2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/12266In this brief review I will touch upon the main points and thends of observational and theoretical cosmology, that influence and change today our understanding of the Universe.9 pages, invited talk given in GR15, to appear in the proceedings of the 15th meeting of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation),December 16-21, 1997, Pune, IndiaAstrophysicstext