I asked myself questions many times: “What is a provincial town? Why is “provincial” in the minds of people associated with the words “quiet”, “calm”, “green”, “small”, but at the same time “stale”, “gray”, “boring”? The answer seems to be simple: few people, few cars, few factories - less stress, less fuss, more peace. But where does the idea of ​​mustiness, dullness and even wretchedness of such cities come from?

Federal money moved in the direction of the 76th Airborne Division On June 26, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov approved the draft program of the Ministry of Defense to transfer the 76th Pskov Airborne Division to a partially contract recruitment principle.

People’s chosen ones are worried about relations with the "Main Gazeta of the Region" The next session of the regional assembly “stumbled” already on the third of the almost forty issues of the agenda: about the candidates of representatives of the public in the qualification collegium of judges of the Pskov region. The management of the qualification collegium includes the functions of submitting to the appointment or review of judges of the Pskov region.

Boris Polozov, Igor Savitsky and Viktor Vasenkin introduced two bills to the regional parliament: “On the abolition of the Law of the Pskov Region dated 03/30/1999“ On measures of state support of enterprises producing alcohol products ”and“ On amendments and additions to the Law of the Pskov Region “On the Regional Budget for 2002”. “The regional administration continues to support the alcohol industry in every way,” says deputy Boris Polozov.

Cinema with Daniil Novikov George Lucas created the fifth chapter Epic Star Saga The World Premiere of Clon Attack was appointed on May 15, 2002. I would venture to assume that the date was not chosen by chance-on May 14, George Lucas Birthday, he was born in 1944. Perhaps the master planned to first calmly celebrate the 58th anniversary, and only then wait for the reaction of the audience to his creation.

The mine for the terrorist attack in Kaspiysk was sold to terrorists by military personnel of unit 63354 stationed in Buinaksk. Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Vladimir Kolesnikov announced this at a press conference on June 24. According to the Interfax agency, six servicemen from this unit have already been detained.

Football with Alexei Badulin Victory in the pouring rain is the best reward for devoted fans On Monday, the next matches of the 15th round of the Russian championship of the second division of the West zone took place. One of the heroes of the match was Sergey Dulyk, who opened an account in the game and earned an eleven -meter penalty at the end of the first half. The twenty-two-year-old midfielder FC Pskov-2000 belongs to the glorious football dynasty.

Former main cinema of the city "hanging in the air" In anticipation of his 1100th anniversary, Pskov hastily puts himself in order. Architectural monuments are being repaired and restored, asphalt on the main avenues is diligently hollowed, the old plaster from the most noticeable facades is washed off. And only the October cinema, located in a prominent place in the heart of the city, stands untouched in its original and ward form. How to come up ...

Russia and Belarus represent their union in different ways Jens Hartman Die Welt, Germany Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was met in the Belarusian capital of Minsk as if he was the current head of state. The 71-year-old pensioner, which creates the impression of freshness and vigor, left the Russian presidential airliner and hurried to meet with the authoritarian head of state Alexander Lukashenko.

German peat processors visited the Pskov region A delegation from the German company Greenworld, which processes peat, visited the Pskov region. The delegation consisted of the head of the company's head office, Wilhelm Lübbert, and two representatives of its Estonian branch, Jüri Tiidermann and Ants Sachs. Businessmen intend to locate a peat processing plant producing peat products in the Pskov region, known for its rich peat resources.

The death rate of the population increased by 11 percent in the Pskov region. In January-April this year, it increased by 11 percent compared to the same period last year: in urban areas - by 7, in rural areas - by 14 percent. The excess of the number of deaths over births was 3.1 times, in cities and urban settlements - 2.3 times, in rural areas - 4.9 times (in January-April 2001, respectively, 2.9, 2.3, 4.4 times) . This was reported by Pskovoblkomstat.

Even the heavens failed to “merge” the performance of the legends of Russian rock On June 29, the first rock festival in Pskov, now bearing the name "Region 60", was tested for strength And the problems arose is serious: at one “wonderful” moment, shortly before reaching the scene of the Frequent's fun, the Green Theater was de -energized.

Evgeny Mikhailov appreciated the restoration of water communication with Estonia On June 25, an intergovernmental Russian-Estonian agreement on checkpoints on the joint border was signed. Following the signing, a press conference was held, in which the head of the administration of the Pskov region Evgeny Mikhailov, his deputy Anatoly Saltykov and the chairman of the committee on external relations and tourism Vadim Laptev took part.

According to the Estonian consul, Russia and Estonia have topics for dialogue The Pskov Chancellery of the Consulate General of the Estonian Republic gained a new person. Now Estonia will present to us as a benevolent and pretty woman named Urve New News. The diplomatic career of Ms. Today began simultaneously with reforms in Estonia, when the republic began to need people with a new way of thought. It was then, after ten years of work at the University of Tartu, Ms.

Plant "Vector" through the court demanded debts from the district administration The Ostrovsky plant "Vector" through the regional arbitration court demanded from the district UZHKH and school No. 7 payment for heating in the past heating season. The plant's boiler house, which runs on fuel oil, heats a school, a kindergarten, an orphanage, as well as ten houses of the municipal housing stock.