A separate settlement will be built for residents of the resettlement zone in Sochi Yesterday, the president of the Olimpstroy state corporation, Viktor Kolodyazhny, met at the Sochi-2014 information center with representatives of the resort public. During the meeting, it was confirmed that the most painful problem of the Olympic construction unfolding in Sochi remains the seizure of land for the facilities of the 2014 Winter Games and the resettlement of people living on these lands.

Watch from July 31 on Moscow screens "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (USA, 2008, Rob Cohen). The third series of a rollicking adventure saga about the living dead and good fellows, ancient curses and dashing prospectors.

Dmitry Medvedev led the Russian team to the Olympics The St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace is opened only on very special occasions, such as the inauguration of the president or official visits of foreign heads of state. Yesterday in this hall, President Dmitry Medvedev gave a farewell to the Russian Olympic team for the Summer Olympics in Beijing. “The Russian team will demonstrate real sporting qualities in Beijing. Forward, Russia! Good morning!

Another surge in demand in the money market At the beginning of this week, the liquidity deficit in the domestic money market increased to a 9-month high. This comes as tax payments end this week. According to experts, the situation should normalize next month, but payments on external debts are due at the end of the year. In addition, the negative situation on the stock market may put pressure on liquidity. The liquidity shortage worsened significantly on Monday.

Another attack on collectors took place in Moscow In the west of Moscow yesterday there was a daring attack on collectors, which escalated into a fleeting but full-fledged battle. As a result, two collectors were killed and another was wounded. A Muscovite who happened to be nearby and one of the attackers, who was later detained in the hospital, were also injured. Whether the escaped bandit managed to steal the money and how much remained unclear yesterday.

The British and the Spaniards want to fly, like the French and the Dutch Two of Europe's largest airlines - Britain's British Airways and Spain's Iberia - announced yesterday that they were negotiating a merger. Without disclosing financial details of the merger, the companies said it would be a single share deal, although both carriers would retain their current brands.

Hardliner becomes Russia's new ambassador to the United States Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the appointment of 57-year-old Sergei Kislyak ( pictured ) as Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, and also as its permanent observer at the Organization of American States in Washington. President Dmitry Medvedev signed the corresponding decree on July 26.

The Hermitage gained trump cards in the fight against concerts on Palace Square In his long-standing fight to limit or ban concerts on Palace Square, the director of the State Hermitage Museum, Mikhail Piotrovsky, received the help of experts. The first study of the effects of noise on exhibits in one of the world's greatest museums has been completed. Ten concerts on Palace Square with a sound level of over 82 decibels take more than a year of life from the unique exhibits of the Hermitage.

Rospotrebnadzor canceled the registration of 55 biological additives A campaign has begun in Russia to bring order to the market of dietary supplements . The measures taken by the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare can not only protect the health of patients, but also assist the dietary supplement market itself, experts believe.

About Alexey Slapovsky’s novel “Gossip” Five prisoners were taken to Moscow for trial. The clutch of stupid pads allowed them to escape: due to a shortage of cars, five were shoved into one “funnel”; one prisoner was missing handcuffs; the accompanying person - there was no second one - suffered from claustrophobia and therefore sat in the driver's cabin; the castle was held on by snot...

German court allows neo-Nazi to clean chimneys An active member of the German far-right National Democratic Party (NDP) has the right to perform his official duties related to the inspection and maintenance of chimneys in stoves. So the other day a preliminary decision was made by a court in the East German city of Halle in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Dudley wanted to take a breather The forced departure of TNK-BP President Robert Dudley from Russia and his intention to continue managing the company from abroad became the reason for the emergence of new intrigue in the scandalous story around the Anglo-Russian company. The AAR consortium, which owns half of TNK-BP, recently sent a request about the whereabouts of Mr. Dudley to its British opponent partners, and received an evasive answer.

One of the leaders of United Russia wrote an article about what to do with the party until 2020 The new program article was presented to the public by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, Speaker of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov. The text entitled “The defining vector of the country’s development: levels of goal setting” was published on Monday in the party newspaper.

In the next two days, the weather on the European territory of Russia will be determined by the southern cyclone, which goes east, as well as the anticyclone, which descends from Scandinavia. On Wednesday, in the north-west of European Russia, short-term rains and cool temperatures will still be possible, +15...+20оС. But on the last day of July, when the influence of the anticyclone will be more confident, there will be no precipitation and +19...+24°C.

On August 1, Siberians have a chance to see a total solar eclipse In 2008, the residents of Russia enjoyed the annual tour of the cosmic star circus. Over the territory of our country, celestial bodies will demonstrate a rare number - a total solar eclipse. And if the heavenly administrators have mercy and pull back the cloud curtain, then Siberians in the Novosibirsk region and Altai, as well as gas workers in Yamal, will be able to look at the magnificent solar corona.