"Russia is on fire"; You can find this phrase in many blogs The fires covered by Russia, and the book of Vladislav Surkov, burned by a young opposition at his birthday; These fiery events in the outgoing week were actively discussed in network diaries. The network smells of smoke of burning forests and peat bogs. In the ribbons, every second posting-with photographs and evidence from any truly hot point on the map of Russia.

Alexander Valiev : In the spring of this year, in the Chelyabinsk region, finally, at the legislative level, the status of a large family was determined. This is recognized by families raising three or more children. So far, such a status in the Southern Urals has not officially existed. One of the main initiators of the adoption of this law was Konstantin Natsievsky, a lawyer and a large father.

Do you often have to escape from abnormal heat in city fountains? A powerful anticyclone that was established above the territory of the European part of Russia does not recede. Forecasters predict only a slight temperature decrease in the middle of next week. In the meantime, the summer of 2010 continues to set temperature records. Some scientists see the root cause of the current abnormal heat in Russia in global warming in the scale of the entire planet.

Sergey Khazov : On July 21, on the local Rio television channel, the next issue of the Person program with the participation of a candidate in the mayors of Samara, an independent deputy of the provincial Duma Mikhail Matveeva, was supposed to be released. However, the program did not go on the air. “This was facilitated by the“ Samara Ministry of Truth ”,” says Mikhail Matveev. Mikhail Matveev : The existence of the so-called stoplist is a well-known fact.

The Governor of the American state of California Arnold Schwarznegger announced his intention to visit Russia in September - in order to promote the development of business partnerships in the field of high technology. Such a visit was discussed in June during a visit to California by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his meeting with the governor of this American state. Schwarznegger during the September tour - before a visit to Russia - will visit China, Japan and South Korea.

In the north of the Czech Republic, due to heavy rains, heavy floods occurred. According to the latest data from local authorities, at least four people died. Residents are evacuated from a number of settlements. Roads are flooded; in a number of areas, the supply of electricity is violated. An emergency regime has been announced in the Liberet Territory.

For several decades of floods in Pakistan caused by heavy rains, 14 million people have already suffered. According to the authorities, the natural disaster affected the inhabitants of the three provinces-Hyber-Pakhtunhwi, Pinjab and Sind. The number of victims is at least 1600. In the part of Kashmir’s controlled by India, at least 113 people died as a result of landslides.

The Kubinsky leader Fidel Castro today for the first time in four years will take part in an extraordinary session of the country's parliament. According to Cuban state television, the meeting will be devoted to the threat of global nuclear war. The leader of the Cuban Revolution, which will turn 84 on August 14, again began to take part in public events after a long break.

Football. German Super Cup "Bavaria"-"Schalke" -04 2: 0

Kristina Gorelik: According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, more than 850 thousand people were in places of forced content (as of January 1 of this year), of which about 70 thousand women, adolescents - 6 thousand. And in the investigative insulators sits, waiting for his fate, about 131 thousand people.

Volunteers in Voronezh Thousands of volunteers participate in extinguishing forest fires in Russia . The assembly of assistance for the firecrackers continues. The first residents of Russian cities , not associated with any political parties or movements, were the first to respond. It was possible to organize volunteers largely thanks to the Internet, it all started with a discussion of the latest events in blogs and on the forums. There are several centers for volunteers in Voronezh.

WTA tournament. Copenhagen. The semifinals Karolin Wozniastski (Denmark) - Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) - 6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4

A living correspondence with the audience, which has been led by the writer and publicist Anatoly Shot, for many years. He is written by mail - ordinary and electronic - from the most diverse places of Russia and other republics that once constituted the Soviet Union: about the fate of their countries and, most importantly, about their human destinies.

In North Ossetia on Saturday, a group of climbers from Sochi fell under rockfall, one person died, the other was seriously wounded. This was reported by "Interfax" with reference to the Office of the Ministry of Emergencies in North Ossetia. According to him, a helicopter will be sent to the aid of climbers as soon as the weather in the mountains improves. The climbers contacted rescuers in the radio. They have food and water reserves for three days.