St. Petersburg Summer Garden May 27, 2012 opened after reconstruction. According to the press service of the administration of the governor of St. Petersburg, citing the head of the city Georgy Poltavchenko, who was present at the opening ceremony, visiting the Summer Garden will remain free. The press service also reported that now the Summer Garden will host concerts of military brass bands every Sunday at 16:00 Moscow time. This year's music season will run from June 3 to September 30.

An initiative group of members of the League of Voters submitted an application to hold a rally on June 12 dedicated to the referendum on the re-election of the Moscow City Duma and the mayor of the capital. As one of the applicants for the event, journalist Sergei Parkhomenko, told RBC, the event was agreed upon within the opposition and coordinated with the March of Millions. Photo: RBC “We work together, each group does its job.

The Spanish authorities may transfer a large block of government bonds to Bankia in exchange for the bank's shares, Reuters reports, citing a source close to the country's government. Having received the debt securities, Bankia (Spain's fourth largest bank, which last week requested financial assistance in the amount of 19 billion euros) will be able to pledge them to the European Central Bank (ECB), receiving a large loan from the latter.

On May 28, an ammunition explosion occurred at the Tsugol training ground in the Trans-Baikal Territory. As RBC was informed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, while a truck with ammunition was moving, the driver discovered a fire under the hood of the vehicle. Having stopped the car, he ran to a safe distance. Photo: ITAR-TASS As a result of the fire, the ammunition in the back of the car exploded.

The global community involved in resolving the Syrian conflict must focus its attention on saving civilian lives. Other goals should fade into the background, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He made this statement at a press conference following a meeting with his British colleague William Hague.

Facebook plans to launch a new payment service in Russia, as well as a system of money transfers between users. Facebook plans to launch a new payment service in Russia, as well as a system of money transfers between users, writes RBC daily. Recently listed on the stock exchange, Facebook continues to open new services.

According to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in April 2012. Gross domestic product, excluding seasonal factors, decreased by 0.1% compared to March. The reasons for the decline in GDP are said to be negative dynamics and a reduction in investment.

The new governor of the Moscow region, Sergei Shoigu, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for compensation for the lands that the region will lose as a result of the future expansion of Moscow. The new governor of the Moscow region, Sergei Shoigu , asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for compensation for the lands that the region will lose as a result of the future expansion of Moscow. According to the head of the region, the Moscow region will lose 35 billion rubles annually.

Zenit defender Domenico Criscito is under suspicion in a match-fixing case. Zenit defender Domenico Criscito is under suspicion in a match-fixing case. According to RBC-Sport, Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, as well as several other players from Serie A clubs, have already been arrested in this case, 19 people in total. Players from Sampdoria, Novara, Vicenza, Torino, Modena and other clubs from all four divisions of the Italian Championship were arrested.

Kaluga Turbine Plant OJSC, part of Power Machines, has manufactured and successfully tested a 30 MW steam turbine for Industrial Group Phosphorit LLC (Kingisepp, Leningrad Region), the Silmash press service reports. Kaluga Turbine Plant OJSC signed a contract for the supply of turbines in the spring of 2011. with OJSC Mineral and Chemical Company EuroChem (which includes Phosphorit).

Trading on the Russian MICEX foreign exchange market opened on May 28 with a fall in the ruble exchange rate against the euro and an increase in the Russian currency against the US dollar. Photo: RBC The weighted average dollar exchange rate for tomorrow calculations as of 10:15 Moscow time was 31.83 rubles/dollar, which is 2.6 kopecks. below the closing level of the previous trading day.

The main prize at the Cannes Film Festival went to the film directed by Michael Haneke, which tells about the relationship of an elderly couple. The Austrian won the Palme d'Or for the second time: he received this award in 2009. for the film "White Ribbon". Photo: AP The main roles in “Love” were played by famous French actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, BBC reports. Note that M. Haneke was considered the main favorite to receive the Palme d'Or.

The new governor of the Moscow region, Sergei Shoigu, began personnel changes in the regional government. Dmitry Levchenkov left his post as director of the Moscow Economic Development Department and was appointed Minister of Investment and Innovation of the Moscow Region. Photo: RBC In addition, in the Moscow region the minister of public administration, information technology and communications of the region has changed - now these areas are headed by Mikhail Fedorenko.

The strategic investor of the United Grain Company (UGC) has become Investor LLC, part of Summa Group LLC. This is stated in the official statement of UGC. Photo: RBC At today's meeting of the Board of Directors of UZK, the investment consultant, Troika Dialog, provided a final report with final recommendations for the selection of a strategic investor selected on a competitive basis.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alfa Group consortium Mikhail Fridman resigned from his posts as chief managing director of the TNK-BP group and chairman of the board of TNK-BP Management, which manages TNK-BP assets in Russia and Ukraine. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alfa Group consortium Mikhail Fridman resigned from his posts as chief managing director of the TNK-BP group and chairman of the board of TNK-BP Management, which manages TNK-BP assets in Russia and Ukraine.