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.

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.

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.

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.

The Accounts Chamber summed up the results of the first year of the national project "Health" The durability of the “immunity” of the priority national project “Health” should be clarified in the near future. Yesterday, a report on the results of audits of how budget funds were spent within the framework of this project over the past year appeared on the Accounts Chamber website. For now, the report is short - no more than a page of printed text.

Yesterday, the law on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was published on the Verkhovna Rada website, transferring the lion's share of presidential powers to the prime minister of the country. On January 19, President Yushchenko vetoed the document again. Prime Minister Yanukovych and Speaker Moroz believe that the law can come into force without the president’s signature.

CLUBS Irina Bogushevskaya is one of the brightest performers of original songs. Central House of Writers , 19.00. CONCERTS Petr Laul (piano) plays music by Beethoven, Schubert, Ravel. Small Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00. The Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra , conductor Vladimir Fedoseev , soloist Viktor Tretyakov (violin) perform the Violin Concerto and Brahms' Symphony No. 3. Great Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00. Oleg Pogudin (tenor) performs at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall , 19.00.

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.