On November 26, 2008, in the central house of the artist, the anniversary international fair of intellectual literature non/fiction opens. Its organizers note that, having arisen as an alternative to the mass literature market, the book fair retains its main feature: the principle of selectivity is valid here. She fulfills an important cultural mission, remaining the main forum of the “smart” book in Moscow and in Russia.

The draft Declaration of the CIS "On the principles of international monitoring of elections and referenda in the CIS participants", prepared by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, was included on Monday, November 24, for consideration by the CPU CPU. This was reported by the correspondent "Polit.ru" Lev Fainberg.

The following text continues a series of small notes on the same topic-the 1980s. The author is not going to “reinstall” this decade, to introduce fashion to him, or shamelessly indulge in nostalgia and lyrical memories, so common in the current era of “new sincereness”. No. A purely theoretical, historiosophical, ideological approach is equally alien to him.

During the robbery of the Moscow Church, the “Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary” killed the minister. This was reported on the website of the Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office of Russia (SCP of the Russian Federation). In the Church of the Chassis “Srowned my sorrows” at the church of the “Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary”, the body of the servant Barannikova with “signs of violent death” was discovered.

Taras Popov worked as a psychiatrist in a children's correctional colony and shot his patients on camera. The film "The Experience of the Cross" was nominated for the Emmy Award. The authors and directors are Taras Popov and Vladimir Tulkin, producer - Galina Kuzurbaeva, editor - Asya Baigozhina, sound - Andrey Vlaznev. Production Gala TV , 1995 Taras Popov lives and works in Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan). Taras Popov : “I will try to predict questions. They were asked quite a little about this picture.

Three members of the North African wing al-Qaeda were condemned in Mauritania, AFP reports. Thus, Abdallahi Eloktan, Hekem Mohammed M'Baret, and Ahmed Hadi received ten years in prison. During the investigation, it was found that all three were in a terrorist organization, the cells of which are based in the countries of Maghrib. It is reported that the convicts participated in Al-Qaeda’s terrorist activities in the territory of the Maghriba countries over the past few years.

The Spanish national team for the third time in its history won the Davis tennis Cup. In the final confrontation, the Spaniards defeated the Argentine national team. The winner scored a decisive point in the fourth meeting, where Fernando Verdasco outplayed Jose Akasso - 6: 3, 6: 7 (3: 7), 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1. After that, the total account became 3: 1. First, Argentina was ahead when David Nalbandan prevailed over David Ferrer - 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 3.

In relation to the son of the president’s plenipotentiary in the Siberian Federal District, Sergei Kvashnin, a criminal case was opened for beating a policeman, Radio reports Radio. According to a source in law enforcement, on November 15, the son of Army General Anatoly Kvashnin, while intoxicated, attacked a policeman. The police officer monitored the order in the Olympic sports complex, Sergey Kvashnin beat him and broke a uniform jacket.

On November 19, 2008, a meeting of the Public Council was held at the Russian Ministry of Education and Science on the topic: “Universities: who is the highest school and who is required by the country?”, Which noted that according to the forecast of the ministry, in 2015 the number of university graduates will exceed 365 thousand people. At the same time, a shortage of specialists with primary professional education will be 313 thousand people.

More than 60 military sailors of the Pacific Fleet of Russia will receive awards for saving people during an accident in the Nerp submarine, Lenta.ru reports with reference to RIA Novosti. The first to help the crew came the Admiral Tributs anti -submarine ship under the command of captain of the second rank Sergey Sobokar. A rescue team was sent to the “Nerpa” from Admiral Tributz, which included a military physician senior warrant officer Alexander Goncharov.

At the APEC council, the head of VTB Andrei Kostin said that Russian banks will be able to provide to domestic enterprises loans for $ 190 billion, news agencies report. He also noted that this year the loan portfolio will increase by 50%. In absolute terms, the growth of VTB loan portfolio according to the results of 2008 can be “about $ 30 billion”.

President Dmitry Medvedev signed the law “On the federal budget for 2009 and for the planning period of 2010 and 2011,” the Kremlin press service said. The document was adopted by the State Duma on October 31, 2008 and approved by the Federation Council on November 12. The law, in particular, provides that the income of the federal budget in 2009 will amount to 10 trillion 927.1 billion rubles, or 21.2% of GDP. Expenses - 9 trillion 024 billion rubles, or 17.5% of GDP.

Dmitry Medvedev signed the law “On ratification of the contract on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia,” the press service of the President of the Russian Federation said. This law was adopted by the State Duma on October 29 and approved by the Federation Council on November 12. Then a similar law was approved regarding another one unrecognized by anyone except the Republic of the Republic - Abkhazia.

The fire in the warehouse of plastic products in St. Petersburg was already localized at 15:03 Moscow time, the news agencies report. According to the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies in the city, the fire area was 1.7 thousand square meters, about 50 square meters. m of a partial collapse of the roof. The fire was assigned an increased -second category of complexity. 19 units of equipment stewed fire. There are no victims.

Kirill Kobrin The following text continues a series of small notes on the same topic-the 1980s. The author is not going to “reinstall” this decade, to introduce fashion to him, or shamelessly indulge in nostalgia and lyrical memories, so common in the current era of “new sincereness”. No. A purely theoretical, historiosophical, ideological approach is equally alien to him.