Review of the opening days of the “museum night” in Moscow Gallery owners love to take offense at criticism. And, of course, they have every right. In a critical judgment formulated in the genre of a newspaper remark, there is always voluntarism, which cannot be justified by detailed argumentation or an appeal to extensive theory and methodology. If you don’t like it (like it), that’s all! My choice! This voluntarism is, of course, annoying.

Barclays invited RUSAL to withdraw from the BEMO project in favor of RusHydro The disagreements between the partners of the Boguchany Energy and Metallurgical Association (BEMO) - RUSAL and RusHydro - have entered a new stage. Yesterday it became known that one of RUSAL’s creditors, Barclays Capital, also joined the “game”.

The Bank of Russia increased its profit fourfold At the end of last year, the Central Bank increased its profit almost fourfold, to 97.8 billion rubles. This is stated in the draft report of the financial institution sent to the State Duma on Monday. The credit institution's income in 2008 amounted to 764.4 billion rubles.

Most of the European territory will remain in a cool air mass in an eroded pressure field. The blurred atmospheric front, which will pass through the north-west and center of Russia, will not worsen the weather. In the north-western region on Tuesday and Wednesday there will be only short-term rain in places, during the day on Tuesday +16...+21оС, on Wednesday +17...+22оС.

CLUBS WK?. Filming of the project “Pair Run” of the A-One TV channel. "B2" , 20.00. Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by the group organizer Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte" , 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club , 21.00. "Mega-Polis". "Tropicana" , 22.00. CONCERTS “The Seasons” by J. Haydn. Oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra.

In an interview with Yuri Shpakov and Alexey GRIVACH, Deputy Technical Director of Nord Stream, Dirk von AMELN, talks about the problems that have to be solved in preparation for the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Mr. von Ameln is responsible for the work on obtaining construction permits within the Nord Stream management. -- What conclusions did the Nord Stream company draw for itself in connection with the January Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict?

The fight against counterfeit software has allowed the Russian IT market to bypass the Indian one The level of piracy in our country has dropped to a remarkable 68%, said Georg Hernleben, director of the BSA (Software Industry Association created to combat computer piracy) in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, last week.

Sri Lankan army defeats Tamil separatists The Sri Lankan authorities have proven that the problem of Tamil separatism can be solved by force, although their use has led, according to officially unconfirmed data, to the death of more than 7 thousand civilians in the north of the country in recent months. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group intended to establish their state there. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will officially announce victory over it today.

The tradition of G8 business summits (Business G8) was born in 2007 on the eve of the meeting of G8 heads of state and government in Heiligendamm, North Germany. Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose economic issues as the theme of the German G8 presidency, calling the summit agenda “Responsibility and Growth.” The Union of German Industry called on the heads of related associations in the club countries to gather to discuss pressing problems of the business community.

The Russian Foreign Ministry proposed suspending the consultations on security in the Transcaucasus that opened yesterday in Geneva. As the head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, said, Russia found it impossible to conduct a discussion without the Abkhaz delegation. The stumbling block was the report of the UN Secretary General on the work of the UN mission in Abkhazia.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing preferences for owners of pharmaceutical plants in Russia The global financial crisis may contribute to the revival of the domestic pharmaceutical industry, which now has no more than a dozen modern production facilities. Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko is confident of this.

Experts propose gradually removing Soviet heritage from Russian streets Members of the Russian expert community propose returning historical names to the streets and squares of Russian cities, as well as to the cities and regions themselves.

Premieres of the Tsekh agency in the Assembly Hall The second premiere evening of “The Workshop” turned out to be very successful.

Federer beats Nadal in clay tournament final The Masters category clay tournament in the Spanish capital ended sensationally. The first racket of the world and the strongest specialist in playing on slow surfaces over the past five seasons, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, lost in the decisive match to his main rival, Swiss Roger Federer - 4:6, 4:6. The title received in Madrid became the 15th title won at the Masters series tournaments for the native of Basel.

Wolfsburg are two steps away from their pursuers and one step away from their dreams In the German Bundesliga - an island of intrigue in the midst of a long-determined European champions - a denouement is approaching. One round before the end of the championship, Wolfsburg took half a length ahead. Bayern, rushing around in search of a way out of the crisis, has little chance of retaining the title. Felix Magath's decisive shot from Wolves was impressive.