The communists began the fight against falsification of the results of federal elections in writing Yesterday all participants in the 2007 Duma elections became known. And yesterday a public struggle began against the falsification of their results.

The presidential demand for changes in the wholesale and retail markets was supported by letters from workers Any measures that the authorities take to “establish order” in Russian markets, bazaars and import markets will be received by the people rather positively. If only these measures really worked. This simple conclusion can be drawn based on the monitoring of letters to the first person of the state, published yesterday on Vladimir Putin’s website.

New film by Otar Ioseliani on Moscow screens Vincent first figured out how to use fleas and wasps as stealthy but effective weapons of mass destruction. Then he became the Minister of Agriculture and the owner of a luxurious office, where paintings of cows and pigs hung on the walls, and you could play solitaire all day long and do simple physical exercises with a light barbell.

Gazprom plans to invest $20 billion per year Gazprom's investment appetite continues to grow at an enviable pace. The management board of the concern yesterday took note of the information on the forecast budget indicators until 2009. And it approved the financial plan, including the investment program and cost optimization program, for 2007. The company is going to invest another record amount in the form of investments - $20 billion.

The Russian perfume market may be free from alcohol addiction by the end of the year Russian perfumers in the very near future intend to achieve the removal of the “alcoholic products” label, which is expensive for consumers’ pockets, from alcohol-containing cosmetics and perfumes.

Daimler is not yet ready to part with Chrysler DaimlerChrysler was forced to make a special statement to stop speculation that the unprofitable American division of the Chrysler group could be sold. Rumors about this arose the day before, when the concern's top managers presented quarterly reports to investors. The data from these reports were disappointing. Chrysler, the American division of the concern, brought a loss of 1.2 billion euros.

NATO promises Moscow not to expand yet Exactly a month before the opening of the NATO summit in Riga, the Secretary General of this military-political bloc, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, visited Moscow to reassure Russia at the highest level and confirm the course towards developing cooperation with it. A guest from Brussels was received yesterday not only by Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, but also by President Vladimir Putin.

Romanian President removes obstacles to rapprochement with West Romanian President Traian Basescu accepted the resignation of the Minister of National Defense Theodor Athanasiu and appointed Sorin Frunzeverde to this post. According to Athanasiou, he is leaving to end the political fight between the Ministry of Defense and the president. This month, prosecutors dropped charges against Athanasiou that he ordered military intelligence to spy on the presidency.

Not only publishing houses, but also printing houses were punished for printing books promoting drugs It seems that the circulations of two books suspected by the State Drug Control Service of drug propaganda will nevertheless be destroyed. Yesterday, the Kirovsky District Court of Yekaterinburg re-outlawed the publications and imposed a fine on both the publishing houses that published the books and the printing house.

“For you, Volanchik!” and “Demon.” View from above" at the "Territory" festival To be honest, I was waiting for something like this and here it is.

FAS received a tool for monitoring gasoline prices The new law “On the Protection of Competition,” which was lobbied for two years by the Federal Antimonopoly Service, came into force yesterday. The head of the FAS, Igor Artemyev, had high hopes for this document: he said that now the service would have real powers to combat the monopolization of markets, primarily fuel.

Juventus, Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina await amnesty It was decided to revive the intrigue in the Italian Championship. After the scandalous summer of 2006, the only real contender for the championship in the Italian Serie A seemed to be Inter Milan. Its main competitors were fined a significant number of points, and Juventus was completely banished to Serie B. But this coming Monday everything is about to change.

The business community is trying to agree on proposals to reduce the tax burden The business community is determined to seek from the government a radical reduction in the tax burden. All business associations agree that the tax system, despite all the reforms, is still of a fiscal nature and does not stimulate economic development. However, developing unified proposals may take a long time.

CLUBS Zodiac (Latvia). The first Moscow concert of the once famous group, whose 1981 album “Disco Alliance” was almost the first domestic disco record in the USSR. In 2006, the group gathered again and now travels with concerts. Also on stage are DJs Mira and Boyar and the group “Robots” . October 27 at the Shadow club, 21.00. Dolphin. October 27 at the “16 tons” club, 23.00. "My rockets are up." Indie rock. October 27 in “Chinese pilot Zhao Da” , 23.00. La Sega del Canto (Finland).

Russia must understand that a country can remain great without being an empire The example of many empires of the past, as well as countries whose economies are rapidly developing, shows that defeat in a war can be the beginning of prosperity - with the correct understanding of the situation and the adoption of optimal strategic decisions by the government, parliament and people. Today Russia finds itself at a strategic crossroads in history.