The unification of churches has not yet strengthened the position of Orthodoxy in Russia May 17 marked the anniversary of the unification of the Russian Orthodox Church. What is behind this event, what impact will it have on the fate of Orthodoxy? The reunification of the two branches of the once united Russian Church - Moscow and foreign - was not deprived of attention. Regular reports in news programs seemed to prepare the population to adequately meet the upcoming festive event.

The first international helicopter industry exhibition was held in Russia Last weekend, the first international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia-2008 completed its work at the Crocus Expo exhibition complex in Moscow. About 130 Russian and foreign enterprises and companies specializing in the development, production, promotion to the world market and operation of helicopters took part in it.

On May 15, at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Hill, a gala reception was held in honor of journalists - veterans of the Great Patriotic War and combatants, organized by the All-Russian public organization of media workers "Media-Union", which includes the Guild of Veterans of Journalism.

The Central Election Commission is ready to accuse the communists of falsifying election protocols The Central Election Commission is making every effort to end the unpleasant story with complaints from representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation about violations during the parliamentary and presidential elections. “We have closed this topic completely and will not return to it again,” said Gennady Raikov, a member of the Central Election Commission, the other day. True, Mr.

Just south of the 60th parallel, a frontal zone stretches from west to east, along which compact wave cyclones move. The north and north-west of the European territory of Russia are on the cold side of the front, the temperature regime there is noticeably behind the calendar. Most of European Russia is south of the frontal zone, on the warm side of the front.

The hockey team gave Russians personal happiness and national unity “It was a great game,” the head coach of the Canadian national team, a middle-aged, overweight man, Ken Hitchcock, the namesake of another overweight man, perhaps the best director of psychological thrillers in the history of world cinema, Alfred, will say at a press conference after the final match of the World Hockey Championship in Quebec. Hitchcock. “It was a great victory,” everyone who supported the Russian team will add.

There was another fire at the ill-fated Chagino electrical substation The Chagino electrical substation in Moscow seems to be haunted by evil fate . Three years ago, it was a fire at one of its transformers that started a large-scale accident in the Moscow region, as well as in the Kaluga and Tula regions. And last Saturday a fire broke out on a new 220/110 kV autotransformer .

About the novel “Asphalt” by Evgeny Grishkovets More than two centuries ago, the Russian public learned from Karamzin that even peasant women know how to love. At the end of the last century, with the help of a very long Latin American television series, an equally impressive wisdom was learned - the rich cry too. They pay, the advanced wits clarified gloomily at the same time. And, it seems, they had their reasons for doing so.

Yesterday, the Ukrainian customs service, in connection with Ukraine's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), brought import duty rates in accordance with its requirements. Ukraine received official status as the 152nd full member of the WTO on Friday, May 16. Although the agreement on this was concluded back in February, it took time for the document to be ratified by the Rada and other formalities to be resolved.

In the semi-finals, the Russian team again did not allow the opponent to score The Russian national hockey team reached the final of the World Hockey Championship for the first time in the last six years. The plan for the match against Finland was chosen ideally, and the hockey players managed to translate it all into four unanswered goals. “The Finns moved the puck from their zone to ours very well. But the fact is that our defenders saw this transfer and approached the puck much faster.

CONCERTS Grand Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra , conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus (France). The program includes “Metaboles” by Dutilleux and Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique. Great Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00. MOVIE “Youth without youth” (USA - Italy - Germany - France - Romania, 2007). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, André Hennicke, Marcel Jures, Alexandra Pirichi and Matt Damon.

The Russian Cup again went to the Moscow club Once again, the Russian Cup could become a ticket to Europe for a provincial Russian team. And again the Muscovites did not give up the trophy: CSKA, having beaten Amkar in a penalty shootout, left the crystal cup in the capital. The Perm club never managed to join the short list of national cup winners, which only went outside the Moscow Ring Road twice: in 1999 to St. Petersburg and in 2003 to Grozny.

Justine Henin handed over the title of world number one to Maria Sharapova From today, Maria Sharapova topped the WTA world rankings. However, it was not the results of the Russian woman that ensured her ascension to the first line of the ranking, but the noble deed of her Belgian colleague Justine Henin.

Inter gave themselves and their competitors an interesting ending to the championship Inter Milan did everything to attract maximum attention to the last round of the Italian Championship. Roberto Mancini's team, having lost the colossal advantage of ten points that he had during the championship, left the championship intrigue for the final round. All the stronger were the emotions of the “black and blues”, who in the year of the club’s centenary won their third title in a row.

Hillary Clinton counts on mass appeal and Kentucky The long series of party elections in the United States, during which contenders for the White House are identified, is close to its end. Tomorrow the primaries will be held in Kentucky and Oregon. Another week later - in Idaho, on June 1 - in Puerto Rico. The epic will end on June 3 with voting in Montana and South Dakota.