The film “The Seagull,” based on the famous Chekhov play, is the directorial debut of Margarita Terekhova. The main roles were played by the actress herself (who played Arkadina) and her children Anna (Nina Zarechnaya) and Alexander (Konstantin Treplev). Sorin was played by Yuri Solomin, Trigorin - Andrei Sokolov.

In early 2005, the inflationary situation provoked a lot of comments, which explained why in January there was an unusually high consumer price index. According to Rosstat, it amounted to 2.6%, which allegedly lets down the softened plans of the government to maintain inflation in the current year in the region of 8.5%. Like, if in the following months of 2005 the inflation will be the same, then over 30% of consumer prices will be gained over the year.

This summer, the chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defense Army General Lieutenant Moshe Jaalon will resign, MIGNEWS reports. By this time, a three -year period determined by law for this position will end. The decision not to renew Yaalon’s stay as the head of the General Staff was adopted by Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Previously, the powers of the head of Gentab "automatically" extended for a period of six months to a year.

There is no need to review the EU's relations with Syria, says EU High Commissioner for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, RBC reports . The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri should not be a reason for this. should be carried out In any case, Solana noted, a thorough investigation into the reasons for Hariri's assassination .

On February 16, 2005 , the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change comes into force . A document that has a goal to reduce environmental pollution was signed in 1997 at an international summit in Kyoto under the auspices of the UN. Participants in the summit have undertaken the obligation to reduce on average by 5.2% emissions of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases into the Earth’s atmosphere by 2012. The volumes of 1990 were adopted for the reference point.

Michael Jackson is hospitalized, reports RBC with reference to the Associated Press. According to Judge Rodney Melvil, who considers the case against the molestation of minors, the accused fell ill with the flu. In this regard, court hearings are suspended until February 22 of this year. Nothing is known about the state of the pop star.

Ekaterina Shcherbakova Center for Demography and Human Ecology Institute of People's Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences Electronic version of the ballot "Population and society" 117418, Moscow, Nakhimovsky Ave., 47, Inp RAS; Phone (095) 332-4289; Fax (095) 718-9771 During the census, Russians were asked about their education: the level of education is growing from cohort to cohort: and yet the situation with Russian education is not as good as it seems: Russian women are

Chile's tax police intends to conduct an expanded verification of the revenues of the former dictator of the country Augusto Pinochet, RBC reports. Tax officials intend to verify information about opening illegal multi -million accounts in Riggs Bank from 1994 to 2002. The tax police believes that Pinochet could place more than $ 8 million in the American bank. Sources of receiving money with Pinochet are also in the field of attention of tax police.

NATO will open new information centers in all regions of Ukraine, and will also carry out explanatory work among the population, RIA Novosti reports. This was announced by the director of the NATO Information and Documentation Center in Ukraine Michel Dura during a meeting of the Second All-Ukrainian Assembly of the Ukrainian-NATO Public League. "We want to raise in society the level of knowledge about the structure and functioning of NATO," he said.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation sent materials on the investment program of the gas industry and the financial plan of Gazprom OJSC for 2005, for the consideration by the Government of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Ministry of Political.ru said.

The DPRK popularly celebrates on Wednesday the birthday of his leader Kim Jong Ira, one of the main holidays in the country, which the local seal calls "a joyful date for all progressive humanity."

Pakistan and India came to a historical agreement: between the rebellious provinces of Kashmir Musapharad and Srinigar, a passenger bus will run. Transport communication between the warring parties will begin on April 7. According to Avsnews, this decision was made during the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India Nanotara Singh to Islamabad. For thousands of families separated by a "military control line", a new bus route is the beginning of the world.

The Federal Property Management Agency began preparations for the conclusion of a new lease agreement for the Domodedovo airfield, which received on Wednesday evening at RIA Novosti .

Three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old teenager, were shot by the Israeli military on the western bank of the Jordan River yesterday. Two of them, the inhabitants of the city of Nablus, hid in an abandoned house, they were seen by soldiers and shot. Doctors could not approach the scene for two hours. According to the Palestinian police, the dead belonged to the group of "Brigade of the Martyrs of Al-Axsa." Another incident occurred near the town of Concrete, south of Ramallah.

Constituent documents-the Charter and the Treaty-The Sangtudinskaya HPP-1 Joint-Stock Company was signed today in the Dushanbe of the RAO UES of Russia and the Ministry of Energy of Tajikistan, Rosbalt reports with reference to ITAR-TASS.