New prosecutors and judge were introduced to those accused of bombing the Grozny-Moscow train The Moscow Regional Court yesterday began a retrial of the case of the bombing of the Grozny-Moscow train in the summer of 2005. The defendants in the case are two Muscovites, whom the prosecutor's office accuses of committing a terrorist attack motivated by national hatred.

The Church uses the “Christmas Readings” to put pressure on the Ministry of Education and Science The dialogue between clergy and officials on the topic of teaching the fundamentals of religion at school once again ended in nothing.

The Investigative Committee searched Russneft and interrogated the head of the company Employees of the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday announced searches and seizures at the head office of the Russneft company and three of its subsidiaries controlled by the president of the corporation, Mikhail Gutseriev.

Moscow authorities have already called on citizens to save heat and electricity As soon as the weather in the Russian capital returned to climatic norms, city services began to mentally prepare citizens who were unaccustomed to frost for the colder weather. The Hydrometeorological Bureau of Moscow and the Moscow Region, in connection with 20-degree frosts expected in the capital region this coming week, reminded all public utilities of the need to go into high alert mode.

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade made public a “trade secret” Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov demanded prohibitive duties on the import of foreign aircraft older than 10 years and clarity on the question of exactly how many aircraft Russian airlines need. Chairman of the Board of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Alexey Fedorov said that the need for aircraft will be determined by March, and everything is clear about the money.

Sberbank executives personally took up advertising of the upcoming additional issue Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Andrey Kazmin and his deputy Bella Zlatkis spoke yesterday about the details of the upcoming additional issue of shares of the largest Russian credit institution. In addition, the bank's managers spoke about the brilliant results of its work over the past few years, as well as that they expect further rapid growth of its capitalization in the future.

Tony Blair to answer for peerage trade In the title trading case, which has been ongoing in the UK for about a year, significant new evidence has emerged. A piece of paper with handwritten notes on it could have a devastating impact on the current British government and even backfire on the Prime Minister. The fact is that the notes were made by Tony Blair himself and can serve as evidence of his personal involvement in the scandal.

15 years have passed since the beginning of economic reforms. What has changed in Russia? How to evaluate these changes? What characterizes the socio-economic state of a city, town or settlement? Are there differences in the condition of large and small cities? How do capitals differ, incl. regional and outback? Finally, by what criteria should all this be compared? Cities occupy a small fraction of the country's area, but almost three-quarters of our fellow citizens live in them.

“The Creation of the World” by Haydn in the Great Hall of the Conservatory The Musica Viva orchestra of cellist and conductor Alexander Rudin, reinforced by three high-quality European vocalists and the Ostopus choir from Flanders, performed Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation of the World” - for the first time in recent years, in its entirety, without cuts.

At the end of January this year, a new Russian magazine on international security issues, “Security Index , ” published by the Center for Political Research of Russia (PIR Center) will be published. Among the authors of the first issue is the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Yuri Baluevsky, who talks about his vision of Russia’s national interests and ways to realize them.

Kelly Link. "Magic for dummies." Translation from English by Ellina Voitsekhovskaya and Anna Vedenicheva. -- M.: Gayatri (Livebook). This American young lady with a short, sonorous name is the main discovery of the last literary season. Previously, Kelly Link was published in Russian only in the collections “The Best of the Year - Mysticism, Fantasy, Magical Realism.” Mrs.

Summit will help nuclear compromise Progress is being seen at the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue in Beijing. In response to more specific proposals from the United States about what Pyongyang would receive if it abandons its nuclear program, it expressed its readiness to shut down the nuclear reactor in the foreseeable future and allow the IAEA to monitor a number of facilities. There is no talk yet about curtailing the nuclear program or even about inspections.

The Prosecutor General's Office will check the charges of the arrested banker against the Central Bank The criminal case of the former head of the capital's VIP bank Alexei Frenkel , arrested on charges of organizing the murder of the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Andrei Kozlov , continues to acquire more and more scandals.

Andre Lange became world bobsled champion for the sixth time The last ten days of January and the first half of February are a very busy time for representatives of winter Olympic sports. At the end of this week, four world championships will be held simultaneously - in biathlon, luge, bobsleigh and alpine skiing.

E.ON remains the only real contender for the takeover of Endesa The tender for the sale of the largest Spanish electricity company Endesa, as the national stock exchange surveillance agency recently announced, will take place on February 2. Before that date, the bidders - German energy concern E.ON and Spain's Gas Natural - have been asked to submit sealed envelopes containing their final proposals to the stock exchange regulator in Madrid.