Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo from the site http://ginisty.typepad.com The new French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the composition of the government of the country, which will be headed by Prime Minister Francois Fillon. According to the Air Force, only 15 ministers will work in the new office - half less than in its previous composition.

It is known that the universe expands, and expands with all accelerating speed. This does not mean at all that the distance between the Earth and the Sun or between the stars of the Milky Way is increasing - our galaxy is not yet going to “swell” (perhaps this will happen in the distant future if the scenario of a large gap is true). The expansion of the Universe now affects only an increase in the distance between remote galaxies.

Marietta Chudakova. Photo from the personal archive The other day they handed Solzhenitsynskaya - almost the most prestigious and at the same time large in monetary terms - a literary prize. The second time not to writers, but two philologists (the very first prize was also awarded to the philologist - academician Vladimir Toporov).

Eduard Limonov, Harry Kasparov and Mikhail Kasyanov. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru At the Moscow Airport Sheremetyevo, the leader of the OGF Harry Kasparov, the leader of the NBP Eduard Limonov and the head of the “For Human Rights” Lev Ponomarev movement were detained. In addition, journalists who were supposed to fly to Samara were detained. According to the Frances.ru Eduard Limonov, police officers, "all high ranks", said that their tickets were invalid.

Police car. Photo from the website Photofile.ru The former captain of the Organized Crime Control Department of the Chita region admitted to the murder of the guards of the Chita bank. This was written on Friday "Kommersant" with reference to representatives of law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation of the robbery.

Vladimir Putin and Angel Merkel. Photos of the press service of the President of Russia In Samara, on Thursday evening, an informal meeting of the leaders of Russia and the European Union began in the framework of the 19th summit of Russia-Es. According to Interfax, the first meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barrozo and Chancellor, the Angels Merkel, who is now presiding in Germany, was in the format of a working dinner.

Office of Gazprom in Moscow. Photo from the site OJSC Gazprom The signing of a package of documents on the creation of a joint Belarusian-Russian gas transportation organization on the basis of Baltransgaz OJSC is transferred to a later period, BelTA reports. According to the apparatus of the Belarusian government, this is due to the need for additional coordination of one of the subparagraphs of the contract of sale of Gazprom OJSC Baltransgaz.

The march of disagreements The administration of Chelyabinsk forbade the organizers of the "Marsh of Disagent" to hold a procession in the city center on May 19. According to Echo of Moscow, this was stated by the press secretary of "another Russia" Lyudmila Mamina. According to her, only a rally is allowed, which will be held near the monument to Kurchatov. “On what grounds were refused the procession, it is not clear, because the application was submitted on time,” Mamina said.

Alexander Ponosov. Photo "MK" The director of the village of Syphevo, Alexander Ponosov, appealed the decision of the Vereshchaginsky District Court, who fined him by five thousand rubles for the use of Microsoft unlicensed software, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the lawyer Vladimir Bobrovsky. The cassation appeal of the director Ponosov was filed in the Perm Regional Court. On May 7, the Perm court sentenced the school principal Alexander Ponosov to a fine of five thousand rubles.

'' Marsh of disagreements '' in St. Petersburg. Photo by Kirill Kudryavtseva especially for faces About 500 people take part in the "march of disagreements" in Samara. This was reported by Kasparov.ru with reference to one of the organizers of the march Anastasia Kurt-Ajiev. Activists of another Russia, the movement of "Change", and the National Enterprise, participate in the action.

Vladimir Putin reads the message to the Federal Assembly. Photo Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had nothing against the "disagreement marches." “They don’t bother me,” the president said. He believes that "any shares should be held within the framework of the current legislation, and not to interfere with other citizens to live a normal life." He stated this at a press conference at the Russia-Es summit in Samara.

Andrey Kolesnikov. Photo from the site rg.ru The appearance in the Duma of the bill "On Price Policy in the Russian Federation" is a logical, organic, natural continuation of the state -control of the economy. There are no hybrid models such as the "socialist market". Here, after all, how: either the market or socialism.

Court. Photo from the site nr2.ru. On Friday, the St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court sentenced a fine of 30,000 rubles to the head of the missile troops and artillery of the Leningrad Military District, Major General Mikhail Akulov, accused of abuse of powers. It is reported by Fontanka.ru.

The march of disagreements in MOCKVA. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The "march of disagreements" in Samara ended with a rally on the embankment. According to the correspondent of "Echo of Moscow", the procession itself lasted no more than half an hour. About 500 people took part in the action: activists of "another Russia", the "shift" movement, and the National Bolsheviks.

Sergey Mavrodi. Photo 'light Part of the MMM depositors, dissatisfied with the verdict issued by the creator of the pyramid Sergey Mavrodi, filed a cassation appeal to the Moscow City Court with a demand to cancel the verdict of the Chertanovsky court and send the case for a new consideration, writes "News Time".