Dmitry Medvedev asked not to disturb small businesses If President Dmitry Medvedev devoted his first working day to the problems of people with disabilities , then the second began with a discussion of the problems of small business - a category that also requires special care from the state. The President recalled that one of the goals that the Russian authorities have set for themselves is the massive growth of the middle class, mainly by stimulating entrepreneurial activity.

The Lezgin issue was brought to the symposium A two-day scientific symposium “Caucasian Albania and Lezgin peoples: historical and cultural heritage and modernity” opened yesterday at the Russian Academy of Civil Service under the President of the Russian Federation.

JP Morgan increases spending to revive Bear Stearns American investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Co. will have to spend $9 billion to save the bank it is acquiring, Bear Stearns , the main victim of the mortgage crisis today. Previously, it was planned to allocate only $6 billion to restore the business. In addition, JP Morgan may fire up to 4 thousand of its specialists, some of whom will be replaced by Bear Stearns employees.

CONCERTS Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory , conductor Anatoly Levin , soloist Dmitry Bashkirov (piano). The program includes Bach's Piano Concerto in C minor, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 and Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor. Great Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00. MOVIE PREMIERES “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (USA-UK, 2008). Directed by Andrew Adamson.

Yesterday, the district court in Warsaw returned the indictment to the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (INR) for the introduction of martial law on December 13, 1981 against the leaders of socialist Poland led by Wojciech Jaruzelski. They were accused of leading “a criminal alliance of an armed nature aimed at committing crimes.” According to the court's decision, the IPP must eliminate significant shortcomings in the investigation and supplement the evidence base.

Pre-premiere screenings of the musical fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse” were held at the Art Theater Today at the Moscow Art Theater, as part of the Chereshnevy Les festival, they will show the premiere of The Little Humpbacked Horse - a play that has been talked about for so long that it seems they have stopped waiting. Therefore, it will not be possible to talk about it without a preface.

George Bush showered Israel with compliments US President George W. Bush arrived in Israel yesterday for the second time in the last six months . The guest was greeted by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and chief rabbis.

Vladimir Putin promises a new pipeline and tax breaks for oil workers The new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin decided to direct oil and gas export flows to the right path. “We must become guarantors of the energy security of the European continent,” said the head of government at a meeting in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region. And at the same time he announced large-scale benefits for oil workers.

The RTS index reached its historical maximum As most analysts expected, the Russian stock market continued to move upward in the middle of the week and reached a historical high - the RTS index surpassed 2,400 points. Statements by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about tax benefits in the oil industry added 3-10% to the prices of the corresponding shares. The American market did not disappoint either, opening with growth of more than 0.5% against the backdrop of positive statistical data.

The Federal Migration Service hopes to involve students from the CIS in the program for the return of compatriots It seems that this year Russia will not be able to boast of a massive return of former compatriots to their historical homeland .

“Parliament cannot be hostage to political intrigue,” Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said yesterday. The day before, deputies from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) blocked the podium and did not allow the president to deliver his annual message, demanding to immediately consider a package of anti-inflation bills.

The Ministry of Finance may become the main center of economic planning in Putin's cabinet At the beginning of the week , the government took on a new form , and some ministries lost some of their names and powers. Among them is the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, which lost trade and henceforth became the Ministry of Economic Development instead of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

Alexander Remezov is preparing to oust Mosenergo in the capital's energy market The Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK), controlled by the Moscow government, as its general director Alexander Remezov said yesterday, plans to build gas turbine units with a capacity of 1,500 MW of electricity and 1,500 Gcal/hour of heat at each of its 14 thermal stations by 2015.

Leslie Forbes. Ice of Bombay. Translation: Sergey Minkin. -- St. Petersburg: Azbuka, 2008. The novel by journalist Leslie Forbes, who previously wrote about food and travel in glossy magazines, became a global bestseller ten years ago. The book should also take root on Russian soil: the main action takes place in India, and India is in vogue these days. The plot of the novel is very cleverly twisted, so you won’t be bored, but you will have to remember a large number of detective details.

HydroOGK and Deripaska's structures are going to build five small hydroelectric power plants for the 2014 Olympics HydroOGK yesterday announced changes to its investment plans for the next five years. The head of the company, Vyacheslav Sinyugin, said that this is due to a sharp increase in the cost of materials for the construction of hydroelectric power stations and the services of service organizations, as well as the emergence of such a thing as a fee for connecting to energy networks.