The Vremya publishing house released a collection by Yuli Kim The main, and for me, the only, drawback of Yuli Kim’s new book “My Mother Russia” is its self-evident incompleteness.

Resort attacked by dangerous pests from America An unsightly picture is now observed on the streets of Sochi: many trees are densely shrouded in cobwebs, all that remains of their leaves are skeletons, on which myriads of small furry caterpillars crawl. People walk around the resort with caution, but it is impossible to protect themselves; the caterpillars will definitely fall on their heads or get caught by the collar.

The Prime Minister will decide which way oil will go to China The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) will give a negative opinion on the project for the construction of the Angarsk-Daqing oil pipeline (China), developed by YUKOS. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Kirill Yankov stated this yesterday, speaking at a conference on environmental protection in the Baikal zone.

China rejects Western calls for yuan appreciation The United States is increasingly putting pressure on China, hoping to change the yuan's exchange rate against the dollar. Yesterday, US Treasury Secretary John Snow arrived in Beijing for talks on this difficult topic.

Elena Suponina won the fuel and energy journalism competition Yesterday, within the walls of the Rossiya concert hall, a gala evening was held dedicated to the upcoming Day of Oil and Gas Industry Workers. It summed up the results of the creative competition of journalists “Prometheus”, the organizers of which wanted to celebrate the successes of the Russian media in the field of covering the problems of the fuel and energy complex.

Energy workers shut down pumping stations due to debts The administration of Vladivostok yesterday sent a statement to the prosecutor's office of Primorye demanding that a criminal case be opened regarding the unauthorized actions of Dalenergo and the regional enterprise Water Sewerage Enterprise of the South of Primorye (WWCS).

Zhirinovsky offered Anpilov a place in the LDPR trio The leader of the Labor Russia movement, Viktor Anpilov, seriously thought about Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s proposal to enter the top three of the LDPR party list in the State Duma elections. “What do I have to lose but my chains? - Mr. Anpilov told the correspondent of the newspaper Vremya Novostey. - Everything was taken away.

Kuzbassrazrezugol is improving due to minority shareholders The owners of the holding company Kuzbassrazrezugol, in order to improve their business, are liquidating it and by the end of the year they intend to create a new joint-stock company - OJSC Coal Company Kuzbassrazrezugol (this is already a well-known trademark in the coal industry).

Russia will help Ukraine with grain, and Kuchma will present his book in Moscow Vladimir Putin is convinced that there is every reason to believe that during the upcoming summit in Yalta a document will be signed on the formation of a single economic space of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. He stated this at a working meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma, held yesterday in Novo-Ogarevo, near Moscow.

President Kuchma replaced key officials Leonid Kuchma yesterday made new appointments to important government posts. Former Ambassador to the United States Konstantin Grishchenko became Minister of Foreign Affairs instead of Anatoly Zlenko, and the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council was taken by the recent head of the special services, Vladimir Radchenko.

Moscow season 2003/04 is open “The theater begins with a poster” is not a maxim in the spirit of Kozma Prutkov, but the name of a wonderful exhibition that was organized by the Theater Museum. A.A. Bakhrushin. Approximately 130 exhibits; the oldest of the posters is the Announcement from the Petrovsky Theater (1791), the most marvelous is Serov’s work “Anna Pavlova’s Tour in Paris” (1909). There really is something to admire: what a Sudeikin! what Ryndin! what funny futurists!

Life will become easier for farmers Yesterday, the government, in pursuance of the July presidential decree, decided to write off the arrears of penalties and fines accumulated in the agricultural sector. The authorities assure that this is a one-time measure designed to “clear the rubble.” However, the deadlines (debts must be written off by April 1, 2004) inevitably remind us of the upcoming elections. However, the effectiveness of this measure is questionable.

Chinese dominate college sports Victories at the main student competitions are traditionally considered prestigious throughout the world. After all, they not only reflect the current balance of power in world sports, but also allow us to discern immediate prospects. From this point of view, the success of the Chinese team at the Summer Universiade, which ended in South Korea, is symbolic, since in the homeland of the winners the sport enjoys tangible government support.

In St. Petersburg, a fashion arose to consider tsars as people First of September. One after another, excursion buses arrive at the terracotta fortress - Mikhailovsky Castle. A noisy crowd of smartly dressed schoolchildren is led through the ceremonial gates into the courtyard, in the center of which a monument to the eccentric Emperor Paul has recently been erected.

The results of the last days of the World Athletics Championship influenced changes in athletes lists that would come to Moscow on September 20, so that at the Luzhniki stadium to demonstrate their abilities before the Russian audience as part of the Moscow Call tournament.