The Sakhalin-1 project has reached maximum oil production The first project implemented on production sharing terms that reached maximum production was Sakhalin-1. Its operator is ExxonMobil , and participants include state-owned Rosneft. Yesterday it became known that peak oil production within the project reached 250 thousand barrels per day and now about 12.4 million tons will be produced annually.

Interethnic contradictions in Dagestan took the form of a political struggle against criminal bias Preparations for the elections to the People's Assembly of Dagestan, scheduled for March 11, continue to develop in the action genre . On Wednesday evening, the head of the republican branch of the Patriots of Russia party, Eduard Khidirov (pictured) , was seriously wounded in Makhachkala. The car in which he was traveling with his wife and driver was machine-gunned. Mr.

The Second Moscow Biennale starts with an accompanying program at the Central House of Artists Today, the exhibition “An Artist’s Diary”, prepared by Marat Gelman and Alexander Panov, opens at the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. She will talk about the lives of those who consider themselves to be part of the art community. What does it feel like to be an Artist today? Easily? Is it difficult? Is there a burden of responsibility? Or is the lightness of existence unbearable?

Preliminary results of the Berlinale The 57th Berlin Film Festival has entered its final stage. Two dozen films from the main competition have already been shown, and the successful film market is packing its bags.

The Prosecutor General's Office announced yesterday that criminal case in connection with the activities of the Bio-Rad Laboratories company, which is involved in the supply of medical supplies to healthcare institutions.

Vladimir Putin: Everyone who needs it is already working at their posts The reshuffle in the government that Vladimir Putin made yesterday not only does not mean a radical “revision of positions” on the eve of the elections, but, on the contrary, strengthens the configuration in power that the president, apparently, prefers. Although Russian political scientists yesterday were in a state of shock from these changes.

The case against director Ponosov was closed due to insignificance It took the judges just over a month to close the case of Perm teacher Alexander Ponosov, who fell under the hot hand of anti-piracy fighters. Accused of using unlicensed versions of the Windows operating system and causing damage to Microsoft in the amount of 266 thousand 596 rubles. 63 kop.

The former deputy head of the State Fisheries Committee received six years in prison and a million-dollar lawsuit The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow yesterday handed down a guilty verdict against the former deputy head of the now abolished State Fisheries Committee, Alexander Tugushev . He received six years in a general regime colony for embezzling $3.7 million received from a Far Eastern fishing company for allocating quotas for catching biological resources.

United Russia is concerned about medicines for the electorate Last year's debts, which arose during the implementation of the program for additional drug provision (DLO), became a “stone on the neck” of the Ministry of Health in 2007.

"Ghost Rider" on Moscow screens Johnny Blaze was a stuntman and the son of a stuntman. His father was famous as a performer of the most complex and dangerous motorcycle rides, flying on his faithful “Hala” either through a football field filled with cars, or through flashes of fire - and all the “miracles of international class” were within his reach. But Blaise Sr. harbored a malignant cancer inside him, and he did not have long to live.

China refused to buy expensive Russian electricity The export of Russian electricity to China , as it became known yesterday, was stopped on February 1. This year, the structures of RAO UES of Russia were supposed to supply about 1.4 billion kWh to the Celestial Empire, but since February, energy workers say, the Federal Tariff Service has approved new tariffs in this direction, which are almost twice as high as the previous ones.

Yesterday, according to the popular calendar, was Candlemas, when winter meets summer. If there is a thaw on Candlemas, it means an early, warm spring; if on Candlemas it is not a red day, then spring will be protracted. And Sretensky frosts will not keep you waiting. In the central regions of European Russia, as the cyclone moves east, the temperature will drop, starting from the northern regions. Severe icy conditions are expected on the roads.

Mahler's Ninth Symphony performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia is busy with a number of serious projects this season. One of them is the Gustav Mahler symphony subscription in the Great Hall of the Conservatory. Of the nine completed Mahler symphonies, it includes the Fourth, Fifth, Second, Ninth and Sixth - in this order they appear in the program.

In recent years we have been talking about army reform . Gradually, the concept of “army reform” lost all meaning from frequent use. Behind the loud words about modernization and increasing efficiency, the content was completely lost : what, exactly, do we want to do with our army? What should I turn it into? How can I change it? At the same time, the question arises about the importance of the army in our society . Not everything is obvious here either.

And a peaceful atom The Arab world continues to discuss the Russian president's visit this week to three monarchies - Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan. These laudatory responses stand in stark contrast to the comments of Western media, which were influenced by Vladimir Putin's tough speech in Munich on February 9, where he criticized US foreign policy.