Increased security measures are being introduced throughout Russia A minute of silence began a special emergency meeting held yesterday afternoon by President Dmitry Medvedev in connection with the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro.

Moscow was once again reminded of the war in southern Russia As is usually the case, on the day of the tragedy in the Moscow metro there were not only condolences to the families of the victims, but also versions of what happened. The main version is officially declared to be the North Caucasian one. It is striking that in the North Caucasus it is mainly security forces who are killed, while in Moscow they killed civilians.

About television and the values ​​of national history Everyone writes as he hears... Bulat Okudzhava In the new and recent history, as well as in the most recent history of Russia, there is an abundance of contradictions. But is it possible, with childish simplicity, to rush from one picture of the country’s history to another, directly opposite?

Igor died. Always simply Igor, regardless of his age (he was 86 years old), without formal politeness and unnecessary curtseys, immediately honest and to the point, and the essence is one thing - art. Igor Sanovich is one of the first and largest collectors in Russia, whose orbit of attention included a wide variety of art: archaic, modernism, naive, oriental, painting, graphics, decorative things.

Stock markets rose in anticipation of a successful Greek bond placement After the European Union approved a financial aid plan for Greece, it entered the public debt market, yesterday placing seven-year government bonds worth 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion). According to experts, the placement should have been successful, since the solvency of Greece was confirmed by the decision of the EU authorities.

World leaders condemned the terrorist attacks in the capital's metro and expressed condolences to the families of the dead and injured Barack OBAMA, US President: - - I convey my deep condolences to the people of Russia in connection with the terrible losses and victims of the explosions in the Moscow metro. The American people stand united with the Russian people in opposing violent extremist and terrorist attacks that demonstrate a complete disregard for human life.

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In the coming days, the weather in the northwestern regions of European Russia will be determined by the front part of the Atlantic cyclone. There will be precipitation in some places, and temperatures are expected to rise by 5-8 degrees. The Central, Central Black Earth regions, and the Volga region will be located on the western periphery of the anticyclone, the weather there will be predominantly rainless. The average daily temperature throughout the territory is +7...+12оС.

A new celestial body was spotted by a non-professional An astronomer by vocation noticed a new comet in an area not covered by automatic observation systems. Amateur astronomer Don Machholz had only a 47-centimeter telescope in his arsenal, installed in the yard of his home in California. Professionals, who have more advanced technology at their disposal, immediately checked whether the American had really discovered a new celestial body.

Navruz was celebrated with a spring political summit The blitz visit of US President Barack Obama to Kabul on Sunday evening is remarkable in many respects. Obama is visiting Afghanistan for the first time as an American leader - he has been here only once, in 2008 as part of a US congressional delegation. Secondly, Obama visited Kabul a few days after the talks between the heads of diplomatic departments of the United States and Pakistan in Washington.

The Super League Championship is turning into a minor tournament The first stage of the men's super league championship is nearing completion. Outsider St. Petersburg Spartak has already played all 16 matches, the remaining eight teams will play their last matches at this stage next Sunday. In the championship among women's clubs, the playoffs are already in full swing and the semi-finalists have been determined.

Terrorist attacks do not affect the stability of power in Russia Yesterday's terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro became the largest terrorist attacks during Dmitry Medvedev's tenure as President of Russia and, at the same time, a brutal test of the strength of the political system that has developed in recent years. A Vremya Novostei correspondent asked the opinion of representatives of the Russian expert community about the possible political consequences of this tragedy.

Russia will create a stockpile of low-enriched uranium for sale Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed an agreement yesterday in Vienna on the creation of a guaranteed reserve of low-enriched uranium. The document was signed by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and head of the Rosatom state corporation Sergei Kiriyenko (pictured) .

The film “How I Spent This Summer” is coming out The jury of the Berlin Festival made a surprisingly correct decision, awarding the Bears to three people - two actors, Sergei Puskepalis and Grigory Dobrygin, and cameraman Pavel Kostomarov, whose art turned the polar landscape into a third and main character. Although, to be precise, people failed to involve the pole in their relationship: he did not notice them. But they felt it.

Discussions on the Caucasus lack “sound and flexible approaches” Today in Geneva, at the 10th round of discussions on security in the Caucasus, held since the armed conflict in 2008, Russia will once again try to persuade Georgia to sign non-use of force agreements with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.