Elections in Russia will become even more virtual An on-site extended meeting of the working group on improving the electoral legislation was held yesterday at the Central Election Commission. The head of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov, not without pride, showed the guests of the meeting samples of new computer equipment, which, according to preliminary plans, should be equipped with a significant part of the country's polling stations in 2011.

President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev Dear Dmitry Anatolyevich! Many media outlets and the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation are actively discussing the situation that has arisen in Moscow in connection with the demolition of buildings of members of the garden non-profit partnership (SNP) “Rechnik”, and, as a rule, support for “Rechnik” is expressed.

Oil and gas companies will help Krylia Sovetov Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has agreed on new sponsors for the Krylya Sovetov football club, which will save the team from bankruptcy. As the governor of the Samara region, Vladimir Artyakov, said yesterday in an interview with local television, the Wings will be provided with financial support by five oil and gas companies - Rosneft, Transneft, Mezhregiongaz, SIBUR and NOVATEK, which may also enter the capital of the club.

The President announced a new reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Medvedev, as expected by the Vremya Novostei newspaper , yesterday announced to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs the beginning of a new large-scale structural and personnel reform of the department.

The US-China conflict will be moderate Yesterday, two Nobel Peace Prize laureates met at the White House in Washington. US President Barack Obama, 48, received this prestigious award last year, and his guest, 74-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (pictured) , received it in 1989.

Theology may soon become a fundamental discipline in Russia Already from April of this year, theology in Russia can become the same full-fledged scientific specialty as, for example, mathematical analysis or bioorganic chemistry. Thus, graduates of theological faculties of secular universities and even theological academies can eventually receive candidate and doctoral degrees.

There is debate about a welfare state in Germany Berlin entrepreneur Harald Ehlert (pictured) clocks up a thousand kilometers on the speedometer of his company car in a week. The company headed by Mr. Ehlert is called Treberhilfe Berlin, its primary goal is to organize assistance to the poorest people. Mr. Ehlert has been managing 280 employees for 20 years.

Before the start of these competitions, the situation was as follows: it is easier to imagine, for example, the loss of the Canadian national hockey team to Slovakia than the defeat of the American speed skater Shani Davis in the 1000-meter race. This is a unique personality. World record holder at distances of 1000 and 1500 meters, the first and so far the only black athlete in the world who managed to win the Winter Olympic Games.

Moscow authorities offer old-timers of Rechnik alternative sites The Moscow authorities, who continue to insist on the release from housing development of that part of the Moskvoretsky natural park, where the plots of the Rechnik horticultural society are located, are trying to attract some summer residents to their side.

About the novel by Elena Katishonok Elena Katishonok’s novel “Counterclockwise” was published in Boston in an unknown (it’s easy to guess that it was small) edition. And therefore practically inaccessible to the Russian reader. It is available in the Library of Congress (this is stated in the imprint), but I have strong doubts about the RSL (and other domestic book depositories).

Final competition SKI RACING. Men. Sprint 1.4 km. 1. Nikita KRYUKOV (Russia) - in the final 3 min. 36.3 sec. 2. Alexander PANZHINSKY (Russia) - same time (photo finish). 3. Peter NORTHUG (Norway) - lag 9.2 seconds... 8. Mikhail Devyatyarov Jr. - eliminated in the semi-finals... 26. Nikolay Morilov (both - Russia) - eliminated in the quarter-finals. Women. Sprint 1.2 km. 1. Marit BJORGEN (Norway) - 3 min. 39.2 sec. 2. Justyna KOWALCHIK (Poland) - lag 1.1 seconds. 3.

Capital investigators uncovered a “factory” for the theft of budget funds The Main Investigation Department (GID) of the Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate, as Vremya Novostey learned, sent a criminal case against the organizers of a major tax scam to the Moscow City Court. In the dock will be the former general director of Voyage LLC Tamerlan Sidakov, the chief accountant of the same company Alla Zubareva and financial director Vadim Karpenko.

CONCERTS Lev Rubinstein & Klezmasters . Club-theater “Workshop” , February 19, 20.00. Nina Karlsson . Sincere jazz. “Duma” , February 19, 21.00. "Moral Code". “Concert” , February 19, 21.30. Zdob Si Zdub. “B2” , February 19, 23.00; “Concert” , February 20, 21.30. Glenn Miller Orchestra conducted by Will Salden . Tchaikovsky Concert Hall , February 20, 19.00. "Adventures of Electronics". Glavclub/ Glavklub (DK named after Gorbunov) , February 20, 20.00. "Dancing minus." “B2” , February 20, 23.00.

Transnistria hopes for a new president of Ukraine Tiraspol expects that after the change of power in Kiev, Ukraine’s attitude towards Transnistria will become warmer. During the presidency of Viktor Yushchenko, the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (PMR) fell out of favor after the majority of Ukrainian citizens living on its territory voted for Viktor Yanukovych in 2004.

The middle zone and the European south of Russia will be in the zone of atmospheric fronts rising from the southwest. Arctic air will penetrate into the north-west of European territory. On Friday, in the North-Western region, intensifying frosts will be accompanied by snow, heavy in places, up to -30°C at night, -8...-13°C during the day. In the middle zone the frosts will soften. In the center of Russia there will be snow at times, frosts will weaken to -1...-7°C.