An unusual film festival will begin in Moscow on February 23 Unusual Real Cinema Festival “Cinema. DOC." can be considered due to the fact that it is held by the theater - “Theater.DOC.” - an independent and non-governmental association of theatrical people, which has leaders: Mikhail Ugarov and Elena Gremina, - but which includes a large and quite motley company of theatrical youth composing performances in documentary techniques.

"Manifestations of Love" by Ksenia Dragunskaya, directed by Olga Subbotina Potbelly stove, two men warming themselves nearby. They are wearing chewed-up military clothing, and there is a particular weariness in their voices, the weariness of the vanquished. They talk about the destroyed city to which they returned; the flashing “chief lieutenant” explains that this city is German. The sound of “Lili Marlene” in the soundtrack confirms the circumstances of the place.

Forecast for the coming days The southern cyclone, along its path, caused snow, heavy in places, in a number of regions of the Black Earth Region. The cyclone, losing strength, moves towards the Volga, but will still have time to add snow in the center of European Russia, where during the day -4...-9оС.

"Carmen" from South Africa won the Berlin Film Festival Last Saturday at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Berlinale jury, headed by Roland Emmerich, came out to the final press conference to announce the victory of the South African film-opera "Carmen of Khayelitsha" by Mark Dornford-May. The jury's decisions were greeted with enthusiasm by the assembled press.

CLUBS DJ Maryanov and Oleg Sakmarov (saxophone). A joint project of the permanent resident of the “Chinese pilot” and a long-time colleague of BG. “Chinese pilot Zhao Da” , 22.00. Jazz Jam Session. JVL Art Club , 21.00. Contra Banda. A young group playing funk and hip-hop to Kharms' poems. February 21 in the “OGI Project” , 22.00. February 27 at the Bilingua club, 22.00. "Yat-ha." Folk. "B2" , 21.00. MOVIE “2046” (China - France - Germany - Hong Kong, 2004). Directed by Wong Kar-wai.

A struggle is unfolding between Severnaya Verf and the Baltic Shipyard for a new major defense order. The Russian military-industrial complex is awaiting a fight for the right to fulfill an unprecedented order for the naval forces. As Vremya Novostei learned, in March the Ministry of Defense will announce a closed competition for the construction of a Project 11356 frigate. Two reasons will make this tender unprecedented.

Governors are developing tactics for behavior in the new system of power Last Saturday, Vladimir Putin submitted to the Kursk Regional Duma the candidacy of Alexander Mikhailov to vest him with the powers of governor of the Kursk region. Mr. Mikhailov became the third governor nominated by the president to his former position after voluntarily announcing his resignation.

The Yukos case in America has been postponed until tomorrow The consideration of the YUKOS case in an American court is being delayed. Judge Letitia Clark did not have two days to decide whether Yukos could file a bankruptcy claim in an American court rather than a Russian one. Ms. Clarke did not rule out that she would deliver her verdict on February 22, but nothing prevents her from doing so later.

The Israeli government has disengaged itself from the Palestinians. Yesterday, the Israeli government voted on a disengagement plan with the Palestinians proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. 17 ministers supported this historic decision, only five were against it. The government's decision allows the practical implementation of Sharon's plan to begin. Prime Minister Sharon ordered the evacuation of all settlers by July 20.

YUKOS was caught with high gasoline prices and fined The Federal Antimonopoly Service continues to fight against large oil companies that, taking advantage of their monopoly position in some regions, inflate prices for petroleum products. Last Friday, the FAS set a kind of record by collecting almost $2.8 million from the violator - the largest fine in the entire history of the antimonopoly authorities.

The formation of reserve armed forces has begun in Russia This weekend, the authorities and the military department encountered a part of the officer corps and generals who were actively protesting both against the current situation in the army and against the reforms being carried out in it. The situation almost got out of control. ...Gloomy morning of February 19th.

Bjoerndalen left ski racing for gold The eighth stage of the Biathlon World Cup ended yesterday in Pokljuika. These were the last important starts before the World Championships, which will take place on March 5-13 in Hochfilzen (Austria). The results of the planetary championship races will be included in the cup standings, and the final stage of these prestigious competitions is scheduled for March 16-20 in Khanty-Mansiysk.

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CSKA won the regular Super League championship ahead of schedule CSKA basketball players, having won away from Dynamo St. Petersburg with a score of 84:81, scored an early victory in the regular Super League championship. The army team has four games left in the championship, the other participants in the top half of the standings have five to seven games each, but the team of head coach Dusan Ivkovic is already out of reach for their opponents.

The special services of Kabardino-Balkaria destroyed another sabotage jamaat In Nalchik, units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB yesterday completed another special operation to destroy a large sabotage group. This time, during a two-day siege, three bandits were captured, and three more were killed during the storming of a residential building, where they spent almost a day under siege.