A ballet about Martin Luther is being shown in Moscow The Salyut cultural center is first by metro to Skhodnenskaya, then five stops by trolleybus. The press secretary of the Dmitry Bugaev Ballet theater assures that summer shows in the capital suddenly appeared in the theater’s schedule - all the free stages suitable for dancing were already occupied by someone else.

Sverdlovsk authorities rewarded themselves with an additional increase in salaries The authorities of the Sverdlovsk region showed the public an excellent example of taking care of themselves. They decided to increase their salaries ahead of schedule and unscheduled. And even more significantly than for ordinary public sector employees - due to the overfulfillment of the plan for additional revenues of the regional budget.

15 Russians will play in the Wimbledon tournament The third Grand Slam tournament of the season, Wimbledon, kicks off today on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London. Its total prize money is up 2.9% from last year to £10,378,710.

American authorities consider a secret program that gives access to citizens' banking transactions absolutely legal. The US Department of the Treasury admitted that it monitored banking transactions by receiving information from the international financial communications system SWIFT. On Friday, outgoing minister John Snow (he serves in this position until July 2) and his deputy Stuart Leavy, who oversees the anti-terrorism program, made special statements.

Roger Waters and his band played everything very close to the original The second Moscow concert of Roger Waters (the first took place in May 2002 and left an unforgettable impression) surpassed in scope all events ever held near St. Basil's Cathedral.

Russians are asked to remember Prohibition There is less than a week left until the day when alcoholic beverages with old excise stamps will be declared illegal and therefore removed from sale. From July 1, 2006, when, according to the new version of the law “On state regulation of the production and circulation of ethyl alcohol,” a ban on the sale of such alcohol comes into force, paralysis may occur on the market, experts unanimously warn.

The Central Bank lowered the refinancing rate From today, Russian banks will formally be able to borrow money from the Central Bank at 11.5% per annum. Previously, the refinancing rate was 12% per annum. The current decline, like the previous ones, will not have a significant impact on the real value of money in Russia. And the regulator explains its actions only by reducing inflation.

Yuri Luzhkov responded to the residents of Butovo The conflict around the demolition of a village in South Butovo is increasingly reminiscent of a reality show - emotional, dynamic and meaningless. Having exhausted legal arguments, representatives of the Public Chamber began to appeal to compassion and mercy, and city hall officials began to convince lawyers to remember their professional duty and follow the letter of the law.

The best projects of the summer "ARTStrelka" The just opened new exhibition program of the ARTStrelka cultural center gives a good reason to think that the ability to be friends at all times has been and is the most correct art strategy. The gallery “ARTStrelka projects” has collected an exhibition called “Lisa and Friends”.

The founders of football showed how you can kill the game In the very first matches of the playoffs, the World Cup almost lost one of its main favorites. The Argentina national team, which decided who would live in the “death group” and who would not, almost became a victim of the Mexicans themselves. But the hosts of the championship, the German team, easily coped with their rivals and reached the quarterfinals.

Investment fund East Capital became a minority shareholder of Loko-Bank The small Loko-Bank became a quarter foreign. In April, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) acquired a 15% stake in Loko-Bank, and last Friday it became known that the Swedish investment fund East Capital, which specializes in investing capital in the financial sectors of Eastern Europe, is buying more than 11% of its shares.

The White Olympics will bring investments worth 327.2 billion rubles to the Sochi region The idea of ​​turning the resort city of Sochi, which for many Russians was associated with the words “summer vacation,” into the capital of the Winter Olympic Games, has now become familiar. Just a year ago, conversations on this topic caused surprise and skeptical smiles among Sochi residents. Now emotions have been replaced by sober calculation.

Russia recognized Uzbekistan as a member of the CSTO This happened as if by chance, in the course of work, and therefore did not look like a sensation.

June 26. 1/8 finals. Australia - Italy (“Russia” 18.45). Guus Hiddink's team will try to create another sensation. But it won't be easy for Australia to defeat the Italians. One of the leaders of the Australian team, Harry Kewell, will most likely not be able to take part in the match. The only player in Australia's Champions League-winning squad was injured and has not trained in recent days. The Italians also have losses. The injured Alesandro Nesta will also miss the match.

Seven people have been arrested in the United States suspected of planning to blow up the 110-story Chicago skyscraper Sears Tower and attack government offices in Miami. The conspirators are men between the ages of 22 and 32, including five U.S. citizens and two Haitian immigrants, one of whom entered the country illegally. Now they face up to 20 years in prison.