The head of the department for the implementation of national policy of the committee of interregional relations and national policy of the capital, Vladilen Bokov, explained why he thinks so. There was no ethnic conflict - And really, why? When on June 22, in the center of Moscow, two groups came to hand-to-hand combat - one shouting “Allahu Akbar!”, and the other shouting “Kondopoga!”, Wasn’t this reminiscent of well-known events?

A charity art auction “The Stars Draw” was held in one of the capital’s restaurants. The point of the action: to sell the daub hastily put together by our stars, and use the proceeds to support orphans. I don’t know what kind of profits the organizers made from the sale of drawings, if the most promising lot (according to the organizers of the action) – a painting by the “impressionist artist” Dima Bilan – went for only a thousand... rubles.

They are not striking, but undoubtedly play a significant role in sports. Sometimes the outcome of a particular sporting competition depends on them, and they are often accused of corruption. We tried to figure out how much referees actually earn in various popular sports. Football. 90 thousand in 90 minutes Let's look at football first.

Capital raiders got to Kuklachev's cats "Interlocutor" continues the theme related to the seizure of property in Moscow (see No. 21, 2007) "Cat House" caught fire The first “tili-bom” for the clown Yuri Kuklachev sounded a few days ago, when operatives from the Department for Economic Crimes showed up at his cat show.

Forecasts are an exciting activity and, what is especially pleasant, in demand. The Soviet habit of listening to the weather forecast brought the whole country to the end of the Vremya program. A more modern idea with horoscopes also did not go unnoticed by ordinary people. And recently, the public has become increasingly excited about forecasts regarding the Moscow vehicle fleet. Today there are just over 3 million cars registered in the city.

The Kremlin plans to change the leadership of the three main federal television channels. There are persistent rumors in the media community that the protracted era of Ernst, Dobrodeev and Kulistikov is coming to an end. Rumor has it that there will be new candidates for their positions.

Mikhail Weller’s book “Makhno” appeared almost simultaneously with the series “The Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno”. This synchronicity gave rise to a rumor that the writer and director were simultaneously tasked with taking on the figure of Makhno, in order to thereby please the Ukrainian electorate and evoke tender feelings towards Russia... – Tell me, did you really adapt the book to the series? - I swear, no.

This is why there is the Aeroflot case. The Savyolovsky Court in Moscow will begin the trial on charges of Boris Berezovsky stealing 214 million rubles from Aeroflot on July 12. This case, although it has every chance of turning into a farce (BAB will be tried in absentia), will most likely end in a guilty verdict. If it had happened seven years earlier, the monument should have been erected to the Prosecutor General's Office. And so...

The past week was marked by a small storm in the glass of “The Other Russia”. The heavy artillery in the person of ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who decided, like Ilyich, to go his own way, left the ranks of the opposition. We turned to his ex-comrade Garry Kasparov for comment. – Harry Kimovich, why did Kasyanov leave? – Unfortunately, Mikhail Kasyanov and his organization, in my opinion, adhered to a specific point of view related to the ambitions of Kasyanov himself.

Being the face of a TV channel is certainly not easy. How to live up to your status? Recipe from Marianna Maksimovskaya: think less about status and work more. In the ratings of information television programs, her “Week,” aired on REN-TV, is always among the leaders. Professionalism – once. Impartiality (a rare phenomenon these days) – two. The presenter's charm is three.

Handsome dark-skinned Sochi! You have no equal in Russia. You have become an alternative capital for the next seven years. Show off, valiant one, grow! With you the Fatherland has raked A big dose of prestige Honor, tourism and scrap money. We already have one foot in heaven. We are a free, glorious area: Would anyone really want to go to a rogue country? Did you trust the Olympics?!

To relieve congestion in our megacities, Presidential Envoy to Siberia Anatoly Kvashnin invited Russians to develop the territory under his control. Moreover, rich citizens, according to the initiator, should live in family estates, and poor citizens in tenement houses. “Would you move to Siberia?” – we asked the celebrities. Lada Dance, singer: – Many people get tired of the bustle of big cities and agree to escape anywhere to live in a more environmentally friendly place.

What does the Kremlin rhyme with, or Why do authorities write poetry?

Sergey Shnurov We must fight for a common language! – It seems to me that “Interlocutor” is a very apt, good title. Nowadays, the interlocutor disappears as a class. There are fewer and fewer interlocutors, and it is increasingly difficult to find a common language with anyone. This is truly a global problem, and it’s good that someone is trying to solve it. Maybe this attempt is doomed... And good means expensive. I wish you to remain dear for a long time.