Valery Gazzaev will replace Yuri Semin, who is returning to Lokomotiv, at Dynamo Kiev The most titled football coach in Russia, Valery Gazzaev, will head Dynamo Kiev next season. The ex-mentor of CSKA, with whom the army team repeatedly won the championship and the Russian Cup, and in 2005 won the UEFA Cup for the first time in history, will sign a contract with the Kyiv club in the near future.

A few years ago, it was easier to buy pirated software in our country than to find original, licensed software. Recently the situation has changed dramatically. Experts note a decrease in the level of piracy in Russia.

On the fifteenth anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's return to Russia I bow to the Kolyma land, which buried many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of our executed compatriots. Today, in the passions of the current political changes, those millions of victims are easily forgotten - both by those who were not affected by this destruction, and especially by those who carried out this destruction. But the origins of our historical flooding are from there.

China is ready to invest almost half a trillion dollars in wind energy The Celestial Empire intends to invest three trillion yuan, or $440 billion, in alternative energy sources. The Chinese intend to concentrate on wind energy, AFP reports.

CLUBS Ensemble of Oleg Kireev. "Union of Composers", 20.30. Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by the group organizer Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte", 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club, 21.00. CONCERTS Alexander Melnikov (piano). S. Rachmaninov. Taking part in the concert is J.-E. Gustafsson (cello, Sweden). Conservatory, 19.00. Young talents. V.-A.

Kim Jong Il once again tested the world's strength with a nuclear explosion Yesterday, North Korea once again made the whole world shudder - an underground nuclear test reminded both the fragility of the current system of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the difficulty of solving the problem of a small isolated country ready to go to the end in its desire to acquire an arsenal of mass weapons at any cost. destruction.

Cannes Film Festival Awards Presented As predicted by the Vremya Novostey newspaper in yesterday's forecast, the jury led by Isabelle Huppert recognized Michael Haneke's film The White Ribbon (Palme d'Or) as the best film at the Cannes Film Festival, and the second most important award (Grand Prix) went to " The Prophet" by Jacques Audiard.

CSKA impressively defeated Khimki and became the champion of Russia The fourth match of the super final series of the men's championship between Khimki and CSKA ended in the defeat of the Moscow region club - 78:45 in favor of the "red-blues" and 3--1 in the series. The army team won Russian gold for the 16th time. Their unconditional victory yesterday and the big score burning on the scoreboard turned out to be the best protest against the result of the previous meeting.

Summer is returning to the center of European Russia. On Tuesday, with an increase in atmospheric pressure, the influence of the anticyclone with its center over Belarus will increase, precipitation will stop in the western and central regions, the temperature will rise by 4-6 degrees, and on Wednesday by another 3-4 degrees, very warm weather is expected in Moscow on Thursday with temperatures up to +26°C.

The 100th anniversary of the Russian Seasons was celebrated in Munich The anniversary of Diaghilev's Russian Seasons is celebrated throughout Europe this year. At the annual ballet festival in Munich, two evenings were dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the invasion of Russian ballet into the West.

The Ministry of Communications is asked to measure the volume of commercials on TV The Consumer Union of Russia (SPRF) asked the Ministry of Communications to check the volume level of television advertising.

Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev deservedly enjoys the reputation of one of the wisest politicians in the post-Soviet space. This was considered so even in the Soviet space, when it lived out its life in this capacity almost 20 years ago. It is no coincidence that the then 50-year-old first secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan was tipped to become the prime minister of the renewed USSR. But you can't fool history.

China increases investments in US government bonds Despite concerns about the stability of the dollar and the American economy, China continues to invest in US securities, increasing the volume of investments in these instruments by more than $40 billion in the first quarter.

Fiscal officials may be allowed to collect taxes directly from salary cards Unpaid taxes of Russian citizens may be collected from salary cards. The Supreme Court proposes to write off unpaid taxes, fees and penalties for overdue fines directly from the bank accounts of debtors, including individuals. A bill on this has been submitted to the State Duma. The amendments suggest that if an individual fails to pay tax within the prescribed period, the arrears will be collected forcibly.

Russia promised to clear mines and arm Lebanon The Lebanese are preparing with their usual enthusiasm and temperament for the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7. Local politicians did not rest even on yesterday's day off, which was declared in connection with a new national holiday - Resistance Day. This refers to resistance to the Israelis, who have repeatedly invaded Lebanon, and since 1982 have completely occupied the zone bordering Israel in the Lebanese south.