The concept of “country real estate market” has acquired new features this year. Developers began to create larger objects, and further and further from Moscow. But in terms of quality parameters, supply does not correspond to demand. The construction of organized guarded settlements, a trend towards which emerged a couple of years ago, will prevail over troublesome private development for several years to come.

Analysts observing the development of political processes in Russia are gradually coming to the conclusion that the time for new political projects is approaching. The existing party system reflects the balance of power characteristic of the first half of the 90s and represents neither historical continuity nor an optimistic project aimed at the future.

Moscow Cellular Communications (MSC) was headed by the former general director of the St. Petersburg cellular company Delta Telecom, Viktor Ustyuzhanin. The general meeting of MSS shareholders, held on April 30, approved his candidacy, proposed by the board of directors after the resignation of the former head of the company, Yuri Khromov, from this post. Thus, MCC shareholders decided to use the experience of the St.

Ukraine has taken another step towards Russia Vladimir Putin’s informal visit to Crimea ended yesterday, where he spent five days in the company of the Ukrainian president. Meetings “without ties” were interspersed with relaxation in the Crimean Nature Reserve and tasting of collectible Massandra wines.

Hockey. NHL. Stanley Cup. Second round. “New Jersey” – “Tampa” – 2:1 (OT) (series score 4-1) – Alekseev “T” (1+0), “Minnesota” – “Vancouver” – 2: 3 (OT) (1-3), "Anaheim" -- "Dallas" -- 1:4 (3-2) -- Zubov "D" (0+1), "Philadelphia" -- "Ottawa" -- 2:5 (2-3) -- Volchenkov “O” (0+1). New Jersey was the first to reach the conference finals. Tampa failed to accomplish the feat and stop the favorite.

The creation of a new organization prompted neighbors to close ranks The emergence at the Dushanbe summit of the new Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, revived military integration within GUUAM - this regional organization includes Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan , Azerbaijan and Moldova.

Turkey is again shaken by the underground elements. An earthquake was recorded yesterday in the southwest of the country near the third largest city of Izmir. And in the north-west, in the province of Bingol, which experienced a devastating earthquake on May 1, the completion of rescue work was officially announced yesterday. According to the latest data, 167 people died there, including 84 schoolchildren from a boarding school in Cheltiksuyu. 521 residents of the province were injured.

A federal sports channel can be created without the participation of VGTRK The emergence of a federal sports channel is possible in the near future. In any case, the 7TV television company has already announced that on May 13 it will sign an agreement with the State Sports Committee on its creation. True, the parties are carefully concealing the essence of the agreement.

For the first time, a Jew could become an American president On Monday, Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman became the first American to say: “I am a candidate for President of the United States.” Elections will take place in 22 months. Lieberman, 60, became the first Jew in US history to be nominated for the Oval Office by one of the two leading parties. In 2000, Joseph Lieberman was the first Jewish vice presidential candidate against Al Gore.

President Congratulated the famous artist, graphic artist, sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin on his 60th birthday, the presidential press service reported. The congratulatory telegram, in particular, says: “The name of Mikhail Shemyakin is one of the loudest in modern fine art. Your bright, unique paintings and sculptural compositions contain brilliant imagination, a subtle sense of style and a bold creative style.

The new owners of Novosibirskenergo did not allow RAO UES to manage the company Shareholders of one of the largest regional energy companies - Novosibirskenergo - rallied and did not allow representatives of RAO UES of Russia onto the company's board of directors. However, who these shareholders are is not known for certain, since almost half of the energy company’s shares changed hands almost on the eve of the annual shareholders’ meeting.

On the eve of the May holidays, Javier SOLANA, the High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, visited Moscow on a working visit. Before leaving, he gave an interview to the special correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper Katerina LABETSKAYA. The conversation began with the key topic on the agenda of the visit - preparations for the Russia-European Union summit, which will be held in St. Petersburg at the end of May .

Russia fulfills its obligations to destroy toxic substances Russia has begun the second stage of destroying its 40 thousand tons of toxic substances. This was stated at the conference of the International Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Chairman of the State Commission for the Destruction of Chemical Weapons, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District Sergei Kiriyenko.

The Czech Republic is looking for a replacement for President Havel The new president of the Czech Republic may be elected today, or perhaps only in September. But in any case, Vaclav Havel will leave the presidential office on February 2. In the morning, in the Spanish Hall of Prague Castle, senators, as well as deputies of the lower house of parliament, begin to discuss possible candidates. No political scientist undertakes to predict the results.

Krylia Sovetov defeated the sensational team The short break in the Russian Championship has ended, during which the national team managed to suffer a second defeat in a row, this time from the Georgian team (0:1), in the qualifying round of the 2004 European Championship. During the ten-day pause, many clubs managed to bring the fields of their stadiums into more or less decent condition, and technical players finally got a chance to prove themselves.