The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Cup were held on the football fields of Europe . The program of the day was originally 12 matches, but one of them did not take place: because of the frosts in Moscow, the meeting of the Russian Champion Spartak with the English club Lids United was transferred to Sofia on December 2. Four of the eleven games of the day ended in major victories of the hosts .

Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary: Modern Russian authors are poorly represented Leading Lev Roitman Lev Roitman: On the eve of this program, I looked at the well -computerized book information of the Czech Republic. The computer confirmed a long -established impression. In the Czech Republic, modern Russian authors are practically not published and, accordingly, do not know. Perhaps, on the contrary, they do not know, and therefore they do not publish.

Lev Roitman: On the eve of this program, I looked at the well -computerized book information of the Czech Republic. The computer confirmed a long -established impression. In the Czech Republic, modern Russian authors are practically not published and, accordingly, do not know. Perhaps, on the contrary, they do not know, and therefore they do not publish.

"Unity" The program involves Otto Latsis - economist and observer of the new Izvestia newspaper, and Tatyana Kutkovets - sociologist, director of research by the Institute of Sociological Analysis. Anatoly Shot: We discuss the Interregional Movement "Unity" (the second name is "Bear"), whose election list is headed by the Minister of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Sergey Shoigu, athlete Alexander Karelin and Alexander Gurov - the initiator of the fight against organized crime in Russia.

In Russia, new import duties on drugs have been introduced. On antibiotics and multivitamins, vaccines against rubella and hepatitis B, serum against snake poison, blood coagulation factors, insulin syringes and traffic jams are installed 5 % customs duties. For drugs, in sufficient quantities produced in Russia, duties are increased to 20 percent. Cyclone, which fell on Sakhalin, paralyzed the aviation message and movement of vehicles.

Oleg Kusov, North Caucasus: The command of the united group of federal forces in the North Caucasus continues to argue that the storm of Grozny will not be. Nevertheless, advanced Russian units from different directions work already either at the very outskirts of the Chechen capital, or, in fact, within the city. According to information widespread at one of the military meetings in the war zone, on the night of the 25th to the 26th of November, military intelligence entered the city.

In this issue: - In Kamchatka there is everything - both fuel and energy crisis; - Will the Volgograd region pay for the light? - Kaliningrad draftees know Russian laws better better; - Omsk students do not want to serve in the army; - Previously, sausage was brought from Moscow to Tula, and now they are being taken a high salary; - Will television for the deaf appear in Nizhny Novgorod?

US federal authorities allowed to use another medicine designed to prevent strokes. Each AGGrenox capsule contains 25 milligrams of aspirin and 200 milligrams of dipyridamol. Clinical tests showed that the daily use of two capsules of the new medicine by almost 40 percent reduces the likelihood of a second stroke. Biologists from the Brookhevensky National Laboratory have proven the fundamental possibility of creating a vaccine against adenoviruses that cause most of the colds.

Hasin Raduev, North Caucasus: This tragic incident occurred on Thursday evening, in a refugee camp in the village of Sleptsovskaya. Russian troops who arrived on an armored personnel carrier to a commercial stall demanded vodka, and having received a refusal - alcohol was simply not sold here, opened random shooting, as a result of which one woman was killed. Two more - a girl and a young man received slight injuries.

In Moscow, the Laureates of the theater award "Crystal Turandot" are named. The best performance was recognized by the "hoax" of Mark Zakharov. The prize for the best female role was awarded to IE Savvina, who played in the play "Christmas Dreams" of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov. For the best male role - Oleg Tabakov, who played Ivan Zhukov in the "Laughter room" - the production of the theater Oleg Tabakov.

Author of the program Ilya Dadashidze The outstanding philologist, translator and human rights activist Efim Grigoryevich Etkind, who died in Potsdam on November 22, is remembered by: editor of the Syntax magazine Maria Rozanova, poets Semyon Lipkin, Alexander Kushner, Lev Losev, publicist Boris Paramonov.

Author of the program Nelly Pavlaskova Nelly Pavlaskova: Otakar Vavra celebrated his 90th birthday in good health and in his new capacity as a newlywed. The efficiency of this film veteran, the author of films that have won the most prestigious awards, is truly indestructible.

The service of Russia's external debt for the period until 2008 will cost the amount of 13 to 19 billion dollars a year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. At the same time, according to him, the outflow of capital from Russia abroad is now from one and a half to two billion dollars per month.