The biggest obstacle for foreign investors in Russia is kickbacks It will not be possible to achieve the declared modernization of the economy without attracting foreign investment, all participants agreed at the round table held at the end of last week at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. However, the opinions of our and foreign participants differed significantly on what is required to improve the investment climate in Russia.

Tehran announced expansion of its nuclear program The tense situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program is escalating day by day. The Iranian government has ordered the construction of ten more uranium enrichment plants in the country. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has been tasked with starting construction of five new plants immediately and another five to begin construction over the next two months.

October 27 -- November 27, 2009 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostey and the Medialogia company, are ratings of political figures actively discussed in the federal press and on air on central television channels. “Politicians through the Eyes of the Media” are published weekly: during the month you can familiarize yourself with the ratings of Russian governors, deputies, ministers and heads of foreign states and governments.

A group of Russian doctors flew to Königssee A group of Russian doctors flew to the clinic in Königssee, Germany, where Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, who received serious injuries during a training descent on the track, is staying. This was stated by the head coach of the Russian bobsleigh team, Vladimir Lyubovitsky. “As far as I know, this decision was made at the level of the government of our country.

The Ministry of Energy threatens sanctions for companies that do not implement investment programs Eighty percent of investors are behind schedule for commissioning new capacities. Moreover, the obligations of some of them will definitely not be fulfilled. This was announced by Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko. He also talked about how some companies refuse to carry out scheduled repairs at their energy facilities in full.

Those responsible for the first explosion of the Nevsky Express are still unknown The first tragedy with the explosion of the Nevsky Express train occurred two years ago, on August 13, 2007, also in the Novgorod region, on the Okulovka - Malaya Vishera station section, 100 km from the site of Friday's explosion. The train also traveled from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to the investigation, the explosives were planted on the railroad tracks in front of the bridge over the Chernaya River.

FOOTBALL. December 2--3. Europa League. Group stage. 5th round . This is the penultimate round of the group stage. In total, 12 quartets were formed at this stage; Russian clubs do not participate here.

CONCERTS Big band of Igor Butman. Igor Butman Club , 20.00. Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump. "Forte" , 21.00. CLASSIC Ensemble of soloists "Academy of Ancient Music" of the Moscow Philharmonic. Artistic director and soloist Tatyana Grindenko (violin). In the program T. Riley, C. Ives. Philharmonic , 19.00. THEATERS "Stories of Shukshin". Directed by Alvis Hermanis (Latvia). Starring Chulpan Khamatova, Evgeny Mironov, Yulia Svezhakova, Yulia Peresild.

The prosecutor's office issued the latest warnings to participants in the pharmaceutical market The specific distribution system that has developed in the Russian pharmaceutical market is to blame for the fact that medicines have become more expensive over the past year than many other consumer goods.

An unusual festival begins in St. Petersburg From December 1 to December 10, a very unusual festival is expected in St. Petersburg, it is called “Andrey Moguchy’s Theater Space” and is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the creation of the “Formal Theater”. The event is unusual not because it compactly shows all the performances of one director currently running in different theaters (we have special festivals, and in St.

Moscow, Minsk and Astana took the first step towards creating a common economic space The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed documents on the creation of a trilateral customs union in the Belarusian capital.

Big Book Prize winners announced The results of the fourth season of the Big Book Awards give rise to mixed feelings. And this is not just good, but absolutely wonderful. Because the depressingly poor list of applicants, the strange preferences of the expert commission, and the entire sad landscape of modern Russian prose predicted much more unpleasant results.

The President of Turkmenistan could be called to Moscow on a signal from Italy The lightning-fast working visit that President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid to Moscow yesterday was informal.

Exhibition about the search for authentication at Winzavod The new ArtBerloga gallery (curated by Mikhail Ovcharenko) at Winzavod has opened an exhibition of the young artist Egor Koshelev Phobia. Koshelev is known for his commitment to the Big Picture, created as a result of studying the techniques of monumental painting of new and contemporary times, from mannerism and baroque to expressionism and the totalitarian neoclassicism of the 1930s. His opuses are always a plastic extravaganza.

New tragedy on the Oktyabrskaya Railway The head of JSC Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, yesterday reported to President Medvedev on the complete restoration of traffic on the Oktyabrskaya Railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg, which was interrupted as a result of the crash of the Nevsky Express passenger train that occurred on Friday evening on the border of the Tver and Novgorod regions. The number of victims of the tragedy was not precisely established yesterday.