Two exhibitions by Konstantin Batynkov opened in Moscow at once The artist Konstantin Batynkov is slowly but surely becoming a hero of our art market. And using his own living example, he demonstrates how order beats class, patience and work grind out all problems, and the last become the first. Batynkov remains the last reserve of good-natured folk “Mitkovo” creativity. He is simple, cheerful, hardworking, accessible. And that’s why we love it among collectors and curators.

The Republican candidate can even be trusted with a family Yesterday, President George W. Bush officially agreed to become a candidate for US President for a second term. On the closing day of the Republican National Convention in New York, the current head of the White House thanked his party comrades for supporting his candidacy and promised to make “the world a safer place and America more optimistic” over the next four years.

Americans began to save money on cars A sharp drop in car sales in America in August due to rising gasoline prices forced experts to reconsider their forecasts. Previously, they promised the United States new growth prospects against the backdrop of stagnation in the European car market. However, automakers, losing profits, intend to reduce production, which could ultimately trigger a slowdown in the growth of the country's economy as a whole.

Kazimira PRUNSKIENE - the “amber lady” - became for Lithuania and for the world a character as bright and characteristic of the era as Mikhail Gorbachev was in Russia. The name of the first prime minister of independent Lithuania is associated with the most dramatic pages of the country's history. Today she is a parliamentarian, leader of the alliance of the Peasant Party and New Democracy. And he is preparing for the next Sejm elections on October 10.

Russian ministries cannot distribute compensation to relatives of passengers of the downed Tu-154 Relatives of the passengers of the Tu-154 plane, shot down by Ukrainian air defense over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, issued an open letter to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Fradkov. The Russians have still not received the compensation awarded by the Ukrainian government, unlike the relatives of Israeli citizens who flew on that tragic flight.

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In Russia, beer can be legally equated to alcoholic beverages On September 5, restrictions on beer advertising on television and print media come into force, but the “beer story” does not end there. It is possible that beer may soon be relegated to the category of alcoholic beverages. The corresponding amendments to the law “On limiting the retail sale of beer,” which the State Duma is going to take up at the autumn session, were introduced by Karelian deputies.

The Caucasus may again merge into one big hot spot Regardless of the outcome, the hostage situation at School No. 1 could have far-reaching consequences. According to experts, a resumption of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict and the transformation of the Caucasus into a continuous hot spot cannot be ruled out.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych urgently flew to Iraq There is panic in Ukraine in connection with the bloody terrorist acts in Russia, because Kyiv also has something to fear - revenge for supporting the anti-terrorist coalition in Iraq. Since August 11, 2003, there have been 1,600 Ukrainian peacekeepers in Iraq. People in Kyiv are now wondering: isn’t it risky to keep your own people in a warring country?

The Lenin Museum has been announced as the main venue of the First Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art Instead of the Central House of Artists on Krymsky Val, the main site for the First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art will be a branch of the Historical Museum - the former Lenin Museum on Red Square. With this statement, ROSIZO director Evgeny Zyablov opened a press conference dedicated to the preparation of a new large-scale art project for Russia.

The Accounts Chamber will conduct budget audits in a new way The Accounts Chamber has found a new area of ​​activity. Now it will check not only the legality, but also the efficiency of spending budget funds.

Russia invited the UN Security Council to intervene in its internal affairs The UN Security Council called the taking of several hundred hostages at a school in Beslan a “disgusting terrorist act.” An emergency meeting of the Security Council was convened on the night of September 2 at the request of Russia.

The rules of the game in the pension market are changing again After the spring debate regarding the exclusion of middle-aged citizens from the funded pension insurance system, passions around pension reforms subsided for a while. The authors and actors of the reform took a pause, which was broken yesterday at a meeting of subjects investing pension funds and government officials responsible for the pension sector. Officials shed light on the innovations being prepared in this area.

Malaysia's Supreme Court yesterday acquitted former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He was arrested in September 1998, in 1999 he was found guilty of using his official position “to hide his sexual perversions”, and in 2000 - of sodomy. According to these sentences, the convict was given two terms - six and nine years.

Nikolai Davydenko's opponent couldn't stand the three-hour fight According to the results of the third day of play at the US Open, three Russian tennis players advanced to the 1/16 finals - Vera Dushevina, Elena Dementieva and Vera Zvonareva. For men, only the first round was completed. Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny successfully overcame it. Dushevina set a personal record. This is her fifth time taking part in a Grand Slam tournament and reaching the third round for the first time.