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.

A South Korean newspaper noted the terrorist attacks in Moscow with cartoons This year, Russia and the Republic of Korea are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations; the Korean culture festival recently kicked off at the Bolshoi Theater with a delightful concert.

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.

Gamova's bad luck in the Champions League finals Volleyball. Champions League. Women. "Final Four". Semi-final. Fenerbahce (Istanbul, Turkey) -- Cannes (France) --3:2 (18:25, 25:19, 25:18, 17:25, 23:21), Foppapedretti (Bergamo, Italy) ) -- Azistel (Novara, Italy) -- 3:1 (25:20, 21:25, 25:19, 25:15). For 3rd place. "Cannes" - "Azistel" - 3:0 (26:24, 25:19, 25:18). Final. Fenerbahce - Foppapedretti - 2:3 (22:25, 21:25, 25:22, 25:20, 9:15).

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.

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.

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.

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.

The state is preparing to increase payments to victims of transport accidents to 2 million rubles Starting next year, Russians - passengers of all types of public transport (except passenger taxis) will be provided with compulsory accident insurance in the amount of 2 million rubles. The corresponding bill has been developed and by July 2010 can be submitted by the Ministry of Transport for consideration by the Russian government.

40% of scientific developments in the military sphere disappear without a trace Yesterday in Novo-Ogarevo, head of government Vladimir Putin held a final meeting on the problems of developing the military-industrial complex. “Final” does not mean that development is complete and all problems have been resolved. On the contrary, there are a lot of them.

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 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.