Watch from March 24 on Moscow screens "Constantine: Lord of Darkness" (USA, 2005, Francis Lawrence). A big and beautiful movie, a mystical action movie that makes you remember “Night Watch” more than once or twice. Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a private detective who deals with all sorts of occult incidents, which he has every right to do: in his time he is one of the few! - managed to visit the Underworld and return back. But the next case makes even such an otherworldly pro sweat.

Alexey Slapovsky wrote a new novel “They” is Slapovsky’s sixth novel. Or the seventh, if we add “Russian folk detective” “Plot” to “I am not me”, “First Second Coming”, “Questionnaire”, “Money Day” and “Quality of Life”. “The Site” did not have a genre subtitle, although what, if not a novel, should it be considered?

The process of destroying chemical weapons in Russia is dragging on The topic of chemical disarmament in Russia is either intensely discussed or completely subsided. Meanwhile, the first plant for the destruction of toxic substances is already operating in the village of Gorny, Saratov region, and new similar facilities are on the way.

Audit rules for pension reform participants approved A government decree approving the rules for conducting an annual audit of a special depository and management companies investing pension savings was published yesterday. This document is likely to create another problem for companies involved in pension reform.

Having criticized the government in a new book, the mayor refused to run for president Yuri Luzhkov again declared himself as a publicist. Having visited MSU yesterday. Lomonosov, the mayor presented his new book “The Development of Capitalism in Russia. 100 years" and gave the students a lecture of the same name. The title of the lecture implied that it would talk about the hundred-year history of Russian capitalism.

The quarterfinal match of the Davis Cup, scheduled for July 15-17, will be held at the Moscow Olimpiysky sports complex. As the President of the All-Russian Tennis Federation and team captain Shamil Tarpishchev said, our team chose clay for the meeting with the French. According to Tarpishchev, the situation with choosing a sports arena was quite difficult. A few days before the men's team tournament, the Russians will play Fed Cup matches.

Moscow is friends with Havana not to spite America Cuba is not facing upheavals like the “color revolutions” that followed elections in some countries of the former USSR. As Cuban Ambassador to Moscow Jorge Marti Martinez told Vremya Novostey yesterday, “those who have illusions on this score will fail.” He emphasized that “there are no black holes in Cuba” through which the spirit of such events could seep into the country and turn it into a “fresh apple pie” for the United States.

US Federal Reserve raises rates The Open Market Committee, which sets policy for the US Federal Reserve, yesterday raised interest rates by 0.25 points to 2.75%. “Although long-term inflation expectations remain subdued, pressure on inflation has increased in recent months and the impact of prices has now become more pronounced,” Reuters quoted the Fed as saying.

Even President Bush can't help Terry Schiavo Even President Bush and the entire American Congress, it seems, failed to save the “life” of 41-year-old Terri Schiavo, who had been lying in a deep coma for 15 years. On Tuesday, Federal Judge James Whittemore once again affirmed the verdict that the IVs infusing Schiavo's blood with a nutrient solution should be removed.

Computer taken from suspect in attempt on Chubais's life Yesterday, employees of the Moscow Regional Prosecutor's Office, investigating the assassination attempt on the head of RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais, seized the personal computer and records of GRU Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov - the only one so far detained on suspicion of this crime. At the same time, news agencies reported that Kvachkov’s son, Alexander, who once served in the airborne troops, was also allegedly put on the wanted list.

Military and police officers did not separate on the Chechen road Five people died on Monday evening in the suburbs of Grozny as a result of a clash between local police and federal soldiers. The cause of the scandalous incident, which escalated into an armed clash, as it turned out, was a cow. The emergency occurred on Monday evening, when a column of Russian troops of ten vehicles was moving along the federal road from Grozny.

The accused special forces began to complain about their health After a two-week break in Rostov-on-Don, hearings on the so-called Ulman case resumed yesterday. GRU special forces captain Eduard Ulman, along with three colleagues, is accused of killing six civilians in Chechnya. The court completes questioning of prosecution witnesses.

Yesterday the Russian national team flew to Switzerland, where they will hold a training camp before the qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup with the teams of Liechtenstein and Estonia. The Russian team has already lost several players. Due to an injury, Spartak midfielder Dmitry Alenichev remained in Moscow; Lokomotiv captain Dmitry Loskov was unable to join the team due to personal circumstances.

Opponents of the “autocitizen” reached the Constitutional Court The process that began yesterday in the Constitutional Court can be considered an act of last hope for opponents of the “autocitizenship”. Although, unlike previous attempts to adjust the law “On compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners” at the level of the government or the State Duma, this time the defenders of Russian motorists demand that a bold cross be put on compulsory motor liability insurance.

Big business will ask the president for a tax amnesty On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin will meet again with representatives of Russian business. Yesterday, big business held a dress rehearsal. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov came to the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE). The meeting clearly showed that a constructive dialogue between business and government has long been established.