"Europe+" at the Center for Contemporary Art Still, it is recommended to bring together classics of modern art very carefully in a common exhibition. Otherwise, you can get lost in three pines. Well, or four... As happened at the exhibition organized by the Moscow NCCA together with the Goethe Institute. Showcasing works by the gurus of European contemporary art Gerhard Richter (Germany), Boris Mikhailov (Ukraine), Vladimir Tarasov (Lithuania), Lev Rubinstein (Russia).

Roman Karmazin missed out on world title Russian boxer Roman Karmazin was unable to defend his IBF junior middleweight world title. Karmazin lost to former absolute world welterweight champion Corey Spinks by decision: two of the referees in their notes gave preference to the American - 115:113, and the third recorded a draw. Meanwhile, before the fight, Karmazin’s chances were considered somewhat higher.

Discovery will be delayed in space for repairs The condition of the skin of the Discovery shuttle in orbit requires serious repairs. Over the weekend, NASA management decided to delay the return of the crew by at least a day, since in order to carry out the necessary work the crew will have to make another, third, spacewalk.

Queen vouches for a new Guns n'Roses album to arrive this year One of the strangest and most long-awaited projects in rock music - Chinese Democracy of the mega-popular band Guns n'Roses in the early 90s, it seems, will finally be realized. At the moment, none of the original members remain in the team, and in fact this is a solo project of its vocalist Axl Rose. The album has been in the planning stage for ten years now.

Leapfrog in the Polish echelons of power Today, Polish President 57-year-old Lech Kaczynski will accept the resignation of 46-year-old Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and appoint his older (by 45 seconds) brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski in his place. It has been a long time coming that Mr. Yaroslav will stop driving from the back seat and will sit behind the wheel himself.

Chronicle of sporting events Russian athletes won three victories at the second stage of the Golden League commercial series in Paris. In the 1500 m race, Yulia Chizhenko showed the best result of the season in the world, covering the distance in 3 minutes. 55.68 sec. Second place was taken by our other compatriot Elena Soboleva. World record holder Elena Isinbayeva had no equal in the pole vault sector, which, like the 1500 m run, is not included in the main classification of the Golden League.

Russian oppositionists and foreign anti-globalists will be locked in the stadium during the G8 summit Russian oppositionists and foreign anti-globalists, who this week will begin to gather in St. Petersburg for a “counter-summit” during the G8 meeting, will have to be content with a tent camp and discussions at the Kirov Stadium. There they were “locked” by the authorities of St. Petersburg, who banned demonstrations during the G8 meeting.

Airbus crashed after landing Today, nationwide mourning has been declared in Russia in memory of the victims of the plane crash - passengers and crew members of the Airbus A310 that crashed on Sunday night at Irkutsk airport. While landing, the plane skidded off the runway, crashed through an airport fence, crashed into a row of private garages and caught fire. There were 204 people on board the Siberia Airlines airbus (S7), flight No. 778 from Moscow to Irkutsk, including eight crew members.

— When did you feel that it was time for your course to become a theater? How did this transition happen? - The transition, thank God, is natural and organic. It so happened that the course turned out to be wonderful, friendly... We did not discuss this topic. We just worked a lot. Each exam or test was held with spectators.

On July 12, in Paris, according to Vremya Novostei, there will be a meeting of the foreign ministers of the six countries (Russia, USA, China, Great Britain, France, Germany) on the Iranian nuclear issue. The High Representative of the European Union for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, will also take part in it.

The Milan prosecutor's office has decided to bring former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to trial. Hearings in the Milan court will begin on November 21, 2006. Mr. Berlusconi, who lost his premiership and judicial immunity in April, faces 12 years in prison. The richest entrepreneur in Italy is accused of fraud in the purchase of Hollywood films through offshore zones for broadcast on the Mediaset television network, which he owns, of money laundering and tax evasion.

Deputies equated the word "dollar" with obscene language At the last plenary meeting before the holidays, the State Duma immediately, in the second and third readings, adopted a law stating that all prices should be indicated only in rubles, and not dollars, euros or conventional units. Deputies are confident that this will raise the prestige of the ruble as a national currency.

“Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk” opened The fifteenth “Bazaar” started off without a hitch: even before the official opening, a solo concert by Alla Pugacheva was held in the city amphitheater, on the main festival site. And then, that same night, a solo concert by Valery Meladze. Alla Borisovna presented a program with which this is not the first time she has visited the province: mostly songs from two or three years ago, three compositions by Lyubasha, and still two completely new songs.

Russia and America can sign an agreement on nuclear cooperation for peaceful purposes for the first time George Bush plans to sign an agreement with Vladimir Putin on the peaceful use of nuclear energy before the G8 summit in St. Petersburg. The Washington Post reported this last Friday, and on Saturday this information was indirectly confirmed by a White House official.

Sberbank shares prevent the stock market from falling The RTS index almost reached 1,550 points last Friday thanks to Sberbank securities, which have been growing for the second day. According to experts, this is caused mainly by speculative demand, which was provoked by the investment bank UBS by upgrading the rating of Sberbank shares. In general, the market is experiencing high volatility, which may end at the end of this week when the order book for Rosneft shares closes.