An investigator and an anti-corruption fighter will be tried for a multimillion-dollar bribe. As Vremya Novostei learned, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow received a criminal case of extortion of a multimillion-dollar bribe. The suspects in this case are a law enforcement officer and a public figure involved in the fight against corruption.

Russian Railways does not have enough money for the Olympics in Sochi Last Saturday, in one of the most luxurious Sochi sanatoriums, Chernomorye, owned by Russian Railways, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the management of Russian Railways: they discussed how the company’s investment program, designed for 2010-2015, is being implemented , and what the sources of its financing may be.

On the first day of spring, a huge Atlantic cyclone with two centers will dominate the European territory of Russia: over the north and south of Norway. In the northwestern region, precipitation is in the form of sleet and rain, during the day -3...+2оС, and there is icy conditions on the roads. In the Tver and Smolensk regions, wet snow will fall in most areas. Daytime temperatures range from -3C to +3C in the Ryazan region in some places down to -4C, in the Smolensk region up to +4C.

VEB changes the size of participation in the Hungarian airline Malev An agreement was signed in Budapest to return Malev airline to Hungarian ownership. Russian Vnesheconombank (VEB), as promised by its chairman Vladimir Dmitriev, is leaving the shareholders of the unprofitable airline. At the same time, the bank will honor the guarantee to contribute 32 million euros to Malev’s capital and will give the airline a deferment on the repayment of debts amounting to more than 100 million euros.

Belarusians do not want to offend Russians with cheap products Belarus will seek to expand the presence of its goods on the Russian market, continuing to rely primarily on food exports. These products continued to be in strong demand even during the crisis year of 2009, when supplies of other goods from Belarus abroad decreased significantly. The Belarusian authorities are concerned about the situation in foreign trade. At the end of 2009, Belarus' foreign trade turnover decreased by 30.7%.

Tim Burton's film is coming out Very soon, on March 4, Tim Burton's long-awaited film "Alice in Wonderland" will be released in our theaters. The film was made in the fashionable 3D format, but to be honest, watching it in this form is completely unnecessary, unless you really love 3D cinema. Tim Burton's fantasy, which has so far managed without these tricks, is quite capable of entertaining and surprising even in an ordinary two-dimensional image. And one more thing.

Far Eastern fishermen are trying to settle their debt to the federal center At the end of the second month of the year, the Ministry of Finance is already faced with the need to make amendments to the federal budget, and they are in no way related to the current economic situation.

Festival of Vladimir Martynov in the “House” At the ninth Festival of works by composer Vladimir Martynov at the Dom Cultural Center, no high-profile openings or premieres were initially planned, but is it really that important? Martynov’s musical and philosophical project, dissolved in concert performances of his music and parallel music of his colleagues, in regular books and more sporadic exhibitions, is, in fact, a space. And it does not imply that news and premieres play a formative role.

From February 23 to March 5, 1937, a plenum of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks was held in Moscow, which gave the official start to a campaign of mass repression in the army.

Earthquake in Chile sparks worldwide panic A powerful destructive earthquake, which caused a strong tsunami and a wave of floods in the countries of the Pacific region, happened last weekend in Chile. The first strongest shock with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale was recorded on Saturday at 3.34 local time (9.34 Moscow time) 115 kilometers north of the second largest Chilean city of Concepcion at a depth of 55 kilometers.

Leading EU countries will buy Greek bonds After lengthy discussions with Greece, the EU countries intend to provide it with not only political but also financial assistance so that Athens can cope with a budget deficit of 12.7% of GDP. German MEP Yorgo Shatzimarkakis said that Germany, France and the Netherlands will purchase Greek government bonds in the near future. Against this background, the European currency finished last week in positive territory.

Violent husbands in France will be given electronic bracelets A popular way of not letting a criminal out of sight - marking them with beacon bracelets - French legislators are transferring them to the field of family conflicts. Parliamentarians of the Fifth Republic are discussing a bill that, among other new measures to combat domestic violence, proposes forcing heavy-handed husbands to wear electronic sensors.

Ukraine will not join the Customs Union with Russia Ukraine does not intend to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan . This was stated by Irina Akimova, the first deputy head of the administration of the new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. According to a high-ranking official, the idea to make Ukraine a member of the Customs Union belongs to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

January 26 -- February 26, 2010 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.

Russian snowboarder Ekaterina Ilyukhina became the silver medalist of the Games in parallel giant slalom. In the history of Russian sports, this medal was the first won in this sport. In the pouring rain, which “washed away” most of the spectators who went home after qualifying, in thick fog, on a broken track, our girl showed her best result. After the competition, Vremya Novostey correspondent Olga ERMOLINA spoke with Ekaterina ILYUKHINA. - Katya, now can you define what happiness is?