Collection of Victor Bondarenko at the Museum of Modern Art of the Russian Academy of Arts The exhibition “Always Different Art”, which is open in the halls of the MMSI on Gogolevsky Boulevard, is remarkable for several reasons. Firstly, it allows you to see the latest art of Russia in the form of a brief historical overview, quite suitable for illustrating general courses taught today everywhere for those waiting to meet beautiful rich ladies and advisers.

Yesterday in Moscow, a meeting of the Russian-Italian Dialogue Forum took place, which was chaired by the Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev and the President of the Italian group of companies “Todini Group” Luisa Todini. Mr Dmitriev was appointed co-chair of the forum last year with the consent of President Dmitry Medvedev. This public organization itself was created in 2004 on the initiative of then President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Yuri Bashmet, his “Soloists” and not their instruments Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists ensemble played a concert under the heading of the Easter Festival, also as part of the Year of France in Russia, and also dedicated to the anniversary of the State Collection. The State Collection of Musical Instruments, which owes its existence to the revolution, turns 90 years old.

"Siberia" joined Europe A new record will be set in the Europa League next year. The easternmost team, Siberia, will play in it. The Novosibirsk club, having beaten Alania yesterday, reached the final of the Russian Cup, where it will meet Zenit. Regardless of the result of this match, which will take place on May 16 in Rostov, Siberia will receive a ticket to the Europa League - last season's bronze medalist Zenit already has a pass to the qualifying round of the Champions League.

The Board of Directors of Gazprom supported the transition to a gas price formula from January 1, 2011 Gazprom continues to lobby for the transition from January 1, 2011 to pricing for industry according to a price formula based on the principle of equal profitability with exports.

The girlfriends of British soldiers supported them with a military-erotic calendar Charitable exhibitionism has long been no longer an original technique, but it still brings certain results. This was proven by the action of several dozen wives and girlfriends of British soldiers and officers.

The exhibition "People at War" opened at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces “People at War” is the name of the exhibition at the Central Museum of the Armed Forces (CMAF), which opened today, April 22. The first person to look at the exhibits on the eve of the opening of the exhibition was the military observer of Vremya Novostei.

Air carriers report record losses The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that the Icelandic volcanic eruption disrupted the global airline industry's revenue by $1.7 billion. That figure includes lost airline revenues for the six days from the first eruption last Thursday through Tuesday of this week. , when air traffic over Europe was practically paralyzed. For three days, April 17-19, air carriers lost $400 million daily, according to IATA.

The IMF predicts that Russia's economy will grow by 4% this year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2010 by 0.3 percentage points, to 4.2%. However, this growth will be provided mainly by the Asian region, and some European countries will even show a decline in GDP.

IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch has passed away Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch died yesterday at the age of 90 in a clinic in Barcelona. “We have lost a great man, our mentor and friend, who dedicated his entire long and eventful life to the Olympic Games,” said current IOC head Jacques Rogge. On Tuesday, Mr. Samaranch was admitted to the Quiron Clinic's intensive care unit with acute heart failure.

The Faculty of Sociology of Moscow State University presented a report on the situation of Russians in the North Caucasus Yesterday, RIA Novosti hosted a presentation of the report “North Caucasus: Russian Factor”, dedicated, as the title suggests, to the problems of ethnic Russians on the southern outskirts of the country, recently allocated to a special federal district.

Howard is the best defensive player in the NBA Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Conference quarterfinals. "East". “Atlanta” – “Milwaukee” – 96:86 (series score 2--0), “Boston” – “Miami” – 106:77 (2--0). "West". “Phoenix” – “Portland” – 119:90 (1--1), “Lakers” – “Oklahoma” – 95:92 (2--0). For the second year in a row, Orlando center Dwight Howard was named best defensive player during the regular season. Phoenix took more than convincing revenge for the defeat in the first home match.

Russia and Ukraine have concluded a long-term geopolitical deal Up to $4 billion annually for ten years - approximately the same amount Russia will pay for the eternal friendship of Ukraine and at least a 32-year stay of its fleet in Sevastopol. However, we cannot exclude other preferences for Moscow that Kyiv will provide.

Minsk supported Bakiyev's presidential ambitions The situation in Kyrgyzstan is developing into a serious international problem that can change the balance of power in post-Soviet integration entities. Yesterday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced the need for the ousted leader of the country Kurmanbek Bakiev to participate in the presidential elections and his readiness to support him.

This season, various Russian teams will take part in many official international competitions - two adult world championships (men's in Turkey, women's in the Czech Republic) and six continental championships among reserve teams. In the performances of youth and junior teams, along with the result, such a factor as training for the national team is also important.