The Kyrgyz Talas is quite far from here, but the mirror can stand far, there would be a desire to look at and find out familiar features.

Victor Yushchenko Vitaly Portnikov: Today we will talk about the formation of power and how political addictions affect this formation. Yesterday, the new Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych approved the composition of the country's national security and defense council. Raisa Bogatyrev, who held this position and, when he was president, the predecessor Yanukovych, and, as it were, his ideological opponent Viktor Yushchenko, remained his secretary.

Irina Lagunina: Russian and Polish prime ministers honored 22 thousand Polish troops on Wednesday, shot by Soviet troops 70 years ago in the Katyn forest. Vladimir Putin did not apologize for this mass murder committed by the country whose successor was Russia. But he gave a political and legal assessment of this dark page of Soviet history, which the Kremlin tried to hide for many years.

The ex -head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky announced the dishonesty of investigators who were engaged in his second criminal case - theft of oil and laundering money. Speaking today in the Khamovniki Court of Moscow, Khodorkovsky said that the investigation group refused him a request to introduce a number of documents to the case, including acts of inventory.

Vitaly Mutko does not want to see not only Vladimir Zhirinovsky Why did not want to listen to Vitaly Mutko in the Duma. Does Alexander Zhukov have a victory plan at the Sochi Olympics? Why does the crisis of Russian figure skating continue? These issues are interested in Russian bloggers writing about sports.

Alexander Tsigal A competition is announced for the best project of the symbol sign, which will be installed on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow in memory of the "Historical Heritage" destroyed in Kutaisi "Historical Heritage", responsible for this project. The "Memorial of Glory" was blown up by December 19 last year, which caused sharp protests of official Moscow. Vladimir Putin and proposed to restore the monument in Moscow. Not all sculptors are going to take part in the competition.

State Duma of the Russian Federation At the plenary session of the State Duma, the head of the Security Committee, Vladimir Vasiliev, criticized some Russian media on the coverage of terrorist acts in Moscow. The deputy, which is part of the United Russia faction, promised to "restore order." Which media he has in mind, Vladimir Vasiliev did not specify . The deputies began today's plenary meeting in memory of the victims of the last terrorist acts.

In Kyrgyzstan, the protest of the opposition continues, ”local journalist Kirill Stepanyuk said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, in the city of Naryn, the opposition seized the building of the regional administration. On the square in Talas, where the administration building was also captured on Tuesday, about seven thousand people gathered for a rally. In Bishkek, the police with the help of tear gas dispersed the demonstrators who demanded to free the detainees.

On April 7, at a meeting of the City Anti -Corruption Council, a draft Code of official ethics of municipal employees of Nizhny Novgorod was presented.

President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev also visited the United Institute of Nuclear Research. The Russian-American experiment has successfully completed to synthesize the new, 117th element of the table of periodic elements of Mendeleev. To obtain a new element in the laboratory of Academician Yuri Oganesyan at the United Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna, a target from Berkli-249 was fired at the calcium-48 ions on the U-400 accelerator. The new element has no name yet.

Memorial in Katyn On April 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk comes to Russia so that together with Vladimir Putin to take part in events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of tragic events in Katyn . In Poland, they closely monitor both the visit and everything that happens around him, hoping that the warming of Polish-Russian relations will come behind this. In Katyn in April, the ringing of a mourning bell is always heard.

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UN Secretary General Pan Hi Moon is discussing today in Astana with the leadership of Kazakhstan the issues of cooperation and international problems in the context of the chairmanship of this country in the OSCE. In particular, the meetings of the UN head with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabaev are planned. On Tuesday, Pan Gi Moon, as part of a visit to Kazakhstan, flew over a former nuclear training ground in Semipalatinsk.

Football. Russian Cup 2009/2010. 1/4 finals "Zenit" - "Volga" (Tver) 2: 0 "Mordovia" - "Alania" 0: 3 "Siberia"-"beam-energy" 3: 0 Without a struggle, the Perm Amkar Perm, whose rival, FC Moscow, was removed from the draw due to the closing of the club, received a ticket to the semifinals. In the semifinals they will play: "Zenit" - "Amkar" "Alania" - "Siberia"