The privatization of part of the state-owned Alrosa stake will not take place before the fourth quarter of 2013, said the head of Yakutia, Yegor Borisov. He added that the proceeds from privatization should be used in full to develop the republic's infrastructure, in particular to demolish dilapidated and unsafe housing.

By a decree of the Moscow government, the territory of the Ostankino estate is being increased by 5 hectares, said Nikolai Pereslegin, adviser to the head of the Moscow City Heritage Department. According to him, the estate now occupies more than 14 hectares.

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06 February 2013, 02:46 / Auto GAZ will work to order In 2014, production at GAZ may increase by 2.5–3 times, and half of the cars will be assembled according to orders from third-party automakers. According to analysts, contract manufacturing will add 6–7 billion rubles to the group’s revenue. Vladimir Shtanov The first Chevrolet model assembled at GAZ was Aveo / O.

The legalization of same-sex marriages in some European countries reduces the chances of adoption of Russian children by citizens of these countries, said Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law. "The British and French parliaments have legalized same-sex marriages. This narrows the opportunities for citizens of these countries to adopt Russian children," he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

A sinkhole occurred at the 92nd kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road: 8-9 cars were damaged, there were no casualties, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. "At 19:26, the 01 duty officer received a message about an incident on the Moscow Ring Road, where at the 92nd kilometer (inner side) a sinkhole occurred over an area of ​​0.5 linear meters and up to 30 centimeters deep," the report says.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported the death of the last direct participant in the preparation of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro in March 2010. This is Gusen Magomedov. On the night of February 6, he was killed near the village of Kadyrkent in the Sergokalinsky District of Dagestan, the republican department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported earlier.

The Moscow Region government is developing a program, according to which all real estate acquisition transactions in the region will be insured starting in 2014, the press service of the regional governor's administration reports. "According to the acting governor [Andrei Vorobyov], the regional government is currently developing a program, according to which all real estate acquisition transactions in the Moscow Region will be insured starting January 1, 2014," the report says.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced this yesterday at a meeting on the grain market situation and preparations for spring sowing. The range of grains put up for auction will also be expanded, the prime minister announced: auctions will also be held for 5th-class wheat, feed barley and rye. For now, interventions apply only to 3rd and 4th-class wheat.

An unheard-of thing for the Russian hinterland – a Bashkir village has introduced its own surrogate currency. The global financial system has finally broken down, explains the author of the idea, economist Rustam Davletbaev. And local money has helped revive the village economy. Unusual banknotes appeared in the wallets of residents of the village of Shaimuratovo in 2010, when after the crisis, the local agricultural enterprise OOO Shaimuratovo found itself in the grip of debt problems.

06 February 2013, 03:51 / Finance Moscow Exchange IPO may become popular The IPO of the Moscow Exchange could become popular if investors fall for the record low entry limit - 10 shares cheaper than 700 rubles.

E. Kuzmina / Vedomosti The chairs did not suit Zenit UEFA representatives have declared the vandal-proof chairs that were delivered three years ago for the Zenit stadium under construction in St. Petersburg unfit for installation. According to Yuri Illarionov, an auditor with the Accounts Chamber of St. Petersburg, 63,000 seats worth 287 million rubles were stored outdoors.

American aerospace corporation Boeing has filed a lawsuit against the Russian Space Corporation (RSC) Energia and the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, demanding compensation for its expenses in the amount of $356 million (plus interest at the time of possible satisfaction of the claim). Boeing incurred these expenses by paying off the debts of the Sea Launch company during its restructuring in 2009.

The main figure in the high-profile "gambling case" about underground casinos, former First Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Region Alexander Ignatenko, will be extradited to Russia on Thursday, February 7, and the next day the investigation intends to bring charges against him and interrogate him as an accused, lawyer Alexander Asnis told RAPSI. "On Friday, the investigation plans to apply to the Moscow City Court with a motion to extend Ignatenko's term of detention.

Kaliningrad Region Governor Nikolay Tsukanov has been approved as the chairman of the board of directors of the Baltika football club. This was reported by the press service of the regional administration. The governor stated that the regional club should get into the Premier League by 2018, and for this purpose it is necessary to prepare a "good reserve", find sponsors in addition to the title sponsor, build a stadium, and conduct an audit of the coaching staff.