An “Observation Deck” opened at the Central House of Artists EXPO Park director Vasily Bychkov, gallery owner Marat Gelman, and Tretyakov Gallery employee Andrei Erofeev decided to bring Russian Contemporary Art to the masses. And therefore they decided to land it right in the heart of the former hotbed of salon pop and academic debauchery - the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val. The exhibition “Observation Deck” was given over to the best halls on the third floor.

Kadyrov and Maskhadov are drawing new borders of the republic Vladimir Putin received Akhmat Kadyrov on Friday for the first time since the latter was elected president of Chechnya. Mr. Kadyrov said that the main topic of the meeting was next year’s budget. In particular, the head of Chechnya would like to achieve increased funding for his devastated region.

Italian investigators have found the killer of a Novorossiysk teenager On Saturday, a group of Italian law enforcement officers arrived in Novorossiysk. The Italians warned their Russian colleagues in advance about the purpose of the trip - to clarify all the circumstances of the crime committed two years ago in this port by a member of the crew of the cruiser Vittorio Venneto.

Despite the score 0:0, with which the first play-off match between the Russian and Welsh national teams for the right to compete in the final stage of the European Championship ended, Viktor ONOPKO believes that the Russians retained their status as favorites.

Wales and Russia will wait three more days for a resolution Having played a 0-0 draw with Wales on Saturday, the Russian national team once again confirmed the unspoken rule that it is not customary to be too happy about the draw. There is no need to analyze our team's game in detail, going over a few dangerous moments in memory.

There's nothing wrong with what Phil did, but for me the new version is what I love. I went to Abbey Road to listen to her... it was incredible. Such a real inspiration. [This record] takes us back to when we were that band, the Beatles... The stringless version of The Long And Winding Road blew me away. I can't say anything bad about the strings that Phil recorded, I just perceive it differently. It's been thirty odd years since I last heard this song in its original form, and it was amazing.

The Kovyktinskoye field development project has received an international feasibility study The ceremonial signing of the international feasibility study for the development of the Kovykta gas condensate field, which was completed at the end of the week in Moscow, did not clarify the future of this grandiose project. It only turned out that potential sellers and buyers finally agreed on the necessity and possibility of its implementation, and the maximum amount that must be met is $17 billion.

The heads of the country's leading automobile plants told the Vremya Novostei newspaper what needs to be done to develop the industry. The main conclusion: we need to import technology. Chairman of the Board of Directors of AvtoVAZ Vladimir KADANNIKOV: -- After the dismantling of the system of state management of the economy, enterprises in industries that had high export potential, mainly raw materials, were the first to adapt to the new conditions.

The favorites are in no hurry to travel to Portugal Almost all the play-off matches for the final part of the European Championship ended in sensations. And against the general background, the draw between the Russian team and the Welsh team was perceived as almost the most expected result. The Latvian national team surprised everyone the most. Before the draw, the Latvians were considered, perhaps, the most tasty morsel that Turkey was lucky enough to grab.

A resolution on the disputed island has been registered in the US Congress The Americans, who had previously preferred to observe events from the sidelines, intervened in the Russian-Ukrainian dispute over the island of Tuzla. Recently, a draft resolution was registered in the US Congress expressing concern about the territorial integrity of Ukraine in connection with Russia’s construction of a dam in the Kerch Strait in the direction from the Taman Peninsula to the island of Tuzla.

Leonid Nevzlin remains Rector of the Russian State University for the Humanities until the end of November At the end of last week, the Academic Council of the Russian State University for the Humanities did not dare to take bold steps to change the leadership of the university. The honorary chair of the rector is still retained by the former first deputy chairman of the board of directors of YUKOS Leonid Nevzlin. True, most likely not for long.

The Americans received neither oil nor democracy in Iraq The May victory over Iraqi dictator Saddam turned into a difficult and exhausting war for America against an elusive and well-organized underground. During the 41 days of war and the subsequent 201 days of occupation, the United States lost 422 Americans killed in Iraq. Of these, more than half - 283 people - gave their lives after the victory over the “forces of evil” announced by George Bush on May 1.

Execution of plans and industrial policy Most of the vehicles sold on the Russian market should be produced in Russia - this is the main idea of ​​the Concept for the Development of the Automotive Industry until 2010, approved by the government in July 2002. At the same time, it is not so important who will make the cars (foreign automakers on their own or with the participation of Russian factories), the main thing is that this happens on our territory.

A UN employee has been killed in Afghanistan for the first time since the overthrow of the Taliban regime. This is a 29-year-old French woman from the UN refugee return mission, Bettina Guaslar. Her car was shot at from a motorcycle in a bazaar in the city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan. Authorities detained two suspects. The UN is suspending work in Ghazni and Kandahar, where three people were wounded by a car bomb outside the UN mission last week.

President Held a traditional meeting at which various issues of domestic and foreign policy of the Russian state were discussed. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, head of the presidential administration Dmitry Medvedev, Secretary of the Security Council Vladimir Rushailo, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense Igor Ivanov and Sergei Ivanov, as well as FSB head Nikolai Patrushev.