CLUBS 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. CONCERTS Opening of the “Universe of Sound” festival. E. Lalo, I. Albeniz, R. Peralta. Soloists G. Pastrana Ocaña (cello), A. Reznik (piano). International Youth Symphony Orchestra "Moscow-Granada". Conductors V.

In May, analysts recommend refraining from purchases In the last month of spring, the indices of Russian stock exchanges are highly likely to “lose weight,” investment analysts believe. “In May, a lot of data will appear that can add pessimism to trading participants,” says Advance Research analyst Konstantin Kukhodsky.

The Messenger station allowed scientists to obtain unique data about Mercury Until last year, no astronomer had seen the second half of Mercury. Images taken by the American Messenger satellite helped reveal some of the secrets of the first planet from the Sun. Very little is still known about Mercury. Its diameter is 2.5 times less than the diameter of the Earth. It is the closest planet to the Sun and orbits it in 88 days.

Russia has secured the borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Georgia Russian border guards yesterday began jointly with their Abkhaz colleagues to protect the border of Abkhazia with Georgia. Two days earlier, the same procedure took place on the border of South Ossetia and Georgia. The only difference is that South Ossetia does not yet have its own border guards. “Locks” were placed on both borders in accordance with bilateral agreements dated April 30 this year.

British minister questioned Bush's course in the fight against terrorism As US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration day approaches January 20, many Western leaders are rushing to speak in unison with him, harshly criticizing the legacy of the outgoing head of the White House, George W. Bush.

Russia and the West cannot establish a “reset” in the Caucasus The United States, NATO and the European Union again disagreed with Russia in assessing the situation in the Caucasus. The West refuses to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, following the example of Russia, which did so back in 2008. Now criticism of Moscow has intensified after Russian border guards and local military personnel began patrolling the external borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

FIAT plans to create a supergroup in Europe US President Barack Obama is no longer ready to save the national auto industry. American automakers must become independent from government support as soon as possible, he said last week. Meanwhile, the fate of Chrysler, which filed for voluntary bankruptcy on April 30, also awaits General Motors - the company cannot agree with large bondholders on restructuring its $27 billion debt.

Kaliningrad environmentalists demand that the developer of the local tourist zone concept be replaced The prospects for the development of the Kaliningrad Curonian Spit National Park as a tourist and recreational zone caused such heated debate in the local expert community that environmentalists, having criticized the concept of the tourist zone, demanded not only its almost complete rework, but also the replacement of the chief architect. They promised to fulfill their wishes.

The government has legalized the reform of the single social tax A package of bills prepared by the government regulating the replacement of the single social tax with insurance contributions to social funds since 2010 has been submitted to the State Duma. As promised, the contribution rate will now be frozen for at least a year, until January 1, 2011, but the discussion about the future of the country’s pension system has not yet been completed.

Premiere of Mikhail Baryshnikov's new program Mikhail Baryshnikov decided to show the new program for the first time in Riga, because it was there that he was born and began his studies at the choreographic school (continued, as you know, in St. Petersburg, at the Vaganovsky).

Journalism won at the Swiss festival “Images of Reality” From the program of the Visions du Reel film festival (“Images of Reality”, Nyon, Switzerland) it follows: even this forum, known for bold research in the field of the language of non-fiction cinema, has become a victim of the growing industrialization (and even capitalization) of the documentary film sphere. Documentary cinema sighed with concern... and abandoned the function of art itself.

The prosecutor's office abandoned most of the claims against Nigerian repeat drug traffickers The Moscow City Court has come to the end of the trial of the sensational case of three Nigerian citizens - Ojonson McMarcel Onuore, Ahuruezemma Maxwell Chibuike and Amanambu Chukwuemeka Christopher, accused of organizing a large channel for the transfer of cocaine from Brazil to Russia. Their verdict is expected to be announced on May 7.

"X-Men: Origins." Wolverine" on screens in Moscow and around the world In the middle of the century before last, two brothers - Jack Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) - guys with unusual abilities and too long fingernails - embark on a marathon of destroyers, without missing out on any of the world and most local wars.

Ramzan Kadyrov wished himself political longevity and Chechnya prosperity In honor of the May Day holidays, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov decided to somewhat improve his image in the eyes of scrupulous Europeans and gave a detailed interview to the Austrian newspaper Die Presse. One of the central Austrian newspapers was not chosen by chance - on January 13 of this year, 27-year-old Chechen Umar Israilov, who had served for some time in Mr.

Gennady Onishchenko counts reserve beds in hospitals Russian sanitary authorities will support all initiated “barrier” measures to prevent the penetration of H1N1 flu (which was previously incorrectly called “swine”) into the country, despite the somewhat exaggerated, in the opinion of many experts, danger of this disease.