Gazprombank bought shares of the Astrakhan Oil and Gas Company from VTB Group Deputy Head of Gazprom's Production Department, Alexander Kalinkin, lifted the curtain around the scandalous story with the Astrakhan Oil and Gas Company (ANGK), which holds a license for the right bank part of the Astrakhan oil, gas and condensate field.

In the Russian market, the corporation faces fundamentally new challenges There are changes at Russian Microsoft. From January 1, Microsoft Rus LLC will be headed by 36-year-old Nikolai Pryanishnikov from VimpelCom instead of Birger Sten . Yesterday he was introduced to journalists and company employees by Microsoft Vice President Vahe Torosyan, who is responsible for the corporation's business in Central and Eastern Europe.

Project “Dedication to Albert Ayler” at the cultural center “Dom” - soulful free jazz with almost no politics It’s worth starting with the fact that saxophonist Albert Ayler is one of the most prominent figures in improvisational music. He is one of the pillars of the free jazz style, an uncompromising experimenter, who during his short career turned all this jazz on its head.

Alarm Will Sound in Moscow and St. Petersburg The American contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound played at the Moscow House of Music at the Art-November festival (in its varied program were Hvorostovsky, Knyazev, and countertenor Terry Barber with Tatyana Grindenko - November 27 at the School of Dramatic Art) and the next day played in St. Petersburg at the final stage of the Pro Arte Institute festival “American Season”. Tomorrow is another St.

The jury in the Politkovskaya case rejected the judge's statement An unprecedented scandal broke out yesterday at the trial of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya , which never really got off to a good start in the Moscow District Military Court (MOVS). The consideration of the case began only on Wednesday, and presiding officer Evgeniy Zuev immediately announced the hearings would be held behind closed doors.

Russians began to feel the crisis Russians noticed the presence of a crisis in their country, and not just in the world. According to recent sociological surveys, 66% of respondents are pessimistic about what is happening or do not expect improvement. Moreover, citizens justify their assessments and expectations with specific examples. Meanwhile, Rosstat has recorded an increase in wage arrears for the third month in a row; it was the highest in October - plus 33.4%.

Ten years ago, Galina Starovoitova was killed St. Petersburg yesterday marked a tragic date - ten years ago, on November 20, 1998, the famous politician of the first post-Soviet “democratic wave” Galina Starovoitova was killed .

Dmitry Medvedev instructed Alexey Miller to collect gas debt from Ukraine With the first snow in Moscow, they remembered that Ukrainian partners still owe gas payments. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met yesterday in the Kremlin with the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, named the amount of the debt in the amount of $2.4 billion and ordered “to collect it either voluntarily or forcibly.” Obviously, this was a consequence of Mr.

Oil price fell below $50 Yesterday, after some calm in the oil market, when quotes fluctuated at the level of 50-55 dollars per barrel during the week, the price broke through the most important psychological mark. During the trading session on the New York Stock Exchange, the cost of a barrel of WTI oil fell below the 50-dollar mark for the first time since January 2007, and at trading in London, Brent oil fell below this level for the first time since May 2005.

The crisis forced the government to cut taxes Income tax will be reduced by 4%, the depreciation bonus will be increased to 30%, and the payment of advances will take into account only the actual profit received. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced this yesterday, speaking at the 10th Congress of United Russia .

Kaliningrad deputies tried to understand the constitutional amendments of the president The Kaliningrad Regional Duma decided to discuss Dmitry Medvedev's first message to the Federal Assembly , and above all the amendments to the Constitution proposed by the president, by organizing a special round table.

Russia returns to the island with new ideas Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Cuba this month . His visit to Havana is scheduled for November 27. Before that, he will take part in a meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries in Lima (Peru), and will visit Brazil and Venezuela. The Havanese, with whom the Vremya Novostey correspondent had a chance to communicate these days, perceive this upcoming visit with delight.

Barack Obama announced new appointments Elected on November 4 and taking office on January 20, 2009, US President Barack Obama has kept his promise to announce the first appointments in his administration by the end of this week. Yesterday, 60-year-old Tom Daschle, Senate Democratic leader from 1994 to 2004, accepted Obama's offer to become health secretary. Daschle is known for developing a program to connect 47 million Americans to health insurance.

Young fascists “not particularly” repented of massacres The Moscow City Court is completing the judicial investigation into the case of a gang of skinheads led by Artur Ryno and Pavel Skachevsky (see Vremya Novostei, May 28, 2007 and July 21 , 2008) . There are nine people in the dock. Most of them have not yet reached adulthood, but already at such a tender age they were charged with 19 murders and 13 attempts committed on the grounds of national hatred and enmity.

The coaching staff of the Russian national team once again saw rivals in action European teams played their last matches in 2008. The Russian team was almost the only one who did not take part in the November festival of friendly games. Guus Hiddink accommodated the clubs that compete in European competition and at the end of the season did not overload the already busy calendar.