Law enforcement agencies announced loud success: the attempt on the governor of St. Petersburg Valentin Matvienko was prevented. Two attackers who prepared this crime were detained. According to official figures, two grenades and half a kilo of plastic, which supposedly were supposed to be used to carry out a criminal plan, were seized from terrorists.

In the final of Masters, the first two rackets of the world came together in 2007, the price of the confrontations of the first two numbers higher than before - it turns out that the “product” became very rare. Until mid -May, Rozhe Federer and Rafael Nadal met only once - in the final of the Masters in Monte Carlo. The slight victory of the invincible in the earthen courts of the Spaniard could not quench the hunger for classic matches.

Before his death, the scientist asked for forgiveness from relatives in Moscow tragically died the head of the art department of the History Faculty of Moscow State University, 53-year-old professor Viktor Golovin. On Friday, he committed suicide in his apartment on Festivalnaya Street. Information about the suicide of the professor entered law enforcement agencies at about 15.50. The police arrived found Golovin in the bathroom.

21:39 // 20.05.2007 Tomorrow in the village of Oktyabrsky, the Moscow Region, a rally of affected co -investors will be held. They promise to block the federal route if the authorities do not begin to solve their problems within a month, the Echo of Moscow reports. According to the estimates of the equity holders themselves, in October from unscrupulous developers, more than 1000 people were injured. Source: gzt.ru

The head of the traffic police of the Tyumen region was detained by the prosecutor's office of the Tyumen Regional Prosecutor's Office, the investigation of crimes, the commission of which is suspected of the chief of the Tyumen Region traffic police, Colonel Valery Smolin. In one case, he is suspected of selling a stationary post of traffic police. And in another way - in the provocations of his subordinate to receive a bribe.

10:47 // 20.05.2007 Inflation from May 1 to 14 in Russia amounted to 0.3%, the head of the expert department of the President of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich at the business forum in Tatarstan said, RIA Novosti reports. "Inflation in the Russian Federation for the first two weeks of May amounted to 0.3%," he said. According to Dvorkovich that the May dynamics of inflation is slightly higher than in May of the past.

17:28 // 20.05.2007 Amendments to the law on the basics of tourism activities will improve the quality of services provided by travel agencies in Russia, said First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. "We streamline the tourism business market, make it transparent and responsible for the results of the work," he said. On June 1, amendments come into force, allowing Russian tourists to make all claims on the trip directly to the tour operator, ITAR-TASS recalls.

The trade representative of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Spain Alexei Rubinchik - in an interview with Gazeta, a new Russian trade chairman - Alexei Rubinchik recently came to Spain. This appointment was interested in the "newspaper". The famous "sugar" entrepreneur returned to the civil service. There is no evidence that his business is in a crisis. There were suspicions that this is another evidence that private business is becoming uncomfortable in Russia.

Over a week, gold fell 1.5% last week. Gold was mostly cheaper. On Monday, this was facilitated by the lack of demand for gold due to the expectation of economic reports that were supposed to be released within a week. Tuesday turned out to be more positive. Gold added more than $ 4 for a triple ounce and approached the weekly maximum against the backdrop of the fall of the dollar in relation to the main currencies.

20:28 // 20.05.2007 Washington takes into account the interests of Moscow, but does not intend to abandon the intention to place elements of the Pro system in the Czech Republic and Poland, said US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice. "The need for a system of the American people is understood. ...

The “apple” marched under the walls of the “Citadel of Lies” by the Yabloko party, along with the United Civil Front (OGF), the Moscow Helsinki group (MHG) and the movement “For Human Rights” marching and rally near the Ostankino television center under the slogans “For freedom of speech!”, “Against censorship in the media!”. “We are opposed to lies, vulgarity, stupidity, unprofessionalism on television, and most importantly - against political censorship,” Grigory Yavlinsky told Gazeta.

Herman Gref was delighted after the Minister of Finance, Alexei Kudrin, who had opposed the Russian economy big problems, gave his assessment of the current macroeconomic situation by the head of Mert Herman Gref. He argued with Kudrin, saying that inflation would be held in the planned framework (7-8%), and noted that the default of state-owned companies, whose debts are already exceeding $ 300 billion, will not be.

19:10 // 20.05.2007 The metropolitan CSKA could not keep the victory in Perm in the match of the Football Premier League. The fight of the 10th round of Rosgosstrakh the Russian Football Championship between Amkar and CSKA, held on Sunday, ended in a draw 1: 1, RIA Novosti reports. Both goals were scored in the end of the meeting. In the 85th minute, the Brazilian ligament of the army striker worked, and Wagner Love closed the shift of Jo.

11:21 // 20.05.2007 Of the 15 candidates, Volgograd residents will choose a new mayor today. As Tatyana Kuznetsova, chairman of the Volgograd city election commission, told ITAR-TASS , “all 378 polling stations are ready to open at 08:00 Moscow time and close at 20:00 Moscow time,“ according to the current election legislation, the head of the municipal city education is elected into one tour. The winner will be determined by a simple majority of votes, ”Kuznetsova said.

Director Andrei Zvyagintsev - in an interview with the newspaper in the competition of the 60th Cannes Film Festival, the premiere of Andrei Zvyagintsev took place. For his debut, “Return”, the Russian director received many prizes, including the Venetian “Golden Lviv”. And therefore, his second work was met by international criticism with special attention. The "exile" in a carefully verified, rich, picturesque manner illustrates the crisis of relations within the married couple.