Festival "Unknown Siberia" in Lyon The cult book of the French structuralist philosopher Michel Foucault “Words and Things” (archeology of the humanities) talks about the fundamental role played by the category of similarity and resemblance in the European civilization of the Renaissance period.

The two Koreas entered into armed confrontation North Korea has once again given the international community a serious reason to talk about it as a state whose actions run counter to the fundamental principles of the United Nations. Yesterday, between 80 and 200 North Korean shells fell on the South Korean island of Yeonphendo, located in the Yellow Sea. Two South Korean Marines were killed, 15 soldiers were wounded, five of them seriously, and three civilians were injured.

The government has determined the procedure for the privatization of Rosneft According to the plan for the sale of state assets published on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development, the privatization of a blocking stake in Rosneft, the country's largest oil company, will be carried out in two stages. 15% will be offered to buyers on the open market, and for the remaining 10% minus one share it is planned to find a strategic investor.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development proposes to introduce additional deductions from businesses for non-compliance with normal conditions for workers The characteristic habit of Russian businessmen to sabotage the norms of the Labor Code concerning the organization of favorable working conditions may soon be punished with a ruble.

Spartak remained third in Group D of the Champions League Moscow Spartak exchanged the Champions League for the Europa League. After the defeat that Marseille inflicted on the “red-whites” at Luzhniki - 0:3, Valery Karpin’s team lost even its theoretical chances for second place in group “D”, and third place gives the right to continue the fight in the spring only in less prestigious Europa League. So now the outgoing year for Spartak can be considered lost.

Sergei Lavrov was engaged in a specific case in Minsk The visit to Minsk of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (pictured) yesterday again confirmed the presence of serious problems in Belarusian-Russian relations. The minister never met with President Alexander Lukashenko. This became the subject of heated debate in the media of both countries, which offered different explanations for this fact. According to one version, the Belarusian president refused negotiations with Lavrov.

Russia continues to explore the Arctic with increasing intensity. The drifting station "North Pole-38", delivered into the ice by the icebreaker "Russia", has just been opened. A specialized expedition on the vessel “Akademik Fedorov” continues to prove Russia’s ownership of the Arctic shelf.

Alexander Rudin and six cello concertos in gift wrapping Formally, the evening was the opening of the Moscow Philharmonic’s subscription series entitled “Masterpieces and Premieres.” And this is one of Rudin’s favorite names - outwardly absolutely neutral, it is strangely meaningful and directly corresponds to the practice of the cellist and artistic director of the Musica Viva orchestra. Masterpieces are well-known music, if not hit music, then at least repertoire.

CONCERTS Sarah Connor (Germany). Crocus City Hall , 20.00. Venger Collective (jazz, acid jazz, Russia). "Union of Composers" , 20.30. CLASSIC GASK of Russia p/u V. Polyansky. P.I. Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall , 19.00. Organ for four hands. I.S. Bach, K.A.E. Filitz, C. Saint-Saens, S. Rachmaninov, P. Tchaikovsky. Soloists H. Inoue (organ, Japan), J.-P. Stivers (organ, Netherlands). House of Music , 19.00. THEATERS “Izotov” by M. Durnenkov. Directed by Andrey Moguchiy.

A ballet about the ancient Slavic paradise was staged in Moscow The theater, previously called the “Russian Chamber Ballet”, and which has recently acquired the name of its manager in the title (now “Ballet “Moscow” by Nikolai Basin”), released on the stage of the House of Music the premiere - an original production by its former dancer Elena Fokina " Belovodye".

From Russia's experience it follows that there is life after default. Ireland could really use this lesson right now. Of course, the Irish do not deserve the fate that awaits them due to the fact that Brian Cowen's government at one time thoughtlessly promised to provide government guarantees for almost all the obligations of Irish banks.

The President fired the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Dmitry Medvedev yesterday dismissed a group of senior military personnel from the Ministry of Defense.

Andrey Klishas wants to limit access to information about the company The conflict between the shareholders of MMC Norilsk Nickel - Oleg Deripaska's RUSAL and Vladimir Potanin's Interros - provoked the company's management to initiate changes to a number of Russian legislation.

The European Youth Championship has ended The number “seven” for the second time this month became lucky for Russian judoists - in early November, the St. Petersburg club “Yavara-Neva” became the seven-time European champion, and in the middle, seven domestic athletes achieved awards at the European Youth Championship in Bosnia. Denis Lavrentiev (66 kg), representing Chelyabinsk and Kurgan, and Murat Khabachirov (81 kg) from Nalchik became European champions in Sarajevo.

For ten years, Russia and the EU have become entangled in “flows” and “corridors” In October 2000, at the Russian-European summit in Paris, European Commission President Romano Prodi proposed that newly elected Russian President Vladimir Putin create a mechanism for discussing cooperation, coordinating interests and preparing joint projects in the energy sector.