Quite a long time ago, 419 years ago, a phrase was uttered that means a lot to politicians - “Paris is worth a mass.” On this day, King Henry of Navarre publicly converted from Protestantism to Catholicism and became the French king. As a result, France stopped the religious war and began to live peacefully, but Henry changed his faith for the fifth time. The word “mass” has a religious meaning, of course, but the sound is quite culinary.

RUSSIA NEWS. The governor of the Smolensk region, Alexei Ostrovsky, who is a member of the LDPR party, accused the leaders of the local branch of United Russia of dishonesty and behind-the-scenes fighting. According to Alexei Ostrovsky , “unscrupulous businessmen” are taking revenge on him for defeating crime and corruption in the corridors of power at the regional and city levels.

RUSSIA NEWS. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Sverdlovsk region explained that the embryos are waste from Yekaterinburg hospitals and the result of the negligence of companies organizing disposal. It is worth recalling that barrels with 248 human embryos were found in the Ural forest, which shocked the public. According to Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Vlasov, this is waste from at least three medical institutions.

NEWS OF THE DAY. The Bulgarian government has released video footage of a suspected suicide bomber who blew up a bus carrying Israeli tourists. This was reported by the France-Presse agency. The published recording shows a tall man wearing sportswear and carrying two backpacks. He calmly walks through the airport building and then heads to the doors. On the recording you can see that he really had long hair, as eyewitnesses of the terrorist attack had previously reported.

RUSSIA NEWS. St. Petersburg artist Pyotr Pavlensky held a single picket in support of members of the group Pussy Riot. According to local media, during the performance he stood with his mouth sewn shut, symbolizing the ban on glasnost in Russia and tightening censorship. The police insisted that the artist consult with psychiatrists, who, according to Pyotr Pavlensky himself, declared him sane.

RUSSIA NEWS. Public television, of which Sobesednik columnist Anatoly Lysenko has been appointed head, may go on air six months later than planned. According to Anatoly Lysenko himself, the postponement of the start of broadcasting from January to May 2013 is due to “technical reasons,” however, as Kommersant writes, the fact is that the Zvezda TV channel, on whose frequency Public Television will broadcast, is in no hurry to close.

You need: 1 watermelon, 250 g fresh pineapple, 100 g feta cheese (brynza), 2 tbsp. l. olive oil, fresh basil leaves, 1 lemon, 100 g pine nuts, black pepper. How to cook: 1. Cut the watermelon pulp into triangles. Remove seeds and place on a plate. 2. Carefully add pineapple cut into any shape (can also be in the shape of a triangle) on top. 3. Cut the cheese into even cubes onto the fruit. If it is soft, you can crumble it. 4.

Boris Burda: Navarrese-style liver recipe (photo Fotolia) Need: 0.5 kg chicken liver, 1 onion, 1 tomato, 5 potatoes, 200 g mushrooms (for example champignons), 70 g heavy cream Quite a long time ago, 419 years ago, a phrase was uttered that means a lot to politicians - “Paris is worth a mass.” On this day, King Henry of Navarre publicly converted from Protestantism to Catholicism and became the French king.

Less than a month ago, actress Evgenia Dobrovolskaya had a misfortune - her loved one died of kidney cancer... Less than a month ago, actress Evgenia Dobrovolskaya had a misfortune - at the age of 53, her first husband Vyacheslav Baranov died of kidney cancer. Despite the fact that the couple divorced a long time ago, they were connected for many years by a mystical love story and their common son Stepan...

NEWS OF THE DAY. On June 24, writer and leader of the unregistered party “Other Russia” Eduard Limonov came for questioning at the Investigative Committee. Let us remind you that Eduard Limonov is being tested as a witness in the criminal investigation into the riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6. The oppositionist showed the agenda to the waiting journalists and ordered: “Wait.” There are about a dozen police officers on duty near the department building and one police bus is parked.

The first husband of actress Irina Miroshnichenko, who celebrates her 70th birthday on July 24, was playwright Mikhail Shatrov. Fascinated by Irina's beauty, he immediately proposed to her, and she accepted. But the marriage did not last long. “He and Misha often came to Katya and me for dinner,” says the actress’s stepfather Yakov Rozenker. “Once in the apartment where they lived, Ira found either earrings or beads from Misha’s secretary next to the typewriter.

Patriarch Kirill called on everyone to pray that our fellow citizens would say “no” to abortion. He was prompted to this by an incident that occurred on July 22 near the city of Nevyansk in the Sverdlovsk region, where barrels with human embryos were found. RUSSIA NEWS. Patriarch Kirill called on everyone to pray that our fellow citizens would say “no” to abortion.

You will need eggplants – 4 pcs. bell pepper – 0.5 kg tomatoes – 1 kg garlic – 1 head dill greens basil vegetable oil For the marinade wine vinegar - 0.5 cups sugar – 3 tbsp. spoons salt – 1 tbsp. spoon Instructions Place the eggplants in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove, cool, cut into circles. Lightly fry in oil. Peel the pepper from stalks and seeds, cut into large cubes, fry in vegetable oil. Cut the tomatoes into circles. Finely chop the garlic and herbs and mix. Prepare the marinade.

An unexpected scandal broke out between Philip Kirkorov and Stas Piekha. The King of Pop, having seen a TV program about his conflict with Timati, was indignant when he heard Piekha’s words. Stas not only openly supported the rapper, but also advised Philip... to retire!

RUSSIA NEWS. The Russian government has launched an official block on Twitter. "Good afternoon! This is the official Twitter account of the Russian government. Read news about the work of the prime minister and ministries here,” according to the first blog entry, which is available at http://twitter.com/Pravitelstvo_RF .