Svetlanov conducted Wagner's operas without singers Given the total shortage of not great, just talented conductors per square meter of scores performed in Moscow, the appearance of Evgeniy Svetlanov at the helm of the Russian National Orchestra takes on a special meaning.

The Ministry of Railways admitted to a lack of money On the seventh day after the resignation of Transport Minister Nikolai Aksenenko, the new head of the Ministry of Railways, Gennady Fadeev, began to revise the legacy of his predecessor. After a meeting of the government commission on structural reform in railway transport, Mr.

Monica continues her endless story about her love for Bill Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern and the heroine of the sex scandal that almost cost Bill Clinton the presidency in 1998, reappeared on television yesterday.

55-year-old Vladimir Kalitin, who has held the position of chief engineer of the company for the last six years, was elected president of the diamond mining company ALROSA. This decision on Friday, upon the proposal of the former head of the company and current president of Yakutia Vyacheslav Shtyrov, was unanimously made by members of the company's supervisory board. According to the ALROSA press service, the company has planned a slight reduction in diamond production this year.

The head of Omskenergo turned off the power to the regional administration The Omsk regional administration removed the head of Omskenergo from the leadership of the local organization "United Russia" for turning off the lights in the administration. In Omsk, a general meeting of activists of the ex-parties “Unity”, “All Russia” and “Fatherland” was held behind closed doors.

The first tournament of the season revealed new names 45 participants from 22 countries came to Moscow to take part in this season’s first international tournament “World Cup - Belkamneft Champions Cup” in rhythmic gymnastics. Welcoming the participants, President of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics Sergei Yastrzhembsky said: “This year, Russian women had the honor of opening a tense and difficult season of major international competitions at home.

The beginning of spring has excited the stock market Trading in shares of Russian companies picked up noticeably on Friday. On both Russian and Western trading floors, with a general increase in quotations, trading volumes in Russian securities increased significantly. Players in the Russian trading system finally managed to overcome the psychologically important mark of 300 points on the RTS index. By the close of the trading session, the index increased by 5.06%, reaching 305.47 points.

The Inhabitant of Montmartre was awarded the Cesars for Best Film and Best Director No one doubted that justice would prevail.

Judges should not have any political preferences when deciding election issues. This conclusion was drawn by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Alexander VESHNYAKOV from the campaign for the presidential elections in Yakutia, the second round of which will take place next Sunday. Testing of judges for political impartiality will not be required.

From July 1, it is planned to increase the allowances of military personnel The government intends to prevent the outflow of people from the armed forces, rightly believing that the main reason lies in insufficient monetary allowance. On March 6, the State Duma is scheduled to hold the second reading of a government bill raising salaries for people in uniform.

The special services could not find a worthy reason for the release of the bandit The investigation into the case of one of the most odious Chechen field commanders, Lecha Islamov, nicknamed Beard, was completed by representatives of the Investigation Department of the FSB of the Russian Federation. Recently, his materials were transferred to the Krasnodar Regional Court.

Vladimir Ryzhkov took an active part in the formation of the two previous parties in power - “Choice of Russia” and “Our Home is Russia”. Mr. RYZHKOV told Vremya Novostey correspondent Maria NIKIFOROVA about what could come out of United Russia. — How successful do you think the United Russia project is? - It seems to me that United Russia is not a party.

The analysis of the doping test “B” of Russian skiers Larisa Lazutina and Olga Danilova gave a positive result. These data were released at the headquarters of the International Ski Federation in Lausanne. According to the head of the ROC anti-doping inspection, Nikolai Durmanov, now at an extraordinary meeting of the executive committee of the federation, the disqualification of Russian athletes for two years can be announced.

In Chechnya, the search for the Mi-24 attack helicopter of the Russian border service, which disappeared on February 3 south of Grozny, has been suspended. Having examined hundreds of kilometers, rescuers and soldiers never found any traces of the car or its crew.

Today, the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court of Russia is due to make a decision that may determine the fate of the Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MNVK), which broadcasts on the TV-6 channel. The situation was analyzed by the general director of the TV-6 channel, Evgeny KISELEV, in a conversation with the correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper Maxim BALUTENKO.