Opinion

A new exhibition at the Moscow Museum of Russian Impressionism is dedicated to Peterhof, which is deservedly called the treasury of classical art of pre-revolutionary Russia. It is no coincidence that the introductory section of the exposition is stylized under the scattering of jewelry: gilded curls, crowns and double-headed eagles, porcelain and marble, painting in expensive frames. Against this background, the main treasure is the most inconspicuous. These are the historic white doors to Peterhof's main vault. In the mid-1960s, these doors were first opened by Vadim Znamenov, the main character of the exhibition. He dedicated 55 years of his life to the restoration of Peterhof.

The court-ideological drama “Fjord” was released, which received the Golden Palm Branch in Cannes. Talking about the conflict of value systems, the Romanian director Christian Mungiu tries to take a position over the fight, but does not find what at such a height could be seized

We may not realize how much the world has changed. And so we may not even have time to be afraid of what will happen. Actually, it's already happening. It seems that the usual forms of self-reproduction of society will disappear, perhaps forever. And a key role will be played by the digital transformation going on right now. Global political forces are fighting for control.

At the end of October, King Charles III of Great Britain will travel to the Caribbean, which will culminate in participation in the Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda. One of the most pressing topics of the upcoming talks promises to be the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the former British colonies.

The midterm congressional elections will be held on November 3. Their results can have a significant impact on various aspects of the country’s domestic and foreign policy, with the most obvious shifts in the energy sector. This is due to the fact that the positions of the Democratic and Republican parties on key issues of the fuel and energy sector development are diametrically opposed and therefore the energy factor is always present in the electoral process of the United States.

The Ministry is developing the regulation of virtual mobile operators (MVNO – mobile virtual network operator). An MVNO is a cellular operator that uses the infrastructure of another (host operator) to provide services to end users.

Fifteen years ago, the famous American writer and journalist Michael Lewis published a book “Boomerang”, the first chapter of which was called defiantly – “Wall Street in the tundra”. Known for his best-selling books on stock market dealers and Nobel laureates, the author this time spoke about the causes of the economic crisis of 2008-2009, calling one of them the reckless economic decisions of some market participants in some European countries.

The third Russia-Africa summit, accompanied by the Economic and Humanitarian Forum, begins in Moscow. This is an opportunity to assess what has changed in the seven years since the first event in Sochi 2019. Relationships are evolving, but growth is straight, not exponential. At the same time, the potential for a breakthrough is obvious, the question is what is holding it back.

Lula da Silva, who won the October 25 presidential election in Brazil, has always had strained relations with Donald Trump. But his opponents, Jair Bolsonaro, who is in prison, and his son Flavio, can rightly be called Trumpists. Flavio, who lost the election to Lula, Trump even hosted at his Florida estate. But Lula’s left is ideologically close to the U.S. Democratic Party, with many politicians and supporters cheering his re-election. Trump, as expected, was disappointed in his victory and expressed suspicions of the integrity of the election. However, he never admitted his defeat in the 2020 US election, accusing the Democrats of rigging their results. Moreover, last year, the US raised tariffs on Brazilian goods, declaring Jair Bolsonaro as the reason for human rights violations. In Brazil, he was convicted of rioting by his supporters after the previous presidential election.

In the second decade of October, news spread on the industry media about the change in the terms of compensation for the recycling fee for locally assembled cars. We are talking about not extending the effect of the so-called green scale to cars shorter than 4.5 m. Due to the non-publicity of the regulatory framework, it is now impossible to trace the moment when these provisions began to operate.

The modern world order is experiencing a systemic crisis caused by the change of technological and world economic structures (MHU). Not only is the old architecture of international security being destroyed, but economic centers of power, the financial system, technological leaders and the very principles of international cooperation are changing.

No one expected this: long lines lined up at polling stations across the country from early Sunday morning. Both in the centre of Belgrade and in the semi-stations of small Vojvodny villages, mostly young people queued up for the ballot. Announced by the former president of Serbia, early parliamentary elections proved to be a test of stability for the system, which it failed miserably. Tensions have steadily increased in recent election weeks. It was clear that something was going to happen, but the prospect of street protests was more worrying than the apparent loss of power in an election she had invented.