When those who wanted to listen to the lecture gathered in the school building, about 15 police officers burst in, began to wring the hands of the lecturers and participants, drag them out into the street and beat them against a police car. Law enforcement officers decided that the event was not authorized. However, they soon sorted it out and calmed down. Patriarch Alexy II expressed his outrage at what happened.

Premiere at the Bolshoi Theater on March 23. Well, just think about the premiere, you never know how many premieres there are at the Bolshoi. Opera? Especially. Who goes to the opera now? "Children of Rosenthal"? Yes, even grandchildren. The libretto was written by Vladimir Sorokin! Ahh! It's a completely different matter. If not everyone, then very many have heard about the premiere at the Bolshoi.

According to the Ekho Moskvy radio station, the protesters headed to the presidential administration building, chanting slogans demanding the resignation of Askar Akayev. The new Minister of Internal Affairs, who previously threatened to use weapons, is forced to admit that some police officers have gone over to the side of the opposition. It is curious how Moscow will act if the Akaev regime falls.

The leaders of the Kyrgyz opposition somehow suddenly turned into leaders of the revolution. But even in the morning, none of them imagined that victory would be so quick. Moreover, yesterday it seemed that Askar Akayev was very determined and even ready to use force to save the regime. But either there was not enough strength, or determination. And most likely - both.

What resourceful and witty guys the Moscow City Duma deputies are. It was they who came up with the idea to rename Klimashkin Street, where the Polish embassy is located, and give it the name of General Mikhail Muravyov, who received the nickname “the hangman” for the brutal suppression of the Polish uprising in the 19th century. The idea is, of course, great. But why go so far? Why not name the street after some German general during World War II? It would have been even more offensive.

Presidents Shevardnadze and Kuchma suffered, and President Akaev may suffer for his kindness. Despite all the differences in details, what has been happening recently in the vast expanses of the CIS has one thing in common. “Soft” regimes are falling apart. Insufficiently tightened nuts are loosened. Because it breaks where it is thin. After the collapse of the Union, 15 states arose in its place, none of which became, and could not become, democratic.

This was stated at the ongoing negotiations, the Kommersant newspaper reports. Although the representative of our Ministry of Defense stated that the withdrawal would take three to four years, it is still far from reaching an agreement. Russia is demanding compensation, saying $300 million is needed for the redeployment. The money should be used to settle military personnel in a new location.

Well, thank God, it’s done! A new department has been created in the Kremlin - “for interregional and cultural relations with foreign countries”, headed by the political strategist Modest Kolerov, well-known in narrow circles. The goal, as Kommersant wrote, is “to prevent velvet revolutions in post-Soviet states.” Otherwise, I was worried: where would the officials laid off by the administrative reform go? How will the billions of dollars in savings from the Stabilization Fund be used?

“Hello, fellow oligarchs!” - “We wish you good health, Mr. President!” - “Congratulations on the fifth anniversary of my accession to the throne!” - “Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!” Before the head of state had time to get out of the limousine in front of the mausoleum, the pioneers from Business Russia and OPORA were already running to tie a tie for their beloved general president. He smiles, pats them on the head, and gives them boxes of Red March chocolates.

However, Vladimir Vladimirovich made a reservation that the proposed measure will help calm down millions of citizens “who privatized their apartments in the 1990s.” That is, the Russian president is not following the lead of the tycoons, but is simply worried about the peace of mind of ordinary people. At the same time, the president noted that “tax administration must remain an effective tool of public administration.” But the oligarchs were waiting for his promise to ease tax pressure.

Judge Irina Kolesnikova made the decision to extend Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s detention until July 14 on her own, without a motion from the prosecution or without hearing the defense. Meanwhile, only on Tuesday the Constitutional Court adopted a resolution obliging judges to listen to the opinions of all participants in the process before deciding on a preventive measure. It seems that the Meshchansky court decided to compete with Basmanny for the title of the most fair and law-abiding.