The name of the future head of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad has been announced The name of the possible future head of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) has become known. This place remained vacant after the death of the first hierarch of the ROCOR, Metropolitan Laurus, on March 16 , who has already gone down in history as a person who did a lot to overcome the long-term schism of the Russian Church.

Russia ratified the WHO tobacco control convention Tobacco kiosks may disappear from the streets of Russian cities, and cigarettes from the menu of bars and restaurants. And the cost of a pack in just three or four months can increase several times. Even in duty-free shops you won’t be able to buy cheaper items - cigarettes are completely withdrawn from sale there.

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" on Moscow screens Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), a Londoner who had the imprudence to be the happy husband of his beautiful wife, through the intrigues of Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), ended up behind bars on trumped-up charges and spent many years in Australian dungeons.

Pesic's team did not win laurels in the ULEB Cup The capital's Dynamo team took third place in the Final Eight of the ULEB Cup, the second most important continental club tournament, which ended in Turin (Italy). Yesterday, in the match for “bronze” and a guaranteed right to compete in these competitions next season, the “blue and white” defeated Istanbul “Galatasaray” - 84:67. The question of which of the strongest teams in the ULEB Cup gets a ticket to the Euroleague remains open.

Parallel worlds of the Moscow Photo Biennale The Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery hosts exhibitions of the Moscow International Festival “Photobiennale 2008”. The Tommasoli family, Ogonyok magazine, the All-Russian Physical Culture Society Dynamo and graphic artist Evgeny Shcheglov opened their archives for viewing. Exhibition “Beyond Silver. The Tommasoli family - photographers since 1906" talks about what is hidden on the other side of photography. What could be there?

Works by Semyon Bobrov published Blessed is he who joins the hosts of the wicked/ Does not go to disastrous council,/ Abhors the ways of the obstinate/ And slanderous conversations, // His will only pleases/ One divine law;/ He directs all thoughts to the law,/ Denying sleep day and night. // He, like a tree planted / With currents of silver-streaming waters, / Always keeps fresh grain, / Gives fat fruit in time.

Salavat Yulaev forward Alexey SHKOTOV missed the fifth decisive match of the Russian Hockey Championship final due to a minor injury. But he played in the remaining four matches. In a conversation with Vremya Novostei correspondent Oleg EREMIN, the player explained what the players did not do during the final, how Oleg Tverdovsky stood out again, and how Sergei Mikhalev found the right tone of communication. -- On the Salavat side, they went through the entire playoffs very confidently.

Modern dance at the Golden Mask In the category “Modern Dance. “Best performance” in this “mask” season there are five productions: one from Moscow (“Carmen. Etudes”, work by Alla Sigalova with students of the Moscow Art Theater School), one from Perm (“What I Didn’t Tell Anyone” by Itzik Galili, transfer a performance by an Israeli choreographer to the Evgeniy Panfilov Ballet troupe), one from Yekaterinburg (“After Involvement. Diptych.

Today the two-day congress of the United Russia party begins its work , which will discuss the country's development strategy until 2020 and may determine the fate of Vladimir Putin in relation to the party in power.

Russians' confidence in the dollar has fallen tenfold in six years. The Public Opinion Foundation has once again decided to find out which currency our citizens trust the most. The trends of past years have been confirmed and coincided with the global financial situation - the dollar is losing ground on all fronts. 61% of ordinary Russians consider the ruble the most reliable currency, and 20 times less (3%) said that the dollar inspires the most trust in them.

Following the speaker of the regional parliament in the Stavropol region, the governor may also be changed The political conflict in the Stavropol Territory is entering its climax phase , caused by the fact that the local election commission is trying to expel representatives of A Just Russia from the regional legislative assembly so that United Russia can gain control over this regional parliament.

Vladimir Putin wants to bring private business into orbit At a meeting of the Security Council on Friday, on the eve of Cosmonautics Day, dedicated to discussing the development of the space industry before the already symbolic year 2020, President Vladimir Putin spoke in favor of Russia moving to the implementation of ambitious projects in the space sector and actively attracting private investors.

The trial in the case of the assassination attempt on Chubais has gone further than ever In the trial of the assassination attempt on the life of the head of RAO UES of Russia, Anatoly Chubais, which has been ongoing in the Moscow Regional Court for almost two years, a kind of record was set last week. For the first time, it finally came to studying the physical evidence. The court has never gone this far in this case before.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura is in Russia on a four-day visit . The guest has already visited St. Petersburg, and today in Moscow he will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. A meeting is planned with the Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko. Mr.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is not the only politician who considers it important to maintain contacts with the leader of the Islamic radical group Hamas Khaled Mashal . Former US President Jimmy Carter, 83, who arrived in Israel yesterday, will go to Damascus this week for negotiations with the head of Hamas. At the same time, not only Israel, but also the United States considers Hamas a “terrorist organization” and does not want to conduct any negotiations with its leaders.