The national tent at the agricultural exhibition, traditionally decorated with the Turkmen carpet in the country of Rukhnama. On October 27, Turkmenistan will celebrate the 20th anniversary of independence. On this occasion, the leaders of friendly states will go to Ashgabat, a grandiose parade will pass ... But official celebrations are not the best guide.

Ostap Bender's dream. Returning from Brazil, where he was invited to participate in a chess-educational project, I was once again amazed at how diverge the ideas about this country with a real picture with what do we associate Brazil in the first place? Football, colorful carnivals, beach capacabana ...

The number of deceived equity holders is growing The last shot. The deceived equity holders of South Tushin was not in vain for 12 days. The Moscow authorities promised to build them a new house on the Mozhayskoye Shosse. The example of the desperate Muscovites inspired their comrades in misfortune in other regions on similar protests. In the near future, fan hunger strikes of equity holders throughout Russia are expected.

Shanghai, 2007 Rebel maestro. The name of Mikhail Arkadiev, the musician, composer, philosopher and publicist, thundered throughout the country, when in June of this year he published an open letter against the accession of the composers union to the Podoputinsky All -Russian Popular Front. At the end of September, dismissed from Gnesinka, removed from working with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Arkadyev opened the Opposition Forum “Last Autumn” with two piano plays by George Sviridov.