The Tretyakov Gallery exhibits paintings by Natalia Nesterova Natalya Nesterova has long received all the artistic regalia and awards in Russia. A professor and academician of painting, winner of the most controversial State Prize and the most high-profile public prize (“Triumph”), she earned everything she could in her homeland, except for a clear exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery. What they show us are fragments of a big, real retrospective.

Rain disrupted athletes' starts at the World Championships A heavy downpour that erupted in the skies of the Finnish capital radically disrupted the schedule of starts in the evening program of the fourth day of the World Athletics Championships. The final discus competition with the participation of Russian Natalya Sadova, who did not have time to make her first throw before the rain, was interrupted just before it began. The girls' 100m hurdles preliminary races also had to be postponed.

Vladimir REDKIN, senior consultant at the Center for Fiscal Policy, explained to Vremya Novostei what is the difference between tax collection plans and budget planning: — When we talk about plans for tax collection, we are talking about the figures that are sent to the territorial tax authorities. Formally, this is not a normal way of doing work, because the tax authority’s job is to check tax reporting, monitor whether anyone is evading their duties, and whether taxes are being paid in full.

Luzhkov allowed Abramovich to build a new stadium Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov signed a decree on the construction of a new international-level football stadium in the capital. The football arena with a capacity of up to 50 thousand spectators will be located near the Botanical Garden metro station. The construction of the sports facility with the assistance of the Russian Football Union will be the National Football Academy Foundation, a non-profit organization created by Roman Abramovich.

This spring, the Russian Military Leaders Club held a presentation. The event was held, as they say, with pomp. The military-political elite, dominated by ministers and multi-star generals, gathered at the President Hotel. Many then considered the action to be a one-time event, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Victory. However, it seems that the “club of generals” has entered the socio-political life of the country seriously and for a long time.

The IAEA is in no hurry to quarrel with Iran Yesterday in Vienna, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met for an emergency meeting. The day before yesterday, Iran, contrary to requests from the international community, resumed uranium processing at the nuclear center in Isfahan. This work was frozen" in November 2004 by agreement with the "European trio" - Great Britain, France and Germany.

Without contracts, all efforts are a dead end. Last week, the Grand Slam series of beach volleyball, which consisted of three stages, ended in Austria, and today the final of the Russian championship starts in Moscow. The peak of activity of whip masters in the Old World has passed. It is already possible to partially summarize the performance of Russian teams in the World Series, of which the Grand Slam tournaments were an integral part.

Lithuania has begun bankruptcy proceedings for a subsidiary of Ingosstrakh The Insurance Supervision Commission (ISC) of Lithuania has begun the bankruptcy process of Ingosstrakh's subsidiary, JSC INGO Baltic, “due to the insufficiency of its authorized capital and inability to fulfill its obligations,” noted a representative of the office of the supervisory authority.

The Supreme Court postponed consideration of Gennady Seleznev's claim against the State Duma The consideration of the claim of former State Duma Chairman, and now simply independent deputy Gennady Seleznev, scheduled for yesterday to the lower house of parliament, has been postponed to September 27.

The country's leadership has not matured to a full-fledged tax amnesty. The Law “On the Simplified Procedure for Declaring Income by Individuals,” which the government intends to discuss at its meeting next Thursday, actually defines only a one-time act of returning undeclared income of individuals to Russia.

Sibneft and TNK-BP will receive almost a billion dollars from Slavneft this year Slavneft has once again followed the tactics of one of its shareholders, Sibneft, and plans to pay large dividends this year. According to the company's press service, yesterday the board of directors decided to hold an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on September 20, at which it is proposed to approve the decision to pay them 7.6 billion rubles for the first half of the year.

The Yakovlev case may speed up the reform of the organization The first UN official has been arrested in the United States on charges of corruption within the framework of the Oil-for-Food program. He turned out to be a Russian citizen, 51-year-old Alexander Yakovlev. He has already pleaded guilty to all three charges: conspiracy, fraud, money laundering. He faces 60 years in prison and a $750,000 fine. But Mr.

Forecast for the coming days Hot days in the center of European Russia seem to be ending. The cyclone that is circling over Belarus will gain strength in the next 24 hours and settle on the Baltic shores. Its atmospheric front, which shed cool rains for several days along the western border of Russia, went east. Today it will cross the Moscow meridian, opening the way to fresh and humid Western European air.

Moscow authorities are preparing to use the federal budget The adjustment of the draft federal budget for 2006 in the direction of increasing the investment component inspired the mayor of Moscow to vigorously pursue the development of additional income. At yesterday's meeting of the capital's government, Yuri Luzhkov recommended that his colleagues urgently prepare proposals for which federal money could be received.

Criminals grew hallucinogenic cacti and developed a new variety of cannabis A criminal group engaged in the cultivation and sale of cannabis, as well as hallucinogenic peyote cacti and mushrooms, was exposed by employees of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN). A criminal group of 20 people managed not only to grow drug-containing plants, but also to develop a new type of cannabis with a high content of tetracannabinol, a substance that increases dependence on the drug.