"Art-Storm" in Samara The festival of contemporary art “Art-Storm” was held in Samara for the second time. Judging by the enthusiasm and drive with which the forum was held, its humorous slogan could well have been the cry “Saryn on the kitty!” - an order to the Volga robbers to lie on the bow of the ship (kichka) until the ship is “cleansed”. The organizer of the festival was the curator of the Victoria gallery Natalya Goncharova.

US President-elect Barack Obama is exploring possible dates for his first meeting with his current Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev.

The largest exhibition of achievements in the video game industry was held in Moscow This year, the Igromir 2008 exhibition was held, as in the previous two years, in the two-story 57th pavilion of the All-Russian Exhibition Center, the total area of ​​which is more than 20 thousand square meters. m. About 70 companies took part in the exhibition and presented their products at 51 stands.

How has the preparation for playing at the highest level changed these days? — The life of a chess player has now accelerated incredibly. I remember reading how Mikhail Botvinnik prepared for matches. I watched the last games for two hours with my second Vyacheslav Ragozin, walked for two hours, had dinner and worked on chess for another half hour. Now it looks funny. There is a lot of work, five seconds send their analyzes via the Internet, I have to check it and send them my thoughts.

CLUBS Ash. Igor Nadezhdin, pianist and organizer of the group, lived in Israel for a long time, where the idea was born to assemble a team playing brazil jazz. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as songs of his own composition in Portuguese. Forte , 21.00. Anatoly Gerasimov (flute, saxophone) and DJ ZigZag . The already established tandem moved from the cramped concert stage of “Pilot” to the dance stage of “Propaganda” , 21.00.

Yesterday, Israel, at the direction of Defense Minister Ehud Barak, partially resumed the supply of industrial fuel to the only power plant in the Gaza Strip. This decision was made under pressure from the European Union and other international organizations. The night before, Gaza City was plunged into darkness due to a lack of electricity. However, Ehud Barak refused to open border crossings between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Gazprom wants to hedge against low domestic gas prices The principle of equal returns on domestic and external gas prices since 2011 , which Gazprom suffered through in the White House two years ago, is again in question. Only this time a hidden attack on him is being carried out by the gas monopolist.

AHML is ready to start implementing the anti-crisis plan ahead of schedule By the end of next year, the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending will allocate about 60 billion rubles. for various forms of mortgage refinancing . The state agency also intends to act as a guarantor for the issuance of mortgage bonds by banks; according to its estimates, next year the volume of guarantees could reach up to 500 billion rubles.

The northern capital is being saved from the fantasies of developers The northern capital has finally received a safe conduct, which, experts hope, will save the city’s historical heritage. Yesterday, at a meeting of the government of St. Petersburg, the draft law “On the boundaries of zones for the protection of cultural heritage sites and the regimes of land use within the boundaries of these zones” and amendments to the general plan of the city were approved.

Igor Sechin may leave Oleg Mitvol at Rosprirodnadzor Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, as it became known yesterday, demanded that two deputy heads of Rosprirodnadzor, Alexey Akulov and Vladimir Smolin, be punished for “failure to fulfill his instructions.” According to RIA Novosti, he reported this in a letter to the Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev and the head of the service Vladimir Kirillov.

Ovechkin breaks his goalless streak Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Rangers" -- "Edmonton" -- 2:3 B, "Washington" -- "Tampa Bay" -- 4:2 -- Ovechkin "B" (1+1), Semin "B" (0+1 ) . Last season's NHL Most Valuable Player, Alexander Ovechkin, ended his longest goalless streak of nine games in his league career. In 4 min. Before the end of the meeting with Tampa Bay, Ovechkin scored his third goal in the championship with a pass from Alexander Semin.

The Moscow City Hall is looking for a way to collect fees for using studded wheels. Next year, additional fees for the use of studded tires may be added to the new transport tax rates in Moscow . City officials, who believe that it is motorists who spoil the road surface of city highways, 80% of whom use wheels with studded tires in the winter months, decided to return to the idea of ​​charging additional fees for safe driving on ice.

On trial Well-known publicist Zihni Chakir received a year and a half in prison yesterday. He wrote a book about the underground Turkish organization Ergenekon , which unites retired and active military personnel. In the book “The Collapse of Ergenekon,” he provided confidential information about the trial of the conspirators now accused of plotting a coup, and also made “insulting remarks” about the armed forces. Some members of this organization also face imprisonment.

IT export is more profitable than arms export Remember the Moscow military parades. Freshly painted tanks, rocket launchers, Su and Tu in the sky... It’s not a sin to broadcast this on all TV channels throughout the country. Great technique. And at the same time - a wonderful product. According to Reuters, we sold $10.4 billion worth of this product in 2007. Can any export of high-level IT services compare with this military-industrial splendor? Indeed, it cannot.

“Marriage and Other Horrors” at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center You will not find the name of Vladimir Mirzoev on the poster of this performance.