An exhibition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of Nikolai Feshin has opened at the Tretyakov Gallery.

The American band Motley Crue is a grotesque example of a heavy metal ensemble: it had everything with which rock and roll (especially the later one, corrupted by stadium shows and multimillion-dollar contracts) is usually associated with frowning brows.

The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv postponed to June 8 the consideration of the criminal case on charges of abuse of power by former Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko in the framework of the investigation into the poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko. “In the case, a break in the court session is announced until June 8 at 8.30,” said Judge Anna Medushevskaya. Before this, the prosecutors representing the state prosecution in this case finished reading the indictment.

96 1 min. ... EastCoal Inc. completed the transaction to purchase the mine named after. Menzhinsky Yesterday, the Canadian company EastCoal Inc. with coal assets in Ukraine stated that the execution of the transaction for the acquisition of the mine named after. Menzhinsky was completed in the Lugansk region. In September 2011, Mariupol Iron and Steel Works named after. Ilyich sold this mine to the Cypriot Aponet Enterprises Ltd, which in turn resold the asset to EastCoal.

according to the salary of government agency management The prosecutor's office of the Volgograd region insists on criminal prosecution in connection with unreasonably high wages in two state autonomous institutions (GAU). For example, in the State Autonomous Institution “Office of State Expertise” even the driver received an average of 62.3 thousand rubles per month. The salary of the general director at Spartak-Volgograd was 20 times higher than the salaries of his colleagues.

At the Diaghilev Festival in Perm, the Diaghilev Prize was awarded for the best project in the field of performing arts. Established in 2003, the award has reached a new level: a representative international jury, seven European productions on the shortlist and €50 thousand to the winner.

The 110 kV line was disconnected on June 1 in Buryatia; three districts of the republic, where more than 46 thousand people live, were partially disconnected, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a representative of the State Emergency Situations Directorate for the republic. The accident occurred at 19.46 (14.46 Moscow time). “Part of the Pribaikalsky, all of the Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts, with a population of 46.157 thousand people, were cut off. The reason is being determined.

Former Omsk governor Leonid Polezhaev, no matter how he refused, was given back his pension increase Deputies of the Omsk Legislative Assembly are concerned about the welfare of the former head of the region, Leonid Polezhaev, who retired. According to amendments to local legislation, pensioner Polezhaev will receive an additional payment (more than 5 million rubles per year) and free medical care.

Police prevented raider takeover of Azovbuv Employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Rostov Region detained suspects in an attempted raider takeover of the Azovobuv factory. As law enforcement agencies explain, three entrepreneurs re-registered ownership of the enterprise and were planning to sell it to dummies.

Law enforcement officers detained 2 more suspects in committing terrorist acts in Dnepropetrovsk on April 27. “At this time, 4 persons have been identified who committed this serious crime. All of them have been detained,” said Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka, adding that there is already evidence confirming that the explosions in Dnepropetrovsk were committed by these individuals.

Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly of the Altai Territory immediately adopted the final version of changes to the region's charter concerning the election of the governor. According to the amendments, candidates for this position can only be nominated by parties. “The nomination of a candidate must be supported by 5% of the total number of deputies provided for by the charters of municipalities and elected heads of municipalities.

Ukraine's railway infrastructure, according to The Global Enabling Trade Report 2012, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF), ranked 27th in the world in terms of quality. Ukrainian railways received 4.4 points, beating all CIS countries. The leader in this indicator is Switzerland with 6.8 points. The top ten also included (in descending order): Japan, Hong Kong, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain. Finland closes the TOP-10.

On June 1, the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg decided to recover 30 thousand rubles. from the former head teacher of city school number 575, Tatyana Ivanova, who accused employees of RONO and the City Electoral Commission of forcing her to commit fraud in the December elections to the State Duma and the city parliament, the defendant herself told RIA Novosti . Head teacher Tatyana Ivanova, who was the chairman of precinct election commission number 99 in St.

111 1 min. ... Legendary Detroit defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement on Thursday at a special press conference, the official website of the National Hockey League (NHL) reports. Lidstrom ended his 20th NHL season in April after his team lost Game 5 of the first-round Stanley Cup series to Nashville, 1-2, 4-1. Nicklas Lidstrom, who turned 42 on April 28, made his NHL debut in the 1991-92 season.

Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine announced the disclosure of the April terrorist attacks in Dnepropetrovsk. During the investigation, six perpetrators of the explosions were detained. According to security officials, the terrorists did not put forward any political demands, but were trying to extract financial benefits.