Russia again has problems with Kazakhstan because of the rocket. True, this time not cosmic. As ITAR-TASS reports, the “School” missile deviated from the given route and crashed into the ground-just two kilometers from the Kazakh village of Primorye. There are no victims and destruction. It is very interesting to report the incident site "Echo of Moscow" - "The next Russian missile fell on Kazakhstan."

VTsIOM presents the results of a survey conducted on April 14, 2000 in a sample, representative for adult (18 years and older) of the population of Russia on the floor, age, level of education, region and type of settlement. The survey was conducted in 83 settlements of 33 regions of the country (150 points of the survey), each participated in 1,600 people. The permissible error V is in the range of 3.8%. Filled 130 years since the birth of V.I. Lenin.

Yeltsin met with Hasimoto. According to RIA Novosti, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Shevchenko, “during a long conversation between Yeltsin and Hasimoto, between which trusting friendly relations have long been established, the results of the implementation of the agreements reached during numerous meetings of the two politicians were discussed.” They talked about the development of economic and trade relations between Russia and Japan.

In Moscow today there is a football match between Spartak and CSKA. As RIA Novosti reports, the fans have already begun to clarify the relationship. In the Kashirskaya metro area, about 80 CSKA fans attacked approximately 50 "fans" of Spartak, who drank beer on the lawn. The Spartakites, due to the numerical superiority of the enemy, disappeared in the nearest park, but 2 people were injured. And in the area of ​​the Los station, 150 fans collided. As a result, 10 people turned for medical help.

Gantamirov, threatening to leave the post of head of the Chechen police and the deputy envoy in Chechnya, seemed to change his mind.

The Moscow authorities decided to please pensioners on the eve of the May holidays. As Yuri Luzhkov told reporters, the capital of the capital "intends to use any, even the slightest opportunity to raise pensions, and the Moscow City Duma supports us." From May 1, the size of the minimum pensions in Moscow will be increased. The minimum amount of pensions for non -working people with incomplete work experience will be 800 rubles from May 1 - there will be 500 thousand of them in Moscow.

At a meeting of the Central Council of Yabloko, a break was announced. As Grigory Yavlinsky told reporters, the Yablons supported the initiative to create a wide democratic coalition.

Gennady Zyuganov today, on the birthday of Lenin, laid a wreath to the Mausoleum of the latter. Real communists always commit this act on April 22. In the process of laying down, Comrade Zyuganov emphasized that Lenin’s teaching is relevant as never before, especially the idea of ​​new economic policy.

Boris Yeltsin today meets with his old bath friend - ex -Prime Minister of Japan Rytaro Hasimoto. As expected, Yeltsin and Hasimoto will discuss the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Japan, the problems of a peace treaty and the Kuril Islands. Recall that Japan insists on the return of the islands, and Russia agrees only to joint economic management.

Boris Gryzlov, speaking at the meeting of the Political Council of "Unity", said that the movement should "not in words, but in practice" become a party in power. And it intends to make this “unity” as follows: rely on Vladimir Putin and get rid of those who “decided to lean against the movement, like a party in power”.

Kommersant suits the Ministry of Printing; Taiwan offers China to create something like the CIS; Anatoly Bykov was brought to Russia - an evening tape .

RIA "News" conveys a summary of Chechnya. Yesterday, the feds managed to prevent the attack on the column in the area of ​​the village of Hidi-Khutor. A preemptive powerful fire blow was inflicted. The cleansing of settlements in the Vedensky district continues. During the conduct of search and study events, about 20 militants, 4 cars, 3 warehouses with weapons and ammunition, 2 terrorists camps were destroyed.

Saturday - day of congresses and meetings. In Moscow, a meeting of the Political Council of "Unity" is being held: the issue of transforming movement into a mass political party is being discussed. And Yabloko holds a meeting of the Central Council, as usual, in the Otradny boarding house. On the agenda: the political situation in the country after the elections, the creation of a general democratic coalition, as well as the prospects for the development of the party.

Grigory Yavlinsky said that Yabloko discovered numerous violations and facts of falsifying the results of the presidential election. According to him, in the Saratov region in several dozen sites "violations are three -fold values." “Most of the votes were selected by“ Yabloko ”,“ half less - Zyuganov’s, and three times less - for those who voted against everyone, ”said the leader of“ Yabloko ”.

One is not too lazy to register a party to use voters for advertising; to others - it is not too lazy to arrange training terrorist attacks, from which bruises and injuries remain; Well, and someone also gives special pleasure to expose the machinations of the West against the poor Africans - in abroad .