The Tomsk-Leninogorsk train is among the preserved routes to the CIS countries, the press service of the Tomsk administration reports. On December 14, by decision of the Federal Passenger Company, the following trains remain in communication with the CIS countries: Moscow - Chisinau, Moscow - Brest, Chelyabinsk - Tashkent and Orenburg - Tashkent. It will be possible to get to Eastern Kazakhstan by train from Tomsk along the usual route: Tomsk - Novosibirsk - Barnaul - Leninogorsk.

On Sunday, December 14, a citywide celebration dedicated to the opening of the winter season on the “Health Track” will take place at the “Polytechnic” ski base. This was reported by the press service of the Tomsk administration. As part of the festival, a cross-country skiing competition will be held , which will cover a ten-kilometer distance. Tomsk residents and city guests will participate.

Wholesale prices for tea and coffee will increase by at least 10% after the New Year, Izvestia reports . Retail prices, according to experts , will rise by about 20%. As Vladimir Shimchkak, director of the Tomsk enterprise Bar Service , commented on this situation, prices will really have to be raised. According to him, the price level depends primarily on the price level of the manufacturer and on what currency it is pegged to.

Tomskvodokanal will turn off cold water to houses on Smirnova and adjacent streets on December 16. The company’s team will replace shut-off valves in the area of ​​Smirnova and Koshurnikova streets. Cold water supply will be unavailable from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the following addresses: st. Smirnova, 3 b, 5, 5/1, 5/2, 5 a, 5 b, 5 d, 7, 7/1, 7/7, 7/9, 7 b, 9, 9 p. 2, 9 p.

Prices are rising... And not only for imported electronics or clothing from European manufacturers. Food products are becoming more expensive, including essential goods - flour, sugar, butter, eggs. Last week in Tomsk, bread prices jumped by 2-4 rubles. Manufacturers explain the rise in prices simply - flour, butter, and yeast have become more expensive. And there is no hope that someone will be able to stop the rise in prices for at least the most necessary things.

The norm is going to be introduced in 2015. According to it, theater productions will be assessed by audiences using a five-point system. As a result, directors of theaters with poor ratings will receive reprimands and lose bonuses. This innovation caused sharp criticism in theater circles.

We return again to the topic of the purge of the last media independent from the state that has unfolded in the country. The attack on our television company coincided with another turn in the fate of the independent TV channel Dozhd, which has been desperately fighting for its existence over the past year. First, under ridiculous pretexts, the channel was disconnected from cable networks, then they were kicked out of one room they inhabited and equipped with everything necessary, then another.

Today the exhibition “Once Upon a New Year’s Eve” opens at the Tomsk History Museum. Let us remind you that the uniqueness of the exhibition is that the exhibits presented are New Year's photos, toys, decorations, costumes that were brought to the museum by the Tomsk residents themselves and the museum staff. These holiday artifacts from the past contain the stories of real families and homes. According to museum staff, the exhibition received a great response among city residents.

10 years ago, the “Retrograde” section appeared in our program. In it, my Andrei Filimonov talked about the events that took place in Tomsk in the Tomsk province many years ago in the 19th and early 20th centuries. And in every story about those ancient times, one could involuntarily read something about today. Let's remember the history of TV-2.

The guest of the “ Rush Hour ” program the day before was the founder of the television company “ TV-2 ” Arkady Mayofis. The studio discussed what is currently happening around the situation with the television company shutting down. Mayofis expressed his opinion about the letters from the mayor and the governor and dispelled the rumors. Let us remind you that from January 1, 2015, the television company TV-2 may not of its own free will stop broadcasting .

You need to get married the right way! Tomsk residents in wedding dresses calling to come to the picket in support of TV-2 became a real hit last week on Tomsk social networks. Anyone could participate in the flash mob (it was launched by the brides themselves). To do this, it was enough to post your wedding photo with the inscription “I will marry TV-2 on December 14” and... give the wedding bouquet to another bride!