Russia signed a protocol on joining the World Trade Organization. For 18 years our politicians fought desperately for this. Meanwhile, some economists consider WTO membership harmful to the country. How this could turn out, Sobesednik asked the president of the consulting company Neokon, Mikhail Khazin. - Are there really no advantages at all? - I don't see them. The WTO is a mechanism for pushing high-tech goods on the foreign market. We exported these in the early 90s, but not now.

On Friday, November 2, the Russian Institute of Cultural Studies conducted an independent expert assessment of the film by the famous director Martin Scorsese “The Last Temptation of Christ.” The check was carried out in parallel with the request of State Duma deputy from the LDPR Alexander Starovoitov to the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, who saw signs of extremism in the tape.

Tell me, what is better to treat joints: “cold” or “heat”? This is a question from my grandmother, she heard somewhere about some kind of joint freezing that effectively helps... Nadezhda, Vladivostok Dr. Alexander Andreev: - There is an expression: “Arthrosis joints love warmth” - this applies to 90% of cases! That is why all folk compresses are made with vodka (warming). Even when a warm cat sits on the sore knee, the pain noticeably decreases...

NEWS OF THE DAY. A gas pipeline explosion in the Shchelkovsky district occurred on Saturday night. 17 houses from the Almaz-1 gardening community burned down. The territory of the village and the 23 km section of the affected gas pipeline are fenced. This information is reported by a Gazeta.ru correspondent. As a result of the emergency, Balashikha, Monino, Chernoye, Shchelkovo and Korolev were left without a constant gas supply. The scene of the incident is guarded by 150 police officers.

I was born and raised in the city of Nikolaev. It was one of the centers of shipbuilding, including military. My parents worked in the defense industry, and I interacted with the military a lot. In addition, in the 80s, being a military man was prestigious. That's why I chose this particular path. From the 4th grade I started playing sports, went to training camps, and participated in competitions. That's when I became interested in human biochemistry.

The head of the public relations department of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow LLC, Konstantin Misyautov, said what could have caused the explosion on the gas pipeline that occurred on the night of Saturday, November 3 in the village of Almazovo near Bear Lakes, Shchelkovo district, Moscow region.

NEWS OF THE DAY. The Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUSI) was attacked. The robbers entered the institute's territory at night, beat the guards, tied them with tape and opened two ATMs. Information was received by law enforcement agencies at 04.20 am from one of the security guards. According to the police, at 2.30 a.m. four men in medical masks broke into the bars of the first floor of the institute, located on People's Militia Street (house no.

RUSSIA NEWS. On November 3 at 11.30 a traffic accident involving three cars was reported near the village of Bekishevo, Omsk Region. As a result of the collision, 7 people died. In one of the cars - VAZ-21099 - there were children, a boy aged 7-8 years old and a girl aged 10-12 years old. It was this car, according to preliminary data from the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that was to blame for the incident.

Not everyone has forgotten that October 29 was celebrated as the Birthday of the Komsomol. And now, from time to time, there are proposals to create some kind of all-Russian youth organization, similar to the Komsomol, in addition to the already existing youth movements. “Do we need the Komsomol?” – we asked famous people. Edgard Zapashny, trainer: – I was not a Komsomol member, I didn’t have time.

Klara Novikova Not everyone has forgotten that October 29 was celebrated as the Birthday of the Komsomol. And now, from time to time, there are proposals to create some kind of all-Russian youth organization, similar to the Komsomol, in addition to the already existing youth movements. “Do we need the Komsomol?” – we asked famous people. Edgard Zapashny, trainer: – I was not a Komsomol member, I didn’t have time.

NEWS OF THE DAY. In the village of Almazovo near Moscow, repairs to a gas pipeline that exploded today, November 3 in the morning, are being delayed. The repair work was supposed to be completed at 18:00, however, there have been no reports of its completion yet. Earlier there was information that 40 meters of pipe needed to be replaced. Let us remind you that the emergency in the Shchelkovsky district of the Moscow region occurred today at 5 a.m.

German Shepherd Gunther IV inherited a $372 million fortune from his father, Gunther III. And he, in turn, inherited money from a loving mistress - the German Countess Carlotta Liebenstein. The luxury in which a shepherd lives lives is something that a human being will envy: a mansion, expensive cars, a personal chef, a driver, numerous servants... Gunther IV is now over 13 years old. It is unknown who will receive his fortune.

The Rock and Roll Museum, the Walk of Fame and weekly concerts on Saturdays - music lovers will create all this in memory of the time when they gathered at Gorbushka - in Fili Park near the Gorbunov House of Culture. Music has now completely gone to the Internet, but the romance among enthusiasts, as it turned out, remains...

Actor of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater Dmitry Nazarov starred in the leading role in the series “Kitchen”, which started on STS. On this occasion, the channel's management invited the film crew and their guests to watch the first episode on the big screen in one of the capital's restaurants. Before the broadcast, guests were treated to delicious snacks and offered to wash them down with any alcohol.

NEWS OF THE DAY. The residences of the President of Georgia could be turned into hotels. A new idea regarding the place of residence of the President of Georgia was expressed by the country's Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri. According to him, the head of state now has five residences in different regions of Georgia, as well as an impressive aviation fleet for this country.