Another case of theft of VAZ cars Another criminal case regarding the theft of cars belonging to AvtoVAZ, as the newspaper Vremya Novostei learned, was opened by the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is based on the story of the disappearance of a total of more than 250 new Zhiguli cars.

And Kasyanov promised the French an export agency Mikhail Kasyanov yesterday in Paris told representatives of French business circles that the Russian government intends to support exports and imports even after the reform of Vnesheconombank. As a source in Mr. Kasyanov’s office told the Vremya Novostei newspaper, this issue was of great interest to businessmen and representatives of the French export agency COFACE.

Tomorrow, the Arbitration Court of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District in Salekhard will consider the claim of SIBUR's creditors to declare it bankrupt and introduce bankruptcy proceedings against the holding for a period of one year. Yesterday, SIBUR President Dmitry Mazepin made a special statement on this matter. “The decision of the meeting (of creditors - Ed.

The first suspects in the scandalous crime - the explosion of a T-34 tank at the Nevsky Piglet memorial complex in the Leningrad region - were detained by law enforcement agencies in St. Petersburg. According to the city police department, a total of seven people aged from 19 to 62 years were detained. Some of them had criminal records, some were unemployed or pensioners.

As Moscow Prosecutor Mikhail Avdyukov reported yesterday, as of Tuesday, charges have been brought against 23 Russians in the case of pogroms on Moscow's Manezhnaya Square. 18 young people are accused of participating in mass riots, three are charged with hooliganism, two are charged with robbery and attempted robbery. 13 rioters are now in custody, and the rest have been released on their own recognizance.

The trial of the oppositionist will be completed by Nazarbayev’s birthday American lawyer Charles Bot, a member of the bar of the US Supreme and Courts of Appeal, arrived in Astana, where the trial of the former Minister of Energy, one of the leaders of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DCK) movement Mukhtar Ablyazov, is taking place in the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan. Mr.

New conductor and new scandal in the Svetlanov orchestra On July 2, by decree of the Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoy, conductor Vasily Sinaisky was removed from the post of artistic director of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia (in common parlance - GASO or “Svetlanovsky”) with the wording “due to the expiration of the contract.” Appointed to this place is the cheerful Russian conductor Mark Gorenshtein, who in recent years has worked with the frankly youthful (in age and

Human rights activists propose paying teachers' salaries to large families Representatives of the “Good Without Borders” movement propose to legislatively protect the child’s special right to a family.

Ten thousand votes as a portrait of the State Duma It seems that the State Duma has stabilized - the composition of the teams and their placement on the political field have remained practically unchanged for the last year and a half, and there are no signs that it will change noticeably in the time remaining before the next elections.

Fans and experts well remember the reasons why CSKA leader Rolan Gusev was not included in the Russian national team. And the fact that the coaching staff of our national team made a big mistake by ignoring this talented football player could be seen in the 13th round match between CSKA and Shinnik, which ended in victory for the army team with the direct participation of Gusev. - Roland, did you notice anything interesting for yourself in the game of the best teams in the world?

Russian small business does not need a legal entity Despite the “guardianship” of the federal authorities and local controllers from various government bodies, Russian small business not only survived, but also grew. In an effort to bypass the notorious administrative barriers, entrepreneurs appreciated the advantages of such a form of organizing their business as PBOYUL (enterprises without organizing a legal entity).

The consideration of the appeal of Russian skiers Larisa Lazutina and Olga Danilova against the actions of the International Olympic Committee during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at the International Arbitration Court in Lausanne on July 17 will most likely not take place and will be postponed indefinitely, said the acting president of the Russian Ski Federation, Alexander Kravtsov. . According to him, this issue is currently in limbo.

A major car accident occurred yesterday in the Chelyabinsk region. As a result of a bus falling into the river, 7 people were killed and 23 were seriously injured. According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the accident occurred in the Satka region. The bus driver lost control while descending the mountain, and the car fell into the Ai River. At that moment there were 32 people in it, including three children. Vladimir KUZNETSOV

The new film by the Arnold-Barr duo, “Enlightenment,” is the third part of the “Freedom Trilogy” project, the two previous films of which, “Too Much Flesh” and “Lovers,” have already been released in Russia. “Lovers” was about the freedom of love, “Too Much Flesh” was about the freedom of sex, “Enlightenment” is dedicated to the freedom of the spirit. All films in the trilogy were written, directed and produced by Jean-Marc Barre and Pascal Arnold.

American Xerox Corp. published an amended financial report, according to which the company completed the first quarter with a loss of $46 million, writes THE WALL STREET JOURNAL . Xerox has amended its 2001 and first-quarter financial statements to reflect changes agreed to by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of an out-of-court settlement under which the company paid a $10 million fine.