Increased security measures are being introduced throughout Russia A minute of silence began a special emergency meeting held yesterday afternoon by President Dmitry Medvedev in connection with the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro.

Moscow was once again reminded of the war in southern Russia As is usually the case, on the day of the tragedy in the Moscow metro there were not only condolences to the families of the victims, but also versions of what happened. The main version is officially declared to be the North Caucasian one. It is striking that in the North Caucasus it is mainly security forces who are killed, while in Moscow they killed civilians.

Stock markets rose in anticipation of a successful Greek bond placement After the European Union approved a financial aid plan for Greece, it entered the public debt market, yesterday placing seven-year government bonds worth 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion). According to experts, the placement should have been successful, since the solvency of Greece was confirmed by the decision of the EU authorities.

About television and the values ​​of national history Everyone writes as he hears... Bulat Okudzhava In the new and recent history, as well as in the most recent history of Russia, there is an abundance of contradictions. But is it possible, with childish simplicity, to rush from one picture of the country’s history to another, directly opposite?

World leaders condemned the terrorist attacks in the capital's metro and expressed condolences to the families of the dead and injured Barack OBAMA, US President: - - I convey my deep condolences to the people of Russia in connection with the terrible losses and victims of the explosions in the Moscow metro. The American people stand united with the Russian people in opposing violent extremist and terrorist attacks that demonstrate a complete disregard for human life.

Igor died. Always simply Igor, regardless of his age (he was 86 years old), without formal politeness and unnecessary curtseys, immediately honest and to the point, and the essence is one thing - art. Igor Sanovich is one of the first and largest collectors in Russia, whose orbit of attention included a wide variety of art: archaic, modernism, naive, oriental, painting, graphics, decorative things.

Fiscal collections in January-February exceeded those of the beginning of the “fat” year of 2008 In January-February 2010, the Federal Tax Service (FTS) collected an amount for budgets of all levels that was 2.6% less than in the same period last year, which was disastrous for the economy. True, without taking into account the unified social tax (UST), which since 2010 has turned into “non-tax” insurance contributions to social insurance funds.

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Divers searching for missing South Korean sailors South Korean Defense Minister Kim Dae-yong told parliamentarians yesterday that the mysterious sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan last week could have been caused by a mine deliberately planted by the North Koreans. The minister did not rule out that a mine could have been drifting there since the Korean War of 1950-1953.

Major players in the foreign exchange market - banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup stopped betting on a decline in the dollar. According to experts, if the credit crisis in Europe intensifies, the American currency may rise to $1.1 per euro. “We clearly foresee that the European credit crisis will put pressure on the euro,” the Goldman Sachs research team led by Thomas Stolper said in a report. -- It is becoming increasingly difficult for eurozone countries to maintain consensus.

London Underground staff are keeping an eye on any suspicious passengers after the terrorist attacks. Londoners deeply sympathize with Muscovites in connection with the tragic events in the subway, spokesman for the mayor's office of the British capital, Mat Brown, told Vremya Novostey.

LUKOIL is going to triple investments in the electric power industry Russia's largest private oil company LUKOIL, having recently reported less than brilliant successes for 2009, this year decided, along with foreign oil projects, to rely on investments in efficient generation. In this area, investments will increase from 6.24 to 20.16 billion rubles. Moreover, LUKOIL, unlike many other owners of energy assets, did not require additional incentives from the authorities.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn calls on the European Union to create a European anti-crisis administration to control systemic regional banks, RIA NOVOSTI reports. “I see a clear need to create an integrated structure to prevent, manage and recover from the crisis.

Immediately after the explosions, Moscow was paralyzed by traffic jams One of the consequences of yesterday’s terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro was a transport collapse “on the surface.” In the first hours after the explosions at Lubyanka and Park Kultury, the main transport routes of the capital were virtually paralyzed. The explosions in the metro occurred at the beginning of rush hour, when both the subway and city highways are especially congested.

Roszdravnadzor has almost completed registration of prices for essential medicines Contrary to the pessimistic warnings of many analysts, the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development (Roszdravnadzor) will cope on time with one of the most pressing tasks - registration by April 1 of manufacturers' maximum selling prices for medicines from the list of vital and essential drugs (VED) ).