Yuri Luzhkov entered into an alliance with deputies from Moscow Summing up the interim results of his legislative activities as mayor of Moscow and preparing for the next elections, Yuri Luzhkov at yesterday's meeting of the capital's government organized a review of his lobbyists in the federal legislative bodies.

Deputies are in favor of repealing or postponing the law on “motor citizenship” Tomorrow the State Duma Council must decide when deputies will consider amendments to one of the most socially significant laws of recent years - “On compulsory liability insurance of vehicle owners.” In total, seven bills have been submitted to the Duma, providing for the complete repeal of the law, the postponement of its introduction and the adjustment of tariffs.

The championship favorite created a sensation with a minus sign The first week of the Russian Championship is behind us. The three starting rounds provided so much food for thought that the most daring oracles even rushed to make fortunes about the upcoming coaching resignations. The main surprise with a minus sign was the failure of one of the main favorites, Ak Bars, who scored the only point in three meetings.

I was late for the performance in the XL Gallery, which was staged at the end of last week by the cult director-actor and extreme sportsman Vladimir Epifantsev and cultural conspiracy theorist Oleg Shishkin. According to eyewitnesses, at first a certain young journalist cheerfully wandered around the hall, asking those around her: “What is modern art?” Mr. Epifantsev, without any warning, rushed at her, dragged her behind a special fence and began to beat her in a very graphic manner.

Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at the UN General Assembly in New York. At the same time, his working visit to the United States will take place, during which negotiations will take place at Camp David. What is the meaning of the speech of the head of state at the UN General Assembly? The famous Russian diplomat Yuli VORONTSOV tells the Vremya Novostey newspaper about this, as well as about the place of the UN in the modern world.

Illegal enterprises produce a quarter of Russian GDP Russian business still prefers to work in the shadows. As Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Soltaganov said yesterday, the volume of the shadow economy in Russia is 2-2.5 trillion rubles, or 20-25% of GDP, and 9 million people work in this sector. If we compare these figures with official statistics, the informal economy accounts for 20% of GDP.

The Russian business elite has been replenished with 23 world-class specialists. Yesterday, at the British Embassy in Moscow, the International University of Economics and Finance of the Higher School of Economics presented diplomas to its graduates. The students received so-called double diplomas - it is believed that they simultaneously graduated from the Higher School of Economics and the London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London.

Euro versus European unity What is real Europe and where does it end? In Russia, where the topic of civilizational belonging has been exciting minds for centuries, such a formulation of the question will not surprise anyone. But in Sweden... Is Sweden even Europe? This rhetorical exclamation from the French newspaper Liberation to the unanimous Swedish “no” to the single currency (at the referendum last Sunday. - Ed. ) causes satisfaction among the opponents of the euro: we voted correctly.

Anastasia Volochkova ceased to be a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, but remained an activist of United Russia The turbulent story of Anastasia Volochkova at the Bolshoi Theater has finally come to a happy end: yesterday the dancer was fired. Bolshoi General Director Anatoly Iksanov signed the corresponding order. For two weeks, Volochkova staged demonstrations and gave tragic interviews, accusing the management of bullying.

The company has improved its debt portfolio Aeroflot yesterday received a loan of $60 million from a syndicate of Russian and foreign banks headed by Vneshtorgbank (VTB). Aeroflot General Director Valery Okulov said in this regard that the airline had completed the restructuring of its loan portfolio and thus significantly improved the terms of debt servicing. According to Mr.

Lokomotiv begins its journey in the Champions League in Kyiv Yesterday, the most prestigious club tournament, the Champions League, kicked off in Europe with matches in four groups. The capital's Lokomotiv will enter the fight for the honorary trophy only today. However, “to fight” is said too loudly. For now, the Russian club faces the task of getting out of the group, where its rivals are the Ukrainian Dynamo, the Italian Inter and the English Arsenal.

LUKOIL Overseas is not involved in Kazakhgate LUKOIL's subsidiary LUKOIL Overseas Karachaganak unwittingly became involved in an investigation by the US Department of Justice into a case related to corruption charges brought against the former adviser to the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, American businessman James Giffen.

In the meantime, the government is considering selling forests Today's government meeting promises to be difficult, as it will decide to postpone the start of pension reform. Cabinet members admit that there has been a serious failure in the implementation of the reform, they will apologize and either approve or disapprove of the postponement of the deadline for its implementation.

Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region prematurely terminated the powers of timber merchant Damir Shadayev as a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Yesterday, entrepreneur and deputy Grigory Naginsky, chairman of the board of directors and co-owner of the Titan-2 Concern holding, was elected senator from the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region.

Anatoly Bykov was deprived of his deputy status Entrepreneur Anatoly Bykov was deprived of his status as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly (LA) of the Krasnoyarsk Territory yesterday. His colleagues, at the first session of the regional parliament after the summer holidays, made the “necessary” decision within 15 minutes and set the date for the by-election of a deputy from the Oktyabrsky district of Krasnoyarsk on December 7, 2003.