Retired senators have become ritual victims of the fight against corruption A subcommittee on legislative support for the fight against corruption will be formed in the Federation Council. Its task will be to improve legislation on this issue through changes to the Criminal Procedure and Criminal Codes, as well as current legislation in general. Senators have no other methods of fighting corruption; their competence does not include initiating and investigating criminal cases.

Nokia and Siemens combine production of GSM equipment Cell phone maker Nokia yesterday announced the merger of its networking division with Siemens AG's telecommunications equipment division. The transaction was approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

VTsIOM wrote “Political Dictionary of Our Time” Modern political literature is intended mainly for the political elite. Or for politically savvy people interested in politics.

German Gref predicts unprecedentedly low annual inflation for Russia For the first time in all post-Soviet times, Russia has a real chance of reaching single-digit annual inflation rates. Yesterday, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, German Gref, said that, judging by the projected results of the first half of the year, the growth in consumer prices in 2006 could reach 9%. At Vladimir Putin’s traditional Monday meeting with members of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mr.

Abramovich and associates bought a large stake in Evraz Group Millhouse Capital, which represents the interests of Roman Abramovich and his partners, has finally spent part of the money raised from the sale of Sibneft.

Nikita Mikhalkov filmed his “12 Angry Men” Nikita Mikhalkov has finished filming his new film - a psychological drama, or even, as he himself says, a thriller, with the working title “12 Angry Men” (the film will most likely have a different name at the box office). It is based on the famous 1957 film, awarded by film critics and many prizes (three Oscar nominations, the Main Prize of the Berlin Film Festival, a BAFTA Award, etc.), the debut of American director Sidney Lumet.

Brazil - Argentina. Everyone around is talking about this ending. But personally, I wouldn't risk a lot of money on a playoff outcome like this. Yes, both teams show a good game, like, for example, the Argentines and the Serbs. But it is worth noting the level of resistance of the South American opponents, as well as the individual abilities of the players, which are used by Jose Pekerman in the interests of the team.

There are almost no “stars” left among the Chechen field commanders Paradoxically, the liquidation of the so-called President of Ichkeria Abdul-Khalim Sadullayev became a propaganda success more for the militants than for the federals.

Today, 66-year-old Romano Prodi, the new Prime Minister of Italy, but an old acquaintance of the Kremlin, arrives in Moscow on a one-day working visit. He met frequently with President Vladimir Putin as chairman of the European Commission, but this is his first visit to Russia as Italy's head of cabinet. His predecessor and rival Silvio Berlusconi was a friend of President Putin. But in April, Berlusconi lost the parliamentary elections to the left-wing coalition led by Romano Prodi.

Ford was forced to pay 140 thousand rubles for each car sold The North-Western Customs Administration (NWCU) yesterday issued a statement that as of June 16 it stopped providing the Russian Ford plant - Ford Motor Company CJSC (Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region) with customs benefits for the import of vehicle kits for car assembly.

Margaret Atwood. Penelopiad. Translation from English A. Blaze. -- M.: Open World, 2006. The next episode of the ambitious project “Myths” was taken over by the misanthropic Briton Margaret Atwood. In her version, the famous “Odyssey” is told from the perspective of the deceased Penelope and is broadcast directly from the afterlife.

The current problems of the Russian army were laid down by the military reform of 1873 Carrying out military reform and the problems of the army are more than relevant for our society today. The main debates now revolve around the transition to a professional army and the transition to a contract system. Meanwhile, a century and a half ago, during the era of the great reforms of Alexander II, a progressive transformation was, on the contrary, the introduction of universal military service.

After a crushing defeat from the Spaniards, the Ukrainians scored four goals against Saudi Arabia The Ukrainian team continues to fight at the World Championships. Oleg Blokhin's team, having defeated Saudi Arabia - 4:0, fully rehabilitated for the defeat from Spain. To reach the 1/8 finals, the Ukrainians now need to beat the Tunisian team next Friday. And judging by the match with the Arabians, they are quite capable of it.

State-owned Rosneft and Gazprom Neft want to buy Udmurtneft from TNK-BP It will not be easy for TNK-BP to decide to whom to sell Udmurtneft. Two de facto state companies - Gazprom Neft and Rosneft - are fiercely fighting for this asset. Both have secured outside financial support - according to unofficial information.

Chronicle of sporting events Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Final. “Miami” – “Dallas” – 101:100 OT (series score 3:2). Miami won its third straight home game in the final series after two away losses. The sixth and, if necessary, the seventh matches will take place in Dallas today and Thursday. The hero of the match was Miami shooting guard Dwyane Wade. He not only set a personal scoring record for the season - 43 points, but was also a key figure in the most important moments of the match.