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Delegation of the Russian Federation including the deputies of the Russian Federation State Duma, the Federation Council, the Cossacks, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia has arrived in South Ossetia. The delegation is headed by the Chairman of the Committee on the International Affairs of the State Duma, a member of fraction "United Russia" Konstantin Kosachev. The President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity and the Russian guests have visited the headquarters of the candidate for the RSO Presidency Anatoly Bibilov, where the meeting with him and the party "Unity" leadership has taken place.
At the beginning of the meeting Eduard Kokoity has greeted the visitors of the Republic, having expressed his gratitude to the party «United Russia» for its support. «The leading party of South Ossetia «Unity» has made its choice and has supported Anatoly Bibilov as the presidential nominee of the Republic in the forthcoming elections.

Celebration in honour of the young athlete Kharebov Ibragim, who in October of the current year became the freestyle wrestling champion of England, has been held in the village Dzau in Dzausky district of South Ossetia. The head of the local administration Kumaritov Pavel has congratulated the athlete with the victory; he has also handed him a cash bonus and wished him further success in sport. "I arrived in England in May 2011. I was being trained there by the coach Nikolai Korneev. And in October 9 I won the English Freestyle Wrestling championship"- Ibragim Kharebov has told IA "Res". According to him the representatives of the national team of England took notice of the talented athlete at the training camp in North Ossetia.

Athletes from Tskhinval will take part in the upcoming international wrestling tournament in memory of the first president of Russian Children's Sport Federation Chevalier Nusuev. It has been reported to IA "Res" by the coach of the Republican children's youth wrestling school Kochiev Tamerlan.

Fatima Kisieva, born in 1981, an inhabitant of Tskhinval:
We live in the nine-storey building in Roza Kochisova Street, on the western suburb of Tskhinval. The building is located directly under the Oak grove, - that is the height from where the Georgian tanks where shooting the town. In the evening of August, 7 the heavy bombardment started, and we were compelled to run downwards as it was very dangerous to stay in our flat on the ninth floor. By that time all our neighbours had already gathered on the ground floor, we were frightened so much, but at the same time we hoped that the fire would stop soon. To our horror the bombardment was becoming stronger, and we had to go down into the cellar. In this damp, cold cellar we spent two days I can`t think about till now without shuddering. Kiddies, among whom there were also babies, were crying uninterruptedly.

In the period from October 28 to October 31, the employees of the Border Control Agency of FSS of Russia in the Republic of South Ossetia arrested seven citizens for illegal crossing of the state border of South Ossetia. As IA "Res" has been informed at the press service of the Border Control Agency of FSS of Russia in South Ossetia, three violators were detained in Leningorskiy - one in Tskhinvalskiy, one – in Dzauskiy - and two in Znaurskiy districts of the Republic. "All of them have violated the border with the household purposes.

Claims of Georgia to control the border crossing between South Ossetia and Russia are unfounded and contrary to the Russian-South Ossetian interstate relations. It has been reported to IA "Res" by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, Murat Dzhioev, commenting on the position of Tbilisi at the negotiations on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The South Ossetian musician Sarmat Dudaev will take part in the International festival of classical music of the CIS states young performers «Rising stars in the Kremlin». As the news agency "RES", has been informed by the Deputy Minister for Culture of the RSO Julietta Dzheranova, the festival «Rising stars in the Kremlin» will be held at the end of November, 2011 in Moscow. «At present Sarmat Dudaev is studying at the Rostov conservatory, - Dzheranova has said. - At the festival he will play the Ossetian accordion».

A lot of residential and administrative buildings were damaged during the Georgian aggression in 2008. Among them is also the Parliamentary building, which, after the fierce bombardment of the Georgian aggressors has been completely burned. Not so long ago, works on restoring the building have begun. The reconstruction is being carried out within the framework of the Investment Program to promote socio - economic development of South Ossetia. As we`ve been informed by the construction foreman Robert Nartikoev, no material changes will take place in shape of the building.

South Ossetian State Theatre named after Kosta Khetagurov will take part in the XII International Volkov festival, which will be held from 3 to 12 November in Yaroslavl. It has been reported to IA "Res" by the Deputy Minister for Culture of South Ossetia Julietta Dzheranova. "The theater troupe of eight people will leave for Yaroslavl to take part in the International Festival,"- said Dzheranova.

Promotion of vibrant cultural identity of the people of Ossetia and strengthening the intercultural relations in the North Caucasus has become one of the main ideas of organizers of the festival, which was held in the Russian capital for future Olympic Games - Sochi. During 10 days the prominent cultural figures of Russia, famous politicians and public figures, heads of the Ossetian diaspora from the Russian cities and Europe, the inhabitants of Sochi were participating in the festival "Days of the Ossetian culture in Sochi," timed to the tenth anniversary of the local Ossetian national cultural public organization "Alania".