In the alliance of the three uniting forces (the Russian Party of Pensioners, Rodina and the Russian Party of Life), the first disagreements appeared even before the unification. And also the first experience of acquiring a powerful administrative resource, for which, apparently, the parties aim to compete with United Russia.

The Chechen government made sure that holiday rallies, concerts and exhibitions took place in all corners of the republic. Particularly active participants in the events were noted separately. Thus, Prime Minister of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov encouraged the team of the Chechen drama theater for staging the play “The Vow”, the hero of which is his father. The leading actor received a three-room apartment.

Moscow authorities intend to check the condition of all construction sites in the city where underground work is being carried out. The impetus for this decision was the collapse of the soil on Leningradsky Prospekt on September 10, which, according to preliminary data, occurred precisely due to the fault of the construction company that was erecting an office building in the area.

The Georgian authorities have once again demonstrated their strength in relation to the representatives of Russia. Border guards of the Batumi Coast Guard Department detained the Russian cargo ship Patrushevo in the Sarpi water area on Monday. Official version: for violating navigation rules. Although it is possible that the ship was detained solely because its name coincides with the name of the head of the Russian special services. After paying the fine, all questions were removed.

Russia has become a member of the international community for monitoring the quality and safety of medicines - the European Pharmacopoeia. This was announced by the head of Roszdravnadzor Ramil Khabriev. “The agreement will facilitate the approval procedure for the use of foreign drugs, and will also open the way for domestic manufacturers to the international market,” he specified.

Closed part A. Golts in “Hedgehog” already wrote about the Government meeting on September 7. Yes, the meeting was devoted to the most important issues - the development of science. Yes, Fradkov said that the development of nanotechnology today is a task no less important than the creation of the Bomb 60 years ago. It is clear that the Government should not be a specialist in nanotechnology. The government - specialists in management technology - determines the strategy.

To investigate the events in Kondopoga, a delegation of State Duma deputies headed by Vice Speaker Vladimir Pekhtin arrived in the Karelian city on Monday. Not without the eternal messenger to problem areas from the “Public Chamber” Anatoly Kucherena. Members of the delegation intend to meet with local authorities and residents of Kondopoga.

In a military unit in Chekhov near Moscow, an officer shot and killed a conscript soldier. According to representatives of the regional military registration and enlistment office of the city of Lipetsk, from where the private was called up for service, the incident occurred several days ago. According to preliminary data, the cause of the murder was frequent conflicts between an officer and a private. According to one version, the subject of disagreement was a girl.

By the end of the year, Russia and China may sign an agreement on joint exploration of the Moon. The head of Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov, announced this on Monday. According to him, as part of the agreement reached, a contract may also be signed at the end of 2006 for China's participation in the Russian project for delivering soil from the Mars satellite Phobos. The space plans of countries are very poetic, but the pursuit of daily economics would be much more relevant today.

Somehow everything came crashing down on the country at once. Chubais predicts an energy crisis this winter (by the way, he also promised last winter and, what is most disgusting, he did not deceive); Gref predicts gas shortage; Transport Minister Levitin reports that half of the planes flying in the country are good only for spare parts.