"... The language of poetry is more universal, universal. .... The national language for poetry is somewhat conditional, because the poet, it seems to me, thinks in some other, a title or a super -language," said Boris Dubin, a well -known Russian sociologist and poetry translator and poetry. In his opinion, the translation of prosaic works requires a different approach. "Prose ... always speaks to very many languages: social, professional, jargon and so on.

In Britain this fall, they undertook to spat on their main national treasures - and the one that is more likely to be the "property" department, and what is certainly "national". The richest of the currently living artists Damien Herst is booing for the recently opened exhibition of paintings. Without claiming the title of “art critic”, I will declare absolutely definitely-I do not understand anything in the work of the artist Hurst.

The main task of the Russian Presidential Commission on the modernization and technological development of the economy is to create an environment for innovative activities, said the deputy chairman of this commission, Vladislav Surkov, also the first deputy head of the presidential administration in an interview with the journal, and also in an interview .

The victory in the presidential election in Tunisia, as expected, was won by the current head of the country Zin Al Abidin Ben Ali, who has been in power for more than 20 years. According to official figures, the president won, gaining at least 98% of votes. 73-year-old Abidin Ben Ali came to power in Tunisia in 1987. In the last elections that took place five years ago, Zin Al Abidin Ben Ali scored more than 94% of the votes.

The federal government introduced a bill developed to the State Duma, developed to strengthen control over the legality of the use of state symbols, as well as to regulate liability for the illegal wearing of state awards and uniforms, our correspondent Lev Finberg reports.

A criminal case was instituted in the Oryol region against the traffic police inspector suspected of marijuana, the Investigative Committee reports. As the investigation established, in the evening of September 8, 2009, the suspect, while in a traffic police officer near the public transport stop in the city of Orel, sold about 6 grams of marijuana to the buyer. The investigation continues.

Alfa - Bank sold the Northern Light Business Center, which has been transferred to a delayed loan bank, more than $ 86 million. Business Center "Northern Lights" with an area of ​​38 thousand square meters. M crossed Alfa Bank as part of the debt restructuring Kopernik Group (formerly Mian group ). The total debt Kopernik Group reaches $ 185 million without. Even having sold all the objects of Miana, the bank will be able to pay off only part of the debt of the borrower, the newspaper notes.

The discussion does not subside according to the results of the past elections. Gleb Pavlovsky, a political scientist, speaks out about this: “For United Russia, this is a success, especially during the crisis. The party led the electoral company without Zhirinovna, led a social electoral company. Our voter, let's look at things soberly, this is, first of all, who is a state employee and this is a pensioner, first of all. They are most of them for the elections.

Vitaly Abramov, who is now working in Rossiy Gazeta, will be appointed the new editor -in -chief of the newspaper Izvestia. This is the radio stations "Echo of Moscow" were confirmed by sources in the National Media Group. As for the former editor -in -chief - Vladimir Mamontov - he will become the president of the editorial office.

Director of the Department of the Ministry of Health and Social Development Olga Krivonos said that the agency intends to tighten the requirements for the health of car drivers, as well as to the contents of medical medicines. More stringent requirements will affect medical institutions that have received the right to conduct an examination of motorists. In the near future, a list of diseases that are a contraindication when driving a car will be expanded, Vesti.ru reports.

Vladimir Putin promised the record inflation in the latest Russian history in 2009 - a little more than 8%. Thus, as Reuters notes, the prime minister surpassed all officials and analysts in optimism. “We strive to reduce inflation to 9-8%. This year there will already be eight with a little, ”Putin said at the Forest Forum on Sunday. “I hope we get to 6-5 percent. This is a completely achievable result for the next three to four years, ”he added.

In annual terms, inflation in September decreased to 10.7% (by the end of the first quarter, an increase in inflation was 14%), the Ministry of Economic Development reports. In October, according to the department, inflation in annual terms may drop to 9.9-10%.

On Sunday morning, the Ingush oppositionist was killed, the former owner of the Ingushetia.org website Maksharip Aushev. At the entrance to Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, neighboring Ingushetia, unknown, expectedly moving in a VAZ -21112 car, shot a Lada-Prior car, in which Maksharip Aushev and his cousin were shot from machine guns. Aushev died on the spot, a woman with severe wounds went to the hospital.

President Dmitry Medvedev expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of development and modernization of the military-industrial complex. “All the last years, large funds have been invested in the modernization and development of the defense industry. The results are still low in my opinion. Unfortunately, the“ holes of holes ”policy continues, the goals of the industry’s advanced technological rearmament have not been achieved, this must be said directly,” he said.

On October 25, Russian philosopher Alexander Pyatigorsk , one of the participants in the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, died in his house in London at the 81-year of life . The mathematician, linguist and publicist, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, professor of Moscow State University Vladimir Uspensky recalls Alexander Pyatigorsk. "The news of the death of Alexander Moiseevich Pyatigorsky shocked me.