The state will stimulate the development of new deposits The Ministry of Energy is preparing to submit for consideration to the government commission on the fuel and energy complex, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, a program for the comprehensive development of new deposits in the north of Western Siberia.

Poles fear the arrival of a Russian investor Tomorrow in St. Petersburg, at meetings that will be held as part of the international economic forum, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak will discuss the prospects of the Opel automobile manufacturing concern with representatives of the Russian government.

The Moscow International Festival will take place from June 19 to 28 How good it is that the Moscow festival is headed by Nikita Mikhalkov! A person considered by many to be highly favored by the party and government. Only he was able to achieve the incredible - the MIFF budget was not only not sequestered, as happened, for example, with the budget of the Chekhov Theater Festival, and with almost all other cultural budgets, but it was even increased. And this despite the crisis.

ARTStrelka Arts Center held a farewell exhibition Until the end of June, it will still be possible to visit the exhibitions of the ARTStrelka center, which has become a cult for many people involved in the artistic life of Moscow. Starting in July, ARTStrelka will be repurposed into a new cultural space. The new owners are destined to do this - first of all, businessman Alexander Mamut, who became the owner of ARTStrelka.

Porsche has started producing a new expensive model Two impressive auto shows were offered almost simultaneously yesterday by Porsche and Volkswagen. At the Porsche plant in East German Leipzig, at exactly 11 am, the production of a new model was launched - the four-door Panamera sports limousine, which is considered the first luxury family Porsche.

The last performance by Philippe Genty was shown at the Chekhov Festival Philippe Genty has arrived in Moscow again: his new play with the incomprehensible name “Bolilok” is performed at the Chekhov Festival more than ten times in a row, and there is no doubt that the hall of the Pushkin Theater will be full all days - in the capital, the productions of the legendary French director are awaited like magic sessions , inexplicable and therefore even more attractive.

For the first time in Russia, the Legislative Assembly dismissed the head of municipal government On Friday, June 5, the decision of the meeting of deputies of the city of Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region, to remove mayor Sergei Chernyshev from office will officially come into force. Thus, for the first time in Russia, they took advantage of the new law initiated by Dmitry Medvedev.

The birds surprised scientists with their mental abilities After the research, zoologists can now claim that rooks are quite capable of competing even with chimpanzees in the use of tools to obtain food. It turned out that they can not only “spontaneously” use tools, but also improve them, and are also able to use several tools at once. Scientists from the University of Cambridge studied the behavior of rooks. Four 5-year-old rooks participated in the research: Cook, Conelly, Fry and Monroe.

New theory of unusual thermal activity of Saturn's second moon Astronomers consider Saturn's second moon Enceladus strange. The thermal energy that the satellite releases is several times greater than what could be generated as a result of radioactive decay or as a result of interaction with the “parent” planet. According to a theory presented at the American Geophysical Union conference in Toronto, ice may be the cause of this unusual phenomenon.

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs has prepared a concept for a bill to create a state pension insurance system. RIA Novosti reported this in the RSPP working group involved in developing the concept. The working group is headed by Vice-President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Leonid Fedun.

Real Madrid has decided on its leadership Real Madrid have announced a number of important appointments within the club's structure. First of all, it has been officially confirmed that Florentino Perez will take over as president of the club. Perez was the only candidate for this elected post: the other contenders were unable to provide bank guarantees in the amount of 57.4 million euros, which are required to take part in the elections. Real Madrid must quickly regain their lost ground.

China is tired of class struggle Tomorrow marks twenty years since the dramatic events of June 4, 1989 in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Over the years, Chinese society has acquired a new face and spoken a new language. One of the main ones was the new term “harmony”, which appeared at the beginning of this century. We are talking about two slogans: building a “society of harmony” in China and establishing “world harmony” on the planet.

Israeli Foreign Minister takes a strategic course towards Russia Negotiations in Russia by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman yesterday demonstrated that relations between Moscow and Tel Aviv, although they are, according to the guest, “at their highest point,” can rise even higher. “I hope that traditionally friendly relations between our countries will strengthen and develop in all directions,” President Dmitry Medvedev said before meeting with the Israeli in Barvikha, near Moscow.

Europeans and Russians are trying to understand each other Where can you find such different public Russian figures, such as the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia, Heydar Dzhemal, and ex-presidential candidate Andrei Bogdanov, together in one audience? Last week, such a place was discovered in Bucharest - it was the 5th Russia-Europe Economic Forum, organized by the European Institute of Poland and the Department of National Security of the Romanian Presidential Administration.

Swede Robin Soderling became the main discovery of Roland Garros The French Open, taking place on the courts of the Roland Garros tennis stadium in Paris, entered its decisive phase on Tuesday. Half of the quarterfinal matches in men's and women's singles took place yesterday. Two Russians continue to fight for the title - Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina. True, the latter has already reached the strongest quartet, and Kuznetsova is fighting for a place in the top 4 only today.