March was full of dramatic events. The passing of Valentina Tolkunova served as an internal consolidation of television channels that understand the historical value of this person for our society and culture. The series “The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar” (“Russia 1”), shown at the beginning of the month, is in retrospect perceived as a prologue to the interpretation of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro.

Kaliningrad authorities intend to prove in court the legality of increasing transport taxes The law on transport tax, which shook up the situation in the Kaliningrad region so much that it led to several protest rallies of thousands, was again the subject of judicial review.

In the spring, it is now customary to paint not only benches and borders, but also films. This time we painted “Jolly Guys”. As I watched, I caught myself feeling that I was watching an old color picture, shot on low-quality and, moreover, poorly preserved film. You can see how the color reveals the deadness of the decorative nature, the painted backdrops, aging the characters... The main problem is that color, oddly enough, makes the old black and white film completely realistic.

The US Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations (SIO), which is responsible for finding and deporting former Nazi criminals, will be closed this year. He will be part of one of the departments of the Ministry of Justice, whose task is to identify and search for persons who have committed modern war crimes. OSR Director Eli Rosenbaum said this in an interview with the American magazine Parade.

On the European territory of Russia, the anticyclone will retain its influence in the middle zone and eastern regions. In the northwest, the weather will be formed under the influence of a cyclone. And the southwest will be affected by the atmospheric fronts of a cyclonic vortex moving along the southern shores of the Black Sea.

Companies may suspend supplies of petroleum products to Kyrgyzstan due to regulatory problems Russian oil producers continue to experience difficulties with the export of oil and petroleum products for regulatory reasons. In February they had problems with deliveries to Kazakhstan due to confusion in documents, and now difficulties have arisen in another direction.

Moscow authorities have increased the cost of technical inspection by a third Starting tomorrow, state vehicle inspection in Moscow will rise in price by a third. On Monday, a source in the capital's government reported that Mayor Yuri Luzhkov had already signed a corresponding resolution. According to this document, the state duty for instrumental technical inspection of passenger cars increases from 520 to 690 rubles.

FAS did not like aviation tariffs The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) yesterday ordered airlines operating in the domestic Russian market to stop the practice of selling tickets at “non-refundable” fares.

Third kamikaze attack in the past week Two people were killed and at least 13 were injured as a result of another terrorist attack involving a suicide bomber in Ingushetia yesterday. In the morning in Karabulak, an unknown man blew himself up with a bomb at the entrance to the city police department, and half an hour later a car filled with explosives blew up nearby. Mass casualties were avoided only thanks to the vigilance of police officers.

The first meeting of the Interparliamentary Cooperation Council between NATO and Georgia will open today in Tbilisi. The delegation of the North Atlantic Alliance is headed by the Vice-President of its Parliamentary Assembly, Bulgarian Assen Agov. NATO parliamentarians will meet with Prime Minister Nikoloz Gilauri and other country leaders, as well as with opposition members.

The Duma refused to hear the report of the Minister of Sports, but is not ready to demand his resignation The Duma has changed its mind about hearing a report from the Minister of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko on the results of the disastrous Winter Olympics for Russia in Vancouver. The head of the Ministry of Sports was invited to speak at the plenary meeting of the chamber during the government hour on April 7.

Germany steps up surveillance of youth suspected of extremism The terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro demonstrate that similar things can happen anywhere in Europe, and Islamist terrorism and extremism “continue to be one of the biggest challenges for the German intelligence services.” This was stated in Munich by the head of the Bavarian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Joachim Herrmann.

The ruble breaks records The dollar exchange rate was 29.2 rubles yesterday, and the euro exchange rate fell by 24 kopecks, to 39.39 rubles, this is the minimum value over the past 15 months. However, experts point to the high volatility of the market, and therefore, if the oil market changes, the success of the ruble may come to naught.

“Petersburg. Channel 5 began a new life. This became a big event. True, only for TV parties within the Garden Ring. The circle of these revolutionaries is narrow. Everyone else, no matter who you ask, doesn’t care whether the new grid is on the 5th or the old one. People simply did not notice this. Well, for a TV critic it’s still food for thought. And thanks for that.

Prague is preparing for the arrival of Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama The event of the year is how the Czech media dubbed the upcoming signing of the Russian-American Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START) on April 8 in Prague. “The Czech Republic, as a NATO member, considers it an honor to host a meeting of such historical and symbolic significance,” said Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman Filip Kanda.