Eight years ago, the Russian-Chechen war began Years of war embittered and politicized the younger generation of Chechens "The New York Times" , USA Sabrina Tavernise November 19, 2002 Three friends in a suburb of Grozny enjoy talking about the war.

The draft 2003 budget for Pskov will be "tighter in numbers" than the 2002 budget, which for the first time exceeded 1 billion rubles. Within 10 days, the budget will be reduced to the plan for the socio-economic development of Pskov, after which it will be submitted for consideration by the deputies of the City Duma.

How to turn healthy into healthcare The share of costs for medicine in the internal gross product of Russia since 1990 has decreased by 10 times and remains at 0.3%, while in developed countries this indicator is at least 5.5%. Next year, the government plans to increase expenses under this article by 25%. But in reality, they will not grow so noticeably, due to inflation, which will “eat” at least half of the increase.

Tatyana Bodrova: "He still does not know how good he is!" The struggle of good and evil, about which representatives of almost all denominations are tireless, is not happening somewhere in space, but here, before our eyes. With our direct participation. Employees of the Pskov Regional Branch of the Russian Children's Fund observe this daily. Not George Soros and not Henry Ford “Charity”, “philanthropy” - these words in the Russian language have always sounded like the music of the soul.

Pechora TEC headed by master tiler “I will insist on the cancellation of the decision of the Pskov Region Electoral Commission on the formation of the territorial election commission of the Pechora District,” said the head of the Pechora District, Alexander Rogov.

The staff of the Pskovskaya GRES turned to the Plenipotentiary of the President with a request for assistance The staff of the Pskovskaya GRES turned to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation with a request to intervene in the situation at the power plant and assist in resolving it as soon as possible.

in economic terms Nikolai Mezhevich, lecturer at St. Petersburg State University, made a presentation on December 6 in St. Petersburg at the international conference "International Relations and Problems of Globalization". His speech focused on the regional implications of the globalization process.

Residents of house number 1-a on Detskaya Street are celebrating the New Year with tears in their eyes. The authorities do not believe in tears In the 43rd issue of the "Pskov Province" we talked about the methods of "improving living conditions" practiced in Pskov (see the article: "Take, God, what is not good for me"). The story, as expected, has a sequel. Very sad.

Issue two Alimony for husband Question: My husband died this summer. I know that he left a son of 12 years old from his first marriage, to whom he paid alimony. My husband's ex-wife demanded that I continue paying alimony for my husband, otherwise she promised to go to court. Can you please tell me if I have to pay child support? Sincerely, V.K.

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Capital as a forecast for 2003 Parliamentary year The new St. Petersburg parliament for two -thirds will consist of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the last convocation. According to preliminary data, at the Sunday elections to the Legislative Assembly of the third convocation, 35 out of 50 deputies of the previous composition of the city parliament won.

Misha Fedorov was sold into slavery by his own commander for several dollar banknotes The Washington Times , USA Francoise Michel, December 9, 2002 Misha Fedorov was sold into slavery by his own commander for several dollar banknotes and the next three years of his life in the mountains of the Caucasus moved from one owner to another. He managed to survive. This 23-year-old guy, who has not yet removed Haki's color uniforms, is clearly injured, but he does not leave a single thought.

Pskov politicians in the mirror of the regional press. November 2002 The past month was not rich in high-profile social and political events. The main regional publications, following the politicians, have significantly moderated their ardor. In the next review, we will pay attention to the events that have become the main informational occasions for the media, as well as to the autumn political press in general (for September-November).

in the election of the mayor of Veliky Novgorod The election of the mayor of Veliky Novgorod, which took place on Sunday, December 8, was won by the vice-governor of the Novgorod region Nikolai Grazhdankin. According to the city election commission, 40.92% of the inhabitants of the regional center came to the election of the mayor of Veliky Novgorod. Voter turnout more than doubled the 2000 figure, Rosbalt news agency reports.

Alexander Bespalov threatened Evgeny Mikhailov In the next gubernatorial elections, Yevgeny Mikhailov will not receive the support of United Russia, said Alexander Bespalov, chairman of the party's General Council. According to the newspaper "Arguments and Facts - Pskov", this was stated by the chairman of the General Council of the party Alexander Bespalov, speaking to the participants of the second All-Russian meeting of chief editors of regional media, held by United Russia.

In 2002, employees of the Pskov branch of the RDF attracted a total of about 1.6 million rubles to the fund's programs, of which the majority - 1.4 million - are charitable donations. This is the largest amount that the fund's employees and volunteers have managed to raise over the past seven years. These and other results of the activities of the PO RDF were summed up at the jubilee plenum dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the foundation.