Local media attribute the “escape of the century” from a Tajik prison to Russian intelligence services A week after the “escape of the century” took place in Tajikistan on the night of August 23, which, according to official figures, resulted in the release of 25 militants sentenced to long prison terms, the details of this daring operation remain the subject of speculation, and it itself looks like a mysterious thriller , which has no equal in the post-Soviet history of Central Asia.

Polish shipbuilders use anniversary to protest Today in Gdansk, where exactly 30 years ago the then communist government signed an agreement with striking shipyard workers, multi-day celebrations will end, dedicated to the event that marked the beginning of the collapse of the communist system in Poland and Eastern Europe.

A new film about Russian space has been released Svetlana Proskurina has a reputation as a defiantly auteur director, that is, one for whom the main thing is to express artistic goals that are important to her, without worrying too much about the viewer: if she guesses, that’s good; if she doesn’t, that’s okay.

Milan have strengthened and are ready to challenge Inter The very first round of the Italian Championship made it clear that Inter will not have an easy life this season. Milan, it seems, is finally ready to throw the gauntlet in the face of its neighbor, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has finally decided to move from Barcelona, ​​will help him in this. And that's not all. Any day now, Italy is expecting news about the transfer of Manchester City striker Robinho to Milan.

For effective development, the Baltic countries will have to remember cooperation with Russia How are the Baltic countries coping with the global economic crisis? How will they emerge from it, including from the point of view of relations with Russia? Can we say that economic difficulties are forcing the leadership of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to conduct business with Russia more thoughtfully, responsibly, without calls to “repent” and urgently pay a considerable amount for the “occupation”?

Last year's US Open winners skip this tournament Last night, the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament, began in New York. The prize fund is serious - over 10 million dollars. Even for a defeat in the first round, the athlete will be paid almost 10 thousand dollars. According to the tradition of recent years, the competition for victory in the men's category is much lower than in women.

A nationwide ban on 24-hour alcohol sales could be introduced as early as the New Year The introduction at the federal level of a ban on the night trade in alcohol has been agreed upon by the main departments concerned, Rosalkogolregulirovanie told Vremya Novostei yesterday. It is expected that throughout the country it will be impossible to sell alcoholic beverages and beer stronger than five degrees from 24.00 to 8.00. But regional laws can increase the duration of the moratorium on alcohol.

In the middle zone, on the last day of summer and the first day of autumn, the anticyclone will remain the main character in the weather arena, but another cyclone will gradually approach from the west, its influence will be especially noticeable on September 1 in the west of the European territory of Russia. In the northwestern regions during the day +12...+17оС. In the Central region there is mostly no precipitation, +11...+16оС. In the south the weather is also mostly dry, +30...+38оС.

Vladimir Putin promises to increase duties on new foreign cars Russia will increase duties on foreign cars gradually - first on used cars, then on new ones imported from abroad (now the duty reaches 30%). This will create an incentive for foreign companies to open their production facilities in the country, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said yesterday in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

On the possible involvement of a number of Russian security officials in corruption schemes The appeal of Russian lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky about the possible involvement of a number of Russian law enforcement officers in corruption schemes will be considered at a hearing of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress, commission representative Neil Simon told Interfax.

What will United Russia gain from a change in position on the Khimki Forest? On September 16, the Public Chamber will hold hearings on the situation with the cutting down of the Khimki forest for the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. At the end of last week, United Russia unexpectedly turned to the head of state, Dmitry Medvedev, with a request to suspend construction (see Vremya Novostei, August 26) .

The World League and the Grand Prix are awaiting reforms The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) plans to change the regulations of the largest commercial competitions for national teams - the men's World League and the women's Grand Prix. The preliminary composition of the participants in the 2011 World League was determined yesterday after the second round of qualifying was completed.

At the St. Petersburg premiere of “The Truce,” our correspondent Anton SAZONOV met with Svetlana PROSKURINA to find out from the director what she thinks about Russia, how she feels about the public’s reaction, and what she means by the concept of “auteur cinema.” — “The Truce” in your rather extensive filmography is perhaps the first film to be released in normal distribution. Aren't you afraid of rentals?

In the absence of Khryapa, the Russians lost to the hosts of the World Cup In the second round of the group stage of the World Cup in Turkey, the Russian men's team suffered its first defeat (56:65) in a game with the hosts of the World Cup at the Arena of the Sports Palace in the capital of the country, Ankara. Our team did not perform well in the second quarter of the meeting (7:17), during which the Turks created a winning margin.

Emmy Awards presented in Los Angeles The main winner of the 62nd Emmy TV Awards - eight gold statuettes - was "The Pacific", a mini-series about three American Marines who participated in battles with the Japanese during World War II. It was followed by Temple Grandin, the story of an autistic woman who became a leading researcher in the humane treatment of pets, with seven awards.