The play based on Dostoevsky’s “Poor People” was invented by Valery Semenovsky and directed by Grigory Kozlov. Official Makar Devushkin - Valery Dyachenko, girl Varvara Dobroselova - Yulia Nizhelskaya. All other characters from their correspondence are assigned to one Radik Galiullin.

The key political term of the modern world is “hegemony”. This is what the famous British political scientist Perry Anderson thinks. An Oxford graduate and one of the ideologues of the British New Left, he is currently a professor of history and sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Moscow authorities are going to rent out museums to newlyweds Moscow authorities seem to have found a new source of extra-budgetary funding for cultural monuments. In addition to the long-established practice of renting out mansions for offices, the mayors are going to provide space for entertainment events. Moreover, they intend to kill two birds with one stone, at the same time solving the problem of the lack of wedding palaces in the capital.

A year ago, militants attacked Nalchik Events dedicated to the anniversary of the attack on the capital of the republic will begin today in Kabardino-Balkaria (KBR) with a mourning rally in the center of Nalchik and a minute of silence.

"The Lost City" on Moscow screens In 1958 in Havana, the large Fellove family begins to disintegrate, like the broom from the famous parable, into separate fragile twigs. The three brothers choose different paths, especially since the political situation in Cuba at that moment is very conducive to this.

The other day, Charles Collins, Deputy Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Moscow. At the Higher School of Economics, he gave a lecture on the IMF report on the prospects for the development of the world economy. In an interview with Vremya Novostei columnist Mikhail VOROBYEV, Charles COLLINS commented on a number of the main provisions of the report. -- Mr. Collins, in your opinion, has the world economy adjusted to high oil prices?

“The Cripple from the Island of Inishmaan” directed by Irina Keruchenko The Aran Islands are three rocky pieces of land that belong to Ireland. Martin McDonagh, one of the brightest modern Irish playwrights and certainly the most promoted by the British Council (both circumstances contribute to the appearance of his plays in Russia), not only settles his characters on these islands, but puts their names in the headlines.

Yesterday, the French National Assembly (lower house of parliament) approved in the first reading a bill establishing criminal liability for denial of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. 106 deputies voted for the project, 19 were against it. According to the regulations, this turned out to be enough, despite the fact that the majority of the 577 members of the National Assembly did not take part in the vote. The bill will now be considered by the Senate (upper house of parliament).

In 2007, Russia is ready to accept 50 thousand repatriates Insisting on tightening policies towards illegal migrants and guest workers, the Federal Migration Service continues to paint rosy pictures for Russian-speaking compatriots who wish to return to their historical homeland. Yesterday, the head of the FMS department for compatriot affairs, Evgeniy Manyatkin, once again repeated his promise to provide potential repatriates with housing, work and, in a simplified manner, citizenship.

Officials discuss doubling gas prices in 2007 Yesterday, Minister of Economic Development German Gref held another round of preparations for a decisive meeting with the country's president on providing fuel to power plants.

Today, another Russian duel will take place at the Kremlin Cup - the quarterfinal match between Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze. On Thursday, Chakvetadze became the author of one of the sensations of the Moscow tennis tournament, beating last year's finalist and 12th racket of the world Francesca Schiavvone from Italy in the second round - 7:6 (7:3), 6:4. Immediately after this fight, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA spoke with Anna CHAKVETADZE.

Adam Gadahn joined the al-Qaeda propaganda machine For the first time in 54 years, the US FBI has charged a citizen of the country in absentia with treason. The basis for the accusation against 28-year-old American Adam Yehye Gadan was his propaganda activities in favor of Al-Qaeda and providing material assistance to terrorists. The indictment was transferred to federal court, the hearing of which was held in the city of Santa Ana (California).

In Russia they don’t know how to waste water or purify it. From the report of the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Yuri Trutnev, at yesterday's government meeting, a bleak picture emerges of the state and use of water resources in Russia. Not only is water wasted, but it is not fully purified before being returned to water bodies.

Material stimulation of the birth rate will begin in January 2007 The government and the State Duma have made every effort to ensure that one of the most high-profile initiatives of Vladimir Putin, who promised in his May message to the Federal Assembly to introduce unprecedented stimulation of the birth rate, was brought to life.

The World Bank studied the investment climate in Russia The unpredictability of the state policy of the Russian authorities is the main obstacle to improving the investment climate in the country. “Companies simply don’t know what to expect,” says World Bank economist Raj Desai, who prepared and presented the report “Enterprise Competitiveness and Assessment of the Investment Climate in Russia” yesterday in Moscow.