St.Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko and the chairman of St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly Vadim Tyulpanov have congratulated veterans, those who survived in the Blockade, and all the citizens of St.Petersburg on the Day of complete Leningrad`s reversal of fascists blockade.
The press-service of the Committee of industrial policy and trade economic development reports that 3 million St.Peterburg citizens attended bath-houses of the city in 2005. Every third visitor took an advantage of "day of grace". 44 organizations of bath industry (53 bath-houses) render bathing services in St. Petersburg, 28 of them (34 bath-houses) serve the visitors at the fixed tariffs. Provision of washing places is 1,42 per a thousand people, which 9,2% more than a standard rate.
Russian base is to appear on the Moon earlier, than American astronauts land on it. "We are planning to construct the permanent station on the Moon by 2015, and since 2020 commercial production of rare on the Earth isotope helium-3", informed Nikolai Sevastianov, the head of Space Rocket corporation "Energia".
Citizens of Saratov have observed a rare atmospheric phenomenon: on Wednesday morning "three" suns rose from the horizon and stayed for a while at one horizontal line. There also was a shining crown above the middle luminary.
Southern Ural inhabitants spend a lot of money on public utilities.
Krasnodar Administration Head decree from January 24 recommends to Krasnodar transportation utilities, serving the city citizens on the routs of taxies, buses, trolleybuses and trams, to turn to a shortened operating regime in the evenings.
On January 24 Center of psychological help under Russian Emergency Ministry sets up "hot line" in Moscow for people in crisis situation.
This year entrants of Moscow State University named after Lomonosov will be unpleasantly surprised.
The number of passengers in public transport decreased in Chelyabinsk. Chelyabinsk administration has informed, that passenger transportation is working in stable mode.
Samara citizens may commemorate 650th anniversary of the city in 2007. For more accurate definition of Samara foundation date a working group has been established on the order of Governor Titov.
As a member of Public Chamber, famous Russian singer Alla Pugacheva intends to solve problems of children, women, demography and poor people.
It will become warmer in capital and Moscow oblast from Wednesday. As local hydrometeorological service informed, air temperature will rise to 10-14 degrees centigrade below zero with south-western wind speed being 5-6 m/s. The night temperature will fall to -12-22 degrees.
During frost Russian taxi-drivers increased price for service in Yekaterinburg, Cherepovez, Chuvashia, Archangelsk oblast, Syktyvkar and other regions.
"Mosenergo" decided not to introduce power supply limitation for Moscow consumers on Saturday and Sunday.
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree about decorating of Roman Abramovich with order of Honour for "an important contribution to social-economic development of Chukotka autonomous okrug".
On January 19 at about 10:20 by Moscow time Russian heavyweight Nikolai Valuev beat 61-year security guard of sport complex "Spartak" Yuri Sergeev, protecting wife Galina.
30-degree frost made chimpanzee Bonya from Chelyabinsk Zoo to wear soldier greatcoat. The animal has even learnt how to salute.
Presidential plenipotentiary in Far East region Kamil Iskhakov supported demands of meeting participants about objective and detailed investigation of fire causes in Vladivostok office building on January 16.
Moscow has held the absolute the record on power consumption in the condition of hard frost - over 16 thousand MWt.
An electric power station belonging to Russian Armed Forces electric power supply battalion is to be attracted for uninterrupted power supply for near Moscow regions. This information came from the chief of Russian Armed Forces Engineering troops Nikolai Serdtsev.
Frost in capital will weaken, informed Moscow Hydrometeorological bureau on Friday.
By 18:00 of Thursday capital passed new maximum peak of electric energy consumption - 16000 megawatts, announced the head of municipal service Petr Aksenov. The growth of energy use is caused by severe frost.
Head state sanitarian doctor Gennady Onichenko announced that it would be better for children to stay home during severe frost.
Strongest frost of -37.2 degrees centigrade will strike Moscow oblast on night of January 19, informed Russian hydrometeorological center.
The number of Moscow shops selling alcohol drinks at night may be cut to one thousand.