The head of the Federal Commission for the Securities Market, Igor Kostikov, has a chance to rid the sphere of regulation of the activities of financial consultants from the scandalous raid. As is known, the actions of the Federal Securities Commission in this area caused serious criticism among market participants. This situation forced the leadership of the FCSM to think about the need to introduce the principles of self-regulation and create a formally independent structure.

The decade of the October events that created the current political and economic system brought with it two achievements that were much less noticeable than the then assault on Ostankino or the current search in an orphanage sponsored by a well-known corporation.

The Constitutional Court must draw a line between “information” and “propaganda” Today the Constitutional Court will conclude hearings at which the procedure for the work of the media during the elections will be determined. The parties will make three-minute closing statements and await the verdict.

We only dream about the union A meeting of the Supreme State Council of the union state of Russia and Belarus will take place today in Moscow. The leaders of the two fraternal peoples, including presidents, prime ministers, parliamentary speakers and key ministers, will once again sit down at the table in the Kremlin. And once again they will sum up the results of building the union.

Streets will be treated with anti-ice reagents this week The first appearance of snow removal and other special equipment on the streets of the capital has long been a popular sign, heralding the need to switch to winter tires. If not the ice itself, then at least the slippery, butter-slick new de-icing agents force drivers to take care of their safety in advance.

Singer Valeria followed in the footsteps of her colleagues Laima Vaikule and Angelika Varum, becoming the face of a cosmetics company. Yesterday Valeria and the Emanci Laboratory company announced the start of joint activities. The company plans to release a new line of cosmetics “Valeria” in the spring of 2004 and invest about $1.5 million in its promotion.

The history of the Moscow Art Theater studio was packed into ten episodes Starting September 15, the Kultura TV channel begins showing the ten-part documentary film “Theater Lyceum.” The channel’s new project is dedicated to the Studio School at the Moscow Art Theater and dedicated to its 60th anniversary: ​​the official opening took place on October 20, 1943.

The opponent of the Russian national team has been determined Yesterday in the German city of Frankfurt am Main, as a result of a draw, a team was determined with which the Russian team will compete in the play-offs for the right to participate in the final part of the 2004 European Championship. With the light hand of UEFA President Lennart Johanson, the Welsh team became our team's opponent. The first match will take place in Moscow on November 15, the return match four days later in Cardiff.

“Wild poppies” at the Dance Inversion festival Claude Brumachon's performance, brought to the ongoing modern dance festival Dance Inversion in Moscow, is called "Wild Poppies". What is important here is not the color of the plants (although scattered flaming petals look good on a dark floor) or the possibility of using scarlet beauty in baking and medicinal production. What was important to the choreographer was that they were wild. Free. Disobeying laws.

The Defense Committee believes that the military budget has been cut by 49 billion Tomorrow the lower house of the Russian parliament will consider the draft law on the 2004 federal budget in the second reading. The heated debate is traditionally expected on the item of national defense spending, one of the most expensive. So far, 411.5 billion rubles are planned for it, or 2.69% of GDP. Compared to this year, the military part of the budget has increased by almost 70 billion rubles, or 19%.

Over the past 24 hours, there have been 28 attacks on Americans and Iraqis collaborating with them. A mine exploded near the car of Abdullah Al-Jiburi, the governor of Diyala province. The official was not injured. In Fallujah, the Americans arrested the imam of the central mosque, Jamal Nazzal. The arrest, which involved the use of attack helicopters, resembled an army operation. Nazzal in his sermons called on Iraqis to avoid any contact with coalition forces.

The President of South Korea wants to know the level of people's trust Yesterday it became known that on December 15 a referendum on confidence in the country's president will be held in South Korea. If less than 50% of voters support the course of No Moo-hyun, popularly called “cool No,” the head of state is ready to resign. In this case, new presidential elections will take place on April 15, 2004, simultaneously with the parliamentary elections.

Tibetan authorities separate Lamaists from communists and separatists Modern Tibet is located somewhere halfway between the fabulous Shambhala and the reality of modern society. The unique traditions of Tibetan culture are still alive, but following the rapid development of material culture, society is undergoing profound changes. In yesterday's issue we talked about the socio-economic problems of Tibet.

Our team broke voluntary isolation The European Team Chess Championship has started in Plovdiv. 37 men's and 31 women's teams took part in the fight in the continental championship, which will determine the winners in nine rounds according to the Swiss system. After a long break, the best Russian chess players have returned to the European stage. It should be noted that a kind of four-year time-out was caused by the financial insolvency of our chess federation.

Forecast for the coming days A high-altitude cyclone has been shaping the weather in most of the European territory of Russia for quite a long period. More and more new portions of warm and humid air are coming from the south, but cold Arctic air is being drawn to the west and northwest (in the rear part of the cyclone). In the rear of the cyclone in most of the European territory of Russia, a cold snap is coming.