Under the current Minister of Defense, military reform clearly does not enjoy authority in society and troops, and it needs additional pushes to “tow” it. The chief of the General Staff General Makarov took the duty to present everything that Minister Serdyukov and his advisers invented. Over the past one and a half months, the chief of the General Staff turned to the public with two articles in the Military Industrial Courier.

The crisis and devaluation threw Russia in terms of minimum salaries below the poorest countries of the European Union, writes “Independent Gazeta” with reference to the review of the European Statistical Agency of the Eurostat. Even in relatively prosperous Moscow and oil regions, the salary of at least a little exceeds the levels of Romania and Bulgaria, which closes the list of EU countries.

At the headquarters of UEFA, the draw of the fourth qualification round of the Europa League, a tournament, which replaces the UEFA Cup, took place. Russian clubs did not get such complex rivals. However, on the eve of the Samara “Wings of the Soviets” with one of the rivals of this category met, won with a score of 3: 2 and ... flew out of the tournament. The Irish "St. Patrix" went further due to the fact that, unlike the Samara, spent more heads away.

These days, Russian media and politicians devote much time to memories of last year's Russian-Georgian war. On August 8, almost all television channels will show films dedicated to this event, and politicians, there can be no doubt this, will make statements with the appropriate case. President Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with the authors of the film “In August 2008 ...” he shared his memories of how the events developed on the night of aggression.

The leader of the radical wing of the Palestinian movement Fath Marvan Barguti presented on Friday the ultimatum Israel, urging him to give an answer to six demands of the Palestinians, Vesti reports.

Today, employees of OJSC Promstroy and the Regionwottrans-Kurgan region, requiring them to repay their salary debts, suspended pickets.

General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" Sergey Kiriyenko and I.O. The head of the Turkish atomic energy agency, Zafor Alper signed two intergovernmental agreements in the nuclear sphere: an agreement on cooperation in the field of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and an agreement on operational notification of nuclear accident and the exchange of information on nuclear installations.

The All -Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion ( VTsIOM ) conducted a survey and found out how the Russians relate to the opening of their business. The survey was conducted on July 4-5, 2009. 1.6 thousand people were interviewed in 140 settlements in 42 regions, edges and republics of Russia. The statistical error does not exceed 3.4%.

Ivan Davydov For a week now, everything is literally around - from the lack of events, probably, they are discussing simple and beautiful, like everything that is simply, an initiative, which seems to be from the bowels of the “ours”: to pick up dysfunctional teenagers on the streets, arm with traumatic pistols, and return to the streets. But in a new quality - not to harm now, but to patrol. Protect the weak. Punish unbridled. Create, in short, like good.

By the anniversary of the “five -day” war with Georgia, the Investigative Committee under the Russian Prosecutor's Office (UPP) announced new data on the progress of the investigation of these events. According to these data, 67 Russian troops were killed in the war.

The most interesting fact of the week - really interesting, and not in a way that you have to choose from something - it turned out to be a private matter. It is based on Andrei Gromov’s note on his blog, and then it was overgrown with comments, even of a meaningful nature. In general, the theme here is “loyalty to the system.” On the one hand, there is almost theoretical life science. On the other hand, when substituting values, this is purely the topic of the day.

Polit.ru publishes an article by Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the European University in St. Petersburg, director of the interregional electoral support network (MSP / Irena) Grigory Vilosov , in which he in a summary form offers possible ways to reform the political system of Russia. "...

“We are breaking through the most serious subsidies to help veterans and young people, so that there is money for young cinema, festivals, and from this they make a demonic story about the robbery of the nation. Let it be on their conscience, this is not my business, ”said Nikita Mikhalkov at the next plenum of the reign of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.

Today in the Leninsky district of Grozny an explosion occurred, as a result of which one person died and three more were injured, news agencies report. The unknown explosive device worked at about 15.50 Moscow time on the side of the Staropromyslovskoye highway near the Taganka restaurant, not far from Garazhnaya Street, where a complex of government buildings is located. The type and power of the explosive device is clarified.

The victims in the case of the murder of the owner of the website ingushetia.ru Magomed Evloev intend to leave the trial. This was stated by the radio stations "Echo of Moscow" a family representative of the Yevloevs Musa Pliev. He is sure that the victim will act correctly if he will boycott this court under, which, according to Pliev, is more reminiscent of Fars.