The Patriarch approved the policy of rejuvenation of the clergy and flock Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' believes that in the next two decades the number of parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church in our country should increase to 40 million people.

The theater festival “Baltic House” was held in St. Petersburg The 20th anniversary “Baltdom” lasted for three whole weeks. It began on September 20 in Moscow with the presentation of the festive program. The main program, St. Petersburg, began with Nyakroshusov’s “Othello,” which is not the first time they have brought it here and is loved to the point of oblivion.

The situation that has developed in domestic skiing on the eve of this season is difficult. A series of doping scandals that threatened to result in the disqualification of the Russian Ski Racing Federation; the elections of a new president and leadership of the FLGR, the results of which were not welcomed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), and, finally, the likely appointment of an Estonian specialist as the new head coach make us seriously think about what is happening.

General manager remains to coach Spartak Hockey “Spartak” can follow the path of its football brother and continue the season led by the club’s general manager. Negotiations with Sergei Mikhalev have reached a dead end and will not be continued. And Milos Riga is still unemployed. True, the news of his appointment to a new place may be made public on the day when Atlant returns from the trip. The more days pass since Milos Rzhiga left Spartak, the more details appear.

Georgia opened the border to some Russians Since October 13, Georgia has entered into a struggle with Russia for influence in the Russian North Caucasus. The Georgians decided to win the sympathy of the Russians living in Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia. To do this, they are allowed to stay up to 90 days on Georgian territory without any marks in the documents. Moscow is outraged by this “uncivilized” decision.

General Bulbov was charged with conditionally new charges The SKP yesterday announced the filing of new charges against Lieutenant General of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) Alexander Bulbov. He is charged with another 16 episodes of crimes, which are classified under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud, abuse of power and forgery and sale of official documents. However, in fact, these accusations turned out to be only conditionally new.

Belarusian oppositionists are learning political technologies The conflict between Minsk and Moscow remains the main intrigue of the Belarusian presidential campaign. This issue is discussed in the media, on forums and in conversations much more than the advantages of this or that candidate for the post of head of state. It still remains unclear who will become Alexander Lukashenko’s main competitor in the December 19 elections.

City officials are preparing for a new mayor and a harsh winter Representatives of former mayor Yuri Luzhkov's team hope to hold out in their positions under the new mayor - at least until the end of winter.

The Prime Minister set an investment condition for businessmen The government's attitude towards business can change for the better only if business proves itself to be a law-abiding participant in public-private partnerships.

Stock markets will support JP Morgan Analysts and investors are eagerly awaiting JP Morgan's quarterly report, which could shape market sentiment about the financial sector's outlook. JP Morgan Chase survived the financial crisis better than other Wall Street banks, being one of the first to return funds from the Troubled Asset Repurchase Fund (TARP) to its treasury. During the crisis, it became the second largest US bank.

How genre films use the achievements of the American arthouse could be seen in two of the most interesting films of the festival - “Surveillance” by Jennifer Chambers Lynch and “Cyrus” by Jay and Mark Duplass. David Lynch's daughter made her first film, the unsuccessful Helen in the Box, in 1993. She decided on the next film 15 years later, enlisting her father’s production support and borrowing two actors from him - Bill Pullman and Julia Ormond.

Gazprom Neft will coordinate the development of Venezuelan fields According to the decision of the board of directors of the National Petroleum Consortium, which includes LUKOIL, Rosneft, Surgutneftegaz, TNK-BP and Gazprom Neft, the latter will act as the leading company in the project to develop the Junin-6 block. in Venezuela.

Securities of Russian banks will become more liquid Moody's has improved its forecast for the development of the Russian banking system due to increased liquidity and stabilization of credit conditions. However, compared to global competitors, the Russian banking system remains weak, and average credit institutions do not reach investment ratings.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a lecture in Moscow on the benefits of energy saving Yesterday the Higher School of Economics was sold out: even the worst truants came to listen to a lecture on climate and energy with the participation of the Governor of California, Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The world-famous Terminator arrived in Moscow on October 10. During these days he accomplished a lot.

Severstal purchased additional shares of Canadian High River Gold in preparation for its IPO One of the largest steel companies in Russia, Severstal, owned by Alexei Mordashov, is strengthening its gold mining business, which it intends to launch in an IPO before the end of the year on the stock exchange in London.