In the northwest and in the center, the Atlantic cyclone will set the tone for the weather. In the North-West region on September 17 and 18 there will be light rain in places; on September 19 the rain will intensify to moderate and will occur everywhere. During the day the prevailing temperature is +11...+17оС. In the Central region, rains of varying intensity are expected for three days; on September 18, heavy in places, thunderstorms are possible.

Spartak and its coach changed their style and won The capital's Spartak had a historic day in the Champions League against Marseille. For the first time in the last ten years, in a match of this tournament, the “red-whites” left the field without conceding a single goal. The French champions did the rest themselves - the hosts scored the only goal in this meeting into their own goal. Spartak appeared very unusual in its first Champions League match. It all started with Valery Karpin.

In the early morning of September 17, 1939, units of the Red Army crossed the Soviet-Polish border. As a result of this campaign, Western Ukraine and Western Belarus became part of the USSR. The events of September 1939, their background and consequences are reflected in varying degrees of detail in numerous publications devoted to the Second World War and the history of international relations of the twentieth century.

Sergei Mironov talked to his unpredictable electorate The chairman of the A Just Russia party, who is also the speaker of the Federation Council, Sergei Mironov, went to the people. The leader of the Socialist Revolutionaries spent Wednesday in the Belgorod region, convincing local voters to support the Socialist Revolutionaries in the regional elections on October 10.

The owner of the car that exploded a month ago in Pyatigorsk was found killed In the Stavropol Territory, the body of the main defendant in the case of the terrorist attack in Pyatigorsk , which occurred exactly a month ago, was discovered. Then, in the very center of the city, near a cafe, a Zhiguli car of the sixth model exploded, as a result of which 30 people were injured.

The customs union may prove to be an obstacle to the new CIS Free Trade Agreement Today a meeting of the CIS Economic Council will be held in Moscow. The first item on the meeting agenda is the discussion of the draft new Free Trade Agreement within the Commonwealth. The day before, the text of this document was discussed at a meeting of economic ministers of the CIS countries. But the parties have not yet been able to reach a consensus.

Lukashenko called his opponents enemies of the people Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko harshly criticized his opponents, calling them enemies of the people. The Belarusian leader made these statements at the congress of the federation of trade unions during his first public speech after the start of the election campaign in Belarus. The date of the presidential election became known this week - December 19. “They are not oppositionists at all. They are enemies of the people.

The Russian national team is heading to the World Cup in a fighting mood This coming Sunday, the Russian men's volleyball team will fly to Italy, where the World Championship starts on September 25. Before the start of the tournament, our team plans to play a couple of test matches, and a few days before leaving for the Apennine Peninsula, head coach Daniele Bagnoli’s wards held a training session open to media representatives on meringue in Novogorsk near Moscow.

Kazan and Belgorod residents will challenge the Russian Super Cup By decision of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation, the date and venue for the third edition of the national Super Cup have been set - on October 23, the local Zenit and Belgorod Lokomotiv-Belogorye will meet in Kazan.

Competition intensifies in the trade union movement The process of splits, mergers and takeovers in the trade union movement, expressed in attempts to create more or less significant competition for the country's largest trade union association, the FNPR, has entered a new phase.

Tony Hayward reports to the British Parliament The head of the Verkhovna Rada, Tony Hayward, who is due to leave his post on October 1, yesterday made a report to a British parliamentary commission. Unlike their American senators, who subjected the disgraced top manager to seven hours of intense interrogation in July, members of the English Parliament only reminded Mr.

There are no draws in the Champions League The second game day of the group stage of the Champions League picked up the fighting spirit - not a single draw during the evening. And in the dispute between snipers and Lionel Messi (Barcelona), in addition to Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Milan scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arsenal leader Cesc Fabregas immediately got involved. In group “E” there were good preconditions for a sensation.

Anatoly Serdyukov enlisted support for the reform of the Russian army in the United States Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov visited the United States for the first time in more than two years in office. In general, the current official visit of the head of the Russian military department to the United States is the first in the last six years.

High steel prices in the second quarter brought some relief to most steel companies after a long period of falling demand and reduced production. The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) was no exception, receiving $147 million in net profit under IFRS in the first half of the year against a net loss of $73 million for the same period in 2009. Revenue almost doubled, to $3.8 billion, EBITDA increased 2.7 times, to $811 million.

United Russia proposes expanding federal party lists and combining elections The State Duma has begun polishing the electoral legislation for the 2011 parliamentary elections. This process was launched by United Russia. In recent days, representatives of the party in power have made several proposals regarding the organization of the upcoming federal Duma campaign. First of all, United Russia members propose replacing the usual threes of the federal part of the party voter lists with dozens.