Nizhny Novgorod residents interpret sculptural imitation of Brussels in their own way In Nizhny Novgorod, in honor of the recently held City Day, an unusual fountain, “Pissing Boy,” was installed in the foyer of the central department store.

The Duma is preparing a response to the Sejm The resolution adopted yesterday by the Polish Sejm condemning the entry of the Red Army on September 17, 1939 into the territory of Western Ukraine and Western Belarus caused a sharp reaction in Moscow.

Manufacturers want to legally eliminate the shadow market of dietary supplements The market for dietary supplements (BAA) in Russia is one of the fastest growing: in recent years, in monetary terms, it has increased significantly (if in 2003 the volume of officially registered sales amounted to 2.6 billion rubles, then in 2007 this figure reached 8. 7 billion). This even exceeds the growth rate of drug sales.

The international festival of animated films “Krok” will open in Kyiv On September 28, the animation festival “Krok” will sail from the Kyiv pier by boat towards Odessa. The most important international animation festival in Russia and Ukraine, floating alternately along the Dnieper and Black Sea, then along the Volga and northern lakes, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

The UN Security Council summit opening this morning in New York, one of the key events of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, is dedicated to the issues of disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. President Dmitry Medvedev will take part in it along with other world leaders. The meeting will be chaired by US President Barack Obama as the head of state presiding over the UN Security Council in September.

Dynamo filed an appeal against the decision on Welliton Dynamo Moscow sent a complaint to the appeal committee of the Russian Football Union. The club's management does not agree with the decision of the RFU CDC, which did not apply additional penalties to the capital's Spartak striker Welliton, who injured Dynamo goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov in the match of the 21st round of the Russian Championship.

Boris Khlebnikov's tragicomedy "Crazy Help" is in theaters This film sticks into the mind with extraordinary ease. Once you start remembering, you won’t be able to stop. Although it seems like nothing special, it’s just that in our modern cinema, with its usual negligence, hackwork in details, sweeping, clumsy colors, it’s unusual to see a picture so carefully verified and thought out from every angle.

Moscow authorities demand tougher penalties for selling alcohol to minors The capital's authorities are actively addressing the problem of child and teenage drunkenness. At yesterday's press conference, the head of the Moscow Department of Consumer Market and Services, Vladimir Malyshkov, said that it is necessary to tighten legislation against entrepreneurs selling alcohol and tobacco products to minors. “The law must be very strict.

Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg adapted to the crisis better than other Russians The Russian people have gotten used to the crisis, have tightened their belts and are looking to the future with optimism. Such conclusions follow from the data announced yesterday by the General Director of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) Valery Fedorov at yesterday's press conference on the state of affairs in the regions.

Four sailors from the cargo ship Arctic Sea cannot return to Russia The epic of the Arctic Sea cargo ship is becoming increasingly surrounded by new scandals. Despite the fact that the release of the ship off the coast of West Africa was announced on August 17, and UPC investigators completed investigative actions on it in early September, its captain and three crew members still remain on the ship.

The government agreed to give part of the state apparatus money to pensioners “The federal budget (2010 - Ed.) has been approved and will go to the State Duma by October 1,” Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told reporters following yesterday’s government meeting. The White House expects that this will be the first post-crisis financial document.

Will the sum change if the positions of the terms of the tandem are changed? The 2012 problem unexpectedly became the number one topic in Russian politics after a series of public statements made successively by members of the ruling tandem - first by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and then by President Dmitry Medvedev. According to political scientists interviewed by Vremya Novostei, the structure of the ruling tandem in Russia may remain after 2012, but at the same time change.

The US will divide its allies into three categories At the beginning of next year, as it has now become known, the US Department of Defense plans to publish the next “Quadrennial Review of Military Policy.” It traditionally lays down the main directions for the development of the American armed forces for the coming period.

Next week, Beijing will host lavish celebrations in honor of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the years, the country has made progress, but the goal of “reunifying the motherland” remains unresolved. The island of Taiwan, which politically broke away from the mainland in 1949, is approaching rapprochement with China with great caution.

Alexander Muzykantsky became the first Moscow ombudsman It seems that Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who nominated a former member of his team and one of the participants in the democratic movement of the early 90s, Alexander Muzykantsky, as a candidate for the post of Commissioner for Human Rights in Moscow, tried to please both the political opposition and social activists.