The ruling party of Georgia showed the opposition an example of mobilization Data released yesterday from the preliminary vote count for local elections in Georgia showed that in the capital, the candidate from the ruling United National Movement party, 34-year-old Georgiy Ugulava, is leading in the mayoral elections. This was a real triumph for the current leader of the country, Mikheil Saakashvili, because in 2008, the residents of Tbilisi refused to support him in the presidential elections.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) yesterday announced the initiation of cases against several companies at once: UMMC-Holding (the management company of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) on grounds of abuse of a dominant position in the copper cathode market, Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (ChZP) on grounds of abuse dominant position in the zinc market in 2008-2010, as well as against the Russian Alcoa plant - Alcoa Metallurg Rus (former Belokalitvensky Metallurgical Production

Poland and Russia agreed to transfer information from the crashed plane Yesterday in Moscow, the Polish delegation led by Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Jerzy Miller was given copies of the “black box” recordings of the Polish plane that crashed near Smolensk on April 10. On board were 96 dignitaries, including head of state Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria. They all died.

The Manege building requires new renovation Moscow builders can use the example of the Manege central exhibition hall building to very clearly confirm the popular wisdom that repairs cannot be completed, but can only be stopped temporarily.

One of the richest State Duma deputies is running for governor In Russia, the smooth renewal of the gubernatorial corps continues: the presidium of the General Council of United Russia last weekend formed lists of party candidates for the posts of heads of the Tambov and Kaluga regions. Both lists were submitted to President Dmitry Medvedev for consideration.

The Russian-French project was shown in the Moscow “House” The diminutive "Mitya", staged in the program for the performance of the Russian-French dancer and choreographer Dmitry Fedotenko, exactly corresponded to the first impression of the artist. Mr. Fedotenko, with a charming teenage smile and the look of a sad clown, shyly scurried among the small group of initiates as an inseparable part of the hall of the Dom center, which resembled more an apartment than a stage.

England were helped out by Japanese own goals Football. Test matches of participants in the 2010 World Cup. Mexico - Gambia - 5:1, Japan - England - 1:2, Nigeria - Colombia - 1:1, Tunisia - France - 1:1, Paraguay - Ivory Coast - 2:2, Belarus - Korea - 1:0. It seems that not all participants in the upcoming final tournament of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are in a hurry to show their cards in advance.

The state is looking for ways to attract businesses to implement budget projects The emergence of legislation on public-private partnerships (PPP) can take beyond the legal framework those few projects that are already being implemented on the basis of agreements between state or municipal authorities and business, warned participants in the round table organized by the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR).

New exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Alexandra Exter (1882-1949) loved and knew how to be the center of attention. An artist who was keenly aware of the new, an emancipated secular woman, a strong personality, she had a huge influence on her colleagues and the development of the avant-garde movement in Russia.

Ninety years ago David Samoilov was born In 1967, David Samoilov wrote one of his most bitter poems. That's all. The eyes of the geniuses closed. / And when the heavens darkened, / As if in an empty room, / Our voices began to be heard. // We drag out, we drag out the stale word, / We speak both sluggishly and darkly. / How they honor us and how they favor us! / They are not there. And everything is allowed.

Two of the world's largest animation festivals celebrate their anniversaries The two oldest and most prestigious European animation festivals - Zagreb and Annecy - traditionally start as a doublet in early June. This year, something extraordinary awaits specialists and lovers of this art: Animafest in Croatia, which will take place from June 1 to June 6, is already the 20th (this show was founded in 1972, but for many years it worked as a biennale).

In exactly ten days the World Cup starts in South Africa. The month of football will be opened by the home team and Mexico on June 11 at the Soccer City Arena in Johannesburg. On the same day, the shadow favorite of the entire tournament, France, will also enter the fight in their Group A. It is with group “A” that “Vremya Novostei” begins its presentation of the World Cup participants. Favorite.

Skolkovo will have special rules for doing business, its own police and customs Its own police and tax service, separate units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (including fire fighting) and customs - a small piece of land in Skolkovo near Moscow is practically turning into a separate Russian region. He will also receive tax and customs benefits and a simplified construction procedure.

Of the six military districts in Russia, four may remain The number of military districts in Russia, according to the plan being developed by the General Staff, will be reduced from six to four. This will happen before December 1 of this year and is associated with the creation of operational-strategic commands (OSC) based on the merger and consolidation of districts.

Manufacturers of tomographs are trying to localize assembly in Russia Over the past few years, the Russian state, within the framework of the national project “Health,” has allocated significant sums to update and expand the fleet of sophisticated medical equipment, but more than 90% of these funds end up abroad - after all, the purchased equipment is mostly imported.