The State Duma made audio and video piracy a criminal offense Downloading music and movies from pirated distribution sites, as well as buying pirated CDs, could soon be punishable by up to six years in prison. The State Duma adopted in the final third reading amendments to the Criminal Code that toughen penalties for violation of copyright and related rights.

— Your performances evoke memories of the pioneer camp. It’s as if you are showing the creativity of children, when they create their own idea of ​​the world from anything, transforming everything that comes to hand... - And in the sweet shell you eat the bitter pill that is inside... As a result, quite complex things come out.

China has equalized the rights of foreign and local investors Chinese parliamentarians approved two fundamental laws at once that could have an important impact on the formation of full-fledged market economy institutions in the Celestial Empire. The Law of the People's Republic of China on property rights, which received the more understandable name of property law in the West, equalized the rights of private and state property .

Annual nominations for the national award “Golden Mask”, and this year, of course, too, “Donkiy Hot” in innovation, “Demon. View from above" in the special program. Participation in the Biennale of Contemporary Art and in the Moscow panorama of the International Chekhov Festival...

During his career, striker Erik Korchagin managed to play in serious clubs. For example, in the French Saint-Entienne, in the Dutch PSV, where his attacking partner for some time was Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Returning to Russia, Korchagin played for Dynamo Moscow and Yaroslavl Shinnik. He spent last season in the team that opened the championship, Nalchik Spartak.

Basketball CSKA was the first of the professional Russian clubs in team sports to officially announce its budget. And he did the right thing. However, the true financial openness of the Russian business in team sports is still very far away, because this business in Russia still remains a mixture of the shadow economy and shadow politics. Perhaps this is why basic honesty in Russia is presented as valor.

Today, the UN Security Council may put to a vote a resolution tightening sanctions against Iran. Its project was agreed upon by the five permanent members of the Security Council (Russia, USA, China, Great Britain, France) in just a couple of weeks. Tehran's stubborn refusal to meet the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and stop uranium enrichment has rallied the great powers.

Bank of Moscow is looking for new shareholders The Bank of Moscow is expanding the circle of its shareholders, offering all interested investors to buy a share of approximately 4.5% of the authorized capital. On Friday, the bank approved the results of the pre-emptive right to purchase shares, as a result of which only 18% of the additional issue was purchased by its current co-owners. The remaining papers will soon be placed by public subscription.

On March 11, the last regional elections were held in Russia before the election campaign to the State Duma. The results did not bring sensations, but based on them, analysts are trying to determine the composition of the future Duma and assess the state of Russian parties, as well as their ability to come to an agreement with each other, the authorities and voters.

Power Machines and Siemens cannot agree on a license Power Machines, which has been negotiating with Siemens since last year to purchase a license from the German company for the production of a 278 MW power turbine, cannot agree with its partner on obtaining a license for subsequent maintenance of the equipment, Interfax reported on Friday, citing a source close to Russian company. Siemens would prefer to service the equipment produced by Russian enterprises itself.

Russia intends to use the historical memory of Africans Russia, apparently, is seriously preparing for competition for the natural resources of southern Africa and is already proposing specific projects for the development of mineral resource deposits. The seriousness of Russia's intentions on the African continent is evidenced by the results of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's working visits to Angola and Namibia, which took place on Friday and Saturday.

Alexey Kudrin will let Sergei Stepashin into the Bank of Russia The Accounts Chamber will nevertheless check the activities of the Central Bank . On Friday, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, speaking at a State Duma meeting, said that a corresponding decision would be made at the next meeting of the National Banking Council (NBS) on March 27. Thus, after many months of discussions, Mr. Stepashin’s department will finally be able to assess the effectiveness of the Central Bank’s work.

In the next two days, the Atlantic cyclone will not leave the northwestern regions of European Russia alone. There will be precipitation, the southwestern and southern wind will blow at a speed of 7--12 m/s, the temperature during the day will be 0...+5oC. On Tuesday, precipitation will continue, and the air temperature will rise to +3...+8оС. Central Russia will also fall under the influence of the Atlantic cyclone and its atmospheric fronts.

"Moscow" topped the standings While Zenit feverishly fought back in Rostov, CSKA in Petrovsky Park gave two points to Dynamo, and Spartak in Luzhniki forced out a draw with Amkar, Moscow emerged as the leader of the national championship. The “townspeople” already looked down on their competitors a couple of years ago in terms of their tournament position. But at that time “Moscow” was not yet ready for great achievements.

Angela Merkel told Poles about Europe and Russia German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently visited Poland on a two-day unofficial visit. The guest arrived without advisers and diplomats, but with her husband, who very rarely accompanies her on foreign trips. Negotiations with Polish President Lech Kaczynski began in Warsaw and continued at the presidential residence in Jurata on the Baltic.