175 years ago Lermontov wrote the poem “Rusalka” Having celebrated on July 19 the bicentenary of Derzhavin’s message “Eugene. Life of Zvanskaya”, I thought that the plot of “the anniversary of one poem” was worth continuing.

Russian-American consultations on missile defense began in the United States The first (two-day) round of consultations on missile defense between the interdepartmental delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with their counterparts from the United States began behind closed doors in Washington yesterday.

Schwarzenegger's anniversary in the mirror of contemporary art On July 30, Arnold Schwarzenegger turned 60 years old. How many Americans don’t call the hero of the day because of an indigestible surname! And Arnie, and Arnold Strong, and Austrian Oak! The comparison with a tree in the case of Schwarzenegger is more convincing than the allusions to chivalric times. Vital energy, powerful roots, and the juices of life have become the key to an unrivaled career in the self-made man genre.

Russian beef importers ask for changes to quota system This summer’s “horror story” about the impending sharp increase in bread prices will quite possibly find its development in the story of other products . Due to rising grain prices, the cost of animal feed has increased. There has always been a shortage of domestic meat in Russia, and the current situation with feed will force domestic producers to raise prices.

The court did not consider the claim of Rosprirodnadzor against the Ochakovo brewery The litigation that Rosprirodnadzor is waging with the Ochakovo brewery, whose work the department was going to suspend for three months, has temporarily stalled. On Monday, the Moscow Nikulinsky Court did not consider the department’s claim against the enterprise, which official environmentalists accuse of polluting the environment.

The ground subsided without casualties, but the Perm governor may suffer On Saturday afternoon, the soil collapsed fifteen meters on the territory of the Uralkali enterprise. At first, people in the city said that the area of ​​the sinkhole reached 10 thousand square meters. meters, but within a few hours the Ministry of Emergency Situations made an official statement, saying that the area of ​​the collapse was about 2.5 thousand square meters. meters (60x40 meters). There were no casualties.

The mayor's office summed up the results of the staff changes Today the Moscow government will meet for the first time with a renewed composition. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has almost completed the adjustment of the city management team, which he began after receiving powers for a new, fifth term.

Gas exports to Europe decreased by 15% The Ministry of Economic Development published disappointing results of gas exports from Russia in the first half of 2007. As stated in the traditional monitoring of socio-economic development prepared by German Gref’s department, over six months Gazprom’s supplies outside Russia decreased by almost 12%.

Three books about the foreign policy of a superpower The United States of America today, while remaining the sole world hegemon, has plunged the planet into such a tangle of problems that from the outside it increasingly seems, in its own terminology, a “rogue state.” The contradiction between the declared idealism of goals and their practical implementation has reached its highest degree of intensity.

Anna Chakvetadze does not lose in the finals of WTA tournaments Russian Anna Chakvetadze won her sixth title in her adult career. The Muscovite won the second category BTA competition with a prize fund of $600 thousand in Stanford (USA). In the decisive match, last year's Kremlin Cup champion defeated Indian representative Sania Mirza - 6:3, 6:2. This was already the sixth final with Chakvetadze’s participation, and in all matches of this level she invariably celebrates triumph.

Senator explores the province Senator and member of the National Banking Council (NBC) Gleb Fetisov is building a new financial group specializing in retail business in the regions. It already includes three credit organizations, which will soon be united under the My Bank brand. As Natalia Raevskaya, chairman of the board of directors of My Bank, told Vremya Novostei, by the end of August Bashekonombank and Sibirskoe Soglasnoye Bank will be renamed My Bank. Mortgage" and "My Bank.

Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin can claim the world title in just two fights. The manager of the Russian boxer Vladimir KHRYUNOV, in an interview with Vremya Novostei correspondent Andrei VDOVIN, confirmed that an agreement has been reached according to which the International Boxing Federation (IBF) will hold a mini-tournament in which it will determine the contender for the championship belt, now owned by Vladimir Klitschko.

CLUBS Crocodile TX The group is one of the founders of the so-called first wave of domestic alternative music. The team plays unimaginable and catchy music, mixed from a dozen styles, from the heaviest metal to hip-hop. "PodMoskovye" 21.00. Benny Blanco.

Two weeks of active rumors about Mikhail Gutseriev’s exit from the oil business and the sale of Russneft ended yesterday with his resignation from the post of president of the company. As stated in a statement from Russneft, the board of directors accepted his request for voluntary resignation and appointed Oleg Gordeev, who had previously worked as senior vice president, as acting.

Brown worries about Bush's Iraq problem The US-British strategic partnership is not under threat. Not a single world problem - from the status of Kosovo and the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur to global warming - can be resolved without the active participation of Washington and London. This idea became the main idea at yesterday's negotiations at Camp David between US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.