Borges and Cortasar: equal and different "Everything is sneaked by the outskirts of sleep." The two great Argentines, who had a tremendous influence on world literature in the 20th century, were born in late August: the 24th marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Jorge Luis Borges, and the 95th anniversary of Hulio Cortasara.

The exhibition "Topography of happiness: Russian wedding" opened Day of happiness. In the old Mecca for the newlyweds - the Tsaritsyn Park - plunged into reflection. Here, in the bread house, the exhibition “Topography of happiness: Russian wedding. The end of the XIX - beginning of the XXI centuries. " What is happiness and how the ideas about it changed throughout the 20th century - learned The New Times “Uncle, hello, how are you doing?

At the age of 97, the Soviet and Russian poet and writer Sergei Mikhalkov died in a Moscow clinic. This was reported to ITAR-TASS today in the family of the deceased. Mikhalkov - the author of the text of the Anthem of the USSR, as well as the new Anthem of Russia; the author of the epitaph carved on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall: "Your name is unknown.

Girl on call Patricia d'Addario about her relationship with the Prime Minister of Italy New Casanova. In Italy, a scandal is developing, associated with love adventures of the country's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Previously, he had more than once managed to leave the corruption scandals, he left criminal prosecution, but now he is accused of sexual ties with minors, the press appeared in the press on the Villa of the Prime Minister. His wife opposed Berlusconi.

The coach of the Russian basketball team is trying to get a team of an American player Citizen Perkins. Starting on September 7, the Russian basketball team will have to defend the title of European champion in Poland. That's just the author of the “golden” throw of the two-year ago John-Robert Holden will not be in its composition. How they looked for him a replacement - the New Times found out Whether Perkins will come (2) to the Russian team is a big question.

Now it is certainly known which "Russian pioneers" Andrey Kolesnikov from the magazine of the same name intends to promote to people. He is a journalist like a journalist, maybe mercy sometimes knocks on his heart, only the Kremlin pool spoiled him. A certain Nathan Dubovitsky filled a special issue of the magazine with his novel Near Zero. Knowledgeable people from both Vedomosti and Kommersant suggested that this Natan Dubovitsky is Vladislav Surkov. For some reason, A.

From under the wreckage. As a result of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, according to Monday, August 24, 69 people were killed, 6 are missing. The New Times is reported from the place of tragedy "There were a funeral yesterday!" - A children's joyful cry is heard on the central square of the village of Cheremushka. The child does not yet understand what is happening, it seems to him that something extremely interesting is happening around.

That 25 leading analytical centers predict The crisis came to the consensus. Experts of 25 leading analytical centers of the country prepared a consolidated macroeconomic consensus prognosis on how a crisis will unfold in 2009-2010.