Denial of discussion On the article “Nihilists of History” (Vedomosti, 05/08/2009, p. A4) If I am not mistaken, both the European analogues and this legislation only deal with public statements, not with “thought crimes.” And yet it is unclear how this differs from the practice of the USSR. Is it that in Europe people are imprisoned for denying the Holocaust, while in the USSR they are imprisoned for “propaganda of Zionism”?

Last week, the EU energy summit “Southern Corridor – New Silk Road” took place in Prague, where it was planned to sign a declaration on the construction of new gas pipelines bypassing Russia. The EU stepped up its search for alternative fuel supply routes from Central Asia after Russia's gas war with Ukraine. However, it was not possible to secure large-scale support from gas supplier countries at the EU summit. The declaration was signed only by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Egypt.

Is it possible, based on historical analogies, to estimate what the notorious market bottom might signify? So to speak, try to see how the depth meter used by analysts is calibrated. The Russian real estate crisis is not unique and can be compared with processes in other countries. According to data from Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S.

A. Makhonin Gazprom is seeking 100% payment of duties upon completion. If such a procedure had been in effect since the beginning of the year, Gazprom could have saved about 24 billion rubles in 2009, without diverting them to the point that they would be stuck without movement in the accounts of the Federal Customs Service (FCS).

A meeting between Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the united opposition, represented by Irakli Alasania, Levan Gachechiladze, Salome Zurabishvili and Kakha Shartava, took place yesterday behind closed doors in the Interior Ministry building. This is the first meeting of the parties since the beginning of the protests in Tbilisi on April 9.

Grindeks Pharmaceutical manufacturer. The main shareholders (as of February 1, 2009) are Kirov Lipman (33.3%), Anna Lipmane (16.7%) and Vitaly Gavrilov (11.3%), Hansapank (9.4%), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (8.5%), and the State Social Insurance Agency of Latvia (2.3%). Capitalization on the Riga Stock Exchange is 15.6 million lats ($30.03 million). Financial indicators (2008): revenue – 88.4 million euros, net profit – 12.85 million euros.

Rosneft was banned from participating in the auction by the court. The Russian Federal Property Fund (RFFI) rejected the application of the firm Finansprofit Expert, which is affiliated with Rosneft, due to the ruling of the Leninsk-Kuznetsk City Court of the Kemerovo Region. The state company's participation in the auction contradicts "both current Russian legislation and common sense," officials explained, since the purpose of privatization is to transfer state property into private hands.

To avoid going broke, some dealers “borrow” from customers, not giving them back the cars they’ve already paid for for weeks / S. Porter "The number and volume of delays in the transfer of cars by dealers has increased - this is no secret. And even large automobile holdings have begun to delay the delivery of already paid cars to customers," says Alexander Mikhailov, director of business development at the leasing company Europlan.

Kazanorgsintez Polyethylene manufacturer. Main shareholders: TAIF Group (53.6%), Svyazinvestneftekhimiya (28.4%). Capitalization: $133.9 million (RTS). Financial indicators (RAS, 2008): revenue: 23.5 billion rubles; loss: 2.8 billion rubles. Kazanorgsintez most likely violated covenants on loans worth 14.2 billion rubles, the company admitted in its report for the first quarter under Russian Accounting Standards. The covenants in question were not disclosed.

2 billion rubles for savings The use of new energy-saving technologies in the construction and reconstruction of buildings in the capital will allow the city to save more than 122 billion rubles by 2020, and Muscovites - almost 15 billion rubles, said the head of the Moscow Department of Urban Construction Alexander Kosovan at a meeting of the capital's government, Interfax reports.

The President submitted to the State Duma a draft amendment to the law "On the Constitutional Court". It is proposed to replace the current procedure, when the Chairman of the Constitutional Court (CC) and his deputy are elected by the judges themselves by secret ballot, with a new one: the Chairman of the CC and his two deputies will be approved by the Federation Council upon the recommendation of the President.

The Territorial Administration (TA) of the FAS for St. Petersburg has decided to impose a fine of 14.5 million rubles on West Bridge Hotel LLC, which owns Novotel St. Petersburg Center, the administration reported. The hotel has not yet received any official notification. According to the director of West Bridge Hotel LLC and the Novotel St. Petersburg Center hotel complex, Alexander Sabitov, the company will consider the possibility of challenging the FAS decision.

Economic disasters are not only caused by poor regulation of financial markets, anti-market government policies or wars. There are other causes that are even more difficult to manage. Nassim Taleb, who has become a world celebrity, writes about “black swans” – events that happen extremely rarely and that have a significant impact on the economy.

Sberbank of Russia The largest commercial bank in Eastern Europe. The main shareholder is the Central Bank (more than 57.6%). Capitalization is 715.6 billion rubles. Financial indicators (RAS, as of April 1, 2009): capital - 1.1 trillion rubles, assets - 6.8 trillion rubles, profit - 6.4 billion rubles.

“He is a very decent person and will look at his political future based on the interests of the country.” Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister In an interview published on May 10 with Japanese media, Vladimir Putin for the first time discussed a topic that is taboo for all officials, with the exception of the first two.