Russian Far East freezes: temperature falls to -60 degrees
Record frost stroke Russian East these days. The hardest situation arouse in Buryatia, where temperature fell below -40 degrees centigrade.
Hotel "Russia" panels to be used for 5 hotels construction
The panels of the to be demolished hotel Russia will be used for construction of 5-6 new hotels, informed the head of Moscow building complex administration Vladimir Resin at the press-conference in the Moscow authorities Information centre on Wednesday.
Court discharged contemporary art exhibition organizers
Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow has dismissed the claim against exhibition "The latest art of post-Soviet space" organizers, including its curator Marat Gelman.
Next national project to be support of culture
The Council on National Projects Realization attached to Russian President may initiate new project - on support of culture. Sergei Mironov, the member of the Council, and the chairman of the upper chamber of Russian parliament told about it to journalists.
Resin promises "kindergartens of future" to appear in Moscow
In 2006 the capital building complex administration is planning to put into commission 100 kindergartens, first Deputy Mayor, the head of Moscow building complex administration Vladimir Resin has informed on Wednesday.
Elephant dies in Yekaterinburg circus. How to bury?
In the Yekaterinburg circus an elephant died on tour. The elephant arrived to Ural capital with the circus company of Zapashny brothers.
Breakage in Moscow metro cut traffic working off
A new emergency in Moscow Metro. The traffic work on Zamoskvaretsky line in both directions was interrupted for a long time on technical grounds. The trains with passengers arrived at the station "Sokol". All the passengers were detrained and offered to go by overland transport, and after that empty trains left for depot.
Smolny study problems of liquidation arrears of wages
On today`s government meeting in St. Petersburg it was decided to create Interdepartmental commission attached to the government of St. Petersburg on the questions of liquidation arrears of wages and increasing the standards of remuneration of labour in organizations located on the territory of St. Petersburg.
Gorbachev petition for nomination Soviet submarine K-19 crew to Nobel Peace Prize
Ex-President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev asks to nominate to Nobel Peace Prize 20006 the crew of Soviet submarine K-19, who liquidated the accident on board of the submarine, which was in the Norwegian Sea, on July 4, 1961.
First president of Russia Boris Yeltsin celebrates 75-th anniversary
First Russian president Boris Yeltsin celebrates his 75-year old jubilee on Wednesday.
Most Russian Internet users live in central region
On the forth quarter of 2005 results monthly auditorium of the Internet users constituted 17% of adult population of Russia. Comparing to the third quarter of 2005, the share of Russians using the World Web at leas once a month, reduced for 2 %.
Putin considers critics directed to Russia in western mass-media to be useful
Putin considers critics directed to Russia in western mass-media to be useful.
Putin greetes all blondes
Putin believes that sport and intensive work help him look good.
Question of successor may be solved only by people - Putin
Putin believes that only electors may solve the question of his successor on the post of President.
Russia to buy British search-and-rescue complex and to modernize own emergency equipment
The Russian Navy commander-in-chief Vladimir Masorin has announced the decision to buy British search-and-rescue complex on the base of "Pantera".
Powerful snowstorm paralyzed traffic in Moscow
Number of car accidents on Moscow roads increases swiftly because of powerful snowstorm, which has struck the capital today.
Vladimir Putin charged Ministry of Defence to help Sychev`s family
Russian president Vladimir Putin charged Russian Ministry of Defence to render assistance to Russian General Office of Prosecutor in investigation of cases of unregulated relationships in Chelyabinsk tank school.
Factual income of Russian people rises for 8,8% during one year
Factual income of Russian people, calculated apart from compulsory payment and corrected by the consumer price index has risen for 8,8% during the year of 2005.
Airports work in usual conditions
In spite of the heavy snowfall in Moscow Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo Airports work in usual conditions. The representative of the Central control service of Moscow reported about it on Monday.
Case of Evdokimov: Prosecutor demands to imprison accused for 5 years.
Barnaul. The trial about the case of death of the ex-governor of the territory Mikhail Evdokimov, his driver and security guard after the car accident recommenced after a week`s interruption at the court of the Zonal region of Altai territory.
People in Ural use sex to save themselves from frost
The most effective mean to fight with frost has been detected in Ural. Making love has been recognized the best way to avoid freezing. These are the results of the poll, conducted on one of Ural regional web-site. The visitors were suggested that they answer the question: `What warms us at the time of severe frost?`.
Aleksey Kudrin imparted how to keep savings
Russian minister of Finance considers that it is better to save money in rubles.
Third of Russians wishes to return Crimea back
Complicated relationships of 2 neighboring states - Russia and Ukraine - became the subject of investigations of 2 centers.
Luzkhov promise "grand reconstruction" of Leningrad avenue.
The dimensioned reconstruction of the largest motorway in Moscow - the Leningrad avenue - starts this year. The mayor of the capital Yuriy Luzkhov reported about it today after the meeting on this subject. He underlined that all the works would be done at the expense of investors, not for budget funds.
Demarche of supporting Andrei Sichev held in Moscow.
An unapproved demarche of supporting the soldier Andrei Sichev is held in Moscow near the building of Department of Defense. He became disabled as the result of the treatments that were out of regulations in Chelyabinsk tank college.