The State Duma abolished mandatory control over copying equipment On May 27, 2004, the State Duma pleasantly surprised the Russian Federation that elected it.

MNVK shareholders themselves turned to arbitration Bankruptcy proceedings were introduced yesterday in relation to CJSC Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MNVK). This decision was made yesterday by the Moscow Arbitration Court, which, by the way, was addressed by the company itself, which de jure owns the rights to broadcast on the sixth meter button in the capital region.

Vnesheconombank of the USSR once again broke its own record of operational efficiency. As the bank reported to the Vremya Novostei newspaper, the expected balance sheet profit for the first five months of the year is 5.58 billion rubles. Thus, VEB maintained the dynamics of increase in its financial indicators, which was evident in previous months.

Valery Ogorodnikov’s film “Red Sky” will be shown in the Kinotavr competition War, year 1943. A team of Stakhanovite Fyodor Golembievsky is working at one of the Ural defense plants. The foreman himself, in his free time from work, is engaged in robbery and speculation, rapes girls and is in a criminal conspiracy with the head of the prisoner of war camp.

Police found traces of the “caviar mafia” in supermarkets The capital's Department for Economic Crimes announced yesterday the discovery of an entire network in Moscow supplying poached black caviar to the city's largest stores. According to operatives, during the still ongoing operation they have already seized about 3 tons of the delicacy, which was sold under the guise of products from well-known manufacturers, but in fact did not meet sanitary standards.

The three veto holders in the UN Security Council - China, France and Russia - are dissatisfied with the US-British draft resolution on a multinational force (MNF) in Iraq. Disagreements arose over the conditions for the return of power in Iraq to the Iraqi government after June 30.

The OSCE fears that Kazakhstan will become its “boss” “The cancer that is consuming your country from the inside is the tumor of corruption,” US Ambassador to the OSCE Stefan Minikes said recently in Almaty.

Voronezhavia shareholders are quarreling The general director of Voronezhavia airline Evgeny Shabunin, who was removed by a shareholders meeting last week, appealed his dismissal in court. Yesterday, police seized documents from a controversial meeting at the company's office. It is noteworthy that Voronezhavia is an airline purely formally: it is deprived of the right to fly. But it manages the Voronezh airport, from which its main competitor flies to Moscow and other cities.

Fradkov, Gref and Shoigu taught Gazprom a lesson The issue of indexation of prices for services of natural monopolies, discussed yesterday by the government, did not foretell a particularly intense debate. Back in March, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a medium-term program for socio-economic development, which set parameters for increasing prices for gas, electricity and rail freight in 2005 at 20%, 9.5% and 6-8.5%, respectively.

Forecast for the coming days In the coming days, the rain zone along with the cyclone will move to the northeast of European territory and the north of Western Siberia. And although it will not happen without rain in the center of Russia, it will happen in places and will be short-lived. Temperatures will gradually begin to rise, and by the weekend you can count on 20-degree temperatures.

On June 3, Jose Carreras will perform on the stage of the House of Music A tireless philanthropist, a great friend of the Spanish crown, a member of the legendary trio of three tenors, a famous performer of lyrical roles in operas by Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, founder and patron of the José Carreras International Foundation for the Fight against Leukemia, José Carreras himself will soon come to Moscow.

The mayor's office is ready to restore the Manezh, taking into account the opinions of scientists Attempts by the city authorities to save money on the reconstruction of the burnt Manege, which have already alienated potential foreign investors from the project, may lead to the fact that the city will have to restore the monument exclusively using funds from its own budget. This possibility was announced yesterday by First Deputy Mayor of Moscow Yuri Roslyak.

The financial situation of the Russian military continues to deteriorate In his address to the Federal Assembly, the President of Russia once again articulated his concern for the army and people in uniform. On the same day, the State Duma received a package of bills on the next abolition of benefits for military personnel.

Kazan defeated CSKA without the help of referees The third match of the final series of the national championship among men's teams was dictated by UNICS. On their court, Kazan basketball players dominated almost all 40 minutes of net time, deservedly and beautifully defeating CSKA - 92:76.

Russian writers at the Warsaw Book Fair Although the International Book Fair in Warsaw has been taking place for almost half a century (the current one was the 49th), its scale is not comparable to the main publishing forums. This is not a world review of printed products (like the fair in Frankfurt), not a ceremonial presentation of national literature and publishing achievements (like events in Leipzig or Moscow), or a gathering of business professionals (salons in Paris and London).