897 3 min. ... The road to Moscow is paved with good intentions GRIGORY Kommersant-REVZIN, columnist We will now have two more new monuments. Yesterday it was reported that a bust of Dante will be installed in the Hermitage garden, and a bust of Bulgakov will be installed on the Patriarch’s Ponds. Bulgakov will be installed by the works of Rukavishnikov, who won the competition a year ago, and Dante - as a reciprocal gift from the Italian government in exchange for the Pushkin he gave.

736 1 min. ... The government announced nationalization The Duma has been hatching a nationalization law for five years. There are now six of these bills. Yesterday it turned out that the government had also prepared its own version of the law, the seventh. As the revolutionary classics said, if the process has already begun, then it is best to lead it. The Ministry of Property, where the bill was developed, explains that its existence is provided for by the Civil Code.

1K 2 minutes. ... The princess has been unlucky all her life The British Queen's sister celebrated her 70th birthday Last Wednesday, Great Britain celebrated the 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister, Princess Margaret. In fact, the princess's birthday is August 21, but traditionally it is celebrated in the fall. Only close friends and members of the British royal family - 140 people in total - gathered at the Ritz Hotel for a party on Wednesday evening.

705 1 min. ... Yuri Drozdov, Lokomotiv defender: it will be easier in the return match — We knew that the game would be difficult. There are no weak teams left in the UEFA Cup. Here everyone fights to the end. You can't decide anything in one match. 1:0 is also a good result, although we had chances to score more. — Did Inter surprise you with anything? - Yes. We carefully studied his last games and assumed that the Slovaks would attack a lot.

1K 2 minutes. ... Twice a war veteran was deprived of benefits Although he fought not only for the Russians, but also for the Germans 78-year-old Saratov resident Alexei Vorobzhansky is suing the regional military registration and enlistment office, believing that he was illegally deprived of the status of a war participant and the corresponding benefits.

742 15 minutes. ... Share prices of Russian issuers 10.27.00 Issuer Demand ($, rub.) Supply ($, rub.) Min. ($, rub.) Max. ($, rub.) Last ($, rub.) Change. (%) Volume of transactions (pcs.) Number of transactions Dividends (rub.) Min. 52 weeks ($, rub.) Max.

930 4 min. ... Pavilion "Soviet Art" The photo exhibition "B. Illusion" dedicated to VDNKh opened An exhibition of the most famous photographer of Soviet architecture, Boris Tombak, opened at the Museum of Architecture as part of Yuri Avvakumov’s curatorial project “24/24”. He showed his series “B. Illusion”, dedicated to VDNKh. Photography remains perhaps the last of the visual arts to have a realistic pathos: it still represents what is.

1K 1 min. ... Privatization is planned, not nationalization Despite all the talk about nationalization, the government continues to rely on privatization. The draft budget for 2001 provides for 18 billion rubles to be received from the sale of federal property. In this case, the main budget donors will be Gazprom OJSC, Rosneft OJSC, Slavneft OJSC and Svyazinvest OJSC. True, an entry in the budget does not mean that stakes in these companies will necessarily be sold.

1K 1 min. ... Next week Social life has returned to its usual autumn-winter rut. Everything is in Moscow, the holiday season in warmer climes is far behind and the only joy is parties. October 30. Restaurant "San Michel". Reception in honor of ballet star Nina Ananiashvili and the seventh anniversary of the production company "Postmodern Theater".

873 3 min. ... I came, didn’t see, but scolded Gennady Rozhdestvensky spoke out about the Bolshoi Yesterday a press conference was held at the Bolshoi Theater by General Artistic Director Gennady Rozhdestvensky. The vast choir hall of the theater was packed to capacity. The maestro came from Tokyo to explain his position to the public and unveil his creative plans. Both of these caused serious concern for the ballet observer of Kommersant and only partially inspired the opera observer.

892 1 min. ... Arrests began around Akhmad Kadyrov Former brigadier general Salman Abuev was detained in Chechnya. An entire arsenal was confiscated from him. Supporters of the head of the administration, Akhmad Kadyrov, which recently included commander Abuev, called his detention a provocation. The former head of the Department of State Facilities of Ichkeria, Salman Abuev, who received the rank of brigadier general for the first Chechen campaign, did not take part in the last war.

502 2 minutes. ... Deputies fell out of love with beneficiaries The State Duma yesterday refused to provide state benefits to those affected by the events of September-October 1993 in Moscow.

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912 2 minutes. ... Boris Berezovsky is not on ORT Established by the Accounts Chamber Yesterday, the Accounts Chamber approved the results of an audit of the financial activities of Public Russian Television. Perhaps for the first time in history, auditors not only did not propose to punish those being audited, but also insisted on allocating additional funds to them.

2K 12 min. ... TV program TV program [Saturday, October 28] ORT 8.00 News 8.10 "The Word of the Shepherd". Metropolitan Kirill 8.25 "What and how" 8.45 "Alf". Comedy series (USA) 9.15 "Travelers Club" 10.00 News 10.10 "Relish" 10.30 "Funny panorama" by Evgeny Petrosyan 11.10 Afternoon film show. Albert Filozov and Liya Akhedzhakova in the criminal tragic farce "Doping for Angels." Directed by V. Popkov. Cast: L. Udovichenko, V.