On April 13, an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant OJSC (KrAMZ) elected Yuri Borisov, who previously worked as director of the department of restructuring and new projects of the Russian Aluminum company, as the new general director of the enterprise. This was reported in a press release by JSC Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant (KrAZ), which owns about 28% of the shares of Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant and initiated the meeting.

190 2 minutes. ... Assistant to the Kursk governor received suspended charges Yesterday, the Kursk District Court sentenced Vasily Aleinikov to two years probation for beating former vice-governor Sergei Maksachev in the regional administration building. The judge made a compromise decision: after five months in jail, Aleynikov was released from custody in the courtroom, but found guilty. Lawyers intend to appeal this decision.

Vladimir Yakovlev explained the president's message 6 2 minutes. ... Yesterday Vladimir Yakovlev held an extraordinary government meeting. For unplanned communication with subordinates, the governor chose a long-forgotten genre of political information. In this way, he explained to Smolny officials his understanding of the president’s annual message. Vladimir Yakovlev usually holds public government meetings twice a month.

1K 4 min. ... Mistress of the Little Swans Sofia Golovkina resigned After 41 years of constant directorship, the rector of the Moscow Academy of Choreography, 85-year-old Sofya Golovkina, resigned. According to ITAR-TASS, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet, Boris Akimov, has been appointed as the successor, who will combine both positions. This means that after a long break, the Bolshoi Theater has regained its school. Kommersant columnist TATIANA KUZNETSOVA comments.

On April 13, at approximately 5:00 local time, an explosion occurred in a five-story residential building in Khabarovsk. Reportedly, two young men tried to install an explosive device on the door of one of the apartments on the 4th floor, which suddenly exploded. One of the attackers was seriously wounded, the other died. None of the residents of the house were injured. An investigation into this incident is currently underway.

36 2 minutes. ... The President visited the astronauts The astronauts left him Vladimir Putin celebrated Cosmonautics Day by visiting Star City. The President came simply to talk with the astronauts. NASA representatives declined to communicate. President Putin visited the Cosmonaut Training Center (CTC) not for the first time. In March last year then also. O. The President inspected the simulators of the Cosmonaut Training Center and awarded the cosmonauts.

27 2 minutes. ... The peoples of the North have long become literate But life is still bad Yesterday, the IV Congress of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East began its work in the conference hall of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. Such congresses are held every four years. Representatives of 41 nations once again came to Moscow to ask the president for a better life or at least to remind them of their existence.

On April 13, information was received that new Volvo car models released for sale in 2000 had serious defects. According to Radio Sweden, these are Volvo pickup V-70, Cross Country, S-60 and S-80. The most noticeable faults: slow operation of built-in telephones, problems with automatic alarm systems, a problem with the rear axle and bumpers, plastic parts with poor finishing and inaccurate shapes. As the company's management admits, defects exist throughout the entire production chain.

8 1 min. ... Oil in exchange for medicine The IPO market is starting to grow for the second time this year. Thus, the Bloomberg IPO index grew by 13% over the week, and the profitability of the leaders of the initial public offering market also increased slightly. But investors are selective. IPO market players pinned their brightest hopes on the appearance of the Indian pharmaceutical company DR Reddy`s Laboratories on the market.

6 1 min. ... Quotes of shares included in the Kommersant index, 04/12/01 Index 158.87 Change. (%) -0.71 Issuer Calc. price ($) Change (%) Trading volume (pieces) GAS 18.40 -0.67 — "LUKoil" 9.75 -2.01 335500 RAO "Gazprom" 0.4089 +2.12 36973000 RAO "UES of Russia" 0.1006 -2.24 61360000 "Rostelecom" 0.74 -1.99 804600 Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 66 dated 04/13/2001, p. 6

48 2 minutes. ... Moldova joined Transnistria and enters into the union of Russia and Belarus The new authorities of Moldova are demonstrating their readiness to unblock the situation with Transnistria. However, for now the initiative belongs to Tiraspol. As soon as he took office, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin set about solving the most long-standing and pressing problem facing the country.

22 2 minutes. ... Result Basketball Russian championship. Super League. Division A. Second stage. Group B (for 1st-6th places). "Shakhtar" (Irkutsk) - UNICS (Kazan) 85:96. NBA Championship. Boston--Miami 97:102. Washinton--Chicago 109:113. Atlanta--Cleveland 107:102. Detroit--Toronto 99:87. Indiana--New York 100:93. Phoenix--Dallas 111:106. Seattle--Golden State 107:101. Hockey N.H.L. First round of play-offs. The first matches of the series up to four wins. Eastern Conference.

6 1 min. ... World stock indices 04/12/01 Country (index) Last Change (%) Australia (All Ordinaries) 3216.10 +0.55 Hungary (BUX) 6899.47 -0.09 Hong Kong (Hang Seng) 12989.47 +2.23 Poland (WIG) 15182.81 -0.09 Czech Republic (PX50) 427.40 -0.19 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 66 dated 04/13/2001, p. 6

On April 12, the government of Sweden, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, called the murder of Russian paratrooper Mikhail Shuitsev a cowardly act of violence. The statement also demands the speedy search and punishment of those responsible.

policemen and Cossacks 37 1 min. ... The City Court of St. Petersburg began the trial of Levon Kirokosyan’s criminal group, which included six members of the public organization “Cossack Squad” and two former operatives of the Central District Department of Internal Affairs. The defendants are accused of murdering timber merchant Mikhail Burovtsev, as well as extortion, robbery and fraud. Mikhail Burovtsev is the director and founder of a number of St.