CONCERTS Opening of the Moscow Autumn festival. State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia , conductor Mark Gorenstein and soloists Kirill Rodin (cello), Alexey Serov (horn), Tatyana Sergeeva (piano). The program includes Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra by Kazenin, Concerto for horn, string orchestra and four horns by Eshpai, Concerto for cello and orchestra by Nikolaev and “Contrasts” by Minchev. Great Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00.

The Chess Olympiad ended on a scandalous note A huge scandal occurred at the closing ceremony of the 36th World Chess Olympiad, held in the town of Calvia on the Spanish island of Mallorca. During the solemn event, the President of the Georgian Chess Federation, Vice-President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Grandmaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili was arrested by the Spanish police.

Roland Petit recited his memoirs at the Bolshoi Theater The eighty-year-old choreographer entered the stage with a stack of leaves in his hands. The stage was empty and dark. His bald head shone in the single ray of light. White smoke swirled behind him, and he came from there - from smoke and from eternity. That is, such a phenomenon was staged for the public of a person from the cohort of immortals.

Speaking at the invitation of deputies in the Duma last Friday, Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov spoke in favor of the possibility of legalizing the counter-taking of hostage relatives of terrorists. So that later the special services could use these relatives as a means of persuasion for terrorists - suicide bombers and non-suicide bombers. This proposal of Mr.

Vladimir Putin pointed out to ministers that Russians are no worse than Ukrainians Some participants in the meeting with President Putin, which took place on Saturday at his Novo-Ogarevo residence, found themselves in an awkward position, to put it mildly. One of the topics of this meeting was the implementation of agreements on simplifying the entry regime for Ukrainian citizens into Russia, reached during Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Kyiv.

100 famous photographs of the 20th century are shown in Moscow The title of the exhibition “100 Famous Photographs of the 20th Century,” opened in the halls of the Moscow House of Photography, is a double catch. At first you think that they will show you the results of some kind of rating, a top list of the best works of photographic art selected around the world by the best specialists. Then you read that the exhibition is framed, in the program of the Days of Hungarian Culture in Moscow.

Otherwise, she will not catch up with America Recent events in the European Parliament, when the supranational assembly refused to meekly accept the new composition of the European Commission appointed by the heads of state and government, forced the EU leadership to return to the main problem of a united Europe - its ability to implement its plans in practice. Usually, at the stage of setting strategic goals, all countries fully agree with them.

The UN General Assembly, at the initiative of Azerbaijan, will discuss these days the situation in its regions occupied by Armenian-Karabakh troops outside Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku claims that the occupiers are committing various atrocities there. The occupation of five regions of Azerbaijan completely and two more partially did not fall out of the sky, but was the result of stubborn battles that took place with varying success in and around Karabakh in 1992-1994.

President Appointed Alexander Tatyako as the new head of the FSB territorial department for North Ossetia. Presidential Administration Advisor to the President of Russia on economic issues Andrei Illarionov considers it inappropriate to spend money from the stabilization fund on investment projects. “The sharp increase in the stabilization fund has recently caused a competition of proposals on how to cut it up and spend it on various projects,” said Mr. Illarionov.

Any EU member can bury the European Constitution Last Friday, the Constitution of the European Union was solemnly signed in Rome. The leaders of the United Europe in the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the time of Michelangelo on Capitol Hill, in alphabetical order to the chords of Beethoven, signed their signatures under the grandiose 300-page tome of the fundamental law with platinum pens. The celebrations were guarded by seven thousand intelligence agents and a squadron of F-16 fighters.

“I can’t buy a Russian-built server. Yes, cheaper. Yes, they are quite reliable. But when it fails (and all equipment fails sooner or later), they will definitely ask me: why didn’t you buy Hewlett Packard?” This kind of reasoning a couple of years ago was typical for IT directors of large Russian companies, but recently it has been losing popularity. The domestic computer manufacturer feels quite confident.

Forecast for the coming days The powerful onslaught of the North Atlantic cyclone will cause noticeable changes in the weather across most of the European territory of Russia. The cyclone is so strong that it will pull into its orbit another cyclone that is spinning over Belarus, albeit not as powerful, but also cloudy and damp. It's already raining in the central regions. In the next 24 hours, the central regions and the Black Earth Region will be on the cold side of the cyclone.

Tune your receivers to 91.6 FM Starting today, Radio “Culture”, a new project of VGTRK, begins broadcasting in Moscow. The cultural space is expanding - a cheaper and more mobile form is being added to the television channel, which is limited by financial resources, which, hopefully, will significantly expand both the audience and the volume of information.

The company plans to double its profits in 2005 Next year, Russian Railways plans to almost double its net profit - to 16.9 billion rubles. (RUB 8 billion this year). This figure has already been approved at the Russian Railways Board of Directors held on Friday. Railway workers assure that they will be able to achieve such indicators thanks to a consistent policy to improve the efficiency of company management and reduce costs.

The governor of St. Petersburg calls on teenagers to abandon the slogan “Russia for Russians” For the first time, violence in St. Petersburg against foreign students by local racists from a high rostrum has been called a serious city problem. On Friday, the latest antics of the nationalists became the subject of a special meeting in Smolny with the participation of the heads of law enforcement agencies, who had to report on specific measures to combat youth extremism.