The heads of three secret agencies reported publicly to parliament for the first time The heads of Britain's three key intelligence agencies - counterintelligence (MI5), intelligence (MI6) and the Government Communications Center (GCHQ) - yesterday spoke at open parliamentary hearings for the first time in history.

Warpaint is in no hurry to release its second album. The inertia from the first release “The Fool” (2010) was enough to provide the Californian female group with a beautiful touring and festival history and the attention of fans even in distant Russia for a long time.

Heliogravures by Lev Bakst in Voronezh You can make a movie based on the biography of Lev Bakst. Leib-Chaim Rosenberg (this is the artist’s real name) was born on the outskirts of the Russian Empire, in Grodno, in the family of a poor Talmudic scholar. He, in accordance with the dogmas of Judaism, forbade his son to draw. But fortunately, the future artist did not remain in the Pale of Settlement - his grandparents took him to St. Petersburg to raise him.

Bank collateral fell in price before the eyes of the Central Bank The Central Bank knew that banks often distort the value of non-core assets, but the first results of the audit justified the worst expectations. As the Central Bank's audit showed, the value of collateral can be inflated multiple times. In such conditions, the Central Bank is ready to independently identify unscrupulous appraisers, and to pay increased attention to banks using their services.

Modern rock's biggest firebrand, Pete Doherty, was kicked out of The Libertines ten years ago, and few would seriously debate whether he would be able to make music in 2013. Doherty wasted his life, used hard drugs and dragged everyone who was close to him to the bottom. And at the same time he did not stop making music, performing in the worst times with a guitar and a bottle of vodka at the ready, in the best - with his new group Babyshambles.

Behind the play on words “Starpers” in the Russian rental title hides the original “Last Vegas”, referring to “The Hangover”, which was actually called “Hangover”, and “Starpers” appeared in rentals for quite a long time plans like "The Last Bachelor Party in Vegas." In addition to all these complex verbal logistics, John Turteltaub's film shares with the comedy franchise about pre-wedding festivities in Vegas the location and conflict with the upcoming marriage of a confirmed bachelor, and the

Sanctions against Grigory Leps became the reason for the creation of a special commission The State Duma proposes to create a special commission to protect Russian citizens who find themselves “in difficult situations” abroad. Due to US sanctions against singer Grigory Leps, such an initiative was made by the head of the Chamber’s Committee on Information Technology, Alexei Mitrofanov.

Anatoly Kroll about his festival and the student orchestra "Academic Band" Teacher, composer, pianist Anatoly Kroll told Grigory Durnovo about the festival and about the student orchestra “Academic Band” he leads. Photo: ITAR-TASS/ Yuri Mashkov Your festival is a hit with the public. Can you say that you imagine your listener, know what he is interested in?

A ski resort in the Leningrad region is up for sale OJSC Russian Auction House will hold an auction for the sale of the operator of the Red Lake ski resort. The owner sells the asset, not wanting to further invest in its development. According to analysts, even with an initial price of 700 million rubles and the need for modernization, the facility may be of interest to investors. The auction for the sale of the ski resort is scheduled for December 19.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnoyarsk overturned its earlier decision to suspend the construction of the Mariinsky microdistrict, a court representative said yesterday. Construction was stopped following a claim by a private individual against the developer, FBK Construction Company LLC. The claim contained a demand to invalidate the company's lease agreement for a plot of 7 hectares.

On November 6, Polina Nikolskaya, a correspondent for Kommersant-Vlast magazine, spoke to the students of the “Society” and “Politics” workshops at the Kommersant Academy. Polina told the audience about the specifics of working with the court and investigative authorities.

Ukrainians made it to the playoffs ahead of schedule Football / Europa League Photo: www.fcdnipro.ua Yesterday, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, having defeated Pacos de Ferreira from Portugal with a score of 2:0 in a home match, after the fourth round of competition in Quartet E of the group stage of the Europa League, guaranteed itself participation in the 1/16 finals. Meanwhile, Chernomorets in Bulgaria tied with Ludogorets - 1:1.

The preliminary estimate for US GDP growth in the third quarter of 2013 was 2.8 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2012, the US Department of Commerce reported yesterday. The ministry's estimates record economic growth accelerating to its fastest pace since the fourth quarter of 2012, exceeding the market forecast of 2%. Among the main reasons for the acceleration is the restoration of companies' inventories.

Fredrik Riedman on the Black Swan with an iPhone and the music the dancers compose The director of the play "Swan Lake. Reloaded" answered questions from Boris Barabanov Photo: www.svansjon.nu Have you played in the classic versions of Swan Lake? Yes, in 2002, but I would not call this version traditional, it was still modern dance. Of course, I know the basic movements of the classic Swan Lake, I was trained as a ballet dancer.

Is it possible for the customer to include in a municipal contract an indication that the repairs performed under it are routine repairs if the work is described differently in the text of the contract? Experts from the Legal Consulting Service GARANT Nadezhda Verkhova and Arkady Serkov answer. Previous photo Next photo 1 / 2 Nadezhda Verkhova Arkady Serkov An electronic auction was held for major repairs of the dam, and a municipal contract was signed.