Lev Novozhenov’s partner on the NTV daytime show “Country of Soviets” Ruslana Pysanka has been considered the main symbol of Ukraine for several years now - the same as lard, vodka, borscht and Dynamo Kiev. More precisely, Russia (as her compatriots lovingly call her) is considered a sex symbol there. Aired until recently on the most popular Ukrainian TV channel Inter, Weather with Ruslana Pysanka was a leader in all ratings.

The President decided to expand the ranks of the Russian army, for which he submitted to the Duma a draft law that would allow citizens of the CIS countries to be recruited for military service. Do we need this? Roy Medvedev, writer: — During the Soviet era, everyone was drafted, and since then this practice has been preserved. For example, in our 201st motorized rifle division in Tajikistan, 70 percent of the military personnel are local people and only the officers are Russians.

As Sobesednik learned, Boris Yeltsin’s sight was restored. Two operations to replace Boris Nikolaevich's lenses lasted about 30 minutes. One of them was conducted by ophthalmologist Mikhail Konovalov, a student of Svyatoslav Fedorov. “Boris Nikolayevich had poor vision in both eyes,” they told Interlocutor at Konovalov’s ophthalmological center. — A German ophthalmologist performed the operation on one of them. It lasted 15 minutes.

At first glance, the negotiations between Putin and Bush did not bring the expected results. It has not been officially announced that agreements have been reached with the American administration. However, apparently, informal agreements have been concluded on oil supplies, and most importantly, America has recognized Russian leadership in the post-Soviet space. Moreover, Putin has almost become Bush's viceroy in Eurasia.

The competition jury gave the award to the author of a stuffed animal that can scare away not only birds, but also people. Initially, the organizers encouraged the contestants to create political cartoons, but the gardeners did not want to make either Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein. It turned out that they were interested in completely different matters: one contestant even brought a huge stuffed animal of a half-naked lady.

On September 9, 1990, not far from his home at the Semkhoz station near Moscow, Alexander Men was killed. He went to the Church of the Presentation of the Lord for Sunday liturgy... The name of this man is not forgotten today. Some saw Father Alexander only on TV, some read his books, some came to him to confess. Many people consider him their mentor, an example of decency, justice, and love for their life’s work.

Just recently, media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky was planning to go on a cruise with his family on his own yacht. The ship Fortuna was waiting for him in the Athens port. The Greek authorities planned the oligarch's vacation differently - following a still valid Interpol request, Gusinsky was placed under arrest. 36 meters is the minimum Gusinsky's yacht was launched at the Keith Marine shipyard in the USA in 1992. It was designed by Fry Associates Inc. (FRYCO).

On his 80th birthday, Rasul Gamzatov received many congratulations and gifts. A unique tome stands apart among them. He himself called this gift edition of the best works of Rasul Gamzatov his second passport. And it was released with the direct assistance of State Duma deputy and relative of the poet Akhmed Bilalov. The idea of ​​creating this book was born two years ago, when Akhmed Gadzhievich once again came to Dagestan and met with Gamzatov there.