The Moscow region experienced a series of massive power outages The snowfall that fell on the central zone of Russia caused power outages in many settlements: almost all districts of the Moscow region were under attack. Trying to cope with the streak of blackouts, power engineers have been working around the clock for the third day now - the situation changes literally after every gust of wind: trees cannot withstand the weight of wet snow and fall on power lines.

The work of Sheremetyevo was paralyzed by a Boeing that did not fit into the turn Two aviation accidents occurred yesterday at Moscow airports. A Tu-134 flying from Nazran made an emergency landing at Vnukovo due to smoke in the cockpit, and a Boeing 737 of Aeroflot-Don, flying from Rostov-on-Don, unexpectedly left the taxiway after landing , thereby paralyzing the work of Sheremetyevo airport for several hours. By a lucky coincidence, in both cases there were no casualties.

Exhibition "Baroque" at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art The exhibition “Baroque: Symptoms of a Great Style” as a visual show was done very well and of high quality. Alexander Petrovichev, who has extensive experience in exhibition activities at the Krokin Gallery, created a very convincing intrigue in the halls of the MMSI on Petrovka. The works he selected are very good in themselves; a lot of strong artists are invested in the concept of “Baroque”.

CLUBS Ash. Igor Nadezhdin, pianist and organizer of the group, lived in Israel for a long time, where the idea was born to assemble a team playing brazil jazz. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as songs of his own composition in Portuguese. Forte , 21.00. Paulette McWilliams (vocals, USA) and Oleg Butman Trio .

Ingosstrakh has a new shareholder The scandal surrounding the shareholders of Ingosstrakh , one of the largest Russian insurers, continued. Asset management company PPF Investments Group yesterday officially admitted that it owns 38.46% of Ingosstrakh shares and announced its disagreement with the actions of the insurer's main shareholder, the Basic Element holding.

A unique birch bark document found in Moscow has been deciphered On October 8, the traditional annual public lecture by academician Andrei Zaliznyak, dedicated to birch bark letters, was held at Moscow State University. Unfortunately, in the archaeological season of 2007, no new Old Russian texts were discovered in Veliky Novgorod.

Foreign investors told the new Russian Prime Minister about their problems Yesterday, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov chaired the 21st meeting of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Moscow and the first as its chairman. The new head of the cabinet of ministers did not exploit the charismatic image of the socialist prime minister before representatives of the “foreign bourgeoisie.” “We do not consider foreign investment as additional resources,” said Mr. Zubkov.

South Africa and England will compete for the title of World Cup winner The Rugby World Cup final will pit reigning trophy holders England against South Africa, who became the strongest on the planet in 1995 at their home tournament. The decisive game will take place next Saturday at the Stade de France in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. A day earlier, Argentina and France will compete for third place at the capital's Parc des Princes.

The state pipeline monopoly was headed by Nikolai Tokarev Transneft announced yesterday that Nikolai Tokarev, now the former head of Zarubezhneft, had been elected its president . His candidacy was approved on October 12 by the meeting of shareholders of the pipeline monopoly, whose functions are performed by Rosimushchestvo (since 100% of the voting shares are owned by the state). Mr. Tokarev is considered an ally of Vladimir Putin, as he worked with him in the Dresden residency.

Future leaders of the Middle Kingdom understand the West better than Russia The 17th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) opened in Beijing yesterday, marking the middle of the reign of the current party and state leader, 64-year-old Hu Jintao. National congresses of the CCP are held every five years. At the previous forum in 2002, Hu received the highest party power, and five years later, in 2012, he will have to transfer powers to a successor.

A 90-year-old native of Moscow and two of his scientific followers will receive the Nobel Prize in Economics Yesterday the latest winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in economics became known. As last year, economists from the United States received the attention of the Swedish Nobel Committee. 10 million crowns will be divided between Leonid Gurvits, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson.

A group of biologists from the United States who studied the influenza virus discovered a protein that is another contender for the role of “killer of millions.” We are talking about the famous “Spanish flu” that swept across the world in 1918-1919. A team of virologists from several universities and research centers led by Jonathan McCullers was able to isolate a protein molecule that dramatically increases the pathogenicity of the influenza pathogen.

I’ll reveal a “terrible secret”: a super-rigid vertical of power is completely unsuitable for governing the state. She can siphon off budget money, convert bureaucratic powers into bribes, take away someone else’s business, throw dust in the eyes of the population and higher authorities with cheerful reports that are unrelated to reality or embellish it.

Dmitry Medvedev spoke in favor of revising the gas supply scheme to Ukraine First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Dmitry Medvedev spoke out against gas intermediaries. “We will probably reconsider the relationship scheme next year and move away from the existence of any intermediary structures that are not fully understood .

At Taganka they danced and sang Griboyedov’s comedy For the first time, Yuri Lyubimov's new play "Woe from Wit - Woe to Wit - Woe to Wit" was played two weeks ago, on the director's ninetieth birthday, longtime friends of the theater and officials were there.