Yesterday, American diplomat Robert Simmons was appointed NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. At the same time, he will retain his position as deputy assistant to the head of the North Atlantic Alliance for political affairs and security policy. Robert Simmons will be responsible for contacts with regional leaders to support the achievement of NATO goals and objectives.

Oleg Romantsev returns to football once again Today, one of the most famous coaches in Russia, Oleg Romantsev, will begin working with Dynamo Moscow. For now only as a trainer-consultant. After the end of the championship, his status in the club may change. For now, Romantsev will work at Dynamo unofficially. The contract with him will be signed only on Monday. Until this date, the club's management, as well as the coaching staff, decided to refrain from commenting.

The Beslan tragedy returned to the information field the half-forgotten topic of Ossetian-Ingush contradictions. This was done partly through the efforts of the media, many of which, even before the end of September 3, hastened to report that among those who attacked the school there were many participants in the raid in Ingushetia on June 21-22 - and it is known that that raid was carried out largely by the forces of the Ingush themselves.

The end of the World Cup coincided with the beginning of the lockout The Canadian national hockey team won the World Cup. In the final match of the tournament, held in Toronto, the founders of the game defeated the Finns - 3:2.

Ossetia, which is so often spoken of as Russia’s main outpost in the Caucasus, has now become similar to Bosnia. In the north, after the seizure of the school in Beslan, the conflict between Ossetian Christians and Ingush Muslims is again smoldering, and in the south, although there is no religious strife, a thunderstorm could break out at any moment. The villages of South Ossetia, separated by peacekeeping checkpoints, froze in anxious anticipation.

Another novel by Vladimir Sorokin has been published Announcing Vladimir Sorokin’s novel “Bro’s Path” (see “Vremya Novostei” on July 29) , the Zakharov publishing house focused on three points (not counting the main thing - the prose writer’s departure from the banner of Ad Marginem): firstly, “The Path Bro" is the background to the events described in the novel "Ice"; secondly, there is not a single swear word in the book; thirdly, the new work can be read even to children.

Leonid Kuchma ordered Naftogaz of Ukraine to add oil refineries Ukraine decided to follow the example of Russia and also strengthen the position of its national gas and oil monopolist, Naftogaz of Ukraine. Only she will do this in an even more extravagant way: Leonid Kuchma yesterday signed a decree on the creation of a vertically integrated oil company (VIOC) based on Naftogaz of Ukraine.

Capital flight from Russia will not stop until property becomes a “sacred cow” It seems that the long-standing dream of Russian economists, including government economists, about changing the direction of capital movement will not come true for a long time. His flight from the country continues, and the reasons that would allow him to change the situation are not yet visible.

They want to force Muscovites to pay for documents they don’t need The capital's authorities have come up with another project to voluntarily and forcibly empty the wallets of Muscovites.

CLUBS "Go-go-2". The first concert of the Dom Cultural Center this season. In the first part, recorder and electronic musician Jorge Isaac (Netherlands - Venezuela) will perform a multimedia performance to the music of Rodekic de Man Mensa Secunda. In the second part, the Yuri Kasparov Contemporary Music Ensemble will play with the program “Window to the Netherlands”. "Home" , 19.30. Opening of the "Thursdays" project.

Israeli rabbi threatens Sharon with Kabbalah On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah (New Year according to the Jewish calendar), Rabbi Yosef Dayan from the settlement of Psagot, located near the Palestinian city of Ramallah, threatened Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with a curse ceremony ("pulse de Nura").

The bulldozer is recognized as a participant in the artistic process Yesterday, the artistic community and the State Center for Contemporary Art celebrated a significant anniversary: ​​exactly thirty years ago, on September 15, 1974, on the outskirts of Moscow, in Belyaev, the most famous exhibition in modern Russian history took place - “bulldozer”, organized by the artist, leader of the “Lianozov group” "Oscar Rabin and a poet with a great social temperament, Alexander Glezer.

Far Eastern poachers are financed by the Japanese Sailors who serve in the maritime units of the border troops in the Far East have not been given leave for a long time for participating in the detention of poaching schooners. Otherwise, the patrol ships would very quickly be left without personnel. Every year, at the end of summer and beginning of autumn, crab fever begins in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Hundreds of crab fishing vessels go fishing, and at least every second one catches crab illegally.

Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Southern Federal District Dear Dmitry Nikolaevich, Sorry for interfering with my unsolicited advice, and even in the epistolary genre. But here's the thing. A person with a reputation as an intelligent, systematic and non-corrupt official has been appointed to the “execution” position of those responsible for the Caucasus.

Europe creates a new security and assistance service for the population Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar will testify in early October to the parliamentary commission investigating the terrorist attacks on March 11 this year on commuter trains heading to Madrid. The decision on this was made yesterday by members of the parliamentary commission headed by deputy Paulino Rivera.