Alexander Veshnyakov. Photo from the site www.lenta.ru The Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of Russia approved the appointment of the ex-chairman of the Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov to the post of Russia's ambassador in Latvia. This is written on Thursday "Vedomosti" with reference to two sources in the State Duma. Veshnyakov on Wednesday appeared at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, where ambassadors were discussed closed.

Badri Patarkatsishvili. Photo from the site inosmi.ru The Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili advocates the introduction of a constitutional monarchy in the country. According to RIA Novosti, he stated this on Thursday in an interview with Imady television company, the founder of which he is. "I fully support the opinion of the Patriarch of All Georgia (Elijah of the Second. - Ed.) About the possibility of introducing a constitutional monarchy.

Boris Skrynnikov. Photo from the site gubernia-tnt.ru The mayor of Voronezh Boris Skrynnikov said that he would leave the ranks of “Fair Russia before the end of the election campaign, the Kommersant writes on Thursday. In the Duma elections he intends to support the list of United Russia. Skrynnikov explained that he was dissatisfied with the list of reference in the Voronezh region.

Success Tech Academy. Photo by Associated Press ASA 14-year-old Asa Kun opened the shooting at the Success Tech Academy school in the city of Cleveland of the American state Ohio. He wounded four people, and then committed suicide, reports AP. Two schoolchildren suffered 14 and 17 years old and two adults. Another student was injured in the knee, trying to run away. Two teenagers are “in stable, good condition”, and adults received somewhat more serious injuries, said the mayor of Frank Jackson.

Football ball. Photo from Soccerteacher.net The qualifying match of the European Football Championship Russia - England, which will be held on October 17 in Luzhniki, may be broadcast on large screens at various points in Moscow. According to Interfax, Andrei Malosolov, a press attache of the Russian Football Union, stated on Wednesday. "The President of the RFU Vitaliy Mutko made a similar initiative and now our commercial director is working on this issue," Malosolov said.

Irakli Distribvili. Photo from the site www.georgianews.ru The former Minister of Defense of Georgia and the leader of the opposition party "For a single Georgia" Irakli Okayashvili leaves politics. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by his associates at a press conference in Tbilisi. The day before, they met with Okayashvili, who was released from prison on October 9.

Valeria Novodvorskaya. Photo dm. BORORO/Brani.ru Not with washing, so with ski. Against the backdrop of orange singing, pink velvet, tulip and other flower-thorough-textile revolutions, the Moscow “Revolution” in Georgia looks very exotic. As expected, she was preceded by a revolutionary situation, which was formed neatly after the authentic "pink" revolution when the “White Fox” regime Shevardnadze fell.

Sergey Yastrzhembsky. Photo EJ.ru In Moscow, the BMW of the seventh series of the president’s special representative on the development of relations with the European Union Sergei Yastrzhembsky collided with the VAZ-2114, Komsomolskaya Pravda reports. The incident occurred at the intersection of Prechistenka and Zubovsky Boulevard. According to the publication, the blow was strong, but Yastrzhembsky was not injured.

Nicolas Sarkozy after a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Photo from the site Yahoonews France President Nicolas Sarkozy met with activists of the Memorial human rights center. According to Interfax, the meeting was attended by the head of the Center "Memorial" Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of "Memorial" Svetlana Gannushkina and an employee of the "Memorial" Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, working in the North Caucasus.

Hook The Investigative Committee under the Russian Prosecutor's Office made a special statement on Wednesday, promising to continue the fight against corruption, "despite his posts and departments." According to “News Time” on Thursday, formally this document is not addressed to anyone, but the committee itself does not deny that this is the answer to the article of the head of the State Directorate of Viktor Cherkesov.

Mario Skramella. Photo by ar The prosecutor’s office of Rome terminated the case of Mario Skramella, who met in London with Alexander Litvinenko shortly before his death, and arrested on charges of slander and weapons trade, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Italian media. At the same time, investigator Pietro Savitti continues to clarify the circumstances related to damage to the Vesuvian National Park.

The project of the monument to Yeltsin artist Dmitry Kavargi According to the results of an open vote for the best project of the monument to Boris Yeltsin, organized by the Art4.ru museum, the abstract sculpture of the artist Dmitry Kavargi won. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the director of the museum Igor Markin. "In total, six thousand people voted, Dmitry Kavarga won.

Boris Nemtsov. Photo from the site www.politkuhnya.ru The Rostov authorities tore the meeting of one of the leaders of the ATP of Boris Nemtsov with voters, in connection with which he met with them on the street, reports Echo of Moscow. "The Rostov regional authorities were afraid of my visit and banned the planned meeting in the drama theater. Since this is an extreme disrespect for people, we held this meeting on the street in front of the drama theater," Nemtsov said.

Vasily Yakemenko - Commissioner "Our". Frame RTR Vasily Yakemenko will not leave the leadership of the youth movement "ours" after the appointment of the head of the State Committee for Youth Affairs. This was written on Thursday "Kommersant" with reference to a source in the presidential administration. “The holy place is not empty, no one will risk the movement of the opposite in the place of“ ours ”,” the interlocutor of the publication says.

British Ambassador to Russia Anthony Russell Brenton. Photos of faces The Western media create an extremely negative image of Russia, according to the ambassador of Great Britain Tony Brenton. According to Financial Times on Thursday, he expressed such an opinion at a meeting of the Russian-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry.