The four-time national champion started with three victories The super final of the Russian Men's Chess Championship is taking place in the Central House of Chess Player named after Mikhail Botvinnik in Moscow. Almost all the best grandmasters in the country compete at the chess tables. The current super final is, one might say, an anniversary one, the fifth in a row, which allows us to sum up some results.

Russian stock indices set an absolute record of decline Against the backdrop of the current global crisis, hardly anyone can be surprised by another depreciation of financial assets, and yet yesterday Monday was a special day.

The newspaper “Vremya Novostey” continues the discussion about the concept of the new textbook “History of Russia 1900-1945”, which began in the issues of August 25 and September 9. This concept has caused widespread resonance among historians. Its critics primarily note the way the authors handle numbers and interpret facts. Scientists note that the conclusions of the authors of the concept often contradict published research results in recent years and archival data.

Next week, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague will resume hearings in the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic .

The leaders of the Spanish championship include giants and yesterday's losers After six rounds in the Spanish Championship, a circle of teams has emerged that stand out from the crowd both in terms of play and results. At the same time, not all of them can boast of the stability that characterizes the performance of Valencia and Villarreal. In the last round, both of these clubs achieved further victories, and three points was not so easy for each of them.

The first exhibition opened in Perm in the building of the future Museum of Modern Art For a long time now, the most insightful curators and artists in the capital have been the direct opposite of Chekhov’s heroines with their “To Moscow! To Moscow!”, repeating to themselves: “To the regions!

“Name Russia” - a project of the channel of the same name - on Sunday launched its final round, which will last until December. Now, 12 selected guests will now gather in the studio every week - apostles, defenders, jurors - the Areopagus of sages, called upon to find the best in discussions of candidates. People are encouraged to vote. And the sages are to put forward their arguments for and against the candidates.

Evian discusses the financial crisis and the role of Russia The first conference on world politics, convened by France's think tank, the French Institute of International Relations, opened yesterday in Evian. This is not just a conference with the participation of only political scientists; famous politicians from the world will take part in the event. Therefore, the idyll of the water resort these days was disrupted by security agents.

Vladimir Putin offered Minsk the Russian ruble On the eve of his birthday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (today he turns 56 years old) paid a working visit to Belarus , where he met first with President Alexander Lukashenko, and then with his colleague Sergei Sidorsky. Minsk was eagerly awaiting the guest, hoping to reach an agreement with Moscow on a loan of $2 billion and discuss the problem of gas supplies in 2009.

CLUBS Alexander Rosenbaum. Moscow Art Theater named after. M. Gorky , 19.00. Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by the group organizer Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte" , 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club , 21.00. 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.

Personnel changes are ripe in the industry The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) Evgeny Bachurin submitted his resignation on November 1, but most likely will be relieved of his post even earlier, a source in the Russian government told Vremya Novostey.

The unity of Chechnya with Russia has been extended On Sunday, three holiday dates were celebrated in Chechnya - the 420th anniversary of the establishment of good neighborly relations between Chechnya and Russia, the 190th anniversary of the city of Grozny and the 32nd anniversary of the current President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov . Mr.

Dozens of people became victims of the disaster in Kyrgyzstan and China A series of powerful earthquakes occurred these days among the mountain ranges of Asia, first at the junction of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and then in China, in Tibet. The epicenter of the first shock with a magnitude of 8, according to the Institute of Seismology of the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan, occurred on the evening of October 5 in Tajikistan, 220 km from the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh.

The main draw matches have started at the Moscow Kremlin Cup tennis tournament. On the eve of the competition, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA talked with last year's winner of this tournament, Olympic champion Elena DEMENTIEVA. — Do you feel strong enough to repeat last year’s success? — Unlike men who in different years became multiple winners of the Kremlin Cup, such as Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nikolai Davydenko, girls cannot do this.

European authorities decide the fate of banks day and night In Europe, all attention is focused on how the authorities in Germany, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg will be able to cope with the crisis in the banks Hypo Real Estate and Fortis . In the latter, shareholders continue to change.