Exhibition of graphics by Mikhail Vrubel and Viktor Borisov-Musatov The exhibition opening today in the main building of the Tretyakov Gallery amazes with its finest arabesque pattern of themes, ideas and meanings. The theme of “lost opportunities” suddenly became poignant and very authentic to the Silver Age. Alexander Benois spoke of Vrubel like this: “All are just sketches, hints... scraps, shreds... his true enormity...

Yesterday the Russian swimming championship ended in the capital's Olympic swimming pool. Based on the results of the Russian championship, a team will be formed that will go to Canada for the World Aquatics Championships in July.

In mid-June, Russian and Chinese experts visited eastern Russia to prepare the demarcation of two sections of the border with China. We are talking about Bolshoi Island in the upper reaches of the Argun in the Chita region and the islands of Tarabarov and Bolshoy Ussuriysky at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri near Khabarovsk. Moscow and Beijing have been arguing about the location of the border in these areas for four decades.

Gas deficit in Ukraine has reached 18 billion cubic meters Gazprom continues to take a hard line in relations with Ukraine. The head of Naftogaz, Alexey Ivchenko, who arrived in Moscow yesterday for negotiations, was confronted with a fact: the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, informed him of a unilateral decision taken on the fate of 7.8 billion cubic meters of Gazprom gas “stuck” in Ukrainian underground storage facilities.

Vagit Alekperov does not promise to fill the Northern Pipeline The LUKOIL company does not yet intend to provide guarantees for pumping oil through the Northern Oil Pipeline, although Transneft has been asking for this for several months. As the head of LUKOIL, Vagit Alekperov, said yesterday, he will resolve this issue when the owner of the largest field in the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province, named after him, becomes known.

The Antimonopoly Agency has questions for aviators The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is checking the validity of tariffs of airlines that are members of the Air Bridge alliance. The order for the inspection was signed by Deputy Head of the FAS Andrey Tsyganov, and the FAS department for the Krasnoyarsk Territory was entrusted with carrying it out. The largest of the Air Bridge member companies, Krasnoyarsk Airlines (Krasair), is based in Krasnoyarsk.

The political and financial intrigue surrounding the sale of the American oil company Unocal is flaring up with renewed vigor. Although a few days ago the US Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of Chevron Corp. and Unocal worth $16.4 billion, the second contender is the Chinese CNOOC Ltd. -- does not give up its claims to the American asset. Yesterday the management of CNOOC Ltd. backed its $18.5 billion offer with compelling financing details for a potential deal.

The prosecutor's office intends to bring new charges in the Transvaal Park case Another alleged culprit in the collapse of Transvaal Park in Yasenevo was found by the Moscow prosecutor's office. Today, the head of the Moscow State Non-Departmental Expertise, Anatoly Voronin, is scheduled to arrive at the prosecutor's office and will be formally charged with negligence leading to the death of two or more people.

Watch from June 30 on Moscow screens “War of the Worlds” (USA, 2005, Steven Spielberg). The main premiere of the week, and by and large the year, which leaves no chance for other new releases of the weekend around the world. A very free adaptation of the classic novel by H.G. Wells, in which exactly the same amount of time is devoted to colorful scenes of the systematic destruction of earthly civilization by aliens from outer space as to the chanting of traditional family values.

The state will have to assess the need to accelerate the reform of RAO UES At today's shareholders' meeting, RAO UES of Russia will sum up its work over the past year. The results will be positive in every sense - the reports were compiled even before the accident on May 25, when half of Moscow, the Moscow, Tula and Kaluga regions were cut off. And most likely Anatoly Chubais will once again say that a course has now been taken to increase the reliability of energy supply.

“Dynamo” set super-tasks for Ivkovic Yesterday in Moscow, Serbian coach Dusan Ivkovic signed a contract with the men's basketball club Dynamo (Moscow). The agreement is valid for two years; after this period, the parties, by mutual agreement, can extend the agreement for another season.

New details from the history of the most influential criminal group in St. Petersburg One of these days the next period of investigation will expire in the sensational case of the “brothers” - a powerful criminal group, largely thanks to which St. Petersburg in the late 90s earned the fame of the “criminal capital” of Russia.

Ramzan Kadyrov is ready to fight against the Russian Ministry of Defense On Monday, the first deputy prime minister of the Chechen government, Ramzan Kadyrov, according to him, sat until late at night in a camp of Avar refugees on the outskirts of Kizlyar, persuading them to return to Chechnya.

CLUBS Randy Brecker & Bill Evans Soulbop Band (USA) consisting of: Randy Brecker (trumpet), Bill Evans (saxophone), Dave Kikosky (piano), Hiram Victor Bullock (guitar), Bailey (bass), Joel Rosenblatt (drums). June 29 and 30 at Le Club , 20.30. New Romantic Festival . The groups “Obermaneken”, “Night Prospect”, “Nicholas Copernicus”, Evgeniy Khavtan and “Mickey Mouse”, “Locust” are participating. "B2" , 20.00. Surge Noise Festival .

The State Duma went to the Tretyakov Gallery Opening a visiting meeting of the State Duma Committee on Culture with the participation of the State Tretyakov Gallery administration and members of the Moscow government, committee chairman Joseph Kobzon promised State Tretyakov Gallery director Valentin Rodionov that cultural Duma members would be “living crutches” in passing through all the corridors of power in order to adequately celebrate the inevitably approaching centennial anniversary in