A record number of new products were shown at the MVSV-2008 arms exhibition The third International Salon of Arms and Military Equipment (IMSV-2008) in Moscow, which ended last Sunday, became the most visited in the history of this military exhibition - the number of visitors exceeded 400 thousand people. They came to see the latest weapons and military equipment from more than 400 Russian and foreign companies from 23 countries.

The German Chancellor will be responsible for Russia German Chancellor Angela Merkel's two-day trip to Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania, which began yesterday, was initially planned as routine communication with EU partners. However, the conflict in the Caucasus decisively changed the content of the trip. After all, it is from these countries that the harshest European criticism of Russia’s actions in Georgia comes.

They are trying to reduce the mortality rate from road accidents through the purchase of expensive equipment. Five federal hospitals and several dozen district and city hospitals will receive additional equipment and subsidies for the technical modernization of their emergency departments under the state program for improving medical care for victims of road accidents. The corresponding government decree was signed the other day.

XI International Festival “Jazz in the Hermitage Garden” The first metropolitan open-air jazz festivals took place in strict accordance with the three classicist unities - place, time (closer to the end of August) and mode of action. Now, when the summer season opens with a comprehensive jazz picnic “The Estate.

Members of the European Parliament at the autumn plenary session opening on Monday, September 1, will return to discussing the situation in Georgia. The previous emergency meeting, held on August 20 within the Foreign Relations Committee, did not result in any decision being made. Deputies, chaired by the head of the committee, representative of Poland Jacek Sariusz-Wolski, heard a speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ekaterina Tkeshelashvili.

Georgia returns to peaceful life Normal life is returning to Georgia. Yesterday, President Mikheil Saakashvili held a government meeting not in Tbilisi, but 70 kilometers to the west - in the city of Gori, which suffered during the conflict. By this time, branches of the largest Georgian banks and shops had already resumed work in Stalin’s homeland. Civilians who left the city for a while are returning to Gori.

The Ministry of Finance is clarifying the mechanism for managing Russia's reserve funds In the near future, the fate of two all-Russian piggy banks - the Reserve Fund and the National Welfare Fund (NWF) - will be decided. The government will have to decide who will manage them and what to spend the money on. Until recently, it seemed that the funds would remain with us for decades, or at least as long as they were led by the current head of the Ministry of Finance, Alexei Kudrin.

In most of the European territory of Russia, these days will remind you of the approaching autumn. An active cyclone from the west will bring lower temperatures and rain. In the central region on Tuesday there will be occasional rain, sometimes heavy, with thunderstorms and gusty winds, the temperature will drop to +17...+22oC. The influence of this cyclone will also affect the south of European Russia.

Israel allows Palestinians to fast in freedom The head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, hosted a magnificent meeting of 198 Palestinians yesterday in the administrative center of the autonomy, the city of Ramallah. They were released from an Israeli prison in the morning as a “sign of Israeli goodwill” ahead of the Muslim fast of Ramadan, which begins in a week.

FAS found the state-owned company guilty of the regional fuel crisis The Federal Antimonopoly Service continues to expose the largest oil companies and finally made a decision regarding gasoline prices in the Irkutsk region, which rose in June to a record level for the country - more than 33 rubles. per liter AI-92. The FAS blamed this situation on the state company Rosneft, which is a monopolist in the Irkutsk region (the share of its products in the region is 90%).

The traveling exhibition of contemporary art “The Future Depends on You” has arrived in Tolmachevo An exhibition of contemporary art “The future depends on you” opened at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo airport. New rules." This is the fourth exhibition of a traveling art project, within which a collection of works by famous contemporary Russian artists is exhibited in eight cities of the country - from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad.

Mosenergo achieved a fine for city competitors Mosenergo, owned by Gazprom, defeated its competitors in the heat market - the Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK) and the Moscow Heating Network Company (MTK), which are controlled by the capital government. The Federal Antimonopoly Service yesterday considered Mosenergo's complaint and found MOEK and MTK guilty of conspiracy, from which Gazprom was unable to earn about 1 billion rubles.

CLUBS The Jumping Cats. A combination of blues with all related genres such as swing, funk, surf and many others. "House by the Road" , 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club , 21.00. Greyhound Blues. Mikhail Abramov (guitar), Oleg Velichko (harmonica), Sergey Loiko (bass guitar), Anton Dashkin (drums). Jazz, rock and roll, blues, country, Latin. "Olympics-80" , 21.00. The Roots (USA).

The ruble is depreciating due to the stagnation of the European economy The ongoing economic downturn in Europe was the main reason for the strengthening of the dollar against both the euro and the ruble. Yesterday, the American currency rose in price in Russia by 17 kopecks, to 24.43 rubles. In addition, the domestic currency may be under pressure from worsening geopolitical tensions against the backdrop of the Russian-Georgian conflict.

The first versions of the plane crash near Bishkek Today, August 26, has been declared a day of mourning in Kyrgyzstan for those killed in the crash of the Boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed on Sunday evening. According to the latest data, 65 people died, 22 were hospitalized with various injuries, three returned home after receiving medical assistance. In total, there were 90 people on the plane (83 passengers, six crew members and one airline representative).