Embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will be hoping that third time's the charm after a visit from the head of the International Chess Federation and alien-spotter Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad will be hoping that third time's the charm after a visit from the head of the International Chess Federation and alien-spotter Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The former leader of the Kalmykia...

When Yury Yelashkin first encountered a camper van on holiday in Germany, it seemed like a somewhat alien concept. When Yury Yelashkin first encountered a camper van on holiday in Germany, it seemed like a somewhat alien concept. "You know when you see a yacht or something, and there is a mental barrier saying 'That's not for me' — you...

... match now going on in Moscow also provides a glimpse of the weird and politically connected Russian chess scene. Attendees at the opening ceremony in the Tretyakov Gallery included billionaire oil traders, Kremlin insiders, world-class musicians and an alien abductee. The World Championship match features the reigning titleholder, India's Viswanathan Anand, against Boris Gelfand, the Minsk-born grandmaster who emigrated to Israel in the 1990s. They belong to the old guard of modern chess, having played...

... ghost train. The best bit is at the end, when the space machine opens slowly in creaky movements, leaving you feeling as if you were about to leave the UFO in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." On exiting, the streets were empty as if an alien force had come down and swept the city clean of all life. That, sadly, also turned out not to be true. 374873

... Building and winds up in 1969 New York City. He then works with a younger Agent K — played by Josh Brolin — so that fans are given a deeper look into the character of Agent K. The movie then carries on as Agent K and Agent J take on retro aliens to once again save the world. Brolin pulls off a frighteningly impressive performance of mimicking Jones’ Agent K by matching the voice and mannerisms. A fan of “Men in Black” himself, Brolin said he watched the first film 40...

... had been anticipated. A former Federation Council senator and journalist, his outsider status in the region had complicated political and business ties, Levchenko and Titkov said. In the three years of his governorship, Mezentsev remained an “alien” to local residents, politicians and businesspeople, Titkov said. Mezentsev's “activities had been mostly linked to public activities like festivals and others aimed at getting the attention of the federal authorities,” Titkov...

... trends. These artists, such as Darya Tuminas, Alexander Stukkei and Nikita Pirogov seem unmoored from Russian history. Their work is more inward looking, less interested in searching for a Russian identity and more disposed toward exploring individual alienation and interpersonal dynamics. Many of the young photographers are also self-taught or study abroad if they can afford it, as there is a continued lack of access to formal photography education in Russia. Larisa Grinberg, co-proprietor of Gallery...

... detail. That American desire to be clear and accessible and realistic is usually strongly apparent in paintings of cowboys, Indians and the land they shared and fought over. There was something else going on in Fechin's paintings, something that I found alien and seductive all at once. Over the years I ran across Fechin's name from time to time. When I first encountered him he was considered an obscure, though respected, painter. Now, over a half a century after his death in Southern California on October...

... noon to 7:15 p.m. 231-4405/08, www.mmoma.ru Moscow Planetarium: H.R. Giger: retrospective of graphics by Swiss surrealist artist Hans Ruedi Giger who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film “Alien.” to July 15. Located at 5 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. Weekdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., weekends and holidays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Tues. 495-221-7690, www.planetarium-moscow.ru Multimedia Art Museum: New Chess Figures. The...

... noon to 7:15 p.m. 231-4405/08, www.mmoma.ru Moscow Planetarium: H.R. Giger: retrospective of graphics by Swiss surrealist artist Hans Ruedi Giger who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film “Alien,” to July 15. Located at 5 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. Weekdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., weekends and holidays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Tues. 495-221-7690, www.planetarium-moscow.ru Multimedia Art Museum: Chess Figures. The 20th...

... Thurs. to Wed. at 3:45 and 10:10 p.m. Dubbed. Men In Black III (Lyudi v Chyornom 3, 2012): In the third installment of Barry Sonnenfeld’s sci-fi action comedy, agent J (Will Smith) travels in time to MIB’s early years in the 1960s to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Josh Brolin stars as young Agent K. Oktyabr Premiere showing Fri. at 7:30 a.m. Dubbed. Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya Wed. at 12:10 a.m. Dubbed. Mirror Mirror (Belosnezhka i Mest Gnomov, 2012):...

... Thurs. to Wed. at noon and 9:55 p.m. Dubbed. Men In Black III (Lyudi v Chyornom 3, 2012): In the third installment of Barry Sonnenfeld’s sci-fi action comedy, agent J (Will Smith) travels in time to MIB’s early years in the 1960s to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Josh Brolin stars as young Agent K. Barrikady Thurs. to Wed. at 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10 and 9:20 p.m. Dubbed. Karo Film Atrium Thurs. to Wed. at 12:25, 1, 2:30, 3:10, 4:35, 6:40, 7:10, 8:45...

... it seems to me to be malicious aggression, which is very destructive. I have the feeling that they hold Vladimir Putin up as a cyborg, a robot, a sort of super monster. Someone whom no one can influence. It all seems very strange to me; he's not an alien, he's one of us — why should you make a situation like that? The saddest thing is that not one of those journalists who started [the criticism of me] tried to really look at the situation fairly. They didn't go to the charity, they didn't...

... innovations of the amended Civil Code include, in particular: a complex of rules connected with relations on the Internet (basic definitions, group of respondent parties), amendments concerning the conditions and procedure for registering agreements on alienation and transfer of intellectual property rights, and others. It should be noted that, while the new provisions of the Civil Code have been under development, in recent years courts have made several attempts to impose liability not on the user...