Metropolitan archaeologists hope to soon find out the true age of the capital The construction boom that has gripped Moscow in recent years has not only not led to irreparable losses of archaeological values ​​in the city, but, on the contrary, has allowed archaeologists to make unique finds. The chief archaeologist of the capital, Alexander Veksler, announced this yesterday at a press conference.

Celebrating Cinema Day at Pushkinsky caused a feeling of awkwardness Something went wrong from the very beginning. Prime Minister Kasyanov was supposed to congratulate the filmmakers, but he was not there. They did wait a long time for someone, perhaps Minister Shvydkoy with a greeting from President Putin. We started an hour late. The presenters Natalya Egorova and Sergei Shakurov were confused in the script.

The weather of the last three days of the calendar summer does not promise much joy for residents of the European territory of Russia. Almost everywhere there are rains of varying intensity due to the next cyclone, active frontal activity continues, and only rare islands of the territory will remain without precipitation. The capital and Moscow region will receive a respite for one day today, without rain.

One of the main events of the 60th Venice Film Festival, which is taking place these days, was the arrival of American director Robert Rodriguez, who became famous as the creator of “The Music Man” and “Desperado,” Tarantino’s co-author on the film series “From Dusk Till Dawn” and director of the super-successful family action film “Spy Kids.” .

Svetlana Kriveleva won the fourth gold for Russia Over the five days of the World Athletics Championships in Paris, Russian athletes won four gold medals. All the highest awards for our team were brought by representatives of the fairer sex. True, such a definition is hardly suitable for the shot put champion, 34-year-old Svetlana Kriveleva from Bryansk. The powerful woman playfully sent a 4-kilogram projectile past the 20-meter mark - 20.63.

Political scientists discussed the strategy for the upcoming parliamentary elections Members of the Open Forum club met again after a summer break to discuss possible strategies for the upcoming election campaign. Basically, political science experts were interested in two questions: the competition of pro-presidential parties, of which a great many have divorced recently, and the prospects of liberals.

LUKOIL has not yet started working in Iraq, but wants to produce 15% of its oil abroad Today marks 100 days since the lifting of the UN Security Council resolution on Iraq, and, as LUKOIL previously stated, during this period, in accordance with the agreements signed with the former government of Saddam Hussein, Vagit Alekperov’s company was supposed to begin work at the West Qurna field. 2" (estimated reserves of 8--10 billion barrels of oil).

He must sign the “ruble agreement” by the end of September Vladimir Putin yesterday suggested that Alexander Lukashenko sign an agreement in the near future on the use of the Russian ruble as the only means of payment on the territory of Belarus. Such a specific proposal, obviously, was a response to the words of Alexander Lukashenko that there is no need to rush into the unification of the two currencies.

TNK and Sibneft earned $350 million The oil company Slavneft yesterday announced the payment of the first large dividends in its history. The payment of $350 million will be made (after approval at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on September 29) based on the results of the first half of the year, the closing date of the register is determined “retroactively” - August 25.

A real detective story happened yesterday on the administrative border of North Ossetia and Ingushetia near the village of Galashki. All day long, local special services searched there for a detachment of Chechen militants who had appeared out of nowhere, with whom soldiers from one of the regiments of the 58th Army of the North Caucasus Military District (NCMD) managed to fight early in the morning.

In the elections in Karachay-Cherkessia, he replaced the administrative Two presidential candidates in Karachay-Cherkessia will compete on Sunday in a decisive battle for votes. The first round, held two weeks ago, was won by the head of the local branch of the Central Bank, Mustafa Batdyev (41%). He was ahead of current President Vladimir Semenov by almost 5%. According to a number of experts, defeat in the first round significantly reduced the governor’s chances of winning in the second.

On weekends, the main reason for deterioration in health will be a restless geomagnetic background. People with cardiovascular diseases and psycho-emotional disorders are sensitive to its fluctuations. There is a lot of rain again, which makes it humid and the oxygen content in the air is reduced. People suffering from chronic oxygen deficiency and bronchopulmonary diseases will not feel the best. Exacerbations of diseases of the joints and spine are likely.

The collected works of Yu.M. have been completed. Lotman In the summer of 1994, the publishing house "Art - St. Petersburg" published “Conversations about Russian Culture” - the last book by Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman. The great scientist himself did not wait for the publication - he died on October 28, 1993. On the “Conversations...”, which developed on the basis of television lectures by Yu.M.

Ministry of Railways has re-evaluated freight transportation As of zero yesterday, a new “price list 10-01” came into force on the country’s railways, determining tariffs for freight transportation. At a briefing that took place at the Ministry of Railways exactly 12 hours later, the head of the department of freight and commercial work of the railway ministry, Yuri Kosov, called this event “historic and fateful.” The previous version of “price list 10-01,” Mr.

MTS has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in Primtelephone, the holder of the GSM 900/1800 license for the Far Eastern Federal District and a number of regions of Siberia. The population of the licensed zone is about 11.4 million people. Primtelephone operates in Primorye and the Sakhalin region, in addition, the company is building networks in the Amur and Irkutsk regions and the Khabarovsk Territory. Primtelephone is also the holder of the NMT-450 license for the Primorsky Territory.