Valery Zorkin will no longer save the Constitution A group of State Duma deputies and representatives of the public yesterday addressed an open letter to the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin with a request to “protect the Constitution” from attacks by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Even the most loyal allies will give their fingerprints Yesterday, Americans began taking photographs and scanning fingerprints of guests from 27 countries visiting the United States under a visa-free regime for a period of no more than 90 days. This measure will affect 13 million people annually entering the United States from 22 European countries (including Great Britain, France, Germany), as well as Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.

All Russian oil and gas workers abandoned YUKOS assets There are still no bidders for the purchase of Yukos assets, the sale of which could begin as early as this month. Yesterday, Surgutneftegaz was among the companies that are not officially considering the possibility of acquiring Yuganksneftegaz and other subsidiaries of the disgraced holding company.

Critics see the influence of the famous artist in the paintings of the four-year-old avant-garde artist Today, a solo exhibition of avant-garde artist Marla Olmsted opens in a private gallery in New York. The main highlight of this exhibition is not the works themselves, but their author - Marla is only four years old. Using brushes, his own fingers and a machine tool, the child paints one and a half meter canvases.

Late yesterday evening, that is, early this morning Moscow time, candidates for the post of US President, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry, were ready to engage in a head-to-head duel. The first televised presidential debate of the current election campaign was scheduled in Florida. The next ones will take place on October 8 and 13. Candidates for the post of US Vice President Richard Cheney and John Edwards will argue once publicly, this will happen on October 5th.

Altai authorities are investigating the cause of the mass deaths of drug addicts In the Altai city of Rubtsovsk, in just three days - from September 25 to 27 - 53 people were taken to hospitals with drug poisoning. When it became clear that drug poisoning was widespread, they began to look for drug addicts everywhere. Half-dead people were found in cars at gas stations and in doorways. Everyone had the same symptoms - almost immediately after the injection, the person had difficulty breathing.

Press agency is against blanket registration of websites The head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications, Mikhail Seslavinsky, yesterday, on World Internet Day, pleased supporters of the free Internet. He opposed the introduction of mandatory registration of Internet sites.

FIRST OCTOBER 4 , MONDAY 6.00 Good morning 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 18.00 News 9.20 “JERU’S DIAMOND.” Hood. movie 11.00 “Prisoner of the Perm Monastery.” Doc. detective 11.30 Disney Club 12.10 “SPECIAL OPINION”. Hood. movie 13.40 Laughing panorama 14.00 “WOMEN IN LOVE”. Series 15.20 The Last Hero (S) 16.30, 23.50 Star Factory 17.00 Five evenings 18.20 Boom or bust 19.00 “CLONE”. Series 20.00 Wait for me 21.00 Time 21.30 “72 METERS”.

The Transformer movie may be coming to DVD soon. This short - 16 minutes - picture has two remarkable advantages. Firstly, it is very funny, and secondly, it inexplicably reflects our entire modern Russian life. The plot is like this. The men were transporting a transformer weighing 250 tons from Moscow to St. Petersburg and dropped it halfway. A certain Valerka, a middle-aged, heavy drinker, was left to guard the valuable cargo. And he guarded him... for four months.

CLUBS Spitalul de Urgenta (“Ambulance”, Romania). The group has already performed in Moscow - the infusion of crazy Balkan fun in the middle of a cold winter turned out to be absolutely unforgettable. Five musicians in surgeon's scrubs broke accordions and guitars, hosed down the audience with beer - frenzy, dancing and drinking, interspersed with soulful Balkan ballads. This time, in addition to six “regular” concerts in Moscow and St.

Lithuania starves out businessman Borisov The First City Court of Vilnius yesterday decided to return the passport of a Russian citizen to Lithuanian businessman and Russian citizen Yuri Borisov on bail of about 60 thousand euros. The court ordered the migration department to put a stamp in the passport giving the right to reside in Lithuania until December 10 of this year.

The Kyoto Protocol as Russia's foreign policy trump card The Kyoto Protocol, which limits the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, will still be ratified by Russia. Yesterday at its meeting the protocol was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Although the document has yet to be ratified by parliament, few doubt the outcome of the parliamentary vote. Moreover, the decision to ratify the protocol was taken at the highest level and is clearly politically motivated.

Alexey Smertin has settled into high London society Russian Chelsea legionnaire Alexey Smertin opened the scoring with his goals in official matches for the English club. Moreover, it was not just anyone who suffered from the Russian, but the current Champions League winner Porto. And this event for Russian fans overshadowed even the most important sensation of the second round of the league group tournament - Arsenal's draw in the match with the modest Norwegian Rosenborg.

Late on Wednesday evening, the Russian team of disabled athletes returned from Athens, where they took part in the XII Summer Paralympic Games. In the unofficial team event, the Russians took 11th place, winning 16 gold, 8 silver and 17 bronze medals. Set five world records. In addition, not a single member of the Russian team was convicted of doping.

The Japanese parliament paid for Pyongyang's policies Mitsuyoshi Hasegawa, 54, the former leader of the right-wing group the Japanese People's Union, set fire to his car yesterday and decisively drove it towards the southern entrance of the Japanese Diet. Thus, right-wing extremists in Japan expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of negotiations between the government of Junichiro Koizumi and North Korea regarding the fate of the Japanese abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s.