Two emergencies in a row shocked Tuva, a small republic in the south of Siberia. First, the drunken employee of the UBEP shot his colleagues and committed suicide. Two days later, the second misfortune happened - the traffic police officer opened fire on schoolchildren.

Financial Experts - The New Times It's too late to change dollars for rubles! Last week, the dollar for the first time this year fell below 29 rubles. And although after that there was some upward adjustment, the trend is obvious: for the past three months, the ruble has been strengthening against the US currency, which has lost almost 9% in value during this time. The New Times turned to experts 1. Why is the ruble strengthening? 2.

How Russians live in Iraq Two explosions shocked by Baghdad on October 25 took away the lives of more than 150 people. The explosive wave was damaged by the hotel in which the office of the Russia Today channel is located. Several working agencies of our compatriots who accompanied the group of journalists were injured: one was chopped with fragments, the other received a heavy concussion. Such stories happen in Iraq quite often.

What can lead to the strengthening of the ruble in relation to the dollar "Banks run the risk of turning into zombies." The crisis economy continues to present surprises: in Russia, the ruble is sharply strengthened in relation to the dollar. What can this lead to and what to do to citizens - The New Times asked Sergei Dubinin - the head of the Central Bank in 1995-1998, and now a member of the Board of Directors of VTB and the author of the book “Russia against the crisis. Who will win?

During the more than seventy years of their blood-red dominion, the Bolsheviks taught the under-yoke population to splendidly celebrate every anniversary of their victory over the Provisional Government. Samuil Marshak did not sin against the truth when he addressed the following lines to children: November seventh day Red day calendar. Look out your window Everything outside is red! Flags fly at the gate Blazing with flames. You see the music is coming where the trams were.