Vladimir Dolin: Deputies at the entrance to the Duma were met by pickets under red banners. “Yeltsin is resigned,” the picketers chanted the deputies and journalists hurrying to the meeting. On the other side of the street, at the Moscow Hotel, opponents of impeachment stood under the Russian tricolor. The need for the president’s abdication by Viktor Ilyukhin justified the chairman of the Duma Security Committee in his report.

Karen Agamirov , Moscow: “The next change of government was even more cooling the souls of miners,” one of the leaders of the Rostov Carlets Vladimir Zharikov insists: “As soon as we find an understanding of our problems and an attempt to solve, whether it be the Deputy Prime Minister Gustov, who was previously resigned, whoever we are there, as soon as we find understanding with them, they resign. In your opinion, the problems of the region can be solved normally in this case. Of course not.

Ivan Vorontsov: The British newspaper Faynenhezhe Times comments on the resignation of the Prime Minister of Russia Evgeny Primakov: “Few people believe that Primakov was removed due to economic problems. Primakov was fired to protect the president. The Duma will certainly be so angry that he would not support the candidate’s candidate, and will be disclosed three times and will be dissolved, and the case is dissolved, and the case is dissolved.

Mikhail Sokolov: On Wednesday, Boris Yeltsin in his usual manner brushed the figure of Prime Minister Evgeny Primakov from the political chessboard, and as if the winning propaganda final of the parties with impeachment, turned around for the Communists with an unclear end.

Andrey Babitsky , Moscow: Once in the Russian parliament, the serious and tragic theme of the Chechen war was largely discredited. The whole idea with impeachment has long been perceived as a bad political joke, the meaning of which is understandable only to politicians themselves. Meanwhile, a criminal military action in Chechnya deserves another rostrum. The reputation of the Duma ristress is able to deprive any tragedy with its bloody depth.

Savik Shuster: Andrei, before voting in the US Congress on the impeachment of Bill Clinton, all analysts spoke of the historicity of this moment. Analyzed the Constitution, analyzed the history of the United States, and they were very serious about this. Do you feel the historicity of the moment in Moscow today, after the start of discussion of the issue of Yeltsin's impeachment?

The Russian ruble exchange rate in the interbank market by noon on Thursday decreased by about 1 ruble compared to the level when closing trading the day before, amounting to 26 rubles 40 kopecks per US dollar. The official course set by the Central Bank today is about one and a half rubles higher. International rating agencies said that they are not yet considering the issue of lowering the Russian credit rating.

In the Moscow Bolshoi Theater, the opening of the international campaign under the auspices of UNESCO to raise funds for the preservation and restoration of the theater took place. The general director of UNESCO Federico Major, who called to support the campaign, spoke at the press conference. The first contributions are listed from Montserrat Kabalier, Peter Ustinov and John Nonmeier.

In the State Duma of Russia, there is a discussion of the issue of the impeachment of President Yeltsin. The president is blamed - the signing of the Belovezhsky agreements that led to the collapse of the USSR, the violent dissolution of the Parliament in the fall of the 93rd year, the war in Chechnya, the collapse of the army and genocide of the Russian people. Yeltsin can be removed from office if 300 out of 442 deputies vote at least one point of charge.

For the first time, the final of one of the European club tournaments - the UEFA Cup - took place in Moscow at the Luzhniki stadium. In the presence of 60 thousand spectators, the Italian Parma outplayed the French “Marcel” 3: 0. In the 26th minute of the match, after the mistake of the captain of Marseille and the French national team Laurent Laran, the Argentine forward of Parma, Ernan Krypo, opened the score. After 10 minutes, the second goal of Parma recorded Paolo Vanoli on his own account.

Presenter Mikhail Sokolov Mikhail Sokolov: On Wednesday, Boris Yeltsin, in his usual manner, swept the figure of Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov off the political chessboard, and as if the winning propaganda ending of the games with impeachment turned into a debut for the communists with an unclear ending.

To young children who are laid to sleep in the illuminated room can threaten early myopia. This was reported by ophthalmologists from the University of Pennsylvania, whose work on May 13 appeared in Nature magazine. The examination conducted by Richard Stone and his employees showed that in children who had been sleeping with the nightlight turned on until two years old, by sixteen years, myopia met three times more often than in their peers who slept in complete darkness.

In the State Duma of Russia, there is a discussion of the issue of the impeachment of President Yeltsin. The president is blamed - the signing of the Belovezhsky agreements that led to the collapse of the USSR, the violent dissolution of the Parliament in the fall of the 93rd year, the war in Chechnya, the collapse of the army and genocide of the Russian people. Yeltsin can be removed from office if 300 out of 442 deputies vote at least one point of charge.

From June 1, tariffs for the local telephone service for the population will be increased by an average of 23 percent - the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Antimonopoly Policy and Entrepreneurship support said. In the European part of Russia, the subscription fee will be about 35 rubles, in Western Siberia and in the Urals - about 40 rubles, in Eastern Siberia - almost 50 rubles, in the Far East - up to 60 rubles, and in areas of the Far North - up to 80 rubles per month.

Yuri Zhigalkin is talking with American political scientist David Cremer. Yuri Zhigalkin: What do you think, what is the conclusion from what is happening in Moscow - the dismissal of Primakov and the resumption of the process of impeachment Yeltsin do in the West? David Cremer: President Yeltsin again proves that Russia remains an unstable society.