The traditional filming of Channel One’s New Year’s program, “Songs about the Main Thing,” took place in the Kremlin Palace. The huge hall could hardly accommodate everyone who wanted to listen to what kind of songs they were, what was important and who sang them. But naturally, the most interesting things always happen not on stage, but behind it. That's where I ended up. The main character, or rather, the face of the behind-the-scenes life of the two evenings, was a white rat.

For the first time, a girl from Ukraine, Anastasia Prikhodko, won the Russian Star Factory. At the seventh “Factory” she was listed as lucky number seven. It was she who was “showered” with diamonds. 76 diamonds decorated a precious “factory” tablet made of 79 grams of gold and 247 grams of silver. Nastya also received a press prize. Journalists will send her to Paris for a photo shoot for a glossy magazine.

Why is the Russian Navy moving towards the Balkans? The fact that the “powder keg of Europe” – the Balkans – would sooner or later explode again became clear back in 1999, when the American bombing of Yugoslavia lit the fuse in Kosovo. Eight years ago, the attack on the Serbs was carried out from Italian territory and NATO ships in the Mediterranean.

Chekhov wrote: “If every person on his piece of land did everything he could, how beautiful our land would be!” Actress Antonina Kolinichenko, known to every Tyumen resident, tries to live just like that. Antonina Nikolaevna is the brightest star of our city. And not because it is included in the book “The Best People of Russia”. And not even because, at 67 years old, she still plays on stage and her performances are her favorite.

. "Gangster" Ridley Scott's new film is in Russian cinemas today. Russell Crowe, who plays the role of police officer here, is already being called the gladiator of our days. Opposite Oscar-winner Russell is Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, who plays Frank Lucas, a real-life hero of the Harlem streets of the seventies. Starting out as a simple driver, he took control of the street drug trade because he found the right balance between price and quality.

Starting in the new year, travelers will have the opportunity to buy a “through ticket.” But first, about the sad thing: from January 1, 2008, travel in compartments and SVs will rise in price by 19%. The cheapest reserved seat tickets will also increase in price – by 14%. This is what the board of the Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation decided. The “flexible tariff system” also remains.

It is impossible to get through to the animator Alexander Petrov, who became the winner of the oldest Russian award “Triumph”, in Yaroslavl - the director has gone deep underground and is hiding from journalists. “He is ashamed when he receives awards,” said Alexander Petrov’s wife Natasha. - Why? - Well, such a person. Norshtein, I think, said about him: “He makes a good movie and is ashamed.” Natasha has a warm, gentle voice with a characteristic Yaroslavl accent.

It's my anniversary. But I won’t tell you how old I am. Still young. It's nice that so many people congratulated us. The phone probably even turned off due to overload - fifty-six missed calls! I'm going home from work covered in gifts. It wasn't just friends who wished him a happy birthday. A government telegram arrived from the Kremlin. They called him a talented director, screenwriter, a luminary of Russian cinema... What to hide, I was pleased with such attention.

The book “Moscow - Petushki” by the most famous drunkard of Russia, Venichka Erofeev, was first published as an audio disc. It is read by the famous musician, actor, hooligan Sergei Shnurov. Venichka divided people into two categories: he would pour it for this one, but he wouldn’t pour it for this one. Shnurov clearly has something to pour for... My favorite books – What age is this book for? Do you think there’s plenty of swearing in there? Publishers say for young people.

. “Several years ago I was diagnosed with a nodule in the thyroid gland. The endocrinologist said that nothing needs to be done. Another doctor recommended surgery. What should I do? Alevtina N., Chelyabinsk region – Unfortunately, you did not indicate what examination was carried out on you.

Now I'm doing a pilot for a new program. I won't even tell you what it's about. I’m keeping it in the strictest confidence, I don’t want to spread it around. But we can already talk about next year, especially since the event is bright - you will see me in a scary movie! It will be a horror movie with me in the lead role! I have another role in the new series “Love on Wheels,” where I play a sexy star who makes love with everyone. This is an incendiary comedy that I really like.

The other day the results of the “Moscow Yard” competition were summed up, in which fifty of the capital’s best janitors were identified. All of them were expressed gratitude, and were also presented with trips to the Czech Republic and the Canary Islands. We decided to ask the stars: “What else can we do to appease the street cleaners?” so that the streets of our cities will finally become clean.

Many no longer believed that this would happen, but fans of Julia Roberts can finally rejoice: yesterday, the respectable mother of three children appeared before the public, as if in her best years - elegant and charmingly smiling. It was at the world premiere of the film “Charlie Wilson's War,” in which Julia has the leading female role, thanks to which she finally found herself again on the list of the richest actresses in Hollywood, albeit in an unusual seventh place.

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There is such a profession - eating buffets Russians have a passion for freebies in their blood. In a country that is accustomed to living off free natural resources, it cannot be otherwise. Make it look like a magazine – Roldugin O.V.? Weekly "Interlocutor"? So you've already been through... It's always like this. As soon as you are accredited for some press conference with a buffet table, and already once, someone has leaked it under your name.