The Nobel Committee recognized the independence of Kosovo On December 10, the former President of Finland, 71-year-old Martti Ahtisaari (pictured), will arrive at the Oslo City Hall to receive the only Nobel Prize that is not awarded in Stockholm, Sweden - the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.

A global crisis always comes unexpectedly and at the end of an economic recovery. The question naturally arises: is this a single financial crisis in the world, coming from the USA and affecting the EU, Russia and other countries, or is it many different troubles? The natural conclusion of any modern politician in any country: this is the American crisis, and the rest are victims.

FOOTBALL. October 15. Qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup. Russia - Finland . Moscow. Russian Championship. Premier League. 25th round. October 18. "Shinnik" - "Rubin", "Saturn" - "Spartak" M, "Spartak-Nalchik" - "Zenith", "Luch-Energia" - "Tom". October 19. "Wings of the Soviets" - "Moscow", "Terek" - "Dynamo", CSKA - "Amkar", "Lokomotiv" - "Khimki".

September 10 -- October 10, 2008 “Politicians through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of the political figures most discussed in the federal press and on air on central television channels.

Russian authorities are buying back shares and increasing guarantees for private deposits Against the backdrop of the ongoing financial crisis, Russian authorities continue to take emergency measures to reassure both investors and bankers, as well as ordinary depositors. On Friday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that the state will place 175 billion rubles in securities of Russian companies by the end of this year. The same amount is provided to support the stock market in 2009.

“The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh” at the Bolshoi Theater The premiere of this performance took place six months ago, but not in Moscow, but in Cagliari, Italy, where the co-production of the local theater with the Bolshoi was received with enthusiasm. Now it's time for the Moscow performances, today the last in the premiere series of four performances.

The Russian team returns from Germany without points, but in a good mood The trip to Dortmund for the match with the favorite of Group 4 for the Russian national team turned out to be controversial. The head coach of the Russian team, Guus Hiddink, admitted that he received great pleasure from the performance that his players showed in the match against Germany, even though they lost 1:2.

CLUBS Anna Koroleva (vocals, saxophone) and Jump . Forte , 21.00. Dog Korolenko in the “OGI Project” , 22.00. CONCERTS Conductor elite. New generation. M. de Falla, Cordero, M. Glinka, M. Ravel, N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Soloist Yu. Nugmanov (guitar). National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Conductor A. Danilov. Concert Hall named after P.I. Tchaikovsky , 19.00. L. Delibes. "Lakme." Soloists O. Lesnichaya (soprano), A. Kovalevich (mezzo-soprano), S. Gaidei (tenor), A. Baturkin (baritone), I.

Exhibition of Sergei Tchoban in Sochi In parallel with the investment forum, an exhibition of Sergei Choban was held in Sochi - the only architect who manages to combine successful activities in both Russia and Germany. If at the Venice Biennale this year, perhaps his most sensational Russian project, developed jointly with Peter Schweger, the Federation Tower, was presented, then visitors to the Sochi exhibition had the opportunity to appreciate the numerous works created by S.

On April 4, 2009, NATO will magnificently celebrate its 60th anniversary, but everything is going to the point that if Russian representatives are present at these celebrations, it will be more likely not as guests of honor, but as envoys of a potential enemy.

Today, the Council of Heads of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will consider the possibility of lifting sanctions against Belarus . Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov will take part in the meeting. After the 2006 presidential elections, which Western countries considered undemocratic, senior officials of Belarus were banned from entering the United States and European Union countries, and their assets in these countries were frozen.

RUSAL demanded the introduction of three independent directors into Norilsk Nickel The financial crisis, which forced Oleg Deripaska's structures to withdraw from a number of industrial assets , is pushing the oligarch to take more decisive steps to gain at least some control in Norilsk Nickel. As is known, RUSAL owns 25% plus two shares of the nickel company, but Mr.

The earthquake in Chechnya killed 12 people At least 12 people were killed and more than a hundred were injured as a result of a strong earthquake that swept across the North Caucasus on Saturday. Oscillations of the earth's crust were felt in North Ossetia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Stavropol Territory, South Ossetia and Georgia. The main blow of the disaster fell on Chechnya.

The Korean version of “Woyzeck” was shown in Moscow No matter what different productions are brought to the Territory festival, they are united by one quality - sitting on two, three or more chairs. Just dance, just theater or just a concert are not suitable by definition: the territory of contemporary art is like a swamp - if you engage in one genre, you will certainly be drawn into another.

Research Institute of Children's Oncology gathered former patients There is never enough government money to fight cancer and its social consequences, so the whole society must help people in trouble. Especially when it comes to children, because their diagnosis irreversibly changes the lives of entire families.