In Pskov, the city chess championship among boys and girls has ended. All participants of the championship were divided into three age groups. The youngest chess players, whose age has not reached 14 years old, competed in the junior group. The winners were Sergey Yunkin and Ekaterina Grigorieva. In the middle group (participants aged 14-15), Alexander Shpak scored the most points among the boys. The girls in this group won Elena Gordienko.

In Sebezh, at a customs post, antiquities and art were confiscated from a US citizen who was on the Moscow-Riga train. Since the owner of the antiques did not have a special permit from the Ministry of Culture, the valuables were detained until an export permit was obtained, and then, after the expiration of the period, they were confiscated and left at home. Svetlana Zakrevskaya. Sebezh.

From 17 to 22 April in Pskov, at the stadium "Electron" was held the traditional international youth football tournament "Pskov Spring". This year it was anniversary, the twentieth in a row. 18 teams from Rezekne (Latvia), St. Petersburg, Vyborg, Kirishi and Pskov took part in the tournament. The players fought for victory in three age groups, in which the matches were held in a round robin system, and the teams that took the first two places met in the final match.

As part of the events dedicated to the Day of Military Glory, a cycle of events was held at the Musketeer sports fencing school, which ended with the Alexander Nevsky Sword tournament among boys and girls. This traditional tournament was held in four age groups, and in total more than 100 young blade masters took part in it. Among the youngest winners of the tournament were students of school 11 Maria Efimova and Mikhail Nikolaev.

VELIKIY NOVGOROD. Andrei Ivanov, a teacher from the Lyubytinsky district of the Novgorod region, director of the local museum of local lore, received a grant from the President of Russia to study, preserve and promote the historical and cultural heritage of the eastern regions of the Novgorod region.

In order for planting material to not go to the arrow, it is stored in the winter at a strictly defined temperature, preventing its damping. In apartment conditions, onions are kept near the heating batteries suspended in the form of a braid. When preparing a bow for planting, it is checked by its quality. To do this, it is pre -sorted out, patients and ugly bulbs are rejected, cleansing the upper golden, easily exfused scales.

PSKOV. On April 26, the Carnegie Moscow Center's Northwest Regional Seminar "Regional Elections and Problems of Civil Society in the Northwest of Russia" opens. Political scientists from Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Murmansk, Naryan-Mar, Novgorod, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, St. Petersburg, Tver, and also from the USA will take part in the seminar. Each region of the North-West of Russia will be represented by several speakers.

As part of the parliamentary discussion on the draft Federal Law “On Political Parties”, Pskov was visited by the deputy of the State Duma, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Education and Science, Alexander Shishlov. A wide discussion of the new bill took place in the regional meeting with the participation of representatives of regional political organizations.

In April, the Pskov Club of Business Women celebrated his fiveth anniversary. He coincided with another event - a festival of lit candles, which, according to tradition, is held in the spring in more than 70 countries of the world, where “VRW” - business professional women operate. On this day, they light candles, the number of which is equal to the number of members of the World Association, which symbolizes their inextricable connection and unity of goals.

In the current season, many fishermen, instead of going out into the lake to fish, have to run around the authorities, catching bosses of various ranks. The local authorities once again presented the entrepreneurs with a “surprise”: only eight fishing organizations received fishing limits.

The Pskov plant of TEPSO has recently devoted many newspaper publications. It is not easy for the ordinary Pskovich to understand and understand what is happening at the enterprise, whether the policy of the current leadership is really aimed at its collapse. Our correspondent met with the General Director of the Pskov Plant of heavy electricity equipment, Vladimir Tarasov. Vladimir Nikolaevich, what is the economic situation at the enterprise? Today she is better than she was yesterday.

The exhibition of printing products produced in the region in Pskov can reasonably be considered the event of the week. And not only because the opening ceremony was honored with the presence of the first power faces of the region and the city, but also in quantity, and most importantly, the quality of the exhibits.

Among the objects of the extensive collection of artistic silver, the Pskov Museum is attracted by the salary of the Gospel of the Moscow press of 1753. The inscription is engraved on the plate of the lower board: “Remember the Lord of the Grace Archbishop Simon. This Gospel was built from its own Kelena Grace of the sum to the Volgin Church with the weight of 2 pounds of 55 spools in 1754.

On April 18, the State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill allowing the import of nuclear fuel waste into Russia for processing and disposal. Formally, the initiative is invested in the draft Federal Law “On Amendments to Art. 50 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Environmental Protection". 230 deputies voted in favor of the draft, with the required quorum of 226. 116 deputies opposed, 5 abstained, 99 did not take part in the voting.

The results of the competition for the best enterprise of the tourism industry of the region, which were held this year for the first time, were summed up. The Laureate’s diploma received the Oktyabrskaya Hotel for achievements in domestic tourism, which is clearly indicated by the fact that a third of all tourists begins to get acquainted with our city from this hotel. CJSC Intourist achieved the best results in the development of entrance tourism.