On Sunday, March 20, during the parade in honor of St. Patrick's Day, traffic will be blocked in the center of Moscow. As RIA Novosti was informed in the information center of the Moscow government, the parade will begin at the Novoarbatsky bridge, proceed along Novy Arbat, where traffic will be blocked from 12.00 to 16.00, and end at the Arbatskaya metro station. The opening of the parade will take place at 13.00. The celebration will last for about two hours.

The queue of `` Moscow News ''. Photos of faces In the Moscow News Kiosks, an alternative newspaper’s number is handed out on a passionate boulevard, a correspondent of faces from the scene of the scene reported. The circulation of "Moscow News without Evgeny Kiselev" is 999 copies. “This special issue is not an attempt to take scores with Evgeny Kiselev. This is our attempt to explain why we consider it necessary to make Moscow News.

Alexei Pichugin, a Yukos security officer, will testify in court on March 22. This was reported to RIA Novosti by his lawyer Georgy Kaganer. He did not rule out that after Pichugin's interrogation, the court would move on to a debate between the parties on this case. Alexey Pichugin was detained on July 19, 2003.

George Kennan. Photo from the site Kennan.ru On Thursday evening, in Princeton (New Jersey), a well-known American diplomat, historian and publicist George Kennan, the Washington Post, died in the 102nd year of his life. Almost the entire professional life of Kennan was associated with Soviet Russia. In the 30-40s, he worked at the American embassy in the USSR and contributed to the formation of a deterrence doctrine.

Pro. Photo from the site www.aviapanorama.narod.ru Vladimir Putin became the first head of a foreign state to visit the military operational center in Taverni (suburb of Paris). According to sources in the Champs Elysees, a visit to this classified facility is included in the program of the head of the Russian state in France at the personal instructions of France President Jacques Shirak, RIA Novosti reports.

The emblem of the CSKA club The Moscow CSKA went to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, defeating the Belgrade Partizan in the return match of the 1/8 finals - 2: 0. According to RIA Novosti, in the 69th minute, Brazilian Daniel Carwale opened an account after transferring his compatriot Wagner, and in the 85th minute Wagner himself realized a penalty. The first meeting, held a week ago in Belgrade, ended in a draw 1: 1.

Photo from Newsru.com A residential building burns in the center of Moscow, RIA Novosti was told in the capital's UGPS. The fire occurred in house number 9/10 on the street of the Kuznetsk bridge. The fire spread from the first to the second and third floors. The fire was assigned the third category of complexity (on a five -point scale). The fire area is more than 300 square meters. On the ground floor where the fire was located, the remaining floors are residential.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Chechnya denies the fact of detention of relatives of one of the militant leaders Doku Umarov. According to Ekho Moskvy, this was reported by Interfax with reference to the words of the press secretary of the Chechen Interior Ministry Ruslan Atsayev. According to Atsaev, none of Umarov's relatives filed a complaint with the police about the disappearance, abduction or delivery to law enforcement agencies.

Dr. Adrian Bovier before the prototype of the fast -acting replicator. Photo from the site www.bath.ac.uk Super -printer -consumers that are able to “print” the most diverse things used in everyday life - from a cup to a clarinet - very quickly and cheaply, can appear in almost every house in the very coming years. Studies like those conducted by British engineers from the University of Bat ( University of Bath ) are able to fundamentally convert all our life.

As part of the restructuring of Gazprom, 11 100% subsidiaries of the gas concern will be created. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru with reference to the press service of the company. According to the report, Alexei Miller, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, held a meeting to improve the company's corporate management structure. The meeting also discussed plans for the consolidation of technological communications, information technology and services.

One of the colleagues of retired colonel Vyacheslav Kvachkov, who is suspected of involvement in the attempt on the life of Anatoly Chubais, the head of RAO EES of Russia, has been put on the wanted list. This, according to Gazeta.Ru, is reported by Interfax, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. The source said that there is no definite data on the 30-year-old son of Kvachkov. "It is known that his apartment was searched. He is not at home.

Yuri Luzhkov and Elena Baturina. Photo from the site www.finiz.ru The Tver court of Moscow at a meeting on Friday satisfied the two claims of the presidents of Elena Baturina by the Kommersant newspaper. This was reported by Gazeta.ru with reference to Interfax.

Breaking in the Nenets AO AN-24. Frame '' Vesti '' The An -24, which crashed in the past Wednesday in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, immediately piloted the second pilot - an intern. This was reported by Gazeta.ru with reference to Interfax. As a source close to the airline investigation was in an interview, "the weather conditions were good that allowed this to do this.

Boris Berezovsky. Photo by ar The issue of issuing a Ukrainian visa to Boris Berezovsky is still not resolved. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Boris Tarasuk said on Thursday evening, the process of interdepartmental consultations continues in Kyiv. “This is not a question exclusively in the Foreign Ministry, rather, the competence of other departments,” Tarasyuk quoted Rosbalt.

The State Duma in the third reading canceled deferrals from military service for employees of a number of law enforcement agencies. According to Gazeta.Ru with reference to Interfax, 391 deputies unanimously voted for the relevant bill on Friday.