The engineers managing the Khabble space telescope tested the possibility of working as a telescope with only two orientation gyroscopes. Until now, it was believed that only three gyroscopes provide the necessary stabilization of the tool. It was to replace gyroscopes that were planned to be sent to the telescope of astronauts. When it became clear that the flight would not take place, the engineers began to look for a way out.

Andrey Shary: The Man of the Day of Radio Liberty February 28 is an American film actor and director Clint Eastwood. His film “Baby for a Million dollars” received four Oscar prizes in the most prestigious nominations, including as the best film and for the best directing. Clint Eastwood is 74 years old. He was born in California, acted in cinema from the mid-50s.

Yuri Zhigalkin: the State Department analyzes the situation with human rights in the world - Russia among the criticized. The most ominous series of criminal crimes of the last decades has been disclosed. Cinema giants join the struggle for Oscar next year. These are the topics of the heading "Today in America." The State Department of the United States announced on Monday the next annual report on human rights in the world in 2004.

Three suspects of involvement in the murder of independent journalist Georgy Gongadze were arrested in Ukraine. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, all of them are high -ranking law enforcement officers. Georgy Gongadze is in September 2000. Two months later, his decapitated body was found in the forest. The opposition then accused of involvement in the murder of President Leonid Kuchma.

In Vietnam, the fourth case of a person’s disease “bird flu” is registered in the last week. The flu was detected in a 35-year-old resident of Hanoi. The source of infection has not yet been established. The three previous cases of infection (one fatal) took place in the northern province of Thaibin. Since December 2003, 46 people died from the "bird flu" in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.

The program is conducted by Alexei Kuznetsov. The correspondent of Radio Liberty in Washington Vladimir Abarinov takes part. Alexei Kuznetsov: Iraqi Tribunal to investigate crimes of the Saddam Hussein regime made official charges of five former senior officials on Monday. This is the last procedural stage before the start of the court hearings.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Media] [01-03-05] Who leads the campaign against Mikhail Kasyanov? Gleb Pavlovsky, Vera Kuznetsova and Arina Borodina debate Leading Rykovtseva Elena Rykovtseva: Mikhail Kasyanov, a year after his resignation, was published, at a press conference. He stated that he was dissatisfied with today's political vector and did not rule out that he would run for president. Kasyanov received an immediate rebuff on state channels.

In Moscow, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Economic Cooperation Semyon Bobin was killed. According to Interfax, about seven in the evening on Monday, unknown people shot Bobin at the entrance of his house. Earlier, Semyon Bobin served as deputy chairman of the Board of Garant-Invest.

Livan’s Peresiri government resigned. This was stated by Prime Minister Livan Omar Karami. The message was received at the moment when the parliament considered the issue of trust in the Cabinet of Ministers. On Monday in Beirut - despite the ban - thousands of people conducted a demonstration against the military presence of Syria in Lebanon and demanding the resignation of the government. The political crisis in Lebanon is caused by the recent murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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The program is conducted by Alexei Kuznetsov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Marina Timasheva takes part. Alexey Kuznetsov: From June 1 to July 30, Moscow will host the Sixth International Theater Festival named after Chekhov, which holds the Confederation of Theater Unions. “Forest” “Comedy -Franesz” in directing Peter Fomenko, a performance based on the music of Dmitry Shostakovich of the English theater “Complesite”, “Japanese season in Russia” is only a small part of the festival poster.

The US State Department announced the annual report on the observance of human rights in the world. Russia appears among countries that have undergone the most sharp criticism - in connection with the suppression of freedom of information and the Kremlin’s decision to move from the elections to the appointment of governors. The report notes that the situation with human rights in Belarus has deteriorated sharply - a political opposition is persecuted, and the main freedoms are suppressed.

On March 1, 1860, Nikolai Chernyshevsky printed in London, in the magazine "Bell", a letter signed by "Russian Man". The letter is famous for the call: “Our position is unbearable, and only the ax can save us, and nothing but an ax can. Chance the tone and let your “bell” be relied not to the prayer, but calls the alarm. To the ax call Rus'!

Presenter Karen Agamirov "All men are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must act towards each other in a spirit of brotherhood." Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Participants in the program: journalist Dmitry Babich, publicist Yuri Boldyrev and first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Credit Institutions and Financial Markets Valery Zubov.

On the west coast of Jordan, two Israelis were wounded near the Jewish settlement of Menora - unknown, apparently, Palestinians, unknown, opened fire on them. So far, no one has taken responsibility for the attack.