Will a paid beach be closed?

The fence to Volga river is declared illegal. Samara citizens haven’t had time to consider all merits and demerits of the beach as it was rumored that it was outlawed.

25.07.07

“Komsomolskaya Pravda”

Will a paid beach be closed?

The fence to Volga river is declared illegal. Samara citizens haven’t had time to consider all merits and demerits of the beach as it was rumored that it was outlawed.

Regular carnival in Samara

On August 4, 2007 there will be the main event of the summer – Samara carnival. It has become one of the beloved city holiday where thousands of city-dwellers and guests take part. One of the favorite actions of Samara carnival is Carnival costume contest. The main prize is KIA Spectra. As the culmination of the festival will be the “Lyapis Truetskoy” and “Serebro” concerts.

The continuation of “Progress M-61” arming

At Baikonur cosmodrome the arming of “Progress M-61 is continuing”. On July 24 2007 the engine unit was filled up with propellant componentry and compressed gas.

26.07.07

“Samarskoe obozrenie”

Megauniversity in Samara

It is planned to appropriate 30 mln rub. to work out the project “Samara national university”

The opening of the “Germany. View from the sky”

The photo exhibition “Germany. View from the sky” opens at Alabin museum. One can see more than 50 pictures made by Ernst Wandersleb in 1909-1910. Theses age-old photos are not only nostalgic view to bygone Germany but they reflect centuries-old history and culture of All-Europe.

24.07.07

“Kommersant”

The “Fashion season” test in Samara

Samara and Nizhniy Novgorod will become the experimental fields, the success of which will determine the perspectives of a new market participant of garment retail – “Fashion season”. The first two shops will open in Nizhniy Novgorod in July when Samara becomes the next city for expansion.

Togliatti hackers have stolen about $1.5 mln

Togliatti hackers have stolen about $500.000 from Tukiye Garanti Bankasi Bank. The total sum of stolen money from different banks from all over the world is about $1.5 mln. As is said the there were approximately 200 rascaldom.

27.07.07

“Samarskie Izvestiya”

Animals for sale

Meter of a black-tail python costs about 2000 – 3000 rub. These days the Samara Zoo has declared that some animals could be taken to the private hands. In the list of adoption candidates are a goat, rhesus monkey and cynomolgus monkey, black tailed python and red-eared terrapin.

The International rock-festival “Dvizhenie” on Grushinskaya polyana

The International rock-festival “Dvizhenie” takes place on Grushinskaya polyana on July 27.

The most famous artists from all over the world will gather together there. This year the spectators will be delighted by bands from Finland, South Korea, Former Soviet Republics and Russia. Besides in the program of the festival there are football and volleyball events, paintball, sport fishing, entertainment events, competitions, ballooning, bike show, rock concert and KVN (Club of the cheery and the wit), disco, fireworks and laser show.