Russian exhibition as part of the Paris Month of Photography Prepared by the Moscow House of Photography together with the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (RGALI) and the Cinema Museum, the exhibition “Photomontage in the USSR. 1917--1953. Visual Weapons” (curators Olga Sviblova and Mikhail Levin) became part of the program of the Paris Month of European Photography.

It is rare that Dynamo finishes a match without conceding a single goal. In order to keep his goal intact, the Blue and White goalkeeper Zedrunas KARČEMARSKAS had to perform a small feat - save a penalty awarded in the 79th minute of the match. If Bilyaletdinov had scored from the 11-meter mark, it is not known how this game would have ended. But Karchemarskas pulled it off, and Dynamo managed to win their fifth victory in the championship.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko expressed satisfaction with the results of the tenth Ukraine-EU summit, held on Friday in Helsinki. According to him, at this meeting Ukraine and the EU “acted as natural partners” for whom “integration is an inevitable process.” Ukraine managed to agree with the EU on the creation of a free trade zone, which “will go beyond the classical framework,” the presidential press service reports.

US Vice President Richard Cheney said he would “not hesitate” to submerge the suspect if it would help save the lives of others. “It’s not a problem for me, but if I did that, I would be accused of being addicted to torture,” said the American vice president. “True, we don’t torture. As for the CIA program to interrogate certain terrorism suspects, I think it is important for America.

The Russian men's volleyball team, in preparation for the November World Championship, played an away test match with the Czech team in the city of Jablonec and lost 1:3 (25:23, 26:28, 22:25, 21:25). This is the first friendly game for Serbian head coach Zoran Gajic's team this season. Before this, the Russians took part only in official meetings - 17 matches within the preliminary and final stages of the World League.

The day after tomorrow, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrives in Moscow for a visit. On November 2, he will meet with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. Why was Egypt the first Arab country to be visited by the Russian President in 2005? How were relations between Moscow and Cairo in Soviet times, and what are they like now? President Hosni MUBARAK told Vremya Novostei columnist Elena SUPONINA about this in Cairo.

Rodina, the Party of Life and the Party of Pensioners created a reserve party of power The Party of Life, the Party of Pensioners and Rodina held a unification congress in Moscow last Saturday, at which a new party was born called “A Just Russia: Motherland, Pensioners, Life.” Everything happened as the Chairman of the Party of Life, Speaker of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov promised journalists the day before: the delegates entered the building of the Civil Service Academy, where the

The growing volumes of Russian foreign trade turnover attract special attention of the banking sector to this area. At the end of last week, Vnesheconombank organized a special conference “Topical Issues of Trade Finance in Russia,” which was attended by representatives of more than 100 leading Russian and foreign financial institutions. Banks representing Russia's largest trading partners - Great Britain, the USA, Germany, the Czech Republic, Japan, Vietnam, and Belarus - showed interest.

CLUBS Ryan Kisor (trumpet, USA) and Alexey Podymkin Trio . Concert by big band soloist Wynton Marsalis Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Mingus Big Band. In the ten years since graduating from the Manhattan School of Music, the young trumpeter has worked in the lineups of Gerry Mulligan and Horace Silver, and now performs with his own group. "Le Club" , 20.30. "Onegin@tochka.ru" . Directed by Mikhail Krylov. Starring Mikhail Krylov, Galina Kashkovskaya, Pavel Sborshchikov.

The metropolitan authorities called the statement of Roshydromet about excessive pollution of the Moscow River a PR Rumors about excessive pollution of the Moscow River are greatly exaggerated.

A rally was held in Dagestan against Chechen security forces On Saturday, the so-called people's forum was held in the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt, the participants of which protested against the illegal, from their point of view, abductions of local residents by Chechen security forces.

September 27 -- October 27, 2006 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

Sharapova won her second tournament in a row Maria Sharapova won the title for the second week in a row, completing a winning double in Western Europe. The Russian woman added to her success at the first category WTA competitions in Zurich yesterday's triumph on the courts of Linz, Austria. On Sunday, Maria defeated compatriot Nadezhda Petrova in the final match - 7:5, 6:2.

“Russian servicemen of the 100th separate bridge-building battalion will restore not six bridges in Lebanon, but eight. All work is planned to be completed by December 10,” said Chief of Logistics of the Armed Forces, Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Vladimir Isakov. According to him, the issue of restoring two additional bridges “has been resolved with the Lebanese government.” Vladimir Isakov arrived in Lebanon to participate in the opening ceremony of two already restored bridges.

The conversation about foreign players in Russian sports has reached the highest political level. The President of Russia was personally involved in the discussion on this issue, who, not being a football or hockey fan himself, during an online meeting with the people, answering a question, mildly condemned the excessive presence of foreign players in the Russian championship.