People's assessors have been abolished since February 2003 The State Duma yesterday adopted in the third reading the new Civil Procedure Code, which will come into force on February 1, 2003 - if it is approved by the Federation Council and signed by President Putin. “The adopted bill, along with the Criminal Procedure and Arbitration Procedural Codes, is a key act in the implementation of legal reform in our country,” says Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on Legislation.

Today is the premiere of the gangster drama "Road to Perdition" In 1931, Michael Sullivan Sr.'s twelve-year-old son, Michael Sullivan Jr., discovered his wonderful dad's real job. He works as the Angel of Death - it is under this nickname that he is known throughout Chicago as a ruthless killer of the Irish mafia. One rainy night, the boy hides in his father’s car, goes with him “on business” and sees something that he should never have seen. But this is only the beginning of the troubles.

Only this evening, it is expected, will it be possible to fully restore the power supply to the central part of St. Petersburg, which was interrupted on Tuesday afternoon due to a fire at one of the electrical substations. Then a significant part of Vasilyevsky Island was left without electricity, hundreds of residential and administrative buildings were plunged into darkness, trams and trolleybuses stopped working, traffic lights went out, which led to chaos on the roads.

Three main projects have been selected in the Caspian Sea LUKOIL announced that now, working in the Caspian region, it will focus primarily on those projects in which it is the operator. We are talking about Yalama, Hovsany-Zykh and the Northern Caspian Sea. “We are not yet considering participation in other projects,” said company president Vagit Alekperov. According to him, drilling of the first exploration well at the promising Yalama structure should begin in 2003.

Schoolchildren are advised not to go outside Due to the emergency, city authorities closed five nearby schools and one technical school. As the press secretary of the Education Committee of the Moscow Government, Alexander Gavrilov, told the Vremya Novostei newspaper, classes at schools No. 467, No. 502, No. 462, No. 469, No. 1274 and vocational school No. 190 have been suspended indefinitely.

Because of Marat, Evgeniy was almost late for his daughter’s birthday Late Tuesday evening at the VIII International Tennis Tournament St. Petersburg Open, the main forces of the Russian team - Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov - entered the fight. Marat Safin was the first to enter the court. He was opposed by the Frenchman Cyril Saulnier, who is remembered by Russian tennis fans from the recent Kremlin Cup.

The UN Security Council continues an intense search for a compromise version of the resolution on Iraq. The new American proposal does not contain the thesis about using “all necessary means” if Baghdad refuses its obligations to the UN.

The appearance of Vladimir Ashkenazy with the London Philharmonic Orchestra was accompanied by unexpected intrigue The concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra (one of the five London orchestral celebrities) with Vladimir Ashkenazy as conductor and soloist became an event from the series of “world stars at above-market prices.” The new Moscow elite, able to buy tickets to the Great Hall of the Conservatory for 300-400 dollars (for a gallery - from 50 dollars), has been occasionally fed world-class

The apartment of the notorious capital businessman Alexander Babayan, who was recently sentenced to seven years in prison for extortion, was robbed on Tuesday by unknown criminals. According to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate, the businessman’s wife reported this to the police. She stated that in the morning someone broke the doors of their apartment on Petrovsky Lane, while she briefly left the house on business.

Luzhkov complained about Abramovich to the Security Council The struggle for the Moscow Refinery between two shareholders - the Moscow Oil Company (MNK) and Sibneft - has reached a new level. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov appealed to the Security Council in order to “restore order” at the plant.

In the village of Medvedy in the taiga zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, local hunters killed a two-meter bear right in a residential building. The owners of the taiga come here quite often, but the unexpected guest was apparently extremely hungry - this year there was a poor harvest of pine cones and berries. It seems that this is why the bear, contrary to usual, decided to “comb” not only the vegetable gardens. In an hour and a half, he managed to visit three houses.

The young growth of Spartak inspires optimism Spartak, defeated by Liverpool three weeks ago with a score of 0:5, had a chance to settle accounts with the offender on Tuesday. However, even the most devoted fans of the “red-whites” hardly believed that the current champion of Russia would be able to beat Liverpool, who arrived in Moscow as the sole leader of the English Premier League. The ultimate dream was a draw. Liverpool won 3:1, and did it convincingly and beautifully.

Novorossiysk Chernomorets, following Kazan Rubin, secured a place in the Russian football Premier League next year. After the defeat of the Sailors' rival Tom from Khimki, the Novorossiysk team only had to take at least two points in the remaining three rounds. “Chernomorets” did not postpone the matter, beating “Dynamo” St. Petersburg with a score of 5:1.

Today, on his way to Lisbon, Russian President Putin will make a stop in Berlin, where he will meet with German Federal Chancellor Schröder. The foreign policy departments of both countries have already announced that the main topic of the conversation, which will take place at Tempelhof Airport, will be the international crisis around Iraq. Nevertheless, bilateral economic cooperation occupies an important place during each such meeting.

18:15 Irina Khakamada brought Putin an option for resolving the situation in Chechnya, proposed by terrorists Together with Khakamada, deputies Joseph Kobzon and Boris Nemtsov went to the Kremlin. According to NEWSru.com, the terrorists who took the hostages said that they would now negotiate only with representatives of official Russian authorities.