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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Sunday examined the progress of the restoration of cultural objects Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo.

In the morning he was in the Engineers' Castle. On the restoration of the castle for 10 years it has been allocated 800 million rubles, and today it is completely restored. Then the Prime Minister visited the Catherine Park and Alexander Palace.

Premier asked how many objects have been restored and how much is planned to be completed by the anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo. As the director of the museum Olga Taratynova just eight pavilions in the reserve. In 2009, one has been restored, the restoration of seven more to be completed in 2010
Putin recalled that in the rehabilitation of Tsarskoye Selo in 2009 allocated more than 147 million rubles, and this year it is planned to allocate 801 million rubles.

In addition, for gilding the facade elements of the Catherine Palace of the Kremlin funds were allocated 140 kg of gold. But, according to Olga Taratynova, because of the high humidity all the gold has oblezlo.

Mathematical digression:
Troy ounce = 31, 1 g
The price of gold today - in 1091, 4 USD per troy ounce
The rate of USD for today 30, 0309 rubles.
140,000 / 31 = 1 4501, 61
4501, 1091 61 * 4 * 30, 0309 = 147 543 528, 09

Now a real funny news:
"Vladimir Vladimirovich, those hundred forty and seven and a half million, you sent us last week, everything is shabby.»
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