| 2011-12-15 17:08 Don't provoke protesters, ex-minister Kudrin tells Putin |
Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
After Wimbledon Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova came to Belarus. 
Number of Russian tycoons is cut to 49 from 101 · 2009-02-17 12:56
The number of Russian billionaires was cut to 49 from 101 in 2008 by the global downturn, according to business magazine Finans.
Mikhail Prokhorov, 43-year old technology and mining tycoon, tops the rich list with $14.1bn.
He sold most of his assets last year just before the financial crisis, BBC reports.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is second with $13.9bn, while last year's richest Russian, Oleg Deripaska, fell to eighth place with $4.9bn.
The financial crisis has cut the combined fortune of the 10 richest Russians by 66% to $75.9bn.
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