On December 19 the prefect of Moscow Central administrative district Sergey Baydakov asked the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov to prohibit concerts, shows and other mass actions that require audio devices with high acoustic power on Vasilievsky spusk. The prefect is preoccupied with the fatal influence that such actions cause to the historical and architectural monuments located on Vasilievskiy spusk.
Collection of signatures for unification of the republic with Krasnadarsky krai has started in Adygei. Union of Adygei Slavs decided to appeal to president Putin with this initiative during VI congress, which took place on December 17-18 in Maikop.
Members of Islamic Bank of Development expressed the willingness to finance construction of Islamic institute named after Hussein Faiskhanov in Nizhniy Novgorod. Delegates from Saudi Arabia suggested the financial aid while visiting Religious administration of Muslims in Nizhegorodskaya oblast.
Ministry of Defense will send appropriate amendments to law "About military service" to State Duma in the beginning of 2006.
In 2006 construction of 4-th transport circle will start in Moscow.
Tall Christmas tree was constructed from metal on main square of the town. But the highest and most original Christmas tree of Cheboksary will become the TV tower.
A water rise and possible underflooding of series enterprises is expected in St. Petersburg on December 21.
State Duma may prohibit gambling industry in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi. The appropriate draft is to be submitted for Duma lower house consideration, reported an official from the State Duma lending and financial market committee. The draft provides for amendments in the "Separate kinds of activity licensing" law.
Fifteen streets in the Russian capital Eastern sector have become one-direction streets since December 17, reports Moscow traffic server, referring to the resolution signed by Moscow authorities in June 2004.
20 military units will be manned on contract basis in 2006 in Russia, informed the chairman of the State Duma defense committee, Colonel-General Viktor Zavarzin at the meeting with foreign military attachйs in Moscow on Tuesday.
Textbooks with covers, portraying map of Russia without Kurile Islands and Kaliningradskaya oblast, are withdrawn from school libraries of Sakhalin.
As capital Department of nature management and environmental protection informed, the start of operation concur with opening of official fir markets in town.
More than half of Russians, 58%, consider that Russian culture and way of life are more close to countries of Europe.
TV presenter of REN TV Marianna Maximovskaya announced about intention to summon Mikhail Khodorkovsky as a witness.
Governor of Chukotsky autonomous oblast Roman Abramovich is interested in wines and vineyards.
The main Christmas tree is to arrive tonight in Moscow. It will decorate the Sobornaya square in Kremlin.
During last week the staff of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs internal security department were withdrawing forged and expired identity cards of militia officials and their public assistants. The campaign resulted in over a hundred withdrawn militia id cards, including belonging to non-existent the Ministry of Foreign Affairs departments.
First near-Moscow station of Moscow metropolitan will open soon on the bank of Moscow-river.
Every second Austrian was disappointed with Christmas present during his life, and every fifth get rid of the unpleasant thing.
Speaker of State Duma Boris Gryzlov considers that large economic projects of Siberia and Far East development can be attractive for citizens of ex-Soviet republics.
Amount of marriages, registered in Moscow in 2005, increased in comparision with 2004 by 9.1%.
In 2008 Russia will set record high standard of living, announced the head of Russian Ministry of Finance Aleksey Kudrin.
Main Christmas fir-tree of Russia is sent to Moscow from Veliky Ustug. This was informed by press-secretary of the Velikoustugsky district head Elena Zelenina.
Today sessions, devoted to problem of energy supply in the country, crisis situation in development of the industry and unsuccessful reforms of United Energetic System, conducted by Anatoly Chubais, took place in State Duma.
Vladimir Putin considers issue of Groznyy town rename closed after statement of Ramzan Kadyrov.