January 22, 2014. Sverdlovsk Region Government decided at a meeting on January 21 that a certain sum of money should be allocated from the constituency's budget to Yekaterinburg Public Scientific Demidov Fund to subsidize prizes to prominent scientists in 2014-2016. 'Under Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev's decision, 1m RUR will be allocated from the budget to pay the prize sums in 2014,' the Governor's Information Policies Department reports. The prize is awarded for special achievements in such fields as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology,

January 22, 2014. Head of Yekaterinburg Administration Alexander Yakob signed an agreement with the FIFA on holding the International Supporter Festival in 2014. Under the terms of the agreement, the festival will be held in V.V. Mayakovsky Central Culture & Entertainment Park. The first events are expected to take place as soon as mid-June. 'The choice of the location had to do with the strict requirements the FIFA imposes on the festival venues, including enough space for at least 5,000 people and for installing stages, stands, and HD screens to broadcast the football matches. What

January 22, 2014. Moscow's Tverskoy Court ruled that eco-activists Igor Zhitenev and Mikhail Bezmensky should remain in the detention unit until April 22, 2014, a website called Protecting Khoper says. Igor Zhitenev and Mikhail Bezmensky are accused of extorting money from UMMC representatives (Article 163 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code). The claim was laid against the activists by UMMC Counselor to Director-General Petr Yamov. 'Mikhail Bezmensky and Igor Zhitenev, who were detained on November 26, are charged with setting up an organized crime group that allegedly engaged

January 22, 2014. Vietnam-Ural, the official dealer of Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation), received a thank-you letter from Chelyabinsk Region Government. According to the corporation's press service, the letter comments on the significant contribution this joint venture made to the development of the South Urals' economy and on the active part the business takes in strengthening the two countries' friendship and business cooperation. 'The plant's dealer set up a reliable channel through which