problems that will inevitably accompany this innovation .

Photo: Natalia Gulkina’s dog saved her husband’s life // Natalia Gulkina's pets - Pomeranian Spitz Nika and Fenya - have been published more than once. Dogs are very photogenic! The artist acquired the Spitz several years ago from a dog trainer friend. The story of their appearance by the ex-soloist of “Mirage” deserves special attention.

Photo: The authorities of the Stavropol Territory announced the allocation of funds to the families of those killed in a series of murders that swept across the region in early January. Each family will receive a million rubles, said acting governor Vladimir Vladimirov. On January 8 and 9, Stavropol police discovered four cars with the bodies of six dead. Police officers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic will take part in the investigation of the murders.