Julius Fremin Environmental programs of corporations are part of a business strategy, and not just a fashion statement or atonement for sins The main directions of Volkswagen's environmental program are greening its own production, reducing fuel consumption and reducing exhaust toxicity, and replacing diesel fuel with vegetable oil. Meanwhile, new developments in the field of alternative energy sources offer hope of one day doing without fuel at all.

Vladimir Mau The authors of the “economic miracle” visited Moscow in April ( Valery Vasiliev ) In the second half of April, several prominent foreign economists from the USA, New Zealand, Chile and Peru visited Moscow. The trip was organized by the United States Administration for International Development (USAID). The visiting economists are united by three circumstances.

On May 6, opens at the Central State Exhibition Hall “New Manege” (Georgievsky Lane, 3/3) the exhibition photo project “Dedication”, dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the end of World War II, . For the first time, photographic documents reflecting events in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania are presented together. Russian, French, American, Polish, Norwegian, German and other photo archives took part in the exhibition.

Ilya Kukin One of the intriguing stories of the Russian Championship is a new round in the careers of coaches Yartsev and Gazzaev A coach during a match is a theater of conductor, actor and reciter at the same time. (Photo: Almin ) In the end, the double portrait is justified simply on a formal basis: Georgy Yartsev and Valery Gazzaev headed new clubs before the 2000 season.

Mikhail Margolis (Photo: AP ) What was the world hockey championship in St. Petersburg like? A dubious adventure, a Potemkin village, or a brilliant event held in spite of difficulties? Vice-Governor Vladimir Yakovlev emphasized: “We are entrusted with protecting the dignity of Russia at the highest level. The city, as it should be, is sprucing up for the arrival of guests.” Zenit footballer Alexander Panov noted: “The situation with the roads has begun to improve.

Dmitry Pinsker With the change of the owner of the Kremlin, there was no change in the mechanism for making political decisions. Vladimir Putin readily ceded the right to make big politics to the old guard of intriguers (Photo: ERA ) The transition period is over: the second president of Russia began to fulfill his duties. On May 7 - the day of his inauguration - Vladimir Putin finally finally got rid of both the unpleasant prefix “acting” and the ambiguous epithet “chosen one”.

I.K. (Photo: ERA ) There was once a Soviet, completely in the spirit of the Cold War, detective story on a spy theme - “Death on Takeoff.” Similar headlines would probably have filled the front pages of newspapers after the private plane in which British driver David Coulhardt, victor of the last British Grand Prix, was flying from England to the Cote d'Azur and crashed into the runway of the French Lyon airport upon landing. Both pilots were killed.

“There have not always been pages of black history between Russia and Germany. We have always had a lot in common.

Leonid Velekhov The investigation into an act of air terrorism led to the political rehabilitation of the “mad dog of the Middle East” (Photo: AP ) They waited for more than 11 years for the trial, which began last Wednesday, May 3, in Holland, on the territory of the former US Air Force base Kamp van Zeist, located 65 km from Amsterdam. On December 21, 1988, a Pan American Boeing 747, flying from London to New York, exploded while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie.

E.P. Last Wednesday's artillery salvo at Mons, where NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe is headquartered, was a farewell salute for Wesley Clark. Another American general, Joseph Ralston, became the new Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. In bidding farewell to Clarke, NATO Secretary General George Robertson called him an "outstanding military leader" and noted his "significant contribution" to the alliance's success in Kosovo.

Irina Andreeva, Tatyana Mukhina It's time to stop using the minimum wage as a basis for calculations If in developed countries the minimum wage reflects the cost of living, then in Russia it is simply a calculated value. The amount of tax benefits, the amount of social benefits, the amount of fines and much more depend on it. (Photo: Pavel Gorshkov ) At the current Russian minimum wage (minimum wage) - 83 rubles 49 kopecks - you can only feed a cat. The fact is well known.

(Photo: AP ) A $1.3 million reward has been awarded for scientific confirmation of the existence of Ogopogo, a Canadian relative of the Loch Ness monster. A contender for a cash prize must fulfill several conditions: scientifically prove that his find is indeed a hitherto unknown animal, and not some huge sturgeon or other huge fish; do not cause Ogopogo any harm and do not catch him.

Galina Kovalskaya, Alexander Ryklin Most Russians will trust Vladimir Putin with all their might, as long as he “holds a pause” and does nothing Voters are in no hurry to refuse to trust Vladimir Putin. After all, all their hopes for a better future are connected with the new president. Only the Chechens are indignant: even those of them who believed that Russia would bring peace and order to the republic were deceived in their expectations.

Masha Gessen Barring some catastrophe, Vladimir Yakovlev will win the gubernatorial elections in St. Petersburg The majority of St. Petersburg residents support the current governor, without any personal motives and without any rosy illusions about him. Residents of the “second capital” evaluate Yakovlev in much the same way as their own life: bad, but acceptable. (Photo: Ruslan Yamalov ) At the end of spring, miracles happen in St. Petersburg.

Sharon Begley (Newsweek) The decisions of individual companies matter more than the activity of millions of citizens Over the past decades, society has already been sufficiently frightened by pictures of environmental horrors. To correct the situation, it is ready to do anything - except reduce the standard of living. (Photo: Greenpeac ) Julia Hill spent two years in a redwood tree in a 6-by-8-foot nest.