Tough summit The Economist , UK February 28, 2005 What was it: the first test of the strength of the policy of spreading democracy - or the first exception to it? The rivals are similar to each other, like twins: both represent large countries with powerful patriotic sentiments, confident in their chosenness and prone to paranoia. Both of them are political "ingenues". When George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin first met in 2001, they instantly hit it off: remember Mr.

Employees of the Pskov criminal investigation station first shoot, and then find out who Employees of the Pskov criminal investigation station first shoot, and then find out who Recently, the old acquaintance called and asked: “The plot is not needed? - there the cops fired at the man for nothing ...”. My hair is already on end: "How is it, fired at?" - “Yes, the whole clip was landed. By mistake, the truth: they mixed up the blue“ Opel ”with the black“ BMW ”...

If people suffer, officials should suffer If people suffer, officials should suffer On the last day of the winter of 2005, deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly gathered for the next session. The main agenda included 16 questions, another 7 - in an additional one. Parliamentarians worked quite briskly. Not in the sense of the speed of consideration of issues, but in the sense of exchange of views.

Bush sincere friendship with Putin is by no means the main thing "Newsday" , USA February 28, 2005 No, it has not yet reached the “divorce” between Moscow and Washington. However, their “honeymoon” is clearly behind. It is enough to recall how the presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin looked at a press conference after a meeting in Slovakia last Thursday. From them a mile away is sluggishly cold. Relations between Washington and Moscow today are more like a marriage by calculation.

Estonia Consul in Pskov Urva today: “It is a misery who lives only the past” Estonia Consul in Pskov Urva today: “It is a misery who lives only the past” Like a year ago, the next anniversary of the proclamation of the Estonian Republic was noted in Pskov in a solemn reception organized by the Pskov chancellery of the Consulate of Estonia in St. Petersburg.

The regional printing house gets a new director either before the elections or after them The regional printing house gets a new director either before the elections or after them The protracted confrontation between Yevgeny Mikhailov and Mikhail Kuznetsov, it would seem, clearly divided the representatives of the local elite into two camps.

In the consumer market of the Pskov region in 2004 In the consumer market of the Pskov region in 2004 In 2004, in the consumer market of the Pskov region, a slowdown in price growth rate was observed. In December 2004, by the level of December 2003, they increased by 11.6 percent (in December 2003 to the level of December 2002 - by 12.7 percent). In Russia, in 2004, prices in 2004 increased by 11.7 percent. Food products (excluding alcoholic beverages) went up in price by 12.4 percent.

The Kremlin and Washington are thwarting the reforms started by Gorbachev "Los Angeles Times" , USA Stephen F. Cohen February 28, 2005 The most important events of the late 20th century begin to unfold almost twenty years after Mikhail Gorbachev took charge of the Soviet Union on March 11, 1985. Within weeks of his coming to power, a massive transformation began with which he hoped to change his country and its state of the Cold War with the West.

Boris Akunin becomes a very popular movie scene of his popular novels Boris Akunin becomes a very popular movie scene of his popular novels "Turkish Gambit" , Director Dzhanik Fayziev. It seemed that those “golden” times would not soon come when domestic cinema will be able to remove the truly “our answer” to Hollywood. The paintings that claimed this title did not reach many parameters, and if they were drawn, they received serious complaints from the audience and critics.

Yuri Tkonichny: "The musical tradition in Russia began precisely with the temple of God" Yuri Tkonichny: "The musical tradition in Russia began precisely with the temple of God" Twenty years ago, the Children's Music School. Mussorgsky (Children's School No. 2) as a place of unification of people in the full sense of the word. More precisely, it was, but in a “scattered” state - throughout the cuping, located in unnecessary utility rooms of secondary schools. But there was no building.

On March 1, mourning events were held in Pskov dedicated to the memory of the heroes-paratroopers of the 6th company of the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment of the Red Banner. In the Trinity Cathedral and in the chapel of St. George the Victorious, memorial services were held, a funeral rally and the laying of wreaths took place at the military burial of paratrooper heroes in Orletsy. A garland was laid at the monument to the paratrooper heroes in the village of Cherekha.

What else was talked about at the press conference of Sergei Matveev, except about the sheated car What else was talked about at the press conference of Sergei Matveev, except about the sheated car On the eve of the defender of the Fatherland Day, the head of the internal affairs department of the Pskov region, Major General of the police, Sergei Matveev, made a press conference. As the Pskov province exclusively took advantage of it - read in the neighboring material, and about everything else.

"The International Herald Tribune" , USA Elisabeth Bumiller, Elisabeth Bumiller February 28, 2005 Last week, President George Bush danced one of the strangest dances for the entire term of his stay in power, turning a joint press conference after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Slovak capital Bratislava in the theater of shadows.

Two years have already passed since the Russian authorities publicly declared the fight against poverty in the country. According to official statistical calculations, the number of poor in the Russian Federation is steadily reduced. Over the past year alone, there was a decrease in their number from 37-45 % (in different regions) to, respectively, 25-35 %. However, these numbers are crafty ...

Igor MAKSIMOV, First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Pskov Region: “We will invite people based on professional qualities and already real indicators in the work that we had before; We do not take people from school, but from specific enterprises and organizations.” According to the PAI, February 25. The comment was made in connection with the reform of the administration of the Pskov region.