Dmitry Medvedev explained the reasons for the fall of the Russian stock market This year will probably be remembered by investors in the Russian financial sector no less than the default of ten years ago. In just four months, domestic indices have almost halved, shares of the largest companies have depreciated by 40-60%. Such a powerful collapse of the market, which by all indications is considered one of the most attractive for investment, has never happened before.

Swimmer Dratsev won silver At the European Open Water Championships, which started on Monday in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Russian Evgeniy Dratsev became the silver medalist. Showing a time of 1:52.50.6, Drattsev lost 1.7 seconds to the winner of the swim - multiple world champion German Thomas Lurz. Another German athlete, Toni Franz, finished third (1:52.53.0). Russian Daniil Serebrennikov came fourth, only by 0.3 seconds. lagging behind Franz.

Shuttle Atlantis faces a difficult journey through the debris belt The US National Aerospace Agency (NASA) has a new reason for concern. The reusable Atlantis spacecraft, which is scheduled to set off for the Hubble orbital telescope next month, will have to wade through a real space garbage dump. The risk of a collision with a foreign body is 1 in 185, said John Shannon, head of the shuttle flight program.

The State Duma has made it easier for new wave repatriates to obtain Russian citizenship Russian legislators have removed one of the barriers to the mass return of former compatriots to the country. Yesterday, the State Duma, in the second reading, adopted amendments to the law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation,” providing for significant benefits for participants in the state repatriation program.

Mikheil Saakashvili is returned from the virtual world The united opposition of Georgia interrupted the moratorium on criticism of the authorities, which was in effect during the Caucasian war, and announced that on October 15 it will present an anti-crisis action program.

Polar explorers turned to Dmitry Medvedev with a request to adopt a targeted program for the development of the North The restoration of the Russian presence in the Arctic is not limited to hoisting (more precisely, submerging) the national flag to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean - a targeted state program for the development of the regions of the Far North, the resumption of scientific research and the restoration of what was developed during the years of Soviet power are necessary.

The “wet” climate lasted on the Red Planet for at least 10 thousand years Scientists are almost convinced that there was once water on Mars. Now experts have moved on to more complex hypotheses and are trying to understand exactly what this planet looked like when it was wet. True, it is difficult to test these models: for this it is desirable to send a full-scale expedition to Mars, which will collect many soil samples, study the geological structure of strata, etc.

The European Figure Skating Championships continue in Zagreb, Croatia. Sports couples were the first to compete for a set of awards. Alena Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy from Germany became two-time champions of the continental championship, and two Russian couples followed them. Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA spoke with silver medalists of the European Championship Maria MUKHORTOVA and Maxim TRANKOV. — Did you celebrate your success after the competition?

The Russian team prevailed over the Welsh Our men's national team, albeit with difficulty, achieved victory in their opening match of the 2010 World Cup qualifying round. Guus Hiddink's team began its journey to South Africa, where the final tournament of the world championship will take place, by beating the Welsh team with a score of 2:1.

The airline corporation will become a monopolist importer The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will not only produce domestic aircraft, but also import foreign ones. This sensational announcement was made yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov at a meeting in Nizhny Novgorod.

"Step Brothers" on Moscow screens They simply could not help but meet. Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell), a thirty-nine-year-old wretch who has spent his entire life under the same roof with his young mother (Mary Steenburgen), spends all day and night lying in front of the TV with a bowl of cereal and has soiled, from birth to this day, dozens of sets of bed linen with images of his loved ones cartoon characters. And Dale Dobak (John C.

One of the first events of the musical season was a new ambitious project of the Moscow Philharmonic - the Symphony Orchestras subscription.

Chronicle of sporting events Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Toronto" - "Washington" - 3:2 - - Vic. Kozlov “V” (0+1), Ovechkin “V” (1+0), Semin “V” (1+0). "Anaheim" -- "Detroit" -- 1:2 - - Datsyuk "D" (0+1), "Vancouver" -- "St. Louis" -- 3:2 (B). Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin, having already scored his 39th goal in this championship in the match against Toronto, is gradually moving ahead of Ilya Kovalchuk in the sniper dispute. The Atlanta forward clearly has a bad streak.

Deputies propose to sharply increase funding for the army The head of the Ministry of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov and the Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov yesterday at a plenary meeting of the State Duma during the “government hour” discussed with deputies the state of Russian weapons in the face of new military threats. The meeting was held behind closed doors.

North Korea's leader's illness could affect the entire region At negotiations in Moscow yesterday between the foreign ministers of Russia and South Korea Sergei Lavrov and Yu Myung-hwan, in addition to issues of economic cooperation and regional security, some sensitive topics were also discussed. After all, never before have rumors about the illness of the leader of a state neighboring South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - caused such concern in the world as this time.