18-year-old Russian hockey player Alexander Burmistrov has signed a contract with the NHL club Atlanta Thrashers, reports the Associated Press . He was drafted eighth overall by Atlanta in the league's rookie draft in the summer of 2010 and spent the preseason at the Thrashers' training camp. Nothing is known about the details of the contract. Atlanta general manager Rick Dudley noted Burmistrov's work in training and how the Russian understands the game.

The Moscow American Film Festival (also known as Amfest) will open on October 6 with a screening of David Fincher's new film The Social Network, according to the festival's website. This film tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg's creation of the social network Facebook . In the United States, the film was released on October 1 and immediately became the box office leader. In Russia, “The Social Network” will be released in wide release on October 28.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office asked the Rusnano company to report on venture projects that did not bring the expected results, Interfax reports , citing a statement by the head of the state corporation, Anatoly Chubais . According to him, a “wonderful letter” from the Prosecutor General’s Office with a corresponding request was received by Rusnano the other day.

In Pakistan, at least 10 NATO fuel tankers were burned and one person was killed as a result of a militant attack on a terminal in the city of Quetta, Agence France-Presse reports , citing senior local police officials. Armed militants, according to the agency's interlocutors, attacked the terminal in Quetta, where 35-40 NATO fuel tankers were located, on the morning of Wednesday, October 6.

Dean of the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University Elena Vartanova said that she considers the act of the students who prepared a gift in the form of an erotic calendar for the birthday of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to be incorrect . reported this on October 6 The Russian News Service . Vartanova emphasized that, in her opinion, every Russian citizen has the right to congratulate a high-ranking official on his birthday.

On the morning of October 6, a National Guard helicopter crashed in the Rasht region of Tajikistan (east of Dushanbe), reports Asia-Plus news agency. As a result, several people died. According to the National Guard press center, four crew members were killed and three more were injured. The victims were taken to the hospital. In turn, Interfax, citing a source in the republic’s security forces, claims that at least seven people were killed.

The head of the National Reserve Corporation (NRK), Alexander Lebedev , promised to buy 44 Tu-204SM aircraft for his Red Wings airline. The businessman intends to spend on the purchase of aircraft the money that he expects NRK to receive as a result of unblocking a deal with the state to buy out the businessman’s share in the leasing company Ilyushin Finance. newspaper writes about this The Kommersant with reference to Lebedev’s letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin .

Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko for the Den newspaper wrote an article in which he presented his version of what “Russian chauvinists” are going to do to his country. According to the ex-head of state, opponents of the Ukrainian state will not destroy it physically, but will try to kill the national language and national culture, while imposing foreign customs.

06.10.2010, 18:51:48 version Print | PDA/PDA Andrey Geim. Photo (c)AFP Nobel laureate Andrei Geim refused to work at Skolkovo 2010 Nobel Prize winner in physics Andrei Geim refused to work at the Skolkovo Foundation, the Russian News Service reports . According to the physicist, he “doesn’t know and doesn’t want to know” that he is going to be invited to collaborate with a Russian foundation. “Are your people there completely crazy?

For the first time, the Prado Museum in Madrid has assembled an exhibition from valuables stored in its library, ArtDaily reports. The exhibition is divided into three sections: “Library of Art” (Bibliotheca artis), “Library of Architecture” (Bibliotheca architecturae) and “Library of Images” (Bibliotheca imaginis). The first of them is positioned as the most important. In particular, it contains theoretical texts about the fine arts by Leonardo da Vinci, Daniele Barbaro and Durer.

In Tambov, the case of a bailiff who allowed a visitor with a grenade to appear in the judge’s office was brought to court. This was reported on October 6 on the website of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation. Bailiff Sergei Neverov is accused of negligence. Investigators believe that the bailiff was obliged to prevent the incident that occurred in the Oktyabrsky Court of Tambov on July 12, 2010.

The organizers of the international advertising festival Golden Drum 2010, taking place in Slovenia, have announced the first shortlists. They can be viewed on the official website of the festival. Shortlists were announced in the categories Advertising Campaigns, Interactive, Media, PR and the Portoroz Piran Posters Awards competition (the festival is held in the city of Portoroz), which remained outside the official program. In these nominations, 13 Russian works were shortlisted.

TV presenter Yevgeny Kiselyov on the air of his analytical program “Big Politics refused to invite Yulia Tymoshenko , ” writes the Telekritika publication. In this way, he responded to the request of the Batkivshchyna party, made a day earlier, to give the floor to its leader on television. According to the journalist, in principle, he is not against Tymoshenko speaking as part of his program and will definitely invite her, but this will not happen after a public appeal from her team.

Acting Mayor of Moscow Vladimir Resin said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda that his name should not be among the candidates for the post of permanent mayor of the capital. United Russia should soon submit a list of candidates for this post to President Dmitry Medvedev for consideration . In particular, Resin noted that his recent entry into United Russia has nothing to do with his possible inclusion in this list.

The Krasnodar authorities again demanded the liquidation of the Azov City gambling zone on the border of the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region in order to create a new one in Anapa. The author of the document, which was submitted to the lower house of parliament by the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes, is deputy from the Krasnodar Territory Gleb Khor.