Anyone can become a leader in the Russian Championship The leaders in the Russian championship change in each round. A couple of weeks ago, Moscow topped the standings, then Zenit and Torpedo joined it, and yesterday Spartak climbed to the very top. Such frequent changes of leaders are quite natural. There is no team in Russia now that can be called unconditionally the best. Two successful games and you're at the top. One wrong move - and again only in a large group of pursuers.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon officially confirmed that the disengagement with the Palestinian Gaza Strip will not begin on July 20, as planned, but not earlier than August 15. Israeli troops and all Jewish settlers will leave the Gaza Strip, which is about eight thousand people from 21 settlements. The withdrawal is opposed both by the settlers themselves and by Israel's far-right movements.

The Little World Theater presented the project “Opera is Possible All Around” The Little World Theater has so far produced only two opera productions: “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Michael Nyman and “The Magic Flute, or The Wonderful Duda” based on Mozart. Both made a lot of noise in Moscow, were musically and scenically unique, and the Little World Theater earned a reputation as a serious supplier of alternative opera production.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is being sentenced again The Meshchansky District Court of the capital today should once again try to begin announcing the verdict in the case of the ex-head of YUKOS Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the former head of the Menatep MFO Platon Lebedev. The previous attempt to put an end to this high-profile case before the May holidays for unknown reasons failed.

The Nashi movement, led by Vasily Yakemenko, held a patriotic rally of many thousands on Sunday. According to law enforcement agencies, about 50 thousand people took part in it, including about a thousand veterans. The action participants were brought by buses and trains from many Russian cities.

The man arrested on suspicion of committing terrorist attacks was charged Maxim Panaryin, who was detained in Voronezh in the case of explosions at the Moscow metro stations Avtozavodskaya and Rizhskaya, as well as at bus stops in Voronezh, was officially charged with terrorism and premeditated murder.

Fifty-six years old. Shchukin School, graduated in the seventy-first year (course of Yuri Katin-Yartsev), more than thirty years of service at the Mayakovsky Theater. Six dozen roles in film and television. And enormous nationwide love - this is how they love not stars, not unattainable divas, but loved ones, kind and understandable.

President He expressed gratitude to the staff of the state unitary enterprise (SUE) Moscow Metro, reports the press service of the head of state. Vladimir Putin, by decree, awarded a group of employees of the capital’s metro with state awards for labor success and many years of conscientious work in connection with the 70th anniversary of the metro.

Moscow supports the president's decision, but seeks its cancellation While emphasizing his loyalty to the Kremlin, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov appears to be trying to distance himself as much as possible from the bargaining over giving Moscow the exclusive right to elect a mayor. On Saturday, Yuri Luzhkov publicly disowned the legislative initiative of the Moscow City Duma under his control, which demanded that the rule on electing the heads of Moscow and St.

RAO UES disseminated false information about the closure of the register of shareholders RAO UES of Russia demonstrated that technical errors can occur on its corporate website. On Saturday, the company reported that the closing date of the register of shareholders entitled to participate in the annual meeting on June 29 was not postponed by one day due to holidays, as was announced on the holding’s website on May 4.

Barcelona won the Spanish championship Catalonia rejoices. The blue garnet fans have been waiting for this day, the day when Barcelona will become champions again, for six years. All these years, Barça could not win a single trophy at all - neither in Spain nor in Europe. And here is the long-awaited victory in the national championship. Seventeenth in the history of the club.

Our hockey players won third place at the World Championships The Russian team won world championship awards for the first time in the last three seasons. Yesterday in the match for third place, head coach Vladimir Krikunov's team defeated the Swedes - 6:3. Our hockey players scored goals for every taste. This was done by Maxim Afinogenov (twice), Alexey Kovalev, Alexey Yashin, Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin.

Public statements by Russian diplomats on the tragic events in Uzbekistan indicate a lack of understanding by our authorities not only of the situation in the post-Soviet space, but also of the very criteria for the stability of political regimes. The apotheosis of this, to put it mildly, misunderstanding was yesterday's statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who called the tragedy in Andijan a provocative action of criminal groups like the Taliban.

Forecast for the coming days Over the next two days, the northwestern regions will be covered with dense clouds and rain by the Atlantic cyclone moving from Central Europe to the Scandinavian Peninsula. The rains will begin in the west of the region on May 16 and spread throughout the entire territory within 24 hours. At night +2...+7оС, during the day +13...+18оС.

A bankrupt travel agency left 600 Russians in India According to the sad tradition that has developed in the domestic tourism industry, each seasonal peak of activity in the industry is marked by the collapse of some company. After it, only unpaid debts remain as a souvenir for clients and partners. The past May holidays were not without another scandal. Since April 28, the Moscow company Transshow has actually ceased its activities.