The problems of the famous theater are ongoing: the construction of a new scene has distorted the old new scene of Mariinsky, a huge parallelepiped, squeezed by the will of the artistic director of the theater Valery Gergiev into the lane between the houses of the 18th century and the hook channel, not only erased the whole old quarter from the face of the earth, but also threw the shadow on the old stage of the theater.

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In Trans -Baikalia, on May 4, it was declared a day of mourning for the dead during explosions in military warehouses. The corresponding resolution today was signed by the Governor of the Trans -Baikal Territory. On April 29, a fire occurred and an explosion of ammunition in the warehouses of the military unit in the Karym district near the settlements of Bolshaya Tura and Kathata.

On the very eve of the first of the first time in the Odessa Philharmonic, an ugly, in my opinion, scene occurred. The local orchestra, under the control of Khobart, Conductor Earl, gave a concert from the works of American composers - Gershvin, Barber, Ives, Bernstein ... In the opening word Hobart Earl, a large patriot of the country in which he has been working for 30 years, turned to the public in Ukrainian.

Deputy Secretary General of NATO Aleksander Vershbou The Deputy Secretary General of NATO, American Aleksander Vershbou, said that the North-Atlantic Union is forced to begin to consider Russia as an enemy. Vershbow made this statement in Washington during a conversation with a group of reporters. "It is quite obvious that Russia announced NATO by an enemy, so we are forced to consider it not the quality of the partner, but as an enemy," said Vershbow.

In Ukraine, separatists from among pro -Russian activists today took the building of the regional prosecutor's office in Donetsk today. There are victims of security forces among employees, UNIAN reports. Hundreds of people participated in the storm. Having occupied the building, they formed a living corridor, through which they missed the prosecutors of the police. Before that, police officers handed the separatists special -contamination - shields, rubber batons and body armor.

In Turkey, the police used waterlets and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators gathered in Taxim Square in Istanbul. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan last week warned that attempts to conduct demonstrations on May 1 on Taxim Square will be prevented, but activists and left-wing groups announced their intention to ignore the ban by the authorities. On the streets of Istanbul today, about 40 thousand police officers provide order.

The program "Dejavu" talk about the nature of collective letters. The guests of the release are philologist Mikhail Shainker and writer Viktor Shenderovich.

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In the picture: Secretary of State John Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said that during a meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Helemariam Desalen and Foreign Minister Tedros Adkhan, he raised the question of the maintenance of six bloggers and three journalists in a prison. Kerry stated this during a press conference in Addis Abbe, with whom he began his African tour.

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The US annual report on the terrorism of al-Qaeda is presented in the United States, but the groups affiliated with other terrorist organizations operating in the territory of the Middle Eastern and African countries now pose the main threat to the United States and their allies. Such a conclusion is made in the annual report of the US State Department on terrorism on Wednesday.

Alexander Turchinov (left) and Minister of Defense Mikhail Koval The acting President of Ukraine, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Turchinov, signed a decree "On measures to increase the defense capabilities of the state." The document provides, in particular, the resumption of draft in the armed forces. On April 17, the Rada turned to Turchinov with a request to study the feasibility of renewing an draft into the army. The last set to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was held last fall.