The Organizing Committee of the Russian Prize literary contest announces the publication of the winner of the winner of the 2005 contest of Sukhbat Aflatuni “Tashkent Roman”. The book was published in the publishing house "Amphora". The novel is about archeology: as a profession, lesson, passion, goals and meaning of life. Archeology, the patron saint of a paradoxically declared heroostrat, changes the fate of people. A novel with movements is in time, as in space.

Georgia intends to allow Russian peacekeepers to patrol the so -called Upper Abkhazia (Kodor Gorge), RBC reports. The message about this was distributed today by the apparatus of the State Minister of Georgia on the settlement of conflicts.

Inflation in September will be 0.2%, and in October 2006 it will be lower than in October last year (0.6%). This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev. He also noted that the Central Bank does not intend to change its forecast for inflation for a year - 8.5%.

Exacerbation in the South Caucasus begins to acquire dangerous forms.

On Monday, on the initiative of the American side, a telephone conversation of the presidents of Russia and the USA Vladimir Putin and George Bush took place, RIA Novosti reports.

Yesterday's speech by Vladimir Putin at the Security Council about relations with Georgia demonstrates that the political leadership of Russia adequately understands the situation and retains common sense. The key word of the performance is “provocation”. When you understand that you are provoked, they strive to drag into a fight, there is a goal not to succumb, not to get involved, to plan retaliatory measures so as not to get involved in the war.

Today, the UN Security Council will host a rating vote for candidatures for the post of UN Secretary General. This time, permanent members of the Council of People's Commissars intend to use their right veto. The applicants for the post who will receive the Red Card can no longer become the UN Secretary General.

Representatives of the European Union will arrive on an official visit to the South Caucasus. The organization delegates will visit Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The Group is headed by the Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioy, the EU Commissioner on Foreign Relations and the Benit Ferrero-Waldner, special representative of the EU in the countries of the South Caucasus Peter Semneby, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gunter Gloser.

Vitaly Leibin Yesterday's speech by Vladimir Putin at the Security Council about relations with Georgia demonstrates that the political leadership of Russia adequately understands the situation and retains common sense. The key word of the performance is “provocation”. When you understand that you are provoked, they strive to drag into a fight, there is a goal not to succumb, not to get involved, to plan retaliatory measures so as not to get involved in the war.

Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria created the inter-parliamentary Assembly (MPa) of the member states of the community “for democracy and the rights of peoples”, Prime-Tass reports. The Assembly was created in connection with the need for closer inter -parliamentary cooperation. MPa is an advisory institute for discussing issues and considering draft documents of common interest and is formed from the parliamentary delegations of the parties.

Colombian artist Fernando Bothero offers some museum about 80 of his paintings and drawings depicting the mockery of American soldiers over the Iraqis in the infamous prison of Abu Graib, reports The Arts Newspaper . According to him, for six months, not a single gallery in the United States wanted to purchase his works.

In Samara, the conflict was completely completed around the SSK Air Force - the largest sports complex located in the Department of the Ministry of Defense located on one of the central squares of the Sports Palace, according to Moro.ru. The Samara Palace of Sports was built in 1966 and all subsequent years was the basis for training sports teams under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. Also on the basis of the palace, dozens of youth sports sections were created.

The Japanese side transferred almost half a million rubles to the Kuril Island of Kunashir to pay for the fine, which should pay Russia to the captain-poacher to the Nobor Sakasit, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to ITAR-TASS. Today, a period of 10 days ends, during which the captain could file an appeal to a higher court and appeal the sentence, but Sakasit did not do this.

In the elections to the local authorities in Hungary, the ruling socialists, led by Prime Minister Ferenza Dürchan, lost their legal entrepreneurs. After the counting of almost all the ballots, it turned out that the main opposition party Fides defeated the mayor of 15 of the 23 largest cities in the country and received the majority of places in the councils of 18 of 19 districts.

The statement of the President of Georgia, who said about his country that “it is not the same as three years ago,” is confirmed by many facts. A few months after this, Russia, hoping for mutual understanding and based on the first statements of the leaders of the Rose Revolution, provided assistance in preventing a conflict between Tbilisi and Batumi.