Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gainutdin sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin with a request to return for further consideration the issue of banning in Russia the translation of the Koran into Russian as edited by Elmir Kuliev.

"Ukrzaliznytsia" asks to include UAH 455.6 million in the draft state budget for 2014 for the construction of the automobile component of the railway-road bridge crossing across the Dnieper in Kyiv (Darnitsky Bridge), the press service of "Ukrzaliznytsia" reports. Ukrzaliznytsia does not specify what specific work requires state investment.

On September 13, we told the story of Rita D. (“The Closed Crystal Circle”, Valery Panyushkin). Rita is an orphan and has osteogenesis imperfecta. The girl will walk if special sliding pins are installed in her hips and lower legs. Money for the operation (RUB 3,325,460) has been collected.

Late Thursday, Empire State Building Realty Trust, the owner of the iconic New York skyscraper, filed for an initial public offering of 71.5 million shares. The announced price range is from $15 to $17 per share. Thus, the company hopes to raise at least $1 billion. Photo: Gran Angular Press The owner of New York's most famous skyscraper and 20 other properties in New York City is looking to go public, according to a filing late Thursday by Empire State Building Realty Trust (ESB).

Man Man Publisher: Anti This is the fifth album from the fearless Philadelphia band Man Man, who in the early days of their career were a bewildering combination of Frank Zappa influences and gypsy-punk fervor. If at the start Man Man were a tangled web of strange rhythms and instrumental parts, then by the fifth album they finally turned into disciplined songwriters.

Alexander Voronov about the most notable parties of the weekend "The Roof of the World" opens a new club season this weekend, inviting American Justin Martin, co-owner of the famous San Francisco dance label Dirtybird. Residents of San Francisco learned about this record company 11 years ago, when its participants began organizing their first parties in the city's central Golden Gate Park.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov as his assistant. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the head of state. “To appoint Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov as assistant to the President of the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin press service quotes the document. The decree comes into force from the date of its signing.

as Vice President of Rosneft The former plenipotentiary representative of the Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District and ex-Minister for the Development of the Far East Viktor Ishaev, who was dismissed at the end of August, has found a new job. As President Vladimir Putin expected, a worthy position was found only in Moscow - Mr. Ishaev can become the vice president of Rosneft, overseeing Far Eastern projects.

Marina Prokhorova about the Dolce & Gabbana collection autumn-winter 2013/14 The basic part of the Dolce & Gabbana collection - calm, moderately dapper office and evening suits, club jackets, all kinds of leather and suede jackets - is well known and has a strong reputation. In stores, this basic part always takes up more space than the podium part. Especially this season, when the Dolce & Gabbana show looked almost scandalous.

Russian cinema failed again at the summer box office The summer turned out to be a disaster for Russian films; their share in domestic cinema box office receipts fell to 13.3%, while in the first quarter it was 24.7%. The most popular Russian film of this summer, “Gagarin. First in Space,” took only 27th place at the end of the summer with 36.2 million rubles. The leader of Despicable Me 2 earned almost 30 times more during the same time - 954.2 million rubles.

It was proposed to optimize treasury expenses at the expense of fishermen The Russian Ministry of Finance intends to cancel the exemption for payment of fees for the use of aquatic biological resources (WBR) or change the mechanism for its purpose. The department came to the conclusion that its use is ineffective. Rosrybolovstvo and market participants generally consider the initiative fair and believe that with a differentiated approach, the benefit can stimulate fish processing.

Yesterday, the magistrate of the Central District Court of Kemerovo, Lyubov Matveeva, began considering the criminal case of the 46-year-old director of Russian Village LLC, Nikolai Ekster. He is accused of slander combined with accusing a person of committing a grave or especially grave crime (Part 5 Art. 128 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). As the representative of the state prosecution, Andrei Zuev, said in the indictment, Mr.

This is the next stage of the process of restructuring the building, which has been dragging on for more than 15 years. At a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogarevo, Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky acquainted the Russian President with the project for the reconstruction of the State Tretyakov Gallery building on Krymsky Val, Interfax reports.

The delegation of the Syrian government at the Geneva 2 summit intends to call on its opponents for a ceasefire, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil said in an interview with the British Guardian newspaper. “An end to external intervention, a truce and the beginning of a political process in such a way that the Syrian people have the opportunity to self-determinate without foreign interference and in a democratic way,” RIA Novosti quoted Mr. Jamil on September 20.

Sberbank will help you start your own business The thought of owning a business comes to mind for many reasons. For example, the desire to do what you love, or work for yourself and not depend on anyone, or simply earn more. True, deciding to implement your plan is not easy; many “buts” often arise related to the search for initial capital, the need for competent business planning, sufficient knowledge and experience in doing business, and much more.