Our athletes are starting to win at the World Cup stages Last weekend, several stages of the Winter Sports World Cup took place, in which the Russians also distinguished themselves. In Changchun, China, speed skater Dmitry Lobkov won the 500 m distance. This victory at the current stages of the World Cup was the first for a domestic sprinter after an almost three-year break.

This morning, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a farewell ceremony was held for Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II. Early in the morning, access to the temple was stopped for ordinary visitors, who for two days had come to see off the head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on his last journey. The funeral service was led by Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who historically occupies first place among other primates of local Orthodox churches.

Historians have called for the opening of all archives dating back to the era of the Great Terror Russians, including the country's leaders, are not sufficiently aware of the danger of rehabilitating Stalin and Stalinism.

It is proposed to include representatives of all parties in regional election commissions The issue of amending Russian electoral legislation was again on the agenda after President Dmitry Medvedev's address to the Federal Assembly. The other day, within the walls of the Central Election Commission they were already discussing a hypothetical change in the “rules of the game” in the elections.

The film “Class” can also be seen on Russian screens So much has been written about “Class” (the French title is “Between the Walls”) after it won the main Cannes prize that now that it has appeared in theaters and is showing in four Moscow cinemas, there seems to be nothing to add to it. However, the adventures of a film in a new context are always intriguing, and the discussion about “Class” flares up with renewed vigor.

"Hawks" pecked at "coyotes" Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Carolina" -- "Washington" -- 3:1 -- Samsonov "K" (0+1), Ovechkin "" (0+1), "Rangers" -- "Calgary" -- 0:3, "Anaheim" "-"Columbus" - 5:3, "Chicago" - "Phoenix" - 7:1, "Colorado" - "Vancouver" - 5:4 (bullet point). Washington goalkeeper Jose Theodore scored the assist.

The government will reduce the quota for guest workers only on paper Statements by state leaders about the need to reduce quotas for attracting guest workers next year are mostly nods to trade unions and representatives of the left wing of United Russia.

The court agreed to release the terminally ill Aleksanyan for 50 million rubles The Moscow City Court yesterday decided to release from custody on bail of 50 million rubles the terminally ill former vice-president of YUKOS Vasily Aleksanyan. Thus, the court formally granted the cassation appeal of his defense and changed the decision of the Simonovsky Court of Moscow, one and a half months ago, to extend Aleksanyan’s period of detention.

The market briefly emerged from depression Investors believed that the anti-crisis plan of US President-elect Barack Obama would help cope with the crisis. Against this background, all world markets grew rapidly yesterday, the RTS index added 7.19%, and the MICEX - 9.95%. Analysts believe that the market has a good chance of going up by the end of the year, but they predict a decline in the medium term.

Who is ready to throw away the peaceful solution in Karabakh? At a meeting of foreign ministers of the countries participating in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which ended on December 5 in Helsinki, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, the United States and France) called on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to reaffirm their commitment to its peaceful resolution. It would seem, why repeat?

The confrontation between the owners of Ingosstrakh continues Ingosstrakh yesterday published the results of an extraordinary meeting of shareholders, at which a new board of directors of the company was elected. This is the second meeting in the last two weeks, the third time the company's owners will meet tomorrow to discuss a new version of the board's charter.

Christmas Oratorio from the Russian National Orchestra The local public has already become accustomed to the fact that conductor Vladimir Yurovsky, in the rank of chief guest conductor of the Pletnevsky RNO, is always extraordinary in his repertoire, knowledgeable in unplayed music and in the music of the 20th century.

The court declared the appointment of 20 more notaries illegal Notary assistant Inna Ermoshkina was able to prove that every tenth notary in Moscow received his position illegally. At the end of last week, the Simonovsky court granted her next claim, in which Ms. Ermoshkina demanded that 20 notaries became such only because of their influential relatives or because they could pay substantial sums for the position.

UK residents are taught to raise rabbits and chickens Even among a generation that has seen no other stores other than boutiques and supermarkets, the current financial crisis can generate interest in the survival recipes of grandfathers and grandmothers.

The government is exploring the possibility of slowing down the rise in electricity prices The government decided to very carefully consider the request of oil companies, which asked to postpone the liberalization of the electricity market, thereby postponing a sharp increase in electricity tariffs.