The State Duma on Wednesday unanimously adopted in the first reading the fourth part of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, regulating the protection of intellectual property. Copyright infringement and distribution of counterfeit goods become serious crimes, punishable by up to 6 years in prison. The adoption of the new law is unlikely to rid the market of audio and video counterfeits. It's a very profitable business.

The chairman of the parliamentary commission to investigate the causes and circumstances of the terrorist attack in Beslan, vice-speaker of the Federation Council, Alexander Torshin, admitted that he does not know when the final version of the report on the tragedy will be ready. It was planned that the document would be made public by the end of September 2006. But, as it turns out, the report contains inconsistencies and even erroneous facts.

A military coup is not an obstacle to rest. This opinion is shared by the majority of Russian tourists who decide to spend their holidays in Thailand. Russian tourists are interested in only one question - how safe it is to visit the country at present. And according to the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, the situation at the country’s resorts is calm, regular flights there have not been cancelled.

"What is this white substance? visible in chicken shit? "Chicken shit." Kurt Vonnegut. "Timequake" I don’t want to write “on the topic of the day.” There's enough anger as it is. I want about the eternal (a type of whim). The reason was given by the last Saturday broadcast of Yulia Latynina on Ekho Moskvy. I always enjoy the fruits of her creativity, both written and oral. And this time I was right. The journalist pushed me to think with her unexpected statement that Mr.

The adoption of the bill “On Autonomous Institutions” in the first reading not only caused widespread discussion, but also provoked those dissatisfied to action. While trying to enter the State Duma on Wednesday, four of the 30 activists of the National Bolshevik Party who came to the building of the lower house of parliament in the morning were detained. Consideration of the bill in the second reading is scheduled for September 22.

According to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, at the end of 2005, 22,513 religious organizations were registered in Russia. Of these, 12,214 are part of the Moscow Patriarchate, 3,668 are Islamic, 1,558 are charismatic (Pentecostal), 965 are Baptist, 740 are Evangelical, 652 are Adventist, 408 are Jehovah's Witnesses.

The Public Chamber presented a list of non-profit organizations that will receive grants from the federal budget to support their activities. Of more than 2,000 applications, the tender for the development of 250 million rubles provided for in the budget to support non-profit organizations was won by 516 NPOs. The list, as one would expect, mainly includes organizations loyal to the current government.

The new Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika removes from key posts people appointed under his predecessor and who were related to the “YUKOS case.” The head of the department of state prosecutors, Dmitry Shokhin, who spoke in the case of the oil company, was dismissed from his post.

Bulgakov's Woland recommended treating like with like. Judging by how our fight against corruption is developing, and it—that is, the struggle—has taken on cyclopean proportions, President Putin is no stranger to the classics. After the murder of the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank, Andrei Kozlov, it suddenly became clear that the green tongues of corruption had reached right up to the banking business and were licking it lustfully and greedily. The President took decisive action.

In the Kremlin Bezrybier September 20, 2006 George Satarov “What is this white matter You can see in chicken shit? " "Chicken shit." Kurt Vonnugut. "Time" I do not want to write "on the anger of the day." There is already enough anger. I want about the eternal (type of whim). The reason gave the last Saturday broadcast by Yulia Latynina on Echo of Moscow. I always cling with pleasure to the fruits of her work, which is written, oral. And this time I did not lose.