Alexander Trishkin, a resident of the village of Pervomaiskoye in the Ulyanovsk region, was recognized as the worst defaulter in Russia for electricity. Moreover, for Ulyanovskenergo he turned out to be the “leader” in two “nominations” at once - the most malicious private debtor and the most unscrupulous director of the enterprise. During the 11 years he lived in his new home, Mr. Trishkin did not pay a penny for electricity.

The mayor of Moscow believes that insects will provide the city with political stability The capital's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, called yesterday to take environmental problems seriously before the radical "greens" become more active in Moscow. “It is simply a gift of fate that we have not yet developed this movement, which threatens with politicization and excessive demands,” he noted.

Citizens of Russia will soon breathe more freely: from July 1 of this year, Russians will no longer be able to be detained for more than 48 hours or arrested without court approval. This is the decision of the State Duma, which adopted amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure by a constitutional majority. Thus, the judicial procedure for arresting citizens will be introduced in the coming months, and not from January 1, 2004, as previously assumed.

George Bush's plans to maximize American oil production and thus reduce the country's dependence on external energy resources are in jeopardy.

An 11-year-old child, accidentally buried in a huge snowdrift in the very center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, waited two days for help. According to the local department of the Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Department, Andrei Yakovlev, walking down the street on Wednesday, fell under the stream of a snowplow, which in a matter of seconds covered the boy’s head. The immured child could not move his arms or legs, and only had enough strength for weak screams.

It turned out that fourth place is not yet a disaster When a multiple champion retires, it is said that his era is in the past. The same can now be said about mini-football “Dina”, after the team led by Viktor Papayev lost in two quarterfinal matches to GKI-Gazprom (2:6 and 1:2) and dropped out of the further fight for medals in the Russian championship.

Experts believe that we are talking about a change of owner Over the past six months, rumors about the possible sale of Alfa Bank have been persistently circulating in the market. Yesterday's speech by its president, Peter Aven, to members of the American Chamber of Commerce, where he announced his intention to sell 10-20% of the shares to a foreign investor, only strengthened everyone's confidence that this will happen soon. Experts still name Citigroup among the most likely buyers.

Khattab's grave has not yet been found Representatives of the FSB demonstrated on television yesterday the promised proof of the “final” death of the most odious leader of the Chechen separatists, Khattab. In the above footage, apparently taken with an amateur video camera, the Arab mercenary appeared lying motionless with his eyes closed and a bandage, which is usually put on the dead so that their jaw does not fall off.

UEFA has allowed Russian clubs Torpedo and Spartak to play home matches at the Luzhniki Stadium on artificial turf. However, this permission does not apply to international matches of the UEFA Cup and Champions League. Thus, UEFA decided to start an experiment with the introduction of artificial fields from Russia. The new lawn at Luzhniki will be laid for the second round of the Russian Championship or even during the World Cup.

There hasn’t been such a strong earthquake in Georgia for several decades Six residents of Tbilisi became victims of a strong earthquake that occurred in the Georgian capital on Thursday evening. Two women died in the hospital: one from a heart attack, the other from injuries - she jumped from the third floor. Three people were covered by a concrete beam that collapsed onto the street. Another woman died under rubble in another area of ​​the city.

Investment analysts accused of lying The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into the activities of several large investment banks for misleading investors. "The revelations made by New York Attorney General Eliott Spitzer and other legal officials have convinced the commission that further investigation is necessary," said SEC Commissioner Harvey Pitt.

The government approved the legislative framework for the reform of the Ministry of Railways A package of bills on the reform of the Ministry of Railways, which took six months to agree with all interested departments, was approved yesterday at a government meeting without a single comment. And today it should be sent to the State Duma. Thanks to such commendable efficiency, the reform manages to stay within the previously planned time frame.

Basketball. Russian Championship. Men. Super League "A". 30th round. "Avtodor" (Saratov) - "Lokomotiv" (Mineralnye Vody) - 96:91. Shakhtar (Irkutsk) - CSKA - 77:107. "Arsenal" (Tula) - "Spartak" (St. Petersburg) - 93:123. “Khimki” – UNICS (Kazan) – 78:88. The leaders are: UNICS - 59 points (32 games), Ural Great (Perm) - 53 (28), Lokomotiv - 51 (29), CSKA - 51 (30).

Bislan Gantamirov will help Akhmad Kadyrov become president The head of the Chechen Republic, Akhmad Kadyrov, and his former rival in the struggle for leadership, and now Deputy Prime Minister of the republican government, Bislan Gantamirov, apparently found complete mutual understanding on the main issues of a political settlement in Chechnya. So far, the two Chechen leaders have managed to successfully agree on many issues. It is not for nothing that “Kadyrov’s draft constitution,” as Mr.

AvtoVAZ will pay dividends, but small ones At the end of 2001, AvtoVAZ, as promised by its management, will show profit for the first time in its history and pay dividends to shareholders. However, the profit turned out to be less than planned - $80 million instead of $100 million. And only the owners of preferred shares will receive dividends.