Russian national football coach to plead guilty of tax evasion
Published: 13 February, 2007, 10:31
Russian national football team coach, Guus Hiddink, is to plead guilty to charges of tax evasion. Lawyers for the Dutchman said he has now agreed to the charges after initially denying them.
The manager paid less tax by falsely claiming to be resident in Belgium.He could now face a prison term, with prosecutors calling for a sentence of up to ten months.The Dutch courts will make a final decision on February 27.
13.02.2007, 08:31
New book claims CIA helped Boris Pasternak win Nobel PrizeA new book, offering an account of how the CIA helped to ensure Russian writer and poet, Boris Pasternak, won the 1958 Nobel Prize for his novel Doctor Zhivago, will be released later this year. |
13.02.2007, 18:08
Russian cartoon to be shown at Berlin Film FestavalThe Russian animated feature “Zhikharka” directed by Oleg Uzhinov, will be presented at the short film programme “Generation” at the Berlin Film Festival. The story is based on a fairy tale from the Russian Ural region. |
