Because he hid the title of professor from voters Former Prosecutor General Yuri Skuratov, whom the Communist Party of the Russian Federation nominated as a candidate for deputy in single-mandate constituency No. 9 (Buryatia), finally dropped out of the election race. Yesterday, the Central Election Commission rejected his complaint against the local Central Election Commission, thereby refusing to register Mr. Skuratov.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has completed the investigation into the epic of MMM JSC The investigation of the main criminal case - about fraud - against the main "pyramid builder" of the country, the creator of MMM JSC Sergei Mavrodi, was recently completed by employees of the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The State Duma is ready to abolish internal offshore companies The State Duma Budget Committee is ready to support the liquidation of internal offshore companies, with the help of which oil companies minimized their taxes.

The US Supreme Court has decided to consider the issue of prisoners held at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The Vremya Novostey newspaper asked Michael RATNER, a professor of law at Columbia University and president of the New York Center for Constitutional Rights, to comment on the situation. Mr. Ratner also acts as a lawyer for a number of Guantanamo Bay prisoners. --What is the legal status of those detained at Guantanamo Bay? - The US insists that these people have no status.

Three radio stations - Avtoradio, Energia FM and Radio On-Line, part of the Prof-Media publishing house - decided to join forces to enhance their role in the Russian media market. They created a new holding structure - ZAO Broadcasting Corporation Prof-Media (VKPM). VKPM President Alexander VARIN told Vremya Novostei newspaper correspondent Maxim BALUTENKO about the tasks of the new media corporation.

Benjamin Britten's birthday on stage and on CD On November 22, the composer Benjamin Britten, who returned musical glory to England (it is generally believed that it was lost in the 18th-19th centuries), would have turned 90 years old. In Moscow and St.

Moscow authorities are not giving up on the dream of making the center pay No matter how the Moscow authorities try to solve the transport problems of the metropolis, ordinary car owners still end up in the extreme. The next transport strategy developed by the mayor’s office, in addition to exotic projects such as a satellite telematics and navigation system, provides for punitive measures against Muscovites who come to work in the city center in their own car.

"Medallion" by Jackie Chan on Moscow screens A child born in the fourth month of the year of the Snake will gain power over an ancient medallion on which a snake and a fish are intertwined. The one who takes possession of one half of the medallion becomes invulnerable and dexterous; the one who receives both halves is granted immortality; the one who has the whole medallion and the child becomes the ruler of the world.

The tale of Cinderella in the Latvian way In the repeated play-offs, almost all the favorites put in place the daring rivals who had encroached on their places in the final tournament of the European Championship. But such games could not do without sensation. It struck where no one expected it - in Turkey. The bronze medalists of the World Championship lost to Latvia, which had never before even applied for participation in such a major competition.

The defender of the Russian national team in Wales will now scare children The Russian team will go to the European Championships in Portugal. This is just what everyone around is talking about now. The play-off match with the Welsh national team, won by our team with a score of 1:0, threatens to become almost historical, inscribed in golden letters in the history of domestic football. It's a shame if that's the case. I would like to expect, if not demand, more from the Russian team.

The President of Georgia is outplaying the opposition Yesterday, the official results of the parliamentary elections held on November 2 were finally announced in Georgia. The pro-presidential bloc “For a New Georgia” won with 21.3% of the votes. This is 38 mandates out of 150 on party lists. The Union of Democratic Revival - the party of the head of Adjara Aslan Abashidze - receives 33 mandates (18.84%). The Saakashvili-National Movement bloc closes the top three with 32 mandates (18.3%).

Forecast for the coming days Northwestern air currents have established themselves over the middle latitudes of European Russia, along which Atlantic cyclones move at high speeds. The rapid movement of cyclones implies frequent weather changes. Days with precipitation will alternate with fine days, but air temperature fluctuations will not be very significant.

Alexy II became an honorary doctor of the RAGS The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexy II, received “secular rank” yesterday. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration.

President Held a working meeting with the President of the Republic of Adygea Khazret Sovmen, who informed Vladimir Putin about the socio-economic situation in the republic. In particular, Khazret Sovmen reported that industrial production growth over the past year amounted to 10%. The head of the republic also noted that the issue of gasification is now being successfully resolved in Adygea, which is planned to be completed in the next two years.

ROCOR no longer accuses the Moscow Patriarchate of collaborating with atheists Negotiations between members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church and a delegation of bishops representing the Orthodox Church Abroad on the possible unification of structures were successful. This conclusion can be drawn from a communiqué published yesterday by the communication service of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.