The most famous terrorist in the USSR decided to repent of the deed. On January 22, 1969, Junior Lieutenant Victor Ilyin took a couple of pistols, four clips, changed into a police uniform and went to Red Square to kill Leonid Brezhnev. This attempt ended with the murder of a random person and 20 years of Line, reports the Moscow Komsomolets . Ilyin says that repentance torments him constantly. He shot at the one he considered a tyrant, and killed an innocent man - driver Ilya Zharkov.

The Moscow City Court made a decision on Thursday to change the former head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Evgeny Adamov from the real to the conditional. As the correspondent of Interfax reports, the court determined that the term appointed by Adamov in the form of 5.5 years of imprisonment should be considered conditional, and released him from the guard in the courtroom. Thus, Adamov spent a little less than two months in jail.

The opposition of Zimbabwe on the eve announced the beginning of the civilian campaign to change the ruling regime, but the attempt of the “color revolution” failed - the grandiose rally announced by the opposition in protest against the actions of the CEC, which has not yet announced the results of the presidential election on March 29, almost no one came.

The sensational resignation in the main project of the country: instead of the most experienced seeds of Weinstok, appointed personally by President Vladimir Putin, the Olympstroy Magorport will be headed by the mayor of Sochi Viktor Kolodyazhny. He was given the Order of the Hero of Labor of the Kuban in advance.

The US Women's Tennis team did not use its stars to participate in the semifinal match of the Federation Cup against the Russian national team, which will be held on April 26-27 in Moscow in the Little Sports Arena "Luzhnikov". The captain of the American team Zina Harrison, due to the refusal of the leaders, was forced to make replacements that actually deprive her of the wards of any chances in the match against a powerful Russian team.

A large attack was committed by a suicide bomber on Thursday in the north of Iraq. According to the police, the extremist put into effect an explosive device fixed on his belt during a funeral ceremony. At least 45 people became victims of the attack, representatives of the police said, ITAR-TASS reports. The terrorist attack is committed in the village in the suburbs of Tuz-Khurmato, 200 km north of Baghdad. The explosion occurred in the crowd of people gathered at the burial of the deceased.

MGIMO's scientific council awarded the title of "Honorary Doctor of MGIMO" to the chairman of the organization of the liberation of Palestina, President of the Palestinian National Administration Mahmoud Abbas, said Valery Vorobyov, Valery Vorobyov, RIA "Novosti" at the ceremony of assignment of a degree, RIA Novosti . "In accordance with the Charter of MGIMO, the scientific council decided to assign the title of" Honorary Dr. MGIMO "Palestinian National Administration Mahmud Mahmoud Abbas.

In the Ingush city of Karabulak, a fierce battle began on Thursday night. According to Ingushetia.ru , citing local residents, shots, explosions, machine -gun queues are heard in the area of ​​the riot police base and the mobile detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Interfax , referring to law enforcement agencies, confirms this information: at about 23:36 in Moscow, the shelling of the OMON of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia began.

Russia resumes a postal message with Georgia since April 21. On this day, the reception of all types of postal items sent by air will begin in post offices throughout Russia, including the departures of the Russian Express Counting Russian Post addressed to Georgia, as well as cash postcards, Interfax reports with reference to the message of the Russian Post FSUE.

The United States intends to achieve by 2025 to terminate the growth of the volume of emission by the national economy into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases. This was announced today by US President George Bush, speaking with a speech dedicated to the problem of climate change. “We must protect our environment,” he said. “We must strengthen our energy security. Our economy should grow.

In Moscow, a verdict was sentenced to the case of a gang of Sasha Bely, who was engaged in smuggling supplies to the Russian Federation Ephedrine. For this, the criminals used the services of the Russian Post. The Moscow City Court sentenced four accused, one of which was justified, Interfax reports. The court made the decision to release 31-year-old Pavel Solovyov from punishment on the basis of the verdict of jury who recognized him as innocent.

The police of the Novosibirsk region does not confirm the information that Anna Politkovskaya, a native of Kyrgyzstan, Rustam Makhmudov, is a direct executor of the murder on suspicion of the murder of the Novaya Gazeta observer, RIA Novosti reports. On Wednesday, a photograph of the wanted person was shown on Novosibirsk television. After that, some media reported that Makhmudov could play the role of Killer.

In the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki area, when driving into the courtyard of house No. 17 on General Glagolev Street, the fire engine fell in the rear wheels underground. It is reported by Crimezone.ru with reference to the traffic police. Firefighters left for a signal of a fire in house 17. However, when entering the courtyard of the house under the wheels of fire brigade Zila, the soil suddenly sank, and the rear bridge of the car went underground.

The world -famous inscription "Hollywood" on a hill in Los Angeles was installed in 1923 to advertise real estate in the movie post, reports Associated Press . 85 years later, fears appeared that the inscription and the plot on the hill around it themselves could become the subject of the land transaction. The investment group, which owns 138 lands of the Earth above the left of the 9-meter reinforced concrete letter "H", put up this site for sale for $ 22 million.

The holders of the MTV RUSSIA Kinogamnagrada Award will be announced on Thursday at the Moscow Cinema Pushkinsky. The main feature of the award is that the winners are determined not by the professional jury, but by the viewers themselves, ITAR-TASS reports.