Presidential amendments to the law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” have been prepared The recent appeal of State Duma deputies to the president with a request to make changes to migration legislation and specifically to the law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” was unnecessary. The package of amendments prepared at the direction of Vladimir Putin is already ready, and legislators will get acquainted with it in the near future.

Everyone says about Boris Turetsky’s personal exhibition that this is the discovery of a classic of our art, the long-awaited return of the artist. But it is precisely this rhetoric that causes some internal shudder. In the second half of the eighties and the beginning of the nineties, such evasive words as “discovery”, “return” or “other art” were used to justify a radical change in the paradigms of art, that is, it was about replacing one artistic concept with another.

CLUBS Nick Cave's Birthday Party. Today Nick Cave, leader of The Bad Seeds, turns 46 years old. In honor of this event, “B2” will show new clips of the musician, fresh concert recordings, documentary footage from filming in the studio, and much more throughout the evening. 22.00. Free admission. Trio by Igor Ivanushkin. Ensemble of the famous jazz double bassist. Cool Train , 21.00. Yakov Okun (piano). Open jazz jam session. JVL Art Club , 21.00.

The Asian kingdom remains popular This season, the Kingdom of Thailand promises to become one of the most dynamically developing destinations of Russian outbound tourism. According to the representative of the Thai tourism department in Russia, Konstantin Kinel, “in 2002, the country was visited by 70 thousand Russians, an increase of 17% compared to 2001; "This year the increase was 20% in the first five months, and this trend is likely to continue in the coming season." Mr.

President Congratulated the President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan on the Republic's Independence Day.

Alexey MAKARKIN, head of the analytical department of the Center for Political Technologies: — Several important events happened this week. One of them is that it was finally possible to sign an agreement on a single economic space between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. However, it should be noted that so far the signed agreement is more of a protocol of intent.

“New Drama” opened with “Transfer” by Maxim Kurochkin “Transfer” is the twelfth play I know of by Maxim Kurochkin (b. 1970); some, however, I know only by name. The first one I had a chance to read was Stalyova Volya, which the Anti-Booker jury awarded in 1998 with a special encouragement prize “For finding new paths in dramaturgy.” It was a perfectly twisted story about the Polish gentlemen who were hated by the Kiev resident Kurochkin.

On Saturday the referees determined the champion In the last round of the Russian football championship, referees again came to the fore. On Saturday, the referees awarded seven penalties, and despite the fact that two of them were never implemented, the referee's decisions significantly corrected the standings. Now CSKA's lead from second place is six points; the army team must thank the referees for the last three.

In the December elections they nominate only single-mandate candidates The Social Democratic Party of Russia (SDPR), led by Samara Region Governor Konstantin Titov and ex-USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, held its Second Congress last weekend, at which it was decided to participate in the December parliamentary elections. 318 delegates took part in the congress, and in total 30 thousand citizens of our country have already joined the ranks of the SDPR.

The Russian women's team started the European Championship with a defeat The Russian women's team, like all previous tournaments after Vadim Kapranov took over as head coach of the team, began the continental championship in Greece with a defeat. This time our offenders were girls from Slovakia - 72:80. True, in the second round of the preliminary stage, the Russians rehabilitated themselves, defeating the Ukrainians - 74:53. So, there is an unhealthy trend in the team’s performances.

Not everyone likes Iraq's return to the cartel The day after tomorrow the next conference of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will take place. But, apparently, like the two previous meetings of oil ministers, the upcoming summit will again become a formal event. It is already clear that oil production quotas for countries participating in the cartel will most likely remain the same. Meanwhile, the OPEC session will still not be without intrigue.

The scandalous trip of the Governor General of Canada The visit to Moscow of the Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson, scheduled for tomorrow, has not even begun, causing a scandal in Canada. The question has been raised in parliament that the department of the head of state is too expensive for the treasury. A delegation of almost 60 people is going on a current trip to Russia, Finland and Iceland; it will cost more than a million dollars.

Putin did not rule out the appearance of militants from Chechnya in Iraq Moscow will not send Russian troops to Iraq. Vladimir Putin stated this in an interview with American journalists given on Saturday before leaving for the United States. This does not exclude, however, that Russians may be among the UN military specialists who will arrive in Iraq after a special Security Council resolution.

For the first time in Russia, a state award in the field of tourism was established - “Tourist Olympus”. The founder is the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Economic Development. The “Tourist Olympus” award will be awarded annually to the most worthy participants in the domestic tourism market. Until now, some specialized publications have awarded the leaders of the tourism industry in Russia.

A buyer has been found for a pharmaceutical factory in Kuzbass Big business is very selective in its acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry, despite the growth in the number of pharmacies and the costs of citizens for their health. Only after a year of bankruptcy proceedings was a buyer found for part of the property of Aspharma OJSC, a pharmaceutical factory located in Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Kemerovo region.