CLUBS JD Walter (vocals) and the trio of Andrey Kondakov , Nicole Henry (vocals) and Oleg Butman's Jazz Passion as part of the IX International Jazz Festival "Igor Butman, Freixenet and Friends". Igor Butman Club , March 6 and 7, 20.00. Tessa Sauter Quartet (jazz, USA). "Union of Composers" , March 6 and 7, 20.30. Dolphin. 1 Rock , March 6, 20.00. Sergey Trofimov. “Crystal” , March 6, 20.30. NOM. Ikra , March 6, 21.00. "Accident". “B2” , March 6, 23.00.

Tbilisi beggars curse buses Paradoxically, during the financial crisis, there are fewer beggars on the streets of Tbilisi. And after all, no Georgian economic miracle that would help reduce poverty did not happen. Tbilisi residents have recently donated less to the poor only because change has become in catastrophic shortage. Residents of the Georgian capital are well-mannered and law-abiding.

NATO resumes relations with Russia Yesterday, at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of foreign affairs of 26 NATO countries in Brussels, a decision was made to resume full-format official relations between the alliance and Russia. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Regular meetings of the Russia-NATO Council (NRC) at the level of ambassadors and ministers will be resumed in the near future.

The White House allocates money for three “impact” programs of the national project “Health” The three leading areas of the priority national project “Health” will be generously financed in 2009, despite the crisis. Yesterday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the allocation of budget funds for the implementation of the newest of the three most important areas of the national project - updating the oncological service.

Romanians consider Russians favorites On the eve of the opening match of the Davis Cup between the national teams of Romania and Russia, which will take place in Sibiu on March 6-8, the captain of the hosts, Andrei Pavel, said: “The Russian team needs no introduction. She, with the same squad, reached the semi-finals last year and won the Davis Cup in 2006. Their team is very strong, but only on paper.

Rosbank filed a lawsuit against Rosbank Management Company JSCB Rosbank yesterday filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court demanding to stop using the bank's trademark of the management company of the same name. A day earlier, the credit institution sent complaints to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection.

Graphics of the “skeletons” in the “Elysium” gallery An exhibition of graphics by the Easel Painters Society, one of the most significant avant-garde artistic associations of the second half of the 1920s, opened at the Elysium gallery. The group was formed in 1925. It included Peter Williams, Alexander Deineka, Yuri Pimenov, Alexander Labas, Sergei Luchishkin, and the well-known and recognized painter David Shterenberg became the chairman of the society at that time.

Why did the Russian stock market fail so deeply? The crisis has exposed the shortcomings of the Russian financial system and the stock market, which is in its infancy, all experts agree on this. Everyone recognizes that in May 2008, when the RTS index reached its historical maximum of 2487 points, the market was overheated.

During the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League, the capital's Dynamo did not give the impression of a club that was capable of beating any opponent. Vladimir Vuitek's team took only sixth place in the tournament, although before the start of the tournament they were predicted to fight for first or third place. Predictions regarding this team did not come true during the 1/8 finals of the playoffs. At least many expected that Dynamo Riga would impose a fight on their teammates.

Banks began working with special representatives of the regulator The Central Bank published yesterday a list of 24 credit institutions that already employ authorized representatives of the regulator. Their task is to monitor how these financial institutions use the money received from the state.

Budget places for students may appear in non-state universities Tuition fees at universities must be fixed - for all five or six years during which a fee-paying student masters academic disciplines, he must pay the same amount, without any increases or indexations.

The trial of former leaders of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund has begun This week, the Moscow City Court began the trial of former leaders of the Federal Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (FFOMS), who are accused of abuse of power and accepting bribes.

In the Champions League, Iskra and women's Dynamo played five games each on the road Three Russian teams continue to fight in the Champions League. After the first matches of the second round of the playoffs, the best chances of reaching the Final Four are the silver medalists of the 2007/08 Super League, Iskra near Moscow, and the girls of the capital's Dynamo, who completed their away matches in tiebreakers.

“Watchmen” on screens in Moscow and around the world It's 1985. But not the one we're all used to (although there is an MTV channel in this part of the continuum). Richard Nixon has been re-elected to a third term, the Vietnam campaign is triumphantly won within a week of its start, and in the United States, real-life superheroes are walking the streets. And even if most of them are just costumed champions of justice, they know their job perfectly.

Aeroflot refuses aircraft and dividends Since the beginning of the year, the volume of air transportation in Russia has been falling, head of the agency Gennady Kurzenkov reported yesterday to the board of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation). This news practically does not upset industry analysts, since it is in line with the global trend and forecasts of the International Air Transport Association IATA . More alarming is another fact made public by Mr. Kurzenkov.