It is planned to organize an exhibition dedicated to Russian political prisoners at the Sakharov Museum and Public Center. This was announced by the director of the museum Yuri Samodurov. According to him, there are at least 54 political prisoners in today's Russia. Samodurov considers the defendants in the Yukos case, scientists Valentin Danilov and Igor Sutyagin, as well as young National Bolsheviks, to be political prisoners.

Transval Park. Photo by ar In February 2004, the reasons for the collapse of the Transval-Park dome were incorrect constructive decisions and design miscalculations, Moscow prosecutor Anatoly Zuev told reporters. According to him, such a conclusion can be made based on the results of a comprehensive construction and technical examination, RIA Novosti reports.

A rally in Kyrgyzstan. Photo by APN Activists of the Forum "Committee on March 27" blocked the building of the Kyrgyz Parliament, protesting against the start of the work of the parliament of the new convocation, RIA Novosti reports on Sunday after the legitimate parliament, which included the associates of Askara Akayev. Representatives of the movement announced the disobedience to the new authorities and called on the people to go out onto the streets again.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Photo by ar The state prosecutor Dmitry Shokhin believes that the fault of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Plato Lebedev is proved by the case file. The prosecutor said about this, as the interfax correspondent reported during the bushchant court of the parties.

Israel has suspended the transfer to the Palestinians of Qalqiliya - the third city in the West Bank of the Jordan, from where Israel promised to leave. This is reported by Reuters, citing sources close to the authorities. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered the army to halt the transfer of control of West Bank cities to the Palestinians because the Palestinian Authority had failed to fulfill its obligations to disarm militants in two cities already handed over to it.

The Moscow District Military Court closed the trial in the case against General of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Ganeev and six employees of the MUR, the press secretary of the court Yevgeny Komissarov told RIA Novosti. The corresponding petition on Monday during the hearings on the merits was stated by both the prosecution and the lawyers of the defendants.

Kyrgyzstan. Photo by APN Omurbek Teebaev, who became the deputy for the third time, was elected the speaker of the new parliament of Kyrgyzstan. Tekebaev is a representative of the south of the country, he is known for publicly criticized the policy of Askar Akayev. At the same time, in the new parliament, the majority of places were received by Priakaevsky deputies.

Members of Kyrgyzstan's new parliament say they will contest the date of the June 26 presidential election. Speaker of the Parliament Omurbek Tekebayev said at a press conference that first it is necessary to hold talks with Askar Akayev, who left the country and legally remains president, RIA Novosti reports. Akaev's powers expire in October. However, the new parliament hopes that during the negotiations it will be possible to persuade him to resign early.

The Vernissage crafts center in the Moscow district of Izmailovo, where a strong fire broke out last Saturday, is planned to be fully restored at the expense of the owner by the City Day, celebrated on the first weekend of September, Gazeta.Ru reports citing Interfax. According to sources in the city administration, the mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov, was informed about this by the management of Russian Compound JSC, the owner of the complex.

The referendum on the procedure for the election of the mayor in Saratov, which took place on Sunday, was declared invalid, RIA Novosti was told in the city election commission. Of the 669 thousand 325 registered voters, 48 ​​thousand 198 people voted, which is 7.2%. For a referendum to be recognized as valid, at least 50% of citizens with the right to vote were required to participate in it.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Photo from the website of the press center of his lawyers. On Monday, on Monday, court debate in the Judine Court of the United Criminal Claim of the former head of the Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the head of the Menatep MFI Platon Lebedev and the former General Director of the Volna AOOZT Andrei Krainov, the press center of Khodorkovsky lawyers reports.

A rally in Ufa. Photo of the new region In Bashkiria, according to preliminary results of the referendum, held on March 27, about 90% of those who took part in the vote spoke out for the introduction of the election procedures for mayors of cities and regions. Previously, mayors of cities and districts were appointed President of the republic. Last weekend in the republic, the high political activity of opponents of the current president Murtaza Rakhimov was noted.

Joint exercises within the framework of the Collective Organization Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be held on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan from 2 to 6 April. This was reported to Granyam.Ru by a source in the RF Ministry of Defense. The ministry also denied reports that one of the commanders of the Russian military districts would head the exercise.

After the Battle of Kursk. Photo from the site www.pravda.ru "Main Froind, listen to my story ..." A couple of years ago, Bavarian journalist Michael Froind addressed me with an unusual request. He was going to drive the route of his father, a former Wehrmacht soldier, in Belarus and Russia and make a film about this trip. It was necessary to find him assistants from the Russian side who would help German colleagues who do not speak Russian in the organization of filming.

In the Amur region in the elections to the regional Duma, according to party lists, United Russia took only second place. The electoral bloc "We are for the development of the Amur Region" became the leader of the elections. The regional election commission reported that after processing a third of the ballots, 17.43% of the votes were cast for the leading bloc. 16.1% of voters voted for United Russia. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 13.5%.