eleven 6 min. ... WHAT DO THEY WEAR? Meeting at the Olympic Now at social events the public wanders around in sweatshirts with a serial number I was sitting in a restaurant one day, waiting for an interview with two top managers, expecting to see two clerks at Zenya and Brioni, and then guys in sweatshirts came towards me. And most importantly, they look natural and don’t hurt the eye. Just a few years ago, such “Olympiads” in public places were impossible.

9 1 min. ... Russian and European entrepreneurs signed a memorandum of understanding. Ogonyok correspondent Rostislav VYLEGZHANIN spoke with the President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander SHOKHIN, about the promotion of domestic business abroad and the business climate within the country. Rostislav Vylegzhanin Today Russia is actively promoting business projects abroad. What should be the state support in this direction?

The Kuzminsk Interdistrict Prosecutor's Office of Moscow opened a criminal case into the activities of a citizen of Uzbekistan, who organized a branch of the Islamic Liberation Party in the capital.

332 1 min. ... Natalia Radulova I washed my passport along with my jacket. A very good decision, especially considering how much I need this document at the moment. I won’t explain why it is necessary - that’s a completely different story. Just believe that there can be no worse situation in my current situation. For the first few seconds I looked at my handiwork, blinking carefully: what if I was dreaming? It can't be like that. This is a joke. Why now? Why with me?

5 1 min. ... Last week, Switzerland finally decided where to extradite former Russian Minister of Atomic Industry Yevgeny Adamov. Despite the case brought against him by the Prosecutor General's Office, Adamov will be sent to the United States. Russia initiated its persecution too late, which looks like an attempt not to hand over state secrets to the Americans.

On October 16, a picket against artist Yevgeny Petrosyan was held on Slavyanskaya Square in Moscow. The protesters demanded that the management of the Rossiya TV channel replace the entertainment television programs Full House and Laughing Panorama. According to the organizers, about 30 people were supposed to take part in the action.

In the final of the Kremlin Cup among men, Russian tennis player Igor Andreev beat German Nicholas Kieffer 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 and for the first time in his career won the main prize of the Moscow tournament. As Gazeta.ru reports, Igor Andreev himself said after the match: “I have a lot of feelings. It was a crazy match. I don't remember having such meetings. Losing 0:4, and on a fast surface... At first I had problems with my knee, then with my lower back. But I managed to forget everything in time.”

Novozhilov and Nabat: they found each other 300 5 minutes. ... SARATOV REGION - MOSCOW A Moscow entrepreneur invested a million dollars in his native village. The villagers are wondering: “Why?..” X If you want to get to know a person, ask what he would spend a million dollars on.

Moldova, according to World Bank experts, is the poorest country in Europe. This is stated in the report prepared by the bank, “Growth, Poverty and Inequality in the Former Republics of the Soviet Union.” As reported by RBC , the document states that since the collapse of the USSR, Moldova has experienced the longest decline in economic growth and the highest level of poverty. The economic crisis in Russia in August 1998 was a heavy blow to the Moldovan economy, whose growth rates slowed down.

Elections of the head of the city and deputies of the city assembly took place in Nizhny Novgorod. As of 16:00, voter turnout was 26.8%, with the required 20%. 4 candidates have been registered for the post of head of Nizhny Novgorod - the current head of the city Vadim Bulavinov, State Duma deputy from the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the LDPR Alexander Kurdyumov, lawyer of the Moscow legal consultation No.

According to preliminary data, about 10 million people - approximately 65% ​​of voters - cast their ballots in the referendum on the Iraqi constitution on October 16. This was reported by the Vesti television company. Turnout was high in three Sunni provinces where authorities feared a boycott. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan paid tribute to the fearlessness of the Iraqis.

6 1 min. ... Victor Loshak When many years ago I served on the border, the main character of our outpost was a foreman named Sankin. We watched with sympathy and hope his battle with a huge old poplar. Sankin fought for freedom.

51 3 min. ... A mobile phone is not afraid of severe Siberian frosts, you can take a TV with you to the shower, and a laptop can be used for hammering nails. Shockproof, waterproof, all-temperature - the characteristics that matter Alexander SHUMSKY TRANSFER LaCie presented new miniature hard drives Carte-Orange with a USB 2.0 interface the size of a regular credit card. The thickness of the drives is especially surprising - only 6 mm.

108 1 min. ... The once cult writer Vladimir ORLOV today edits other people's manuscripts Vladimir Tikhomirov Rlov writes for a long time and rarely, is published even less often, but remains a “classic”, “famous” and “fashionable” writer. At the same time, Orlov does nothing at all for his own fame - he is invisible, he is not on TV or in the cultural get-together; He prefers to work as a teacher at the Literary Institute. M. Gorky and evenings with family.

13 2 minutes. ... Nikolai Svanidze received the “Press Prize” for “Historical Chronicles” and begins a new series of programs Yulia Larina Nikolai Svanidze to some extent returned to his profession - a history teacher. Only now he is teaching nationwide.