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Alexey Sobachkin : A resident of Obninsk 52-year-old Lev Bragin is building an airplane. Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a military pilot, but not fate. After school, he tried to enter the flight school, but the case did not even reach the exams - the doctors rejected. Love for the sky turned out to be so strong that Bragin chose a close to the flight profession-he entered the aviation-engineering school.

The Ostankino court of Moscow refused to satisfy the claim of the players of the national team of Russia Alexei and Vasily Berezutsky to the host of the program "Man and the Law" Alexei Pimanov. This modest completion of the so -called "hookah scandal" did not particularly excited none of the fans of football.

The political movement "Solidarity" held a festival of arts and protests in Moscow on Bolotnaya Square. Its participants are musicians, artists, photographers and poets, in whose works the topic of social reality is the main one. In addition, opposition politicians act here. And without that, the little Bolota Square from all sides squeezed fence with bars.

Defenders of the Khimkinsky Forest at the "Day of anger" in Moscow, May 1, 2010 Vera Vodina : On April 29, in Khimki, FSU "Roads of Russia" held public hearings on the Moscow -St. Petersburg highway. The organizers did not allow journalists and activists of "Movement in Defense of the Khimkinsky Forest" to the hearing. About half of the participants were not allowed into the hall, and the rest were not allowed to speak.

In Barnaul, the Pervomaisian demonstration and a rally of protest against the socio-economic policy of the authorities were held. According to Radio Liberty, Oleg Kupchinsky, in the rally, according to the organizers - the regional branch of the Communist Party, more than one and a half thousand people took part. At the same time, an event organized by the United Russia party and trade unions took place.

Cycling. A multi-day race of "Romdia" (Switzerland) Stage 4. Vevei - Shatel 1. (Slovenia) 2. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) 3. Philip Gilber (Belgium) In the overall standings in front, Michael Rogers (Australia)

In Russia today, traditional May Day rallies and demonstrations are held. In Vladivostok in the trade union action "For decent labor and salary, for stable employment!" About a thousand people participated. About the same number of supporters of the Communist Party of the Communist Party held in Vladivostok a demonstration and a rally with the slogans "We will not pay for a crisis!" And “no - communal robbery!”, The Radio correspondent Freedom Marina Loboda reports.

May Day in Moscow On May 1, several actions were held in the center of Moscow , prepared by various batches and trade union associations. The first to go to Moscow streets to celebrate May Day representatives of Russian trade unions and activists of the United Russia party. Their joint rally was literally near the walls of the city hall on Tverskaya.

In the Astrakhan region, 36 students of the school of the village of Tuzuklya were hospitalized by food poisoning. Everyone has been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. The age of the sick is from 10 to 14 years. According to the press service of the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies, the condition of children is evaluated as satisfactory. The reasons for the poisoning of schoolchildren are clarified.

Football. Championship of Russia. 8th round "Spartak" LF - "Dynamo" M 1: 0 "Terek" - "locomotive" m 0: 0

In the capital of Albania, Tirana, tens of thousands of supporters of the opposition gathered on Friday at the rally demanding a partial recalculation of the votes filed in the last June of the Universal Elections. Activists of the Socialist Party argue that violations were committed during the processing of ballots. The winner of last year’s elections was proclaimed the leader of the Democratic Party of Albania Sali Berisha.

Basketball. NBA. Playoffs, first stage Western conference "Utah" - "Denver" 112: 104. "Utah" won the series 4: 2 "Oklahoma City"-"Los Angeles Lakers" 94:95. Los Angeles Lakers won the series 4: 2 Eastern Conference "Miluoi" - "Atlanta" 69:83. Account in series 3: 3

Russia and the United States agreed on applications to a new agreement on strategic offensive weapons. According to the US State Department, three documents described in detail technical information on the procedures for checking the execution of the terms of the agreement by the parties.