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22 February, 2012  // In 2011 the growth of Russia's advertising market was 21%. The market volume was about 9 billion USD (4% higher than in pre-crisis 2008). Advertising on TV - 4.4 billion (18% growth), radio - 0.4 billion (15%), print media - 1.35 billion (6%), outdoor advertising - 1.14 billion (15%). The market of online advertising grew by 56% to 1.4 billion USD.

18 February, 2012  // Famous Dutch soccer coach Guus Hiddink took the offer to head FC "Anzhi" from Makhachkala. He plans not only to make the team from Dagestan one of the leaders of Russian soccer, but also to create the necessary prerequisites for further development of soccer in the region. Russian national soccer team won bronze at the European Championship under the leadership of Hiddink in 2008.

16 February, 2012  // Russia was still in the lead in the ranking of countries in terms of oil production in 2011. The country produced 3748.6 million barrels of oil. Saudi Arabia with 3388.3 million barrels ranked second. The U.S. is in the third place - 3285.0 million barrels.

11 February, 2012  // According to the Ministry of Finance Russia's budget deficit in January 2012 amounted to about $ 600 million or 0.5% of GDP. On February 1, 2012 the aggregate amount of the Reserve Fund was $ 62 billion, the National Welfare Fund - $ 89.5 billion.

7 February, 2012  // The talks between Syrian President Bashar Assad and the head of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov started in Damascus. The director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov also takes part in negotiations. During this meeting, the representatives of both countries will try to find a way out of the difficult political situation in Syria.

3 February, 2012  // February 2, 2012 the historical daily maximum of power consumption was reached in Russia amounting to 157,099 MW. Cold weather with an average temperature of 11 degrees below normal (about minus 25-30C) prevails in central Russia, Urals and Siberia. In some regions, the temperature dropped to minus 35-45C.

31 January, 2012  // Russia received three points of five possible on cyber security ranking, compiled by experts of antivirus software company McAfee. Finland, Sweden and Israel are at the top of the rating. Russian Federation is also perceived abroad as a source of threat, primarily because of its highly skilled hackers.

28 January, 2012  // Russia and Japan signed an agreement simplifying the procedure of visa obtaining. According to the agreement there is no need to provide invitational letter for business visa for a period of up to 90 days. The system of multiple-entry visas, valid for three years, was also introduced.

25 January, 2012  // In March 2012, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, will present his exclusive TV show "The World Tomorrow" on the channel Russia Today. Assange will invite politicians and revolutionaries - all those who, in his opinion, will form the agenda for tomorrow.

20 January, 2012  // According to annual report of human rights organization Freedom House Russia as in previous years is in the list of "not free" countries. The situation with civil liberties is rated slightly better than with political rights - 5 and 6 points respectively on a seven-point scale, where 1 means the best indicator, and 7 - the worst. Such countries as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan have the same rating.

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