“When I hear “industrial policy,” it seems to me that someone wants to steal something.” I have a very negative attitude towards the words “industrial policy”. Because when I hear them, it immediately seems to me that someone wants to steal something. What is industrial policy?

To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the premiere of Tarkovsky's Solaris, Soderbergh's version is being released on Moscow screens On February 5, 1973, the Moscow premiere of Andrei Tarkovsky’s film “Solaris” took place. By that time, the picture had already been crowned with the most prestigious award for the artist at the Cannes Film Festival - not the Palme d'Or, which was often awarded for political reasons, but a special prize for directing, which was awarded for genuine artistic merit.

The largest Russian insurers are ready to provide comprehensive services to the stock market A pool has been created in Russia to insure the professional activities of stock market participants. Yesterday, Alfa-Insurance, VSK Insurance House, Ingosstrakh, Progress-Garant, ROSNO and Soglasie presented an insurance program for professional participants, developed jointly with the National Association of Stock Market Participants (NAUFOR).

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Famous American figure skater Michelle Kwan refused to participate in the Grand Prix final, which will be held in St. Petersburg. According to Kwan, back in September she decided not to participate in these competitions and only because of persistent requests from the organizers she performed at the home stage of Skate America. At this tournament, Michelle won first place, which gave her the right to come to the finals.

The Ministry of Railways yesterday threatened to impose a ban on coal shipments to the Nakhodka port of Vostochny. The Ministry of Railways was dissatisfied with a “traffic jam” on five railways, which formed a month ago due to idle time of cars going to Nakhodka. One of the objective reasons for the schedule failure was the increase in freight transportation tariffs from January 1.

The former socialist camp overcomes fear and prepares to fight in Iraq Today, US Secretary of State Colin Powell promises to present additional arguments to the UN Security Council in favor of the version that Iraq continues to hide prohibited weapons. But the world remains divided over the “crusade” against Iraq. Yesterday, in the resort town of Le Touquet on the English Channel, British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried to convince French President Jacques Chirac of the need for war.

The Russian team has already arrived in Ostrava Yesterday, our country's men's tennis team - the current holder of the most honorable team trophy in this sport - arrived in Ostrava to participate in the 1/8 finals of the Davis Cup World Group match between the Czech Republic and Russia on a charter flight.

In the Black Sea near the Bosphorus Strait, the rescue operation continued yesterday at the site of the wreck of the Russian cargo ship Strelets, which sank on Monday morning. According to the latest data, rescuers managed to find a total of eight bodies of ship crew members at sea. During the first hours of the operation, only two Russian sailors were found alive - a mechanic and a sailor. In total, there were 14 people on board the Strelets at the time of the accident.

The board of directors of Gazprom showed who is the boss of the concern Order No. 129, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller, who transferred the functions of domestic gas supplies from Mezhregiongaz to the concern’s department for marketing and processing of gas and liquid hydrocarbons, ordered to “live for a long time” without really coming into effect .

The Ministry of Defense decided to reduce military holidays The Ministry of Defense, having barely celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its head, sent a directive to the troops in which it expressed concern about the increased number of festive events in the troops in recent years. They say that a lot of money is spent on them and a large number of military personnel are attracted, who are taken away from combat training.

“The role of the state comes down to creating conditions that stimulate certain changes in the economy” The essence of the government's approach to ensuring economic growth is still unclear, and this naturally limits the country's investment attractiveness. The logic of actions in relation to industries, sectors, and modernization of the tax system is unclear. The decision-making mechanism is unclear.

The United States plans today to present evidence to the UN Security Council that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. Can the countries Washington calls the “axis of evil” produce an atomic bomb? Special correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper Andrei ZLOBIN asked the Russian Minister for Atomic Energy, Academician Alexander RUMYANTSEV, about this.

The creator of MMM refused to speak with the investigators On Monday evening, employees of the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation filed official charges of fraud against the main “pyramid builder” of Russia, the creator of MMM JSC, Sergei Mavrodi. He is accused of fraud involving 100 billion “old” rubles. So far, 3,600 people are officially considered victims, but their number is growing every day.

Yesterday, on the ice of the Sports Palace in the Japanese city of Aomori, the last, 16th participant in the Ice Hockey World Championship, which will be held April 26 - May 11 in Finland, was determined. The Japanese team won a ticket to the world forum in Suomi, defeating China with a score of 15:0. For five seasons in a row, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has given Asia one guaranteed place in the top division of the world championship.