Vladimir Putin agreed in Tashkent on the construction of another gas pipeline in Central Asia Moscow is demonstrating its readiness to defend its gas interests in Central Asia using proven means. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Gazprom head Alexei Miller are returning from Tashkent with preliminary agreements on the purchase of Uzbek gas using a price formula tied to world oil prices, and plans to build another gas pipeline through Uzbekistan to transport Turkmen gas to Russia.

In the European part of Russia, the first day of autumn turned out to be very cold. In the center of Russia, the average daily temperature was 5 degrees below its climatic norm. A wave of frosts also reached the central regions of Russia - in the Smolensk, Bryansk and Voronezh regions the temperature dropped to -1°C. But today summer will return to the European territory of Russia.

Our peacekeepers will conquer another point on the world map The South Ossetian conflict has become part of world geopolitics, significantly affecting the nature of relations between Russia and the West. To demonstrate our country’s readiness to cooperate with international organizations and fulfill previously assumed obligations, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on sending Russian military contingent to the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic.

PPF again sorts things out with Basic Element in court Today the next preliminary hearing will take place in the Moscow Arbitration Court on the claim of the Czech group PPF Investments to invalidate the results of the last meeting of Ingosstrakh shareholders.

Report from the computer class of the Ikshan colony Information technology in places not so remote (an hour and a half from Moscow by train) today cannot be prohibited, just as water supply and electricity cannot be prohibited. They are not banned. But most prisoners are not at all eager for virtual freedom. “You will have to hand over your passport and phone; you cannot use the phone on the territory of the colony,” warns the acting officer. regime chief Sergei Litvinenko.

Watch from September 4 on Moscow screens “Step Brothers” (USA, 2008, Adam McKay). A hilarious comedy from the new god of American comedy, producer Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”). Two overgrown infantile momma-daddy sons (Will Ferrell - "Ricky Obby, King of the Road", "Old School", "Anchorman" and John C.

The new owners of Manchester City want to surpass Roman Abramovich's Chelsea Another English Premier League football club has announced its impending global domination. Manchester City, having changed owners, conducted the most aggressive transfer campaign in its history and intends to oust one of the “big English four” in a year and get into the Champions League, and in the future, become the strongest club in the world.

In a social network, as in a bathhouse, everyone is equal Our correspondent made an attempt to find out what famous people do on Odnoklassniki in the hope of finding out what distinguishes them from ordinary users. The hope was not justified. In fact, we conducted an experiment on our respondents, during which it turned out that famous people are ordinary people, only famous ones.

St. Petersburg is again preparing for protests by “dissenters” An autumn invasion of dissent is expected on the streets of the northern capital. Yesterday, five public organizations submitted an application to Smolny to hold another protest march on September 13. True, this time the slogans of the “dissenters” are expected to be apolitical, and the protesters intend to speak out in defense of the historical center of the city.

The first matches of the Kontinental Hockey League were played The Kontinental Hockey League championship started yesterday. There were some problems. For example, newcomers to the tournament found it difficult to reach their destination. In addition, one title was up for grabs. Salavat Yulaev and Lokomotiv met in Ufa, fighting for the Opening Cup. Last year's champion won. In all arenas of the country, the opening ceremony of matches was the same and familiar.

They promise to equip the Russian army with new weapons According to the general opinion of military experts , the Russian armed forces showed their best side in the military conflict with Georgia. But the awards were handed out in the Kremlin, new stars appeared on the shoulder straps, and the euphoria of victory passed. It's time to talk about mistakes. The Russian General Staff does not hide the fact that military operations have revealed significant shortcomings of the armed forces.

“Travel to Italy” by Fyodor Matveev at the Tretyakov Gallery In the old days, when the standard of judgment about beauty was enlightened taste, and the perception of beautiful nature was inevitably corrected by the canons of high art, eccentric Englishmen went to the museum with the mysterious “Claude glass”. It was named in honor of the 17th century French landscape painter Claude Lorrain, a recognized painter of nature corrected by artistic genius.

How will recognition of the independence of Georgian autonomies affect the Russian IT market? A drop in the stock market will say little about the impact the war and Russia's recognition of the independence of Georgian autonomies will have on the IT industry. Firstly, most domestic IT companies are non-public - what do they care about fluctuations in stock exchange activity?

Dmitry Medvedev calls Igor Smirnov for a serious conversation In the coming days, perhaps as early as today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet in Sochi with the leader of the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, Igor Smirnov. “We are preparing for a serious conversation,” said Sergei Prikhodko, aide to the Russian head of state last night. Just at this moment, the Transnistrian capital Tiraspol was preparing for the festive fireworks.

Russian Dinara Safina followed her compatriot Elena Dementieva into the quarterfinals of the US Open, repeating her success at this Grand Slam tournament, dated two years earlier. In the third round, Safina beat German Anna-Lena Groenefeld - 7:5, 6:0. The current match with the tennis player from Germany caused great concern among fans of Safina’s talent. The fact is that after the previous match with the Swiss Timea Baschinski, the Russian woman did not hide the fact that she felt tired.