The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has prepared a concept for promoting Russian brands The calls to support the domestic manufacturer, which caused a storm of emotions among Russian comedians, were nothing more than the first attempt to create a positive image of the country . Indeed, among the considerable number of problems that the Russian authorities are forced to deal with, there is one - they treat Russia poorly.

Oleg Mitvol is unlikely to work well with his future boss The leadership of Rosprirodnadzor is in a “semi-retired” state. The head of this federal department, Sergei Sai, could have left his post last Thursday (remember that on December 26 he submitted a resignation letter to Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov effective January 17), but the head of government refused to grant this request, at least for now . Mr.

In this Vremya Novostey section, read about the significant political events of the week and their impact on the life of the country. Last week, the fifth State Duma began real work . Last December, it held only one urgent meeting to resolve organizational issues, after which deputies began dividing committees and offices under the carpet. The State Duma promised to adopt more than six hundred laws before the summer.

December 18, 2007 -- January 18, 2008 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

The Central Election Commission revealed the secrets of the family budgets of presidential candidates The Central Election Commission has begun to publish information about the income and property of presidential candidates, as well as their wives.

The number of enterprises with the word “Russia” in the name may decrease Those who want to give their companies significant weight in the market by including the word “Russia” in the company name should now feel uncomfortable. Since 2008, the fourth part of the Civil Code has come into force, directly prohibiting non-state companies from using the word “Russia” and its derivatives in their names.