22 years ago, a German youth questioned the military power of the USSR On May 27, 1987, a nineteen-year-old bespectacled German youth at the controls of a Cessna-172B light aircraft easily crossed the air border of the Soviet Union with Finland, also flew to its capital without interference and landed in the very center of Moscow. After that, Red Square was called “Sheremetyevo-3” for some time.

Pyongyang threatens Seoul with military measures The North Korean nuclear test triggered a rapid rise in tensions in the region. In response to a wave of global indignation and concern among its neighbors, Pyongyang is making new harsh statements and even hinting at the possibility of war on the Korean Peninsula.

The Georgian opposition is tired of protesting On Wednesday night, the Georgian opposition held a four-hour warning action to block the railway. After the blockade was lifted, train traffic from the central station of the Georgian capital resumed early yesterday morning. Then, throughout the day, opposition leaders discussed strategies for future actions.

Watch from May 28 on Moscow screens "Up" (USA, 2009, Pete Docter and Bob Peterson). Seventy-year-old pensioner Carl Fredriksen (in the Russian version, speaking in the voice of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) all his life he vainly dreamed of amazing adventures and travels, but somehow it didn’t work out. And so, when he had only a short time left to live, Karl bought several thousand balloons, tied them to his house and set off to fly.

Economists have faith in the USA At the end of this year, the United States will begin to emerge from the crisis. As it turned out, the majority of economists surveyed by experts from the National Association for Business Economics believe this. However, the rise in unemployment will stop a little later, when business leaders finally stop being afraid of economic shocks.

Members of the Federation Council accused the State Duma of discrimination Senators thought about discrimination in the Federation Council at yesterday's meeting of the upper house of the Russian parliament.

Today the World Cup in artistic gymnastics starts at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex in the capital. Before the start of the competition, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA talked with the head coach of the Russian team Andrei RODIONENKO. — Andrei Fedorovich, this season we are constantly hearing new names of Russian gymnasts. In this regard, can we say that the process of updating our team has been completed? - No, it has just begun.

Nikolai Valuev intends to take revenge from Ruslan Chagaev On Saturday in Helsinki, the “temporary champion” in the WBA heavyweight division, 35-year-old Russian Nikolai Valuev, will meet the “temporarily inactive champion” according to the same version, 30-year-old Ruslan Chagaev from Uzbekistan. After this fight, as Valuev wisely noted, the confusion will finally be over: the world will know one, real world champion in the most prestigious weight category according to the WBA.

Yesterday marked the seventh year of house arrest for 63-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, secretary general of the Myanmar opposition National League for Democracy. These days she is on trial, accused of violating house arrest. In fact, this regime was violated by 53-year-old US citizen John Yetto. He, having decided to morally support the oppositionist, swam across the lake on the shore of which her house is located on May 4, and spent several hours there.

Nikita Belykh took office as governor of the Kirov region on January 15, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's nomination of the former leader of the former liberal Union of Right Forces party and short-lived member of the Solidarity opposition movement to this position surprised many experts and observers. Recently, the head of state visited the Kirov region, where he held a meeting on the socio-economic development of the Volga Federal District.

International experts criticize Kosovo authorities for segregation The approaching decade of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 on Kosovo has reminded the international community of the plight of ethnic minorities in the Serbian breakaway region. Adopted on June 10, 1999, the document was intended to ensure fundamental rights and freedoms for all residents of Kosovo, regardless of nationality and religion.

Russians, Poles and Germans talked about the past A two-day meeting of the Russian-Polish Group on Complex Issues will begin today in Krakow. Meetings between Russian and Polish historians have become regular, indicating a common interest in easing tensions around interpretations of past events. Some of the group members the day before took part in the international scientific conference “Genesis of the Second World War.

Astronomers find planets where they... shouldn't be One of the most interesting and amazing objects in the Universe are white dwarfs. Astronomers believe that white dwarfs are dead stars. Despite the fact that their mass is close to the mass of the Sun, they are considered one of the dimmest stars. They shine 10 thousand times weaker than the Sun.

Moscow subscribes to IMF bonds Russia is ready to place gold and foreign exchange reserves worth up to $10 billion in International Monetary Fund bonds. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin reported this to President Dmitry Medvedev late Tuesday evening. By coincidence, their meeting took place almost immediately after Mr.

Protectionism in favor of the domestic auto industry has not yet brought results Increasing duties on imported cars has not yet had the desired effect. This idea was expressed yesterday by Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko, speaking to students at the Academy of National Economy. “We have passed prohibitive duties on used cars. So far this has not helped, because everyone is savvy and smart. We are used to living under various kinds of threats and pressure,” the minister said.