The debates of the two remaining candidates for the post of St. Petersburg governor V Anna Markova and Valentina Matvienko were held on the live air of the Petersburg television channel. The regulations were quite tough V 30 seconds gave questions and 3 minutes to the answer. Anna Markova did not like the regulations, in her opinion, he "turns a living dialogue into a mechanical exchange of views." However, the debate took place, and in general the regulations were observed.

The open military doctrine of the modernization of the Armed Forces, developed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, and presented today at a meeting in the Ministry of Defense, has no real status, Polit.ru, independent military expert Pavel Felgenhauer, told Polit.ru. A real military doctrine can exist only as a presidential decree. According to the expert, the document V is just a “collection of good wishes” of the Ministry of Defense with such a pomp.

On Wednesday evening, at unofficial consultations, the project of a new resolution was represented by permanent members of the Council of People's Commissars: France, Great Britain, China and Russia, Newsru.com reports. It is expected that today the United States will distribute their project among the remaining 10 countries of the Security Council.

Another candidate refuses to participate in the elections of the President of Chechnya. According to the information that appeared in the press, Avhat Khanchukaev takes off his candidacy. The chairman of the election commission of the Chechen Republic Abdul-Kirim Arsakhanov said that so far Khanchukaev’s written statement was not received by the removal of his candidacy in the election commander, although Arsakhanov “heard” this decision of the candidate, ITAR-TASS reports.

Ten years have passed since the confrontation of supporters of President Yeltsin and supporters of the Supreme Council of Russia Khasbulatov and Rutsky led to bloody clashes in Moscow on October 3V4. The next issue of VTsIOM-A is devoted to these events and the dynamics of their perception by Russians.

If NATO is preserved as a military alliance, Russia will revise its nuclear strategy. This situation is contained in the open military doctrine of the modernization of the Armed Forces developed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. As indicated in the document, if NATO retains the offensive military doctrine that is existing today, this will require serious restructuring of Russian military planning, including a change in the Russian nuclear strategy, Interfax reports.

The police are going to “actively identify” citizens of draft age registered in Moscow but did not stand up for military registration, the first deputy chief of the Moscow Internal Affairs Directorate Valery Karnukhov said at an expanded meeting of the city draft commission.

Independent Gazeta publishes an interview with a candidate for Governors of St. Petersburg Anna Markova . The conversation is about violations of the law committed during the election governor's campaign and the first round of elections. The staff of the election headquarters of Anna Markova recorded about 5,000 different violations.

Siberia continues to shake : today, 40 km south of the city of Aktash of the Altai Republic, four new earthquakes occurred, reports Newsru.com . The strength of the underground shocks in the epicenter reached 4.5 points. According to the operational duty of the Siberian Regional Center, there are no victims and destruction, but reports of destruction are clarified.

Today, Iran’s specialists arrive in Iran to conduct inspections and negotiations with the officials of this state, RIA Novosti reports.

Today, the US Department of Defense announced official data on the loss of American troops in Iraq - from the beginning of the operation in March to October 1. According to the Pentagon, 313 US Army soldiers died in Iraq, the British army lost 50 soldiers, one at a time - Denmark and Ukraine, Newsru.com reports. However, the number of dead should be increased by two. Today, two more American troops were killed.

As the police found out, Mikhailo Mikhailovich , detained on suspicion of killing the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Anna Lind, spoke about the crime of his mother, as well as several acquaintances. Yesterday, the TT news agency reported this with reference to the source participating in the investigation. Now these acquaintances can be summoned to court as witnesses. However, the court cannot force Mikhailovich’s mother, who is now in a psychiatric hospital, to testify against his son.

Today, the World Economic Forum has opened in Moscow, in which several hundred prominent Russian and Western politicians, businessmen and experts will take part, ITAR-TASS reports. It is expected that the head of the government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov will take part in the discussions. The forum will be held in the center of Moscow, in the Grand Mariott hotel. The event program also states that on October 3 at 10:30 the forum is supposed to be a performance by President Putin.

As Mikhail Kasyanov said at a meeting of the Russian government today, the level of capitalization of the domestic securities market reached a record $ 200 billion this year, RIA Novosti reports. Prior to this, the level of capitalization reached the highest mark in 1997, when it slightly exceeded $ 150 billion. The prime minister noted that the growth rate is the highest in the world.

Last choice On Sunday, St. Petersburg will still choose Valentina Matvienko On Sunday, in St. Petersburg, in the second round of the governor’s elections, the swords of Valentina Matvienko and the vice-governor Anna Markova will be crossed. In support of the first of the two St. Petersburg? M? Almost all politicians and officials have already spoke out, good luck publicly wished her the president himself. President and him? St. Petersburg?