The program is conducted by Oleg Vinokurov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Salenkov takes part. Oleg Vinokurov: The Publishing House "Economic Gazeta" has published a book of chosen works of the famous Russian economist Academician Stanislav Shatalina. The presentation of this publication took place on the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Russia is ready to supply weapons to Iraq if the authorities in Baghdad make such a request, ”said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov today, adding that deliveries will not be free at any case. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the supply of Russian weapons to Iraq is not yet planned.

In Los Angeles, the final female tennis tournament of the year ended. His final match was the repetition of Wimbledon's finals: Russian Maria Sharapova met with American Serena Williams and again won - 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4. In the second set, Williams was injured, but still managed to lead in a decisive party - 4: 0, but she could not achieve more. This victory allowed Sharapova to take the 4th line in the world classification for the year. And in men, a similar tournament started in Houston.

On Sakhalin, as a result of a powerful cyclone, a ferry message with the mainland was interrupted, several dozen cities were left without heat and electricity. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, the wind speed on the west coast of the island reached 33 meters per second. Of the settlements, the largest port city of Sakhalina Kholmsk suffered most of all. Cyclone moves to Kamchatka, where a storm warning is announced.

The program is conducted by Viktor Rezunkov. The guest in the studio is Alexander Stamm, the editor -in -chief of the magazine "Sowing". Victor Rezunkov: Today, in our studio, the guest is the editor -in -chief of the magazine "Sowing" Alexander Stamom. Yesterday, November 15, the 47th scientific and practical conference "from the Soviet to the Russian one was held in St. Petersburg.

The Government of Great Britain offers to ban in England smoking in almost all public places, including in offices and restaurants. The ban will not affect only private clubs and pubs, where they do not serve hot food. In Scotland, the ban on smoking was introduced a week ago, and in Ireland it has been operating for six months.

The program is conducted by Polina Oldenburg. The Radio Liberty correspondent Oleg Vakhrushev takes part. Polina Oldenburg: In Yekaterinburg, the monument was opened, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the city renaming in Sverdlovsk. Says the Radio correspondent Freedom Oleg Vakhrushev.

American aviation continues to bomb the scattered centers of the rebel resistance in El Falluj. As a result, 1,200 rebels, 39 American and six Iraqi troops were killed in this Iraqi city. In several cities on Monday there were clashes between the rebels and the coalition troops. American aviation struck the positions of the rebels, who previously attacked the police plots in Baakub and neighboring Bukhriz. The command said that at least 20 militants were killed.

The Supreme Court of Russia today will continue the consideration of the claim for invalidating the results of elections to the State Duma of the current convocation. The lawsuit was filed by the Communist Party of the Communist Party and Yabloko, as well as representatives of the Committee-2008. According to the plaintiffs, they managed to collect evidence that the voting results are significantly distorted.

The Moscow Arbitration Court today recognized the requirement of the Federal Tax Service for the Yukos oil concern to pay more than 99 billion rubles of tax debt for 2000. Thus, the court rejected the lawsuit of the Yukos, which insisted on recognizing claims - unreasonable.

The new US Secretary of State will be Kondoliza Rice. This was announced today by US President George Bush. The appointment must approve the Senate. The 50-year-old Kondoliza Rice over the past 4 years has been an adviser to the president for national security. As a Secretary of State, she will replace Colin Powell, who retired.

Hundreds of American soldiers, with the support of Iraqi troops, conduct an operation against the rebels in Mosul - the third largest city of Iraq. According to the American command, at the first stage of the operation, the troops met slight resistance. Bridges across the Tiger River - blocked, a commandant hour has been introduced in the city. In El Falludge, the battles between the American military and fragmented groups of rebels continue. Messages also come about battles in Baakub.

In the Silkovsky district of Chechnya, a policeman was seriously wounded - he was fired from automatic weapons. It was not possible to detain the attackers. In the Naursky district of the republic, a commodity train was blown up in the morning on the Naurskaya-Terek. There are no victims and victims. Damaged sleepers.

Tengiz Gudava: Fathers of democracy probably did not assume what monsters can be accommodated into this concept. Formally, in Uzbekistan - a multi -party system and in the parliamentary elections on December 26 there will be a certain competition.

Elena Rykovtseva: The television debate that took place in Ukraine became primarily a sensation for Russia. Because in Russia it has not yet happened. Because in Russia, not one of the candidates who later became presidents wanted to meet with his main opponents in full -time discussion with all the honest people. The Russian audience received an idea of Ukrainian debate only in a brief presentation of Russian television companies.