A new trial of Vyacheslav Mavrodi, the brother of the founder of the legendary financial pyramid JSC MMM Sergei Mavrodi, began yesterday in the Chertanovo Court of Moscow. The investigation of the case was completed a year ago, but in the winter the same Chertanovsky court, at the request of lawyers, sent the materials for further investigation. In the spring, investigators corrected the shortcomings they pointed out and sent the case back to court.

Vladimir Putin criticizes the government At a meeting in Saransk, Vladimir Putin unexpectedly discovered at least three reasons for criticizing the government: electricity reform, pricing in the oil industry and policy towards the auto industry. Contrary to expectations, the president supported State Duma deputies who postponed the package of “electrical” bills until the fall.

The American brand will not let the “dormitory” areas sleep This season, another international brand entered the Moscow fitness services market - World Gym, one of the leaders in the American market. It is expected that one of the largest fitness networks in our country will operate under it. In Russia, the American brand will develop through a franchising system. And although the first World Gym club in Russia opened a year ago in St.

The first stage of the 89th Tour de France super stage race ended with the victory of the little-known Swiss Rubens Bertogliati. The debutant from the Lampre team with a long finishing spurt dashed the hopes of the German Erik Zabel to celebrate his 32nd birthday with a milestone victory. The 192-kilometer stage, during which riders had the opportunity to explore all the sights of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, was a classic "draw-in" stage of the Tour.

In Chelyabinsk, a sign was removed from a cafe that bore the president's name. One of the founders of the Putin establishment, student Evgenia Borishpolskaya, said that numerous inspections and meetings with representatives of the competent authorities forced the owners to abandon the idea of ​​developing a business using the name of the president. The final decision was made after a meeting with the chief federal inspector for the Chelyabinsk region Valery Tretyakov.

The second stage of the athletics “Golden League” took place at the famous Parisian Saint-Denis stadium. Of the Russians participating in the competition, javelin thrower Tatyana Shikolenko won. In her best attempt, the Russian woman exceeded the result of the winner of the first stage, Cuban Osleydis Menendez, by 30 cm - 64 m 59 cm.

The second weekend of the World Volleyball League brought the first disappointment to Russian fans of this game. For the first time, our national team held official games in Kazan. It seems that the opponent, the German national team, does not belong to the volleyball elite, but they managed to win, and even then with great difficulty, only in the first match - 3:2. Our team lost the second match 1:3, thereby giving rise to a wave of criticism.

The stars of "Mayakovka" played Gogol's "Marriage" Before we talk about the first performance staged by Sergei Artsibashev as the newly appointed artistic director of the Theatre. Mayakovsky, let me share my cinematic impressions. It has nothing to do with Artsibashev. As part of the MIFF, Istvan Szabó’s film “Opinions of the Parties” was shown. The action takes place immediately after the end of the Second World War.

The Andrei Sakharov Center discusses the topic of Europe A cheerful person and a wonderful artist Ignat Daniltsev decided to joke about our-your-with-them Europe. The one that is united on the left side of the Polish-German border and separated on the right. The one where you need to integrate. The one where lunch in an inexpensive restaurant costs fifteen “Eurekas”, or “Oiriks”, or “Jews”. The one where they hate McDonald's and Hollywood.

The Ministry of Transport has come up with a new ship register The draft law “On the Russian International Register of Ships” was presented yesterday by First Deputy Minister of Transport Vyacheslav Ruksha at a round table in the Industrial Policy Committee of the Federation Council. Formally, this presentation cannot be considered part of the legislative procedure.

The onset of heat last weekend became fatal for 13 Muscovites: this is the number of tragic cases recorded by doctors and the rescue service at the city’s reservoirs. However, these are far from the first victims of the summer. The statistics for the 2002 swimming season, which officially opened on June 1, already mention 74 deaths on the water. However, the capital has not yet seen such a number of drownings as on the first hot weekend.

The State Orchestra hopes for a review of the decision of the Ministry of Culture It is becoming clear that the controversy over the appointment of conductor Mark Gorenshtein as the new head of the State Orchestra (the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, still known as the Svetlanov Orchestra) will not subside until at least August 20th.

Deputies are against the “zero option” for governors Today the Constitutional Court must decide whether the current heads of republics and governors will be able to be re-elected to their existing posts twice more.

Football fever on Moscow movie screens I became familiar with the idea of ​​the inextricable connection between football and art in childhood, when I heard commentator Maslachenko’s phrase: “Gontar’s throw was full of high football aesthetics.” Football and cinema are even warmer. Both are the experience of a collective experience of emotions, and the player and the actor are essentially identical concepts.

Bush will fight back against new enemies Two problems seriously complicate George W. Bush's presidency: the constant threat of attack from barbarian terrorists and the ever-growing evidence of fraud committed by American white-collar criminals. Several months ago, Bush presented himself as a combative president in his State of the Union address, threatening rogue states and pushing for increased security spending.