Far Eastern governors are recommended to follow Roman Abramovich Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District Kamil Iskhakov held a council of heads of executive and legislative authorities of the district in Anadyr. Such meetings, according to a tradition established during the work of the first Far Eastern plenipotentiary representative Konstantin Pulikovsky, are held once every three months.

Russians suffered from explosions in Antalya Things have become restless in Turkish resorts. Following the explosions that occurred in Marmaris and Istanbul on Monday night, an explosion exploded in Antalya yesterday afternoon. The latest terrorist attack was the bloodiest. The bomb exploded in the afternoon in the center of Antalya, crowded with foreign tourists, just 80 meters from the Russian consulate.

Tskhinvali is preparing a second referendum on independence Yesterday in South Ossetia preparations began for a referendum on confirming the independence of this former autonomous region within the Georgian SSR. The initiator of the expression of will of the unrecognized republic was the local Unity party.

Scientists are trying to understand why tall people earn more Another scientific attempt to explain the difference in earnings of residents of the USA and Great Britain was made by scientists from Princeton University.

Milo Djukanovic came to Russia for support Yesterday Vladimir Putin received Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic in Sochi. An ardent supporter of Montenegrin independence came to Russia for the first time as the head of the government of a sovereign state. In the fall of 2004, Vladimir Putin received Mr. Djukanovic in the Kremlin, but at that time the state community of Serbia and Montenegro still existed.

North Korea has removed equipment intended to launch the Taepodong-2 long-range ballistic missile from the test site. This was stated yesterday by the head of South Korean intelligence, Kim Seung-gyu, speaking at a meeting of the intelligence committee in parliament.

Let's start with the paradox that immediately appears when the question about “youth” is posed. It so happened that research of this kind had to be carried out more than once, but whatever their particular results were, they gave the same general result. At first it seemed paradoxical, then it became more and more meaningful. The result, which, to sharpen it a little, can be formulated as follows: there are no “youth”.

Rospotrebnadzor reminded doctors of the need to fight “human” flu Being carried away by the fight against bird flu, Russian doctors may lose sight of acute viral infections that cause diseases in people. Yesterday, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, the chief state sanitary doctor of Russia, Gennady Onishchenko, drew the attention of his colleagues to this fact, calling on them not to waste time during the inter-epidemic season and to more actively carry out prevention, especially vaccination.

The next issue of Otechestvennye Zapiski is dedicated to Russian youth. Which, as it turned out, and this was a surprise for the editors, does not exist. Not in the biological sense, of course - we have exactly as many young people as there should be, but in the sociological sense: the corresponding age category does not show signs of a separate social group. That is, he does not have a special life position, values, behavior, or organization.

The Georgian opposition was invited to the ballot boxes ahead of schedule Local government elections in Georgia will take place on October 5. Yesterday evening the Central Election Commission completed accepting applications from those wishing to participate in the elections. The Central Election Commission worked in emergency mode despite the day off - Georgia celebrated the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. President Mikheil Saakashvili managed to prevent the opposition from uniting.

The Board of Directors of Sheremetyevo International Airport OJSC (SIA) yesterday decided on the inappropriateness of signing a purchase and sale agreement for a share in Terminal OJSC, a company created for the construction of the Sheremetyevo-3 terminal.

"Young Guard" and "Nashi" intend to identify corrupt officials in the ranks of "United Russia" The youth organization of "United Russia" - "Young Guard" - intends to act in the spirit of the "pioneer-hero of the 30s of the last century, Pavlik Morozov, who reported on his own "kulak father." "Komsomol" of the party in power surprised the public with its plans look for corrupt officials among government officials, including United Russia members.

Shuttle Atlantis could be hidden in a hangar from a hurricane NASA management has again postponed the launch of the Atlantis space shuttle, this time for an indefinite period. It is difficult to suspect the leaders of the US Aerospace Agency of superstition, but the reason for the cancellation of the flight was a chain of truly mystical coincidences. Atlantis was originally scheduled to launch last Sunday.

Russian scribes arrived in the capital of China Although Asia's largest book forum will begin only tomorrow, the opening of the program "Russia - Guest of Honor of the XIII Beijing International Book Fair" will be held at the House of People's Representatives today. The Russian delegation (publishers, librarians, booksellers, printers, book artists, artists, officials and, of course, writers) is headed by the head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications, Mikhail Seslavinsky.

CLUBS "Naphthalene". Party of DJs Karina and Yelma at the Kuker House. The program includes the good old “vinyl” stage. 21.00. Zaydin Vadim (trumpet) and Jazz Dance Orchestra . "Le Club" , 20.30. Roman Miroshnichenko Quartet (guitar). Jazz Town , 21.00. Unlockeddoor . Presentation of the new album Low Voltage. Ikra , 21.00. MOVIE "Takeshiz" (Japan, 2006). Directed by Takeshi Kitano. Starring Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Keno, Rei Osugi, Susumo Terajima Tetsu Watanabe.