The former head of the Swedish military intelligence MUST, Major General Erik Rosander, claims that in 1994, military cargo was transported on the sunken ferry Estonia at the request of Tallinn. According to Rosander, Russian-made military electronics, at the request of the Estonians, were to be examined by Swedish experts. Russian-made electronics were illegally acquired by Estonians after the collapse of the USSR.

Fabio Cannavaro received another precious ball from FIFA Defender of the Italian national team and Real Madrid Fabio Cannavaro has collected a full collection of prizes for this year. After winning the World Cup with the national team and the Golden Ball, which he recently received from France Football as the best footballer in Europe, Cannavaro was recognized by FIFA as the best player in the world.

Russia has stopped funding seismic safety work The seismic strengthening campaign for cities and towns in Kamchatka may fail before it even begins. By its decision, the Regional Commission for Emergency Situations froze all competitions among contractors for work to strengthen the resistance of buildings to the impacts of underground elements.

The Museum of Architecture shows the exhibition "Italian Palace of the Soviets" At the end of the past year, the Museum of Architecture presented a beautifully done, carefully prepared program dedicated to the conceptual dialogue of two architectural projects of the Palace of Soviets in Moscow: the well-known project of Boris Iofan and the project of the Italian Armando Brasini, which was in oblivion.

Roszdravnadzor promised administrative support to pharmaceutical manufacturers On the eve of today's meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Energy to discuss the problems of the medical industry, domestic manufacturers of medicines and medical equipment subordinate to this ministry reminded the state of their requests. Actually, the request made at the 1st Congress of Medical Industry Enterprises was essentially the same.

Older Russians hate the rich, young ones respect them The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) decided to find out how Russians feel about people who have become rich or poor over the past 15 years; what qualities are considered inherent to the rich and the poor. And finally, from the point of view of Russians, is it possible to overcome poverty?

The Kulov government declared itself illegitimate The government of Kyrgyzstan, headed by Prime Minister Felix Kulov, submitted its resignation yesterday, which was accepted by the country's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev a couple of hours later.

CLUBS The OGI Project celebrates its seventh birthday. Petya Goryev and Psoy Korolenko are visiting the club. “OGI Project” , 22.00. "Kalinov Bridge" . Central House of Artists , 19.00. Felix Lahuti , Oscar Chuntonov , Gordey and DJ Topor. "M'ARS" , 19.00. Almas del fuego . Flamenco music and dancing, a celebration in honor of the group's birthday. "Apshu", 20.00. The Dino Brown Trio (USA) will perform at Le Club , 20.00.

Three quarters of Russians do not recognize the right to private property Russians still, for almost 15 years now, cannot come to terms with privatization. This is evidenced by sociological research. The results of privatization in Russia are still highly controversial. At least because, having received a voucher, every adult citizen could participate in it, and only a select few received real benefits.

The pause in the World Cup will be filled with re-election of the head of the RBU Biathletes of the Russian national team, having successfully performed at three stages of the World Cup, received a short break. Exactly half of the competition cycle is behind us before the February World Championships in Italy - three more cup stages will take place in January, after which the main start of the season will take place.

Opera “Exercises and Dances of Guido” at the anniversary of Tatyana Grindenko and Vladimir Martynov For anyone who is at least a little familiar with the modern musical situation, just the list of names of the celebrants of this evening sounds like heroic music. Composer Vladimir Martynov and violinist Tatyana Grindenko are perhaps the most important figures in the current musical landscape, without them it would look, sound and essentially be completely different.

City Hall seeks control over the carrier market The “herds” of private “Gazelles” that have filled the streets of Moscow seem to be keeping the capital’s officials from sleeping peacefully . Yesterday at a meeting of the city government, subordinates actively convinced Mayor Yuri Luzhkov that the trucking market today is too liberal and in the interests of citizens and the budget it is necessary to resort to administrative intervention .

US President George W. Bush signed legislation on December 18 implementing the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with India . US law prohibits the transfer of nuclear materials and technology to states that have not joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). But an exception has been made for India. Moreover, eight Indian military factories will continue to be closed to international observers. But Bush was not bothered by this.

IPO organizers will not be able to buy more than 20% of the company's shares Next year, the Federal Service for Financial Markets (FFMS) intends to limit the influence of placement organizers on setting the price of securities. It is assumed that underwriters will be able to purchase no more than 20% of shares at their own expense. The head of the Federal Financial Markets Service Oleg Vyugin announced this yesterday.

The last hope of doctors sentenced in Libya Yesterday, the Libyan Supreme Court re- sentenced six foreign doctors from the Al-Fatih Children's Hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi to death. These are five Bulgarian nurses - Christiana Vulcheva (47 years old), Nasya Nenova (40), Valentina Siropulo (47), Valya Chervenyashka (51), Snezhana Dimitrova (54). And also the Palestinian doctor Ashraf al-Hajjaj (40 years old).