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 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 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 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.

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 French government has begun to protect citizens "I'm here to first stop the onslaught of crime and then reverse it," said Nicolas Sarkozy, France's new, pro-Chirac interior minister, as he took office. “Broad program, gentlemen!” - as General de Gaulle once said. During the years of the left-wing coalition in power, everyday crime has become the norm. This means that defeating it, driving out fear from the souls of the French is the same as changing the very way of life today.

The position of the teams in the standings after the first round of the Russian Championship in the first division cannot be called unexpected. The leaders are precisely those clubs - “Rubin” and “Chernomorets”, which on the eve of the season declared their goal to enter the Premier League, backing up their words with serious financial injections. But still, the current championship cannot be called ordinary.

Vladimir Putin spoke with the governors of the Volga region The speed of Vladimir Putin’s movement around the country and the world is admirable. Before the president had time to return from Canada, lo and behold, he flew off to Kazakhstan.

The prank of a professional nudist did not prevent Hewitt from winning Despite the vagaries of the English weather, the Wimbledon tournament ended. In the final, which was twice interrupted by rain, the first racket of these competitions, Lleyton Hewitt, beat Argentinean David Nalbandian (6:1, 6:3, 6:2) in less than two hours.

The dark continent creates its own union Africa is on the verge of enormous change. In any case, this conclusion can be drawn from the ambitious statements that the leaders of the Black Continent are making these days in Durban (South Africa). They intend to transform the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which, in their opinion, has fulfilled its historical mission, into the African Union (AU).

The Pankisi operation is of interest to both the United States and Russia Eduard Shevardnadze ruled out the possibility of foreign intervention to solve the Pankisi Gorge problem. He stated this in connection with assumptions that appeared in Tbilisi that the visit of the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Vladimir Rushailo, who arrived in Tbilisi yesterday, is connected precisely with the preparation of a joint operation.

The Moscow City Court yesterday again postponed, this time to July 15, the start of hearings in the criminal case of Pavel Zaitsev, an investigator for particularly important cases of the Investigative Committee (IC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Taiwan Lions are offended by Americans The convention of the famous international organization Lions Club International, taking place this week in Osaka, promises to be scandalous. About half a thousand Taiwanese Lions are going to noisily express their disagreement with the decision of the club headquarters, which changed the name of the Taiwanese branch. Lions is represented in almost all countries of the world and implements various charitable programs.

Human rights activists demand sane psychiatrists for Colonel Budanov Lawyers for the injured party in the case of the murder of 18-year-old Chechen resident Elza Kungaeva believe that a re-examination of the mental state of the accused Yuri Budanov will not affect the course of the trial. Simply put, the defense once again does not trust the panel of experts.