Why is the state needed in its social form? There are people for whom it is enough just not to interfere, but there are those who need help. First of all, those who, for various reasons, have limited ability to take care of themselves and enter society. The state may not do this itself, but actively helps those people who create their own initiative projects and perform these functions for it. This is the normative picture. The reality looks different.

A repeated investigation of a criminal case on the assassination of the murder of the ex-head of the RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais in 2005 was completed. After approval of the indictment, the case will be again referred to the court. The attempt on Chubais was made on March 17, 2005 at the exit from the village of Zhavoronka, Odintsovo district of the Moscow region. An explosive device worked on the path of the motorcade.

The SCP of Russia in the Southern Federal District continues to investigate the criminal case on the murder of the deputy head of the UK on Dagestan Seyifutdin Casiasimedov, initiated on the grounds of crimes under Art. 295 and Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (an encroachment on the life of a person conducting a preliminary investigation, and illegal weapon turnover).

The Federal Antimonopoly Service will recommend to the owners of enterprises in Pikalevo (Bazelezzent Pikalavo, Fosagro, Metakhim, Euro -cement) to combine them. This statement was made today by the head of the antimonopoly body Igor Artemyev, news agencies report. “They must unite within the framework of the joint venture or joint -stock company, proportional to the shares of the appropriate stake packages, or shares in the joint venture and have a single leadership,” Artemyev said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asked the head of the Republic of Khakassia Viktor Zimin for two weeks to prepare the verified lists of the dead and missing people in the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station. In addition, the prime minister noted the need to submit proposals to solve problems in the field of employment, social support and education of minor children, as well as housing difficulties.

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Sore - 24 ORE, the former head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that he could not afford to count on individual pardon, especially if he is determined by a plead of guilt in the crimes that were not committed to them.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine overcame the veto of President Viktor Yushchenko on the bill on amendments to the state budget for the current year in terms of financing preparations for the final part of the European Football Championship. “For” such a decision was voted by 384 people's deputies, Prua.com reports.

87.6% of the New Zealanders who came to the referendum, who took place in the country from July 31 to August 21, opposed the bodily punishment of their parents to be considered criminal offenses.

"In our country, almost a million books are published in a year. And it is written from this million a couple of thousand. How is it that it turns out?" , - the writer, literary critic Leonid Kostyukov in his new essay "Categories of yesterday" , dedicated to the modern culture of reading and the policy of book publishing, ask a question. And he answers: “Part of the hastily translated from foreign waste paper - and published. Part is collected from ready -made parts (compiled) - and published.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the publishing house "Education" fear the mass emergence of counterfeit textbooks on the eve of the new school year, the newspaper writes. According to the publication, during the crisis, the production of printing products fell by more than 40%, however, in August - September, great demand appeared for educational literature and the leaders of printing houses can take advantage of this.

“Bioinformatics is a way to engage in biology without observing living creatures, as zoologists, without making experiments in a tube as experimental biologists, but analyzing the results of mass data or entire projects,” said Mikhail Gelfand , professor of the faculty of bioenginery and bioinformatics of Moscow State University, Doctor of Biological Sciences, deputy.

Rosstat published data on the socio-economic situation of Russia in January-July 2009. According to these data, industrial production in the country continues to decline - the fall of GDP in July 2008 increased to 10.4%. The release of cars in Russia in July 2009 fell by 55.9% compared to July 2008 to 60.6 thousand pieces. The production of trucks during this period decreased by 63.8% to 9.4 thousand, buses - by 42.7% (up to 396 pieces), the newspaper writes.

The funeral of actor Semyon Faradu will be held on August 24 at the Troekurovsky cemetery, RBC reports with reference to the message of the Guild of Cinema Actors. The civilian memorial service will take place on the same day at 12.00 in the Cinema House. Yesterday, Semyon Farada died in one of the capital's hospitals at the age of 76. A few days ago, the media, citing the son of actor Mikhail Poloymako, reported that Farada was in the hospital at a planned examination.

The number of victims of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station increased to 19 people, reports Radio "Mayak". Thus, in the list of missing people there are 56 people, 15 were injured. In the Khakassian village of Cheremushki, today they will listen to another deceased employee of the station.

In Chile, the influenza virus a/H1N1 was first discovered on the eve of the birds, reports Reuters. According to the representative of the Chili Ministry of Health, the virus was found in turkeys grown and sold on two farms of the country. At the same time, according to the country's Ministry of Health, the distribution of the disease was taken under control, and turkey meat and products, made of it, are completely safe for consumption.