The first of the actions of deceived co-investors scheduled for autumn has begun The autumn of this year, it seems, will remind officials of 2005 not only with the long Indian summer, but also with protests of deceived participants in shared-equity construction. Having never received real help from the authorities in solving their problems and tired of listening to encouraging declarations, the deceived co-investors again flocked to the streets and to the Government House.

Russian military developments are being stolen by all and sundry Not a single international exhibition of weapons and military equipment is complete without Russians seeing their developments, not copied in the best way, on the stands of some countries. AAD -- Africa Aerospace and Defense-2006 was no exception. A number of companies here present Russian developments under their own trademarks and without any reference to Russia. In particular, the Polish group of companies Bumar did this.

It is unlikely that anyone could have predicted such an intriguing start to the match for the world chess champion title. The heir of Garry Kasparov, the classic world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has noticeably faded in recent years, started with two victories.

At the 22nd European Championships in Moscow, Russian gymnasts won five medals - four gold and one silver. In group exercises, coach Valentina Ivanitskaya's wards earned three highest-quality awards in the all-around and two separate events - with ribbons and hoops and clubs. However, the main sensation of the current championship was the victory of the Russian Vera Sesina, who for the first time in her career won the title of absolute champion of the continent.

Albert Sanchez Piñol. In the intoxicating silence. Translation from Catalan by N. Avrova-Raaben. M.: World of Books, 2006. Albert Sánchez Piñol is an ironic anthropologist from Catalonia, who previously studied pygmy culture and African dictatorship, and then unexpectedly wrote a book that became a world bestseller and received the OJO Critico de Narrativa award.

Vladimir Putin demands that governors look for backup fuel for power plants On the eve of a meeting on the problems of the electric power industry, which will be held in the Kremlin in early October, Vladimir Putin expressed his position regarding the fuel supply to Russian power plants.

Pope's respect for Islam deepens Yesterday, at his summer residence, 79-year-old Pope Benedict XVI received representatives of Muslim communities for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Among them were ambassadors from 22 countries accredited to the Holy See, including Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Indonesia, and the Arab League. 16 leaders of Islamic communities in Italy were also called to the Pope. The meeting took place during the Muslim holy days of Ramadan.

Iran is rushing Russia to complete the nuclear power plant Yesterday, the Vice President of Iran, the head of the national Atomic Energy Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, arrived in Moscow for a two-day visit. On the first day of his visit, he met with the head of Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko. The negotiations were closed.

The human factor may hinder the merger of RUSAL and SUAL President of SUAL-Holding Brian Gilbertson, as the British Times wrote yesterday, may not receive the position of chairman of the board of directors of the new structure that will arise as a result of the merger of RUSAL, SUAL and the alumina assets of the Swiss Glencore. According to the newspaper, the Kremlin will prefer to see a “representative of Russia” at the head of the united Russian aluminum company.

A new, cold anticyclone flows from Greenland to Scandinavia, so its predecessor, a warm anticyclone, leaves the center of Russia and heads to the north of Kazakhstan. Cooler air will come to European territory, but it will only get colder slightly, by 2-4 degrees. On Tuesday, near the center of the cold anticyclone, no precipitation, during the day +17...+22оС, in the north of the central region no higher than +13оС.

Another foreign student was killed in St. Petersburg Indian student Netesh Kumar Singh added to the martyrology of foreigners killed in St. Petersburg. He studied in his last, 6th year at the St. Petersburg Academy. Mechnikov and died at the hands of unknown persons late on Sunday evening.

Turkmen authorities have isolated three children of Radio Liberty correspondent Ogulsapar Muradova, who died in prison, Reporters Without Borders reports. Their whereabouts are unknown and their lives may be in danger, Reporters warn. Ogulsapar Muradova died in early September, three weeks after a court sentenced her to six years in prison for “illegal possession of ammunition.” Finland, which chairs the EU, demanded that Ashgabat conduct an independent investigation into the tragic incident.

Mortgages are not slowing down Today, about 350 banks offer mortgage programs. Russian banks are very happy to develop the mortgage network, because for them this type of lending is one of the most reliable and convenient financial mechanisms. The loan default rate in this sector does not exceed 1%, while in consumer lending it can reach 15%. According to the Central Bank, over the past year the volume of mortgage loans issued has tripled - from 17.8 to 52.8 billion rubles.

State Duma deputy is trying to disrupt the elections of the Sverdlovsk regional parliament The elections to the Sverdlovsk Regional Duma suddenly became intriguing: three weeks before voting day, it is unknown whether they will take place or not. The thing is that in addition to the ten parties participating in the campaign, there is another team working in the region, which has set its task to disrupt the elections.

“Gupeshka” by Vasily Sigarev on the small stage of RAMT Silvery corrugated pipes swing under the ceiling, held by some temporary (that is, eternal for basements and barracks) fastenings. Water is dripping into a bucket that stands literally at the feet of the spectators sitting in the first row.