In an interview with the newspaper Kommersant , Federal Antimonopoly Service head Igor Artemyev spoke rather unflatteringly about the Russian economy, saying, “In many ways, it remains backward, semi-feudal, and especially in the underdeveloped regions there’s not even a whiff of competition.” Artemyev said Russia should learn from deregulation experiences in Korea and Japan, warning that the “nationalization” of Russia’s economy is creating “state-monopolistic capitalism” and “binding business

Russia’s Federal Security Service is reportedly trying to hunt down the Interior Ministry staff members who “sold off” passport and identification documents belonging to Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov (the two suspected GRU agents accused of trying to assassinate Sergey Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury, England).

Russian midfielder Alexander Golovin first appeared in the starting lineup of Monaco in an official match: in the meeting of the seventh round of the French championship, the Russian played a full match against Angers. Monaco lost 0-1, conceding a goal in the 27th minute. Alexander Golovin moved to Monaco from CSKA Moscow at the end of July. The transfer amount was 30 million euros - a record for Russian football players.

A court in the US has sentenced 81-year-old comedian Bill Cosby to a prison term of three to ten years for rape. In addition, Cosby will have to pay a $25,000 fine and legal fees. In April 2018, a jury found Cosby guilty of drugging and raping Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. The first trial in the Cosby case took place in 2017: then the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision, and the court sent the case for review.

Dmitry Morgulis / TASS / Vida Press LDPR candidate Sergey Furgal voting during the runoff gubernatorial election in Khabarovsk On September 23, LDPR candidates won runoff gubernatorial elections in the Khabarovsk and Vladimir regions. After a first-round election in Khakassia, where Communist Party candidate Valentin Konovalev won the most votes, incumbent Governor Viktor Zimin withdrew from the race, virtually ensuring that Konovalev will win the second round.

Tell those who succeed Students of the Swiss universities of the hospitality of Glion and Les Roches are required in large restaurants and hotels in the world - after all, there are not enough theoretical knowledge in this area. Together with IQ Consultance , which helps with entering foreign universities, we talked with two students. They talked about what they managed to learn during the internship.

The Moscow Arbitration Court declared Bank Yugra bankrupt. The court opened bankruptcy proceedings against the debtor for a period of one year and approved the State Deposit Insurance Agency as the bankruptcy trustee. The representative of the Central Bank in court said that the difference between the liabilities and assets of the bank exceeds 143 billion rubles: the value of property is about 56.3 billion rubles, unfulfilled obligations are more than 199.3 billion rubles.

September 25th. Kremlin - punishes, "Russian Post" - earns, Sakhalin - teaches (b) News The Kremlin will punish the LDPR and the Communist Party for the victory in the governor’s election (have you decided to play politics?!). In public transport, the person recognition system will be introduced (for our good, as usual). The FSB began a check due to the leakage of the data of Petrov and Boshirov (the best proof that all these data is true).

The Chechen government's Minister for External Relations, Dzhambulat Umarov, said that Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who spoke negatively about Ramzan Kadyrov at a press conference with Khabib Nurmagomedov , is behaving like a "shocking clown" and a "Mexican cockerel." This was reported by Govorit Moskva.

Sakhalin Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, it seems, does not know the rules for writing “-t” and “-t” in verbs. Kozhemyako made a mistake while visiting a school for gifted children. The video where the governor writes with an error on the schoolboard was first published on Kozhemyako Instagram, but quickly deleted ( Sakhalin.tv managed to copy ). The governor’s press service explained that in fact he wanted to write something completely different (but this did not hit the video).

Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS / Vida Press Pavel Gusev and Evgenia Efimova, September 2016 Pavel Gusev and Evgenia Efimova share property worth more than 27 billion rubles Efimova filed a lawsuit against the division of jointly acquired property on August 22. According to its lawyers and sources of information agencies, the total value of the property of the spouses is about 30 billion rubles.

Francois Mori / AP / Scanpix / Leta French historians Claude Chopp and Silvi Oboyen said that they found out who posed to the artist Gustav Courbet for his famous painting “The Origin of the World”. The conclusions of the researchers, who have already supported the Orsa Museum (a picture is exhibited there), contradict both the point of view that has still dominated so far and alternative versions.

The US Department of Commerce is preparing to impose sanctions against 12 Russian companies whose activities, according to the department, are directed against US national security and foreign policy interests. It follows from the document of department which will be officially published on September, 26th.

Pussy Riot member and Mediazona publisher Pyotr Verzilov, who is in a German clinic, wrote for the first time about his condition. Pyotr Verzilov was admitted to a Moscow hospital on the evening of September 11. According to Verzilov's friend, Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina, his eyesight began to disappear, and then his speech and ability to move around. A few days after his hospitalization, Verzilov was transferred to a clinic in Germany.

Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / LETA LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov discuss the results of recent regional election, September 24, 2018 On September 23, candidates from LDPR won gubernatorial races in Russia’s Vladimir and Khabarovsk regions; in Primorye, election officials recently invalidated the incumbent governor’s runoff victory against his Communist rival; and in Khakassia the acting governor has dropped out of the second round of