Teachers and officials from the CIS countries discussed the possibility of writing a common textbook Yesterday, at the first congress of teachers and education officials of the former Soviet republics since the founding of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991, which began its work in Astana, Deputy Minister of Education of Belarus Kazimir Farino proposed creating common history textbooks for all states of the Commonwealth. “We need to return to discussing this problem.

Arsenal are finally out of the title race There are only two rounds left before the end of the English Championship, but most questions still remain unanswered. Including the most important one: who will be the new champion of England? On Saturday, the circle of contenders narrowed. Arsenal has dropped out of the list of applicants, and only two are vying to win the tournament - Chelsea and Manchester United.

Heads of regions where the interests of federal elites do not overlap have a better chance of political longevity Two more Russian regions are getting new old governors as leaders this week. Yesterday, deputies of the Lipetsk Regional Council at an extraordinary session reaffirmed the current governor Oleg Korolev as head of the regional administration.

Dmitry Medvedev convinced Norwegian investors that Russia is rich not only in raw materials Three cannon shots outside the Royal Palace in Oslo heralded the start of the state visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The welcoming ceremony was discreet in a northern way. Even the Russian anthem, performed by a Norwegian military band, sounded without the usual imperial notes.

The investigation into the plane crash in Perm has been resumed The Investigative Committee yesterday announced the resumption of the investigation into the plane crash of the Boeing 737-500 passenger plane, which crashed in Perm on the night of September 14, 2008. This decision was made at the request of the relatives of those killed in the tragedy, who demanded an assessment of the actions of aviation technicians, doctors, dispatchers and employees of the airline that owned the crashed Boeing.

Hungary voted for the right In Hungary yesterday the results of the second round of parliamentary elections that took place last Sunday were announced. The vote consolidated the convincing superiority of the opposition center-right party “Union of Young Democrats - Hungarian Civil Union” (FIDES-HUC) achieved during the first round on April 11. It won 263 of the 386 seats in parliament, gaining a constitutional majority.

Festival “The Future of Theater Russia” The concept of the festival of student works “The Future of Theatrical Russia”, which has been held in Yaroslavl at the Volkovsky Drama Theater since last spring, is illustrated in the booklet with the dashing slogan “Professional debut - on the first Russian stage!” Students who came here from all over the country - from Vladivostok to St.

The creator of KD Avia, after leaving the pre-trial detention center, spoke about the reasons for the collapse of the airline Sergei Grishchenko is a non-public person. Nevertheless, he is well known in the Kaliningrad region. A few years ago, he received the attention of the authorities, because his project to transform the provincial Kaliningrad airport Khrabrovo into a transit air hub between Russia and Europe hit the mark.

Chevron's new boss is skeptical about the US shale rush The shale fever sweeping the United States and spreading around the world has not infected everyone. The new chief of the second largest US oil and gas company Chevron, John Watson, told the Financial Times that he does not intend to enter the race to produce shale gas. “The price tag is too high to attract the necessary investments,” he noted.

Alexander Slyusarev, a classic of Russian modern photography, the author of thoughtful articles about it, and an indisputable authority in the professional environment, died at the age of 66.

The Supreme Court examined the contradictions in the law on employment and the rules for registering the unemployed Despite the optimistic reports of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, which for several weeks in a row has noted a slight decrease in the flow of Russians registering with employment services, the Supreme Court decided that the unemployed are a category of citizens that needs, if not special protection from administrative pressure, then at least requiring delicate

The President of North Ossetia became the first leader in the North Caucasus reappointed by Dmitry Medvedev The North Ossetian parliament this coming Thursday, April 29, at its next session will consider the candidacy of Taimuraz Mamsurov, submitted by Dmitry Medvedev, and will re-approve him as head of the republic for a second term. Thus, the 56-year-old North Ossetian leader became the first regional leader in the North Caucasus whom Dmitry Medvedev asked to continue working in the future.

Goldman Sachs will help tighten financial regulations Saying that internal communications between Goldman Sachs employees indicate a need to ban financial companies from trading their own funds, the administration and US congressmen are preparing for a showdown over financial regulation legislation. Democratic Sen.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations explains the need for duty-free movement of passenger cars The Ministry of Emergency Management (EMERCOM) says that the right granted to the department by a recent government decree to allow duty-free movement of cars and motorcycles across the customs border is necessary to more quickly provide assistance during natural disasters abroad, and will also facilitate cooperation with foreign colleagues.

The human rights council under the President of Russia and an American senator were involved in the investigation into the death of Sergei Magnitsky The head of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Lyudmila Alekseeva, who is a member of the Presidential Council for Promoting the Development of Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights, initiated an independent investigation into the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died last year in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center .