Israeli voters compare their politicians to Putin There is less than a week left until parliamentary elections in Israel. However, about a third of voters have still not decided who they will vote for on February 10. According to sociologists, among the doubters there are many Russian-speaking citizens of Israel. These votes can add about five seats to one party or another in the 120-seat Knesset (parliament).

In order to beat its main competitor in the global nuclear energy market, the French company AREVA, the Russian Rosatom is ready for exploits. And yesterday a real opportunity for this arose - a strategic partnership was concluded in Moscow with the German Siemens. Moreover, the new nuclear union was blessed by a Russian official, whose influence in the West is not only heard, but known in detail - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

The transfer period has ended in Europe The winter transfer window slammed shut, almost pinching the tail of Andrei Arshavin. Yesterday, the arbitration committee of the Football Association of England spent the whole day deciding whether to consider his transfer from Zenit to Arsenal to have taken place. And in the end he confirmed the deal. If it were not for the story with Arshavin, the current European transfer period would generally be the most boring in recent years.

The Grand Hotel in Heiligendamm could not bear the burden of the G8 Clouds of scandal have once again gathered over a snow-white hotel in the North German town of Heiligendamm on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Yesterday, the management of the German-Swiss joint stock company Kempinski unexpectedly announced its decision to early unilaterally terminate the contract for the lease and operation of the Grand Hotel buildings owned by the real estate group Fundus-Gruppe.

Moscow City Hall does not agree with the reduction of the energy investment program The financial crisis and the difficult situation in the Moscow construction industry are forcing power engineers to reconsider the volume of commissioned capacity, which has been steadily increasing in the capital since the sadly memorable blackout of 2005 .

Moscow theater award “Highlight of the Season” awarded There are plenty of theater awards in the capital; their distribution begins even before the season is officially over, and ends closer to the finale of the next season. The first to distribute gifts is the private “Crystal Turandot”, and one of the last is the “Highlight of the Season” award of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, after which comes only the “Golden Mask”, which awards the best performances from all over Russia.

Alexander DOLGIN, manager of the imhonet recommendation service, professor at the Higher School of Economics, on the nature of the global financial crisis and the phenomenon of the information economy. About the crisis - Well, you economists are settled. Now, if an engineer makes a mistake - he miscalculates the structure and it collapses - he will be judged. What would an erroneous forecast be like for an economist? - It’s even worse for other humanities scholars.

Bulgaria intends to achieve a direct contract between Gazprom and Bulgargaz Today Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will arrive in Moscow. Initially, his visit was supposed to mark the solemn beginning of the Year of Bulgaria in Russia. However, the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict, during which Bulgaria was one of the victims, made adjustments to the “holiday” agenda.

The government commission decided to support the auto giant The Gorky Automobile Plant obtained the authorities' consent to receive state support. This fundamental decision was made yesterday at a meeting of the Commission for Increasing the Sustainability of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.

Fiscal authorities were given the right to assess the cost of rent Tax officials have the right to check the “market value” of rental rates. And if the rental price deviates in any direction by more than 20% from the market price of identical services, this will become the basis for additional taxes and penalties. This position is set out in a letter from the Ministry of Finance published recently.

The influenza virus burst into Russia from the east and west The flu epidemic in the central part of Russia will begin any day now. This year, the traditional winter disease arrived, albeit with some delay (compared to previous years), but from both sides at once - from the east and west.

Ukhov was “released” from the national team High jumper Ivan Ukhov, winner of the international tournament “Russian Winter”, where he again showed the best result of the season in the world (235 cm), trains separately from the Russian athletics team using his own funds earned earlier. The athlete’s personal trainer, Olympic champion Sergei Klyugin, told a Vremya Novostey correspondent about this. “For now they asked us to be released from the national team.

Clinton and Lavrov talked about painful issues Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to support “close contact”. This applies to “all international and bilateral issues” “of interest to our countries.” So yesterday the Russian Foreign Ministry outlined the essence of the second telephone conversation that took place the day before between the two heads of foreign affairs agencies.

CLUBS Soledad Orquesta. Music of traditional, original Argentine tango, tango nuevo, original tango-style adaptations of popular songs, as well as our own compositions. "Union of Composers" , 20.30. Valery Didulya. The show of the virtuoso guitarist “Music of an Unmade Movie...” will include different styles and genres: from classical Spanish guitar music to the melodies of the East and the rhythms of Latin America. Golden Ring Theater , 19.00. Puck & Piper.

Many prominent Georgian politicians and public figures recently signed a declaration demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili and the holding of early free presidential and parliamentary elections. The leader of the Georgian Way opposition movement, 56-year-old Salome ZURABISHVILI, who served as head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004-2005, took on a mediating role in agreeing on common goals.