Expressing your thoughts about how prices will change, what will happen to exchange rates and where to invest your savings is a thankless task. In response to requests from friends for advice on how to manage this or that amount of idle money, one has to spend a long time listing the available financial instruments with all their risks and opportunities.

Alexander Chernogorov became governor for the third time. His candidacy was supported by all 23 deputies present at the meeting of the regional Duma. However, during the last “direct line” with the President of the Russian Federation, re-election was under threat: one of the residents of the region complained to the head of the country about the lack of water in her native village.

“So far, no complaints have been received from the colonies where Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are being held,” the head of the For Rights movement said in ((http://www.ej.ru/vision/entry/2229/ interview)) Daily Journal person" Lev Ponomarev. “But this does not mean at all that everything is fine there. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that all information is simply blocked,” he added.

At 3 a.m., emergency crews found a 22-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest and abdomen. The injuries turned out to be incompatible with life. According to law enforcement agencies, the murdered man was a native of Uzbekistan. It is not yet clear whether he studied at RUDN, but you don’t have to be an investigator to notice: this case is surprisingly similar to previous October attacks on foreign students.

The defense of the former GRU colonel will be able to request a trial by jury only after completing familiarization with the materials of the case, which began just a couple of days ago. The day before, lawyers filed a petition with the Basmanny Court to release Kvachkov from custody to participate in the campaign for the by-election of State Duma deputies, but most likely it will be rejected.

Rumors that appeared in early October ((http://www.newsru.com/russia/04oct2005/putin.html)) about the prospect of creating an alliance with Russia were denied today by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kasymzhomart Tokayev. “There are no plans to unite with or join Russia,” he said. However, the republic does not intend to lose its largest economic partner.

The sad story of Vitaly Kaloev is another test of whether we are able to adequately evaluate ourselves, our actions, our relationships with the outside world. Despite all the differences, the recent incidents with the pilot Troyanov and the Elektron sailors only indicate that if in the West “the policy of double standards triumphs,” then our standard is generally single. No matter what we do, no matter what crime or what stupidity, we are always right. Troyanov is a hero. Yarantsev - Batman.

According to the results of a recent ROMIR Monitoring study, 52% of citizens do not consider any of the institutions of government to be honest at all and do not even trust the president. Indicators of trust in the Federation Council and the State Duma generally turned out to be within the statistical error - 3% and 2%, respectively.

The former head of YUKOS said that from now on he intends to engage only in social and political activities.

While right-wing leaders appear less and less on the political scene, their children are taking their place. Following the daughter of Yegor Gaidar, Zhanna Nemtsova began her election campaign. The capital's Electoral Commission registered the daughter of one of the leaders of the Union of Right Forces as a candidate in the elections to the Moscow City Duma. But a big name is not the best help in elections.