CLUBS Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump . Forte , 21.00. CONCERTS Concert of Denis Shapovalov “Passion” . Moscow Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Alexander Anisimov , soloists Denis Shapovalov (cello), Nikolai Sachenko (violin), Alexander Vershinin (piano), Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin), Alexey Utkin (oboe), Mikhail Shilenkov (bassoon).

Sergei Ivanov called on the West not to be afraid of Russia's desire to become a superpower The International Security Conference in Munich began to attract close attention from the world community. The tone was set a year ago by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who subjected a high-ranking meeting in the Bavarian capital to a real shake-up. At the time, Mr. Putin gave perhaps the most famous speech of his presidential career.

Former Yukos vice-president Vasily Aleksanyan, who is under arrest and has been diagnosed with a number of dangerous diseases, was transferred from the pre-trial detention center to a specialized clinic on Friday. “As soon as he entered the clinic, he was examined by doctors,” a representative of the Federal Penitentiary Service told Interfax. “The top manager of YUKOS was placed in a separate room. It is a spacious, bright double room, equipped with modern medical equipment.

Another suspect has emerged in the Societe Generale case In the case of Societe Generale bank trader Jerome Kerviel accused of fraud, another suspect has emerged. At the end of last week, French police detained a trader at the Fimat brokerage house, a subsidiary of Societe Generale, which specializes in transactions with derivative instruments. According to law enforcement agencies, an employee of the company, whose name has not been released, knew about Mr. Kerviel’s fraud.

Russian bomber lifts 24 Japanese fighters into the air A Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber, according to the NATO classification “Bear,” flew over the Japanese Izu archipelago, which belongs to Tokyo Prefecture, 650 km southwest of the capital of the Land of the Rising Sun. According to the Japanese side, he was in its airspace for about three minutes. The incident occurred on Saturday, February 9, at 7.30 local time (1.30 Moscow time).

Rolling Stones at the opening of the Berlin Film Festival Responding to the already standard reproaches of being too politicized, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick laid new trump cards on the table, the most important of which are the four aces from the Rolling Stones, led by Mick Jagger. Music, according to Kosslick, is the main feature of the 58th film festival, which occupies a strong place among the three most important film forums in the world.

Not much is known about the lifestyle of Neanderthals, extinct competitors of Homo sapiens. It is believed that they were hunters and gatherers and lived in small groups. But, for example, scientists cannot say anything definite about whether they lived in one place or migrated from one region to another. Katerina Harvati from the Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig tried to solve this mystery by checking the teeth of ancient people.

The Russian team won the next stage of the Eurotour The Russian national ice hockey team became the first in both competitions one round before the end of the Swedish Games and one stage before the end of the Eurotour. However, no one could match Vyacheslav Bykov’s team in terms of composition, the result is logical. The last stage of the tournament will take place in the Czech Republic at small venues.

Russian women are recommended to independently control the indexation of “maternity” benefits On Friday morning, State Duma deputies managed to fulfill some of the wishes voiced by President Vladimir Putin a little later at an extended meeting of the State Council.

Russia is writing off nearly $13 billion in Iraqi debt accumulated since the Soviet Union . Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Moscow yesterday, and on the Iraqi side he will sign a bilateral agreement to resolve the debt problem. He will also take part in the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation.

The Russian team defeated the Serbs in the first round of the Davis Cup The Russian team won the opening match of the 1/8 finals of the Davis Cup at the Small Sports Arena of Luzhniki. The Russians, two-time winners of the prestigious trophy, defeated the Serbian quartet led by Novak Djokovic, nicknamed Zero (for his style of cutting his hair short). The fate of the meeting was decided in the fourth singles match, in which Nikolay Davydenko, surprisingly, took only one set.

From Vladimir Putin’s speech at an extended meeting of the State Council Completing my second term as President of the Russian Federation, I consider it necessary to say what has been done in recent years and formulate my vision of the country’s development for the long term. Eight years ago the situation in the country was extremely difficult, you know this well. The country experienced a default, and citizens' savings became worthless.

Vladimir Putin insists on a new scenario for Russia's development Back on Friday, February 8, as soon as the president finished his 45-minute speech ( “On Russia’s development strategy until 2020” ) at an extended meeting of the State Council, commentators began to actively “get confused in the testimony.” Ranging from the fact that Putin “left a will” to the fact that he “isn’t going anywhere”; from the fact that he “recognized the fact of the arms race for the first time” to the fact that he

Brothers and sisters of students may be eligible for a tax deduction Taking advantage of income tax breaks may soon become easier. A bill has been introduced to the State Duma to make it easier to receive a social deduction for education. If the document is accepted, the list of persons entitled to receive deductions for paying for the education of their relative will be expanded. In addition to parents, the student's brothers and sisters will be able to exercise this right.

Sochi residents will choose the Russian president at the same time as the Olympic mascot The Sochi administration has come up with what they believe is a remarkable idea: on March 2, 2008, Sochi residents will vote not only for candidates for the highest elected position in the country, but also for one of four proposed options for the mascot of the 2014 Winter Olympics . Local authorities are confident that such a move will attract many citizens to the polls.