Dried flowers and a sore throat? It's time to take your remaining savings from the bank and run to the store for a humidifier. The vaunted air conditioners for cleaning the home atmosphere are irrelevant: reputable air conditioning units are very expensive, and simple units only control the temperature in the apartment. For “fresh inhalation,” you can, of course, look at an air purifier.

Stradivarius found in Vitebsk In the modest collection of one of the rural museums of the Vitebsk region, a unique exhibit was found - a violin by Antonio Stradivari, which had been collecting dust on the shelf of the museum archive for 25 years. A visiting musician drew attention to the instrument. He made out the name of the master and the year on the case - either 1723 or 1725. Experts are still skeptical about the find, but there are also those who are confident in its authenticity.

The recent election of Mikhail Shvydkoy as the new president of the TV Academy seems to me the best way out of the situation with TEFI. He is a diplomatic person and a good negotiator. I hope he will find a common language with the heads of the dispersed channels. This is the main thing today. I don’t really understand the meaning of the National Unity Day holiday, so it’s difficult to evaluate the range of programs and films offered during this period – “Officers”, “1612”, something else.

The notable fat girl Svetka from the Parma team, having finished performing in KVN, nevertheless did not get lost. For the fifth season she has been playing warrant officer Topalova in the TV series “Soldiers” (REN TV). Moreover, the ex-artist of the Perm Youth Theater Svetlana Permyakova is building personal happiness not only on the screen, but also in life - she has been married for two months. “I feel comfortable in the army” – They say that everything in life happens on time.

The mound that we will visit, although lower than the Caucasus Mountains, is no less significant for the history of Russia, and for all humanity. And even more. Height 102 It was under this number that Mamayev Kurgan was listed on military maps. Local residents simply called this hill a hillock, which in 1942 became the main height of Russia. At this point two forces converged - darkness and light. So it would not be an exaggeration to call Mamayev Kurgan the new field of Armageddon.

Your phone rang. You pick up the phone, say hello, and in response... The response is unprintable. You hang up and they call again. If you try to object, they start threatening you. It's unpleasant, or even downright scary. How to behave in such a situation was explained by Angela Konstantinova, senior psychologist of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the North-Western District of Moscow. What kind of people have fun like this?

The husband returns home in the middle of the night. Wife, from the doorway: “You smell like alcohol, I can’t breathe!” Did you drink? - No. Just wandering down the street... - So what? - Wandered, wandered... And wandered. The blonde complains to her friend: – Mine says that it’s not interesting with me, that I need to increase my silicone. Can you imagine? Again! And I only increased it six months ago! - You're a fool! Not silicone, but lexicon! Crisis.

It seems that pedestrians only have responsibilities and also the habit of crossing the street in the wrong place. The habit is dangerous - no doubt, but even if you, as a pedestrian, do not violate anything, a lot of trouble can happen to you. We asked the director of the Avtojurist company, Elena Mikova, an expert at the information and legal portal UKON.su, to comment on some situations.

I just can’t get my son to stop dreaming of a musical career. Georgy plays the guitar very well and wants to connect his life with it. I think that economics is the most suitable occupation for a man. It happens that my son tells me: “Mom, you are cruel.” But I’m also merciless to myself. We argue with Gosha every day until we become hoarse, but my son still stands his ground. And not only in this, but also in the reluctance to visit the theater.

On November 16, a new season of the reality show “The Last Hero” starts on Channel One. Forgotten in Paradise,” its filming took place on one of the islands of the Bocas del Toro archipelago in the Caribbean. The most persistent will receive the main prize - 3 million rubles. Teams of stars and “mere mortals” will fight for a monetary reward in the future and a piece of bread every day.

The fate of Svetlana Bakhmina, ex-YUKOS lawyer, again worried the whole society last week. Svetlana’s mother, Valentina Vasilievna, who previously flatly refused to meet with journalists, told Interlocutor about her daughter. I studied at night We travel for a long time with lawyer Roman Golovkin to the suburbs of MKAD, which, however, is considered Moscow.

I'm going to apply for maternity capital. Has anything changed in the registration procedure? Ishinina O. G., Yelets There are some changes. In September, the Rules for filing an application for a state certificate for maternity capital changed (Government Decree No. 709 of September 22, 2008).

On November 13, a new film by Yuri Grymov, recently not only a director, but also a member of the central council of the A Just Russia party, will open in Russian box office. Even before the premiere of “Aliens,” they managed to call it an anti-American film and created a big scandal about it. Kukotsky's Case" I am still selling - You yourself called “Aliens” a film about human meanness.

Fedor Bondarchuk We have an independent press. I heartily congratulate Sobesednik on this important date! Thank you for your professionalism, quality materials and talented journalists. Special words of gratitude to Dmitry Bykov, the person who was not afraid to support me at a time when many spoke impartially about my then-unreleased project “Inhabited Island”. This turned out to be possible only thanks to the existence of an independent press - such as Sobesednik!

It looks like Bond is breaking box office records with his Quantum of Solace ($16.5 million last weekend). Despite the crisis, Russians are accustomed to going to the movies on weekends. However, it's not just this habit. And not even in a promotional campaign. Russians' almost pathological interest in the latest Bond film is dictated by other considerations - more important and sadder.