Gas burners replaced central heating in Georgia Since 1992, the central heating system in Georgia has not been functioning. In general, after the collapse of the USSR, in Georgia, serious problems began with the supply of electricity and natural gas, with all the ensuing (sometimes, alas, in the literal sense of the word) sad consequences for the population.

The most high-profile case of corruption in the traffic police was declared secret The scandalous case of Moscow traffic police officers involved in the mass theft of foreign cars began to be considered by the Moscow City Court yesterday.

He intends to enter the capital of the management company of the new airport Sheremetyevo International Airport (SIA) has found a new partner for the construction of the Sheremetyevo-3 terminal in the person of the government Vneshtorgbank (VTB). VTB, as its president and chairman of the board Andrei Kostin said yesterday, is going to finance the project, the cost of which is estimated at $350-400 million, and in return receive a blocking stake in the management company of the new airport. Mr.

George Bush redrew the “axis of evil” and aimed at retirement Yesterday's speech by the American President with the traditional State of the Nation address lasted 53 minutes. 69 times the speech was interrupted by stormy, albeit short-lived applause. The Republicans have not yet cooled down from their victory in November, and therefore did not spare their hands.

CLUBS Alex Sipyagin (trumpet, USA) and the group “Feathered Serpent”. The young trumpeter, who has lived in New York for fifteen years and played with such respected jazz groups as the orchestras of Charlie Mingus and George Grantz, will perform at Le Club on February 4 and 5, 20.00. DJ Banco de Gaia (UK). Ambient, trance. Club birthday. February 4 at “Shanti” , 21.00. Myllarit (Karelia). Hurricane dance and viscous northern ballads. February 4 in the “OGI Project” , 22.00.

The head of the World Bank played the role of mediator in Russia On the very first day of his visit to Russia, World Bank Group President James Wolfensohn unexpectedly became a kind of connecting link between Russian business and government.

Ryuzanji Theater in Moscow Namboku Tsuruya, who almost two hundred years ago composed the play “Crazy Love of a Samurai” for the Kabuki theater (it is performed by the Ryuzanji Theater that came to us on tour), is called by his compatriots the Japanese Shakespeare.

The merger of Gazprom and Rosneft depends on the American Themis YUKOS shareholders are not sitting idly by. They began preparing for a court hearing in Houston, which will take place on February 16-17, where the bankruptcy case of a Russian oil company will be heard under American laws. The court is expected to decide whether Yukos has the right to file a similar lawsuit in the United States.

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic was tracked down by a broken armored car In Makhachkala on Wednesday evening, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, Major General Magomed Omarov, was killed. He became widely known in the republic back in 1999, when he organized a militia from residents of the regions of the republic that were invaded by Chechen militants.

The Duma changed its mind about discussing the crisis of monetization of benefits Yesterday the State Duma began its spring session. And it started dramatically - with a discussion of the situation around the law on the monetization of benefits.

Lenenergo proved its financial efficiency to RAO UES Lenenergo managers demonstrated yesterday that they can adequately respond to harsh criticism from individual managers of RAO UES of Russia. As you know, a member of the board of the energy holding and chairman of the board of directors of Lenenergo, Mikhail Abyzov, in November last year demanded that the St. Petersburg energy company sharply increase profits for both 2004 and 2005: the St.

Forecast for the coming days On the European territory of Russia, an abnormally warm January was replaced by a cold February. In the center of Russia, the average daily air temperature is 4-5 degrees behind the norm. February changed its snowy, blizzard traditions. With the arrival of the Siberian anticyclone, the winds died down and the snow stopped. In the coming days, the onset of cold weather in the central regions of Russia will continue.

The second round of gubernatorial elections in the Nenets Okrug may not take place Residents of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) will have to elect a governor on February 6.

Putin and Nazarbayev discussed the new political situation It is becoming a tradition for Vladimir Putin to begin his program of foreign visits in the new year with a visit to Kazakhstan. Last January, the Russian President opened the Year of Russia in Kazakhstan in Astana. His one-day visit yesterday was less formal. Putin met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Chimbulak ski resort near Almaty.

The socialists did not have time to finish the bargaining Yesterday, the Ukrainian parliament did not approve Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister. “President Yushchenko is not ready to resolve this issue now,” Deputy Speaker of the Rada Adam Martynyuk explained the reasons for the delay in Tymoshenko’s appointment. The vote is expected to take place today. The case has stalled due to the “unprecedented greed of the new government for portfolios,” says deputy Nestor Shufrich.