Mikhail Khodorkovsky is being transferred to solitary confinement The stay of the former head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, in a general regime colony in the city of Krasnokamensk, Chita region, where he was sent to serve an eight-year sentence imposed by the court, is becoming increasingly surrounded by new scandals.

The legendary Soviet intelligence officer was sold by his own moles A month ago, Stig Erik Constance Wennerström died in Sweden, just shy of one hundred years old. For almost 15 years he worked for Soviet military intelligence - the GRU. Wennerström recently lived in a nursing home in Stockholm. Much was written about the intelligence officer during his lifetime - after his arrest in 1963. There was a wave of publications after death.

Sergei Bogdanchikov told Vladimir Putin what Rosneft is doing Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov yesterday reported to Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogarevo about the progress of the company’s consolidation and preparations for the sale of its shares on the Russian and London stock exchanges.

Latvia is looking for corruption among Berezovsky's acquaintances Latvian Prime Minister Aigar Kalvitis said yesterday that he knows nothing about the start of a criminal investigation into the connections of a number of officials with Boris Berezovsky.

Yulia Tymoshenko may provoke new parliamentary elections in Ukraine If the “orange” represented by the Socialist Party, Our Ukraine and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) do not find a common language to create a coalition, then President Viktor Yushchenko may dissolve the newly elected Rada in a month. This was stated yesterday by the first deputy head of the executive committee of the Our Ukraine presidential bloc, Igor Zhdanov. The president considers Ms.

Graduates of Russian universities are encouraged to fight for energy security Quality education and global energy security are two topics that Russia plans to address at the G8 summit in the northern capital this summer. Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov spoke about this yesterday at a preparatory international conference in Moscow. “Vocational education and global energy security for the Russian presidency of the G8 are absolutely connected things.

Leading world powers are looking for a way to stop a nuclear Iran Yesterday a six-party meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue took place in Moscow. Deputy heads of foreign affairs agencies of Great Britain, Germany, France, the USA and China arrived in the Russian capital to participate in the event. Russia was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak.

Boris Fedorov will buy banks suitable for sale to foreigners Well-known financier, founder of the investment fund UFG Private Equity Fund Boris Fedorov intends to take advantage of the interest of foreigners in Russian banks and act as an intermediary between potential buyers and sellers of credit institutions. The fund, he said, is going to buy 50% in a small bank. Experts believe that such an investment will be very successful. As Mr.

The stormy opera program ended with quiet results Before the festival began, people spoke with pride and jealousy about the riot of colors in the opera program “Masques,” which seems to reflect the enviable richness of the musical season. Having examined it more closely, the audience was surprised not only by the richness of the palette, but also by its amazing diversity.

Chelsea still have some minor formalities left Great Britain is one of the few places on Earth where traditions are sacredly respected, no matter how unusual they may sometimes seem. For example, it is customary here to play football on the first day of every year. Or on Easter. It is true that it is not entirely correct to work on this holy holiday, but, apparently, football for its founders is not work at all, but just a game.

World prices for energy resources and precious metals helped the RTS index set a new record Record prices for oil and gold were the main reasons for yesterday's rise in the RTS index to a new historical high. Yesterday the RTS index rose by 1.07% - from 1583.7 to 1600.01 points. The trading volume amounted to $159.1 million, which is almost 2.5 times more than on Monday. The greatest demand from investors was for securities of oil companies, as well as shares of Gazprom and Norilsk Nickel.

The prosecutor's office found a reason to terminate the activities of 12 adoption agencies For the third time in a year, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office demanded that the Ministry of Education close a number of representative offices of American intermediary agencies for the adoption of children.

The Chechen prosecutor's office yesterday transferred to court a criminal case in which 15 former police officers and fighters of the anti-terrorist center (ATC) of the republic are accused.

The scandalous law “On Personal Data” is stuck in the Duma between the first and second readings The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building yesterday considered amendments to the bill “On Personal Data.” The government introduced the bill, and on November 25 last year it was adopted in the first reading.

The military unit of Zheleznogorsk becomes the Russian record holder for the number of deaths In the city of Zheleznogorsk (a little more than 40 km from Krasnoyarsk), conscript soldier Anatoly Borgoyakov hanged himself in a local military unit. For this army unit, such sad incidents have become almost an everyday reality - more than a dozen military personnel die here every year for various reasons.