After gas, oil has become a new irritant in relations Judging by the Kremlin’s harsh reaction to the events around Ukrtatnafta, the conflict over the Kremenchug Oil Refinery , which this company owns, has reached the interstate level. At the same time, it is increasingly clear that the recent attempt to seize the oil refinery by force is directly related to the results of the recent elections to the Ukrainian Rada and the upcoming formation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The Moscow City Duma refused to return to municipalities the right to approve construction projects The party tandem of the executive branch with the capital's parliamentarians from United Russia is so harmonious that city deputies not only completely trust the Moscow government with urban planning policy, but also will not allow their district colleagues to interfere in it.

Information about the property and income of candidates for deputies reads like a novel The Russian electorate is being given a rare opportunity to take a deeper look into the pockets of the country's leading politicians. In accordance with the law, the Central Election Commission published on its website on the Internet information about the property of parliamentary candidates and their income for 2006. Anyone can get acquainted with this interesting information in all respects.

Discussion of the letter signed by Nikita Mikhalkov and Zurab Tsereteli on behalf of the entire creative intelligentsia, in the program “To the Barrier!” - an event out of the ordinary on current television. It is rare today for a topic that has excited everyone to become the subject of a serious, relevant conversation in a timely manner.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted searches at Promsvyazbank Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday conducted searches in a number of offices of the capital's Promsvyazbank.

CONCERTS Symphony Orchestra "New Russia" , conductor Evgeny Bushkov , soloists Alexander Neustroev (cello), Daniel Schnider (saxophone), Arkady Shilkloper (alphorn). The program includes the overture to Rossini's opera "William Tell", Songbook for saxophone and orchestra, Concerto for cello and orchestra, Concerto for alphorn and orchestra, Da Kord for saxophone, alphorn and cello and orchestra by Schnieder. House of Music , 19.00. MOVIE PREMIERES "Kingdom" (USA, 2007). Directed by Peter Berg.

Former bankrupt top managers won a lawsuit against Eduard Rebgun A Dutch court yesterday declared invalid the latest and most scandalous auction for the sale of Yukos's foreign assets. According to news agencies, the lawsuit was filed by former executives of the disgraced company Bruce Misamore and David Goffrey.

The conversation about 30-year-olds, which the STS channel tried to start in its series of the same name (fortunately, it was closed, well, I don’t recognize my generation through these conversations of theirs!), Kirill Serebrennikov continued. The new interviewer of “Details” is amazingly good, who is concerned not only with clothes and “show business”. I hope for his future. But the interesting conversation with Ilya Tsintsiper is still not about 30-year-olds, as was stated.

Vladimir Milovidov promises to end the conflict between depositories in two months The conflict between the two largest Russian depositories - the National Depository Center (NDC) and the Depository Clearing Company (DCC) - that has lasted more than a year can be resolved before the end of December. This opinion was expressed yesterday by the head of the Federal Financial Markets Service Vladimir Milovidov , who several months ago personally took part in resolving a corporate dispute.

Positive. I especially liked “The Theater Chronicle” by Zinaida Sharko. The Tovstonogov theater of the Soviet era is often remembered. And everyone remembers it well: both Yursky and Basilashvili... With warmth, with vivid details, with apt observations. But no one could feel the atmosphere of creative and everyday friendship the way Charcot was able to make her feel. And most importantly, you see how talented and charming the narrator herself is.

In the fight for the championship, Zenit refused another trophy St. Petersburg Zenit, saving strength before the decisive matches of the national championship, flew out of the Russian Cup. In the semi-finals, the St. Petersburg team, playing with the second team, lost to Tom in the quarter finals on penalties. And in the semi-finals the Siberians will meet CSKA, who beat Spartak-Nalchik - 2:1. There is now special attention to national Cups in Europe.

“Nudes” by Zinaida Serebryakova in the Russian Museum This project of the Russian Museum seems to be simply doomed to success with the viewer. Two halls of the Benois building are occupied by about fifty paintings and drawings by Zinaida Serebryakova, which are entirely naked girls, girls and ladies (plus - for contrast - several graphic sketches with boys and male sitters). Serebryakova is already a popular artist, and her aesthetic smooth painting seems to be the height of classical skill.

Frozen conflicts of the former USSR as a reason to “scold” Russia On November 5-6 in Berlin, the monitoring committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), together with a German institute, will hold hearings on the frozen conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh: they say an analysis of the situation and prospects for settlement is needed.

The Central Bank has found another way to combat money laundering Yesterday, the Bank of Russia published a letter “On the specifics of accepting non-resident legal entities who are not Russian taxpayers for banking services.” The regulator recommends that you treat such clients very carefully, since it is through non-resident companies that illegal transactions are usually carried out.

The government has lost its three-year battle against rising prices. Rising consumer prices have virtually wiped out three years of government work to curb inflation. At the end of the year, its level may well reach 11.5% - almost like in 2004, when it was 11.7%. True, none of the officials has publicly given such a pessimistic forecast yet. However, according to Vremya Novostey, this very figure already appears in government working documents.