"Ogonyok" presents its rating of political figures who were forced to leave their homeland for one reason or another Prepared by Vadim Zaitsev This week, an EU summit will be held in Brussels, where, among other things, the main headache of the Schengen countries will be discussed - the sudden flow of refugees from North Africa. The problem is not new - for 10 years the EU has been complaining that there are no common rules for accepting refugees in Europe.

Name Materials prepared by Anastasia Orlova and Olga Dzhamamedova On June 24, there will be a concert by one of the founders of Russian glamor, Igor Grigoriev: he will present his debut single “Dreams of My Spring.” Born in Taganrog and raised in a foster family, Grigoriev, becoming a student at MGIMO, reincarnated as a Moscow dandy and created one of the first glossy magazines in Russia, Imperial, as well as the “bible” of the 1990s, the magazine OM.

On Friday, as part of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, the Kommersant of the Year award ceremony was held, which the Kommersant publishing house and the Managers Association awarded to the best Russian entrepreneurs. The awards were received by: German Gref, Arkady Volozh, Yuri Milner, Mikhail Prokhorov, Alexander Izosimov, Sergey Galitsky and Alexander Mamut. EVGENIYA MILOVA watched the ceremony. The Kommersant party in St.

Russian authorities are alarmed that Russia is experiencing large-scale capital flight. However, as Vlast columnist Sergei Minaev notes, it is not clear what they fear more - the outflow or the influx of capital that took place several years ago. Back at the end of May, the Russian authorities began to regularly talk about the rapid outflow of capital from the country in the first months of 2011: in January-April, the net outflow of private capital already amounted to about $30 billion.

4K 3 min. ... Election structures like the “All-Russian Popular Front” are often created because the existing government fears for its future. “Vlast” asked experts what reasons the Prime Minister might have for fear. Dmitry Oreshkin, political scientist: Putin fears that his political and economic strategies are reaching a dead end. The elite realized this five to seven years ago, and now the people also realize it.

Initiative 363 1 min. ... A new department has been created at the World Health Organization that will register the methods of so-called traditional medicine, which, according to doctors, often borders on quackery. As the head of the new service, Bedirhan Üstün, said, the reason for the “census” was the growing popularity of “alternative medicine” in the USA and Europe, that is, in countries where there is a developed healthcare system.

Today, June 20, first deputy leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Alexander Turchynov, announced that he was being summoned to the Prosecutor General’s Office. “I received a call to the GPU today. Most likely, they are summoning me again on the “gas case,” Mr. Turchynov wrote on his Facebook page. “Today at 12.00 they called Nemyrya, at 15.00 - me,” he added.

As expected, President Dmitry Medvedev at SPIEF 2011 continued his attack on the “state capitalist” model of the economy. He stated that Russia does not intend to rely on it, and to confirm his words, he demanded that the government strengthen the privatization program by August by announcing the renunciation of the Russian Federation from controlling and, in some cases, even blocking stakes in the largest state-owned joint-stock companies.

On your own Culinary travel is becoming fashionable. Why is obvious: without food you cannot understand the culture and history of another country. And if this country is France, cuisine is the surest way to feel like “you belong” in it. It’s worth starting your acquaintance with Normandy, the land of peasants and gourmets, if only because the oldest French cookbook was written by a native of it.

Unlucky What will the people say Two weeks ago, the Swiss public rebelled against the new owner of the Xamax football club, Bulat Chagaev. A Chechen businessman acquired one of the oldest teams in May 2011 and immediately promised to instill in it a Chechen character. Then the Swiss did not attach any importance to these words. But when Chagaev proposed renaming the club “Xamax-Vainakh”, a commotion began in Switzerland.

Tournaments Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko managed to get into the main round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament through the qualifying tournament. In the qualifying final, she beat her compatriot Tatyana Luzhanskaya 6:4, 7:5. In addition to Luzhanskaya, three more Ukrainians failed to qualify. Yulia Beygelzimer was eliminated in the first round, Olga Savchuk and Maria Koryttseva in the second. Thus, three of our tennis players will play in the 1/64 finals of Wimbledon.

Place 199 1 min. ... On June 23, the XXXIII Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) begins at the Oktyabr cinema. The public calls this cinema “elite”: there are exaggerated prices for tickets and food, although there are many convenient restaurants and coffee shops. “October”, in a sense, is a reflection of the fate of the festival itself, which made a bizarre somersault from the “friendship of peoples” festival to claims to world film domination.

ALIEN'S POCKET A French electrician and his wife were officially accused in the case of hiding 271 works by Pablo Picasso. 71-year-old Pierre Le Guennec informed his son and heir of the famous artist, Claude, about these works back in 2010. At the same time, the electrician claimed that he received all the paintings as a gift from Picasso himself in the early 70s of the last century, when he installed wiring and installed alarm systems in the artist’s French houses.

Criminal cases have been initiated against airport workers. Employees stole passengers' forgotten luggage. The investigation began after two victims reported theft. In solving such problems, we need to take an example from the West, experts say. Criminal cases have been opened against employees of Domodedovo airport who were caught stealing passengers' belongings. Today, a video appeared on the Internet showing airport employees stealing forgotten luggage.

He refused to sell Business Standard Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Tigipko refused to sell his last banking asset. It was decided to develop Business Standard under the TAScombank brand and in two years bring it into the top 30. Experts believe that the politician was unable to agree on an acceptable price - he may have the opportunity to sell the bank profitably in 2-3 years. Vice Prime Minister of Social Policy Sergei Tigipko decided to keep his last bank, Business Standard.