By decree of the Russian President, 60-year-old Nikolai Uspensky, a career diplomat who has worked as an assistant in the Security Council apparatus in recent years, has been appointed as the new ambassador to Estonia. In this position, equivalent to the post of head of the department, he oversaw international cooperation and international security issues. Uspensky worked in the Security Council for about ten years.

IRITO wants to collect cheap Chinese small cars for Russians The Russian group of companies IRITO, which since last year has been supplying a number of Chinese car models to the domestic market, has decided to re-profile and start producing them.

Exhibition of Andre Lansky at the Museum of Personal Collections Less than a month has passed since the opening of the Museum of Personal Collections at the Pushkin Museum. A.S.

Sociologists have found out the attitude of Russians to Ukrainian problems Two-thirds of Russians surveyed, 67%, believe that after the election of Viktor Yushchenko as President of Ukraine, Russian-Ukrainian relations have worsened . 27% assess the development of relations with Ukraine as clearly unfavorable. Only 11% believe that after a year and a half of the “orange” government in Ukraine, relations are improving or rather improving.

Yuri Zavarzin resigned from the post of general director of FC Dynamo Yesterday it was announced a change in the highest executive power at the country's oldest football club. According to the information contained in the official press release of ZAO FC Dynamo (Moscow), the now former general director Yuri Zavarzin submitted his resignation of his own free will.

The Chechen prosecutor's office has found a reason to put Abu Havs on the international wanted list The Chechen prosecutor's office yesterday revealed the real name of one of the most dangerous international terrorists and the last surviving al-Qaeda emissary in Russia - the Arab mercenary Abu Haws. This call sign, according to security forces, is that of 45-year-old Jordanian citizen Faris Yousef Amirat. For quite a long time, Abu Haws remained a semi-mythical figure.

Army weapons show opens At the International Exhibition of Military Products of the Ground Forces (MVSV), which opened yesterday at the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow, there are many recognizable faces and companies, many familiar from other, including foreign, weapons shows of military products. However, invisible from the outside, the exhibition reveals new trends in the Russian defense complex.

Chronicle of sporting events The strongest basketball teams in the world continue to prepare for the world championship, which starts on August 19 in Japan, and the head coach of the Argentine national team, Sergio Hernandez, has already announced the final lineup for the largest forum of the four-year period.

On Thursday, the weather in central Russia will be determined by an area of ​​high pressure. However, atmospheric fronts are located nearby. So in the central and black earth regions of the European territory of Russia there will be short-term rain in places, and thunderstorms may occur in the southern regions.

Separatists set fire to Thailand A wave of explosions and arson has been sweeping through Thailand's southern provinces, populated predominantly by Muslims, since Tuesday. Lieutenant General Adul Sangsingkaw, chief of police for the country's southern region, said yesterday that 127 such incidents have already been recorded. Most of them are relatively harmless - like blocking roads with barricades of burning tires.

Hingis is not eager to play together with Kournikova Former world number one Martina Hingis reached the third round at the WTA tournament with a prize fund of $1.34 million in San Diego, defeating American qualifier Meilen Tu - 6:2, 6:3; and made a sensational statement at the post-match press conference.

Henry Paulson couldn't hold the dollar exchange rate Having significantly lost value on all world markets on July 26, the dollar fell sharply again yesterday. At MICEX exchange trading, it fell in price by more than 5 kopecks, falling back to the level it was at the beginning of summer - 26.77 rubles. Then the minimum transaction price dropped to 26.71 rubles/dollar. At the same time, the euro has been worth more than $1.28 for several days and is trying to gain a foothold at this level.

In connection with reports that appeared in the media that JSC Russian Railways, by decision of the Meshchansky Court of July 27, 2006, is obliged to cancel the fee for issuing tickets, as well as to dismantle exit turnstiles from stations and stations, the press service of JSC Russian Railways explains. By a court decision dated July 27, 2006, JSC Russian Railways is obliged to stop collecting an additional fee of 50 rubles.

The activities of the management of OJSC Lyudinovsky Diesel Locomotive Plant (LTZ) came to the attention of the prosecutor's office of the Kaluga region. As reported by the regional prosecutor's office, in July, a criminal case was opened against LTZ under Art. 159-3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on an especially large scale).

Exhibition of Sergei Kunkin at the Solyanka Gallery Travel photo sketches of a tourist who visited the Valaam monastery... It seems that it is difficult to come up with a more hackneyed topic. Imagine a correctly constructed visual sequence: Lake Ladoga - walls - domes - monks - crosses - prayer services - bells - monasteries - colorful sunsets. Everything is fine. And it's important. As a general expression of personal memory, then archived in family photo albums.