Valery Gergiev opened the Easter Festival at the Conservatory The opening ceremony of the Easter Festival went surprisingly smoothly and without any glitches - Valery Gergiev, according to tradition, was a little late when giving an interview on television, but hardly anyone blamed the maestro for the delay. Everyone appreciated the significance of the event - now we have our own, Moscow Gergiev. After all, just recently we could not even dream of this.

He will make a decision after World Cup 2002 A series of defeats for the capital's Spartak could not but give rise to a lot of rumors about the future of the team. And the club’s management, having met with journalists, tried to bring some clarity. To begin with, Oleg Romantsev hastened to refute rumors about his possible departure from Spartak.

Democrats are released The military government of Myanmar (formerly Burma) has released Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the country's democratization movement, from house arrest. Since the summer of 1988, the daughter of Aung San, the national hero of the struggle for independence of Burma, has been speaking out against the usurpation of power by the army elite.

A State Duma delegation led by its Chairman Gennady Seleznev returned to Moscow from the United States. A group of Russian parliamentarians representing all party factions visited Washington and New York at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert.

Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Second round. Los Angeles Lakers - San Antonio - 86:80 (series score 1-0), Detroit - Boston - 96:84 (1-0), New Jersey " -- "Charlotte" -- 99:93 (1-0). The first matches were played in all quarterfinal pairs, and the guests failed to win in any of them. Particularly noteworthy is the success of the Lakers, who have not yet lost a single match in the current playoffs. Hockey. NHL. Stanley Cup. Second round.

The fight for the governor's seat has begun in Krasnoyarsk The Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory yesterday was unable to set a date for the election of a new head of the regional administration. Two proposals were made: the first was to hold elections at the end of the summer, the second was to schedule them for October 6.

Vladimir Putin introduces a bill to combat extremism The fight against extremism has entered the practical stage. The presidential bill “On countering extremist actions” has been submitted to the Duma. It provides authorities with ample opportunities to combat individuals and organizations suspected of extremism.

This did not stop the Russians from becoming first again Having won more than half of the gold medal reserves at the European Freestyle Wrestling Championships held on the May holiday, Russian athletes proved that they still have no equal on the continent. Dzambulat Tedeev's team won four highest and two bronze medals, thanks to which they were significantly ahead of the teams of Georgia and Turkey in the team competition. Let's introduce the champions.

Football. Spanish Championship. 37th round . Real Madrid - Mallorca - 0:0, Malaga - Valencia - 0:2, Alaves - Rayo Vallecano - 0:1, Athletic - Osasuna " -- 1:1, "Barcelona" -- "Espanyol" -- 2:0, "Celta" -- "Sevilla" -- 1:2, "Las Palmas" -- "Tenerife" -- 0:1 , Betis - Deportivo - 0:3, Valladolid - Real Sociedad - 1:3, Villarreal - Zaragoza - 2:1. Leading : Valencia - 72 points, Real Madrid - 66, Deportivo - 65.

The champion of the men's basketball Euroleague was the Greek club Panathinaikos (Athens), which defeated the local Kinder in the final match of the tournament in Bologna, Italy - 89:83. For most of the match, the Greeks were in the role of catching up. The maximum gap for Pao in the second half of the game was 13 points, but the team did not think of giving up. The goalkeeper of Panathinaikos' desperate pursuit was forward Dejan Bodiroga, representing Serbia and Montenegro.

Israel will have to solve the Bethlehem problem The siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in which Palestinian militants have settled and which has attracted the attention of the whole world for a month, is ending. In the not-too-distant past, Bethlehem (Beit Lehem) was a Christian city that every year welcomed visitors from all over the planet. In addition to Christian shrines, on the northern outskirts of the city there is a Jewish shrine - the tomb of the foremother Rachel.

In the Moskvoretsky Court of Moscow, where hearings are being held in the case of the Deputy Head of the Main Territorial Directorate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for Moscow, Alexander Alekseev, the interrogation of witnesses continued yesterday. Tatyana Chueva, who presided over the trial, planned to hear testimony from the leaders of the Central Bank - ex-chairman Viktor Gerashchenko and first deputy chairman Tatyana Paramonova.

“Animal passion” was invented by people News about this is eagerly published and read with enthusiasm. The reticulated giraffe was brought from St. Petersburg to Moscow to the giraffe. Now they are getting acquainted, they will soon try to get them married. The African lion Zeus brought his bride Nastya to Novosibirsk from Denmark. While Nastya is just getting used to the new place, the wedding is still a long way off, about two years.

Lomonosov diamonds have arrived Having gained control over the Severalmaz company, the Russian diamond monopoly ALROSA is ready to begin development of the deposit named after. Lomonosov in the Arkhangelsk region. In mid-May, an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Severalmaz OJSC will be held in Arkhangelsk, where the main issue will be the approval of a loan agreement with MAK-Bank in the amount of $1.9 million.

Players from both teams had their salaries reduced In the completed Italian championship, which is rightfully considered one of the strongest in the world, the champion became known only after the last round. In the rivalry between Inter, Juventus and Roma, and it was in this order that the chances of the contenders for the Scudetto at the finish of the championship were assessed, the victory was won by the Old Lady under the leadership of Marcello Lippi.