You can say whatever you want about Fyodor Bondarchuk, but one thing cannot be denied: he takes on extremely difficult projects where there is almost no chance of success. “Stalingrad” is a film about war in a fundamentally new genre: by definition, it was impossible to please everyone. Yes, Bondarchuk didn’t even try

BUSINESS SHOW NEWS. The famous German group Scorpions, which arrived in Russia as part of the next farewell tour “The final sting”, cheated the residents of Star City near Moscow. In particular, instead of the announced five members of the Scorpions - Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, James Kottak and Pavel Machivoda - only Machivoda arrived in Star City, who joined the group only in 2003 and is almost unknown to the general public.

RUSSIA NEWS. The former head of the notorious Dalniy police department (Kazan), Ilgiz Akhmetzyanov, whose employees became famous for torture and violence against detainees, was placed in custody. Let us remind you that the day before Ilgiz Akhmetzyanov was detained, and today, Sunday, April 29, he was taken into custody at the request of the court. Like his colleagues, the high-ranking police officer is suspected of abuse of power.

NEWS OF THE DAY. Today, April 29, Prince William of Great Britain and his wife Kate Middleton celebrate their first wedding anniversary. According to British media estimates, during this time Princess Kate not only gained wild popularity, but also brought about one billion pounds sterling to the British economy. Thus, according to average statistical information, each resident of the kingdom spends about 250 pounds a year to look like Kate Middleton herself.

Robert Downey Jr. was in prison and almost died from drugs, but recently he managed to return to films and seems to be feeling great. What is his secret? Having gone through all the stages of destruction, the actor was helped by a woman who became his wife: she supported Robert in giving up bad habits. But perhaps the most important thing is the attitude of the 46-year-old American, who believes that all a person’s troubles are due to his self-criticism and bad thoughts.

Andrei Malakhov recently became related to Philip Kirkorov, becoming the godfather of his daughter Alla Victoria. It has long become a tradition in Russian show business to invite colleagues from the shop to play this role. Philip Kirkorov. The day before the solemn event, the king of the stage himself became the godfather of Sofia, the daughter of Ani Lorak, with whom he is tenderly and reverently friends. Larisa Dolina.

RUSSIA NEWS. On Sunday, April 29, in the Primorsky Territory, the head of the regional legislative assembly, Evgeny Ovechkin, was detained on suspicion of stealing a large sum of money through fraud. According to investigators, in 2008, Evgeny Ovechkin stole products worth 38 million rubles from a commercial enterprise in the Primorsky Territory dealing with petroleum products and disposed of them at his own discretion.

BUSINESS SHOW NEWS. The famous 42-year-old American singer Mariah Carey [ Mariah Carey married 31-year-old Nicholas Scott Cannon for the second time on her fourth wedding anniversary. The celebration took place the other day in a restaurant at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. First, Nick Cannon, getting down on one knee, again asked for Mariah Carey's hand in marriage, and then the couple swore allegiance to each other, saying vows of love and fidelity.

A 31-year-old Vietnamese man agreed to a dangerous operation to remove a tail tumor that grew on him many years ago. Doctors said that the terrible tumor threatens the man with death, and even after its removal, his chances of survival are 50 to 50. Recently, the slug man, as the poor guy was nicknamed by the local media, had his 90-kilogram tumor cut off. Now the whole world hopes that the patient will not only survive, but also return to a full life.

On the STS channel there are new episodes of the popular sketch show “Give Youth!” Which of the previous heroes will the audience see? Gopnik Rzhavyi and Bashka will appear more often than other characters. Numerous letters are “to blame” in which viewers call this particular couple their favorite characters. The scriptwriters came up with not just short scenes, but mini-films about Gopniks.

Pavel Toropov, associate professor of the department meteorology and climatology Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University – The warm weather that has settled in the European part of Russia is very deceptive. It is not for nothing that there is such a thing as the May return of cold weather. This is what meteorologists call the invasion of cold Arctic air into the temperate latitudes of the European part of Russia and Siberia. The fact is that spring is a contrasting time of year.

The 11-year-old daughter of Angelica Varum and Leonid Agutin, Elizaveta, is now studying in Miami, where she has been living with her grandparents for six years. The celebrity couple claims that the Russian climate is harmful to the child. In addition, grandparents take care of their granddaughter while her mom and dad are on tour. Her parents spend only two months a year with her, and sometimes visit her the rest of the time. “Liza had no time to be bored,” says Angelica.

Folk wisdom has given rise to many proverbs about health. We repeat many automatically, without really thinking about the meaning, others we firmly believe, and others we take into account. We collected the most famous proverbs and asked doctors to comment on them. Keep your feet warm and your head cool With all due respect to Suvorov, who is actually the author of this aphorism, doctors cannot subscribe to it.

NEWS OF THE DAY. On Sunday, April 29, near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, police detained the organizer of a prayer service in support of Pussy Riot, the leader of the “We” youth movement, Roman Dobrokhotov. According to other activists, before the start of a prayer service in support of the scandalous punk band Pussy Riot , which supposedly was supposed to follow all church canons, police approached Roman Dobrokhotov, put him in a car and took him away to an unknown direction.

Scandalous news and scandals of the week 5 Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy Andrei Kuraev ran into Kirkorov, who confused the pulpit with the stage during his daughter’s baptism. Surrogacy is unacceptable for the Russian Orthodox Church, but the priest who baptized Alla Victoria seemed to have forgotten about it. “People have the feeling that the canons do not apply to rich and famous people,” says Kuraev, who proposed excommunicating Philip from the church for several years.