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   Lilac for the president.
   TODAY in Northern capital of Russia the Petersburg begins
Part of the Russian-American summit. It is remarkable, that this
Its informal part has coincided with 299th anniversary of the basis
Northern capital.
   At first sight, the city lives a usual life. If
To look narrowly more attentively, near some points, where
Occurrence of heads of the states is supposed, protection strengthening is appreciable
And motor vehicles with small squares of code admissions on a windshield.
According to the chief of the Municipal Department of Internal Affairs of a city the lieutenant general of V.Petuhova,
The Petersburg militia has done the utmost, that during visit
The slightest excesses have been excluded even. As visit has coincided
On time with mass festivals on the occasion of birthday
Cities.
   Since Thursday in the Taurian palace has begun job the press centre, where
It is accredited about 500 journalists almost from 30 countries of the world.
   From the airport of Pulkovo Putin and Bush will go on Piskarevsky
Memorial cemetery. Therefrom - in the Hermitage, where honoured guests
Its director Michael Piotrovsky will meet. It becomes and
The guide. On the eve of visit Michael Piotrovsky has told, that
Will show to visitors smart halls, for presidents will specially get
Unique hours "Peacock". If weather allows, visitors will visit in
Trailing garden of the Hermitage. The culmination of two-hour walk becomes
Visiting by presidents of the Aleksandrovsky hall of the Winter palace, where
The well-known cloth of one of coryphaeuses Venetian will be shown
Painting Titsiana Vechellio "Venus before a mirror". Specially to
To the Russian-American summit as a result illustration
tesnejshih communications between our countries this masterpiece has been delivered
From the USA on coast of Neva. Till 1931 picture Titsiana was in
One of offices of the New Hermitage. Then it was comprehended by a fate
Many masterpieces of a collection of the Hermitage: the picture has been sold by Andrew
To Mellon, and since 1937 is in National gallery in
Washington. This cloth can see not only presidents and them
Retinue, it will be exposed within the limits of a traditional series "Masterpieces
World museums in the Hermitage ". Here, in the Hermitage, there will pass also a dinner
Presidents.
   Today the President of Russia will bring the visitor and to the
Native university.
   The hotel becomes George Bush's residence in St.-Petersburg
"Astoria" on the Isaakievsky area.
   - Wait for honoured guests? - I ask the director of department
Hotel Agneshku Jasinska-Gerdt marketing. The nice Pole, heat
Having smiled, has mysteriously said:
   - And we are always glad to visitors. For 90 years of existence "Astoria"
Accepted many celebrities. Here stopped
The prime minister of Japan, the president of Greece, prince Michael Kentsky,
The prime minister of China, the president of Portugal. The US president becomes
The sixtieth eminent visitor of hotel.
   Among visitors of "Astoria" were Lenin, Maxim Gorky, Elena
It is exemplary, Luchano Pavarotti, Alla Pugacheva, Rostropovich and
Vishnevskaya, the Most holy Patriarch Moscow and vseja Russia Alex II.
Here there was also a tragical event: in hotel number has finished
With itself Russian poet Sergey Yesenin...
   "Astoria" is ready to give to the US president five smart
Apartments. They are named in honour of great Russian composers:
"Tchaikovsky", "Prokofiev", "Rakhmaninov", "Shostakovich",
"Stravinsky". In each of them two bedrooms, a drawing room, table,
Two bathrooms, guest toilet, spacious hall, a number
Additional premises. In each number original furniture,
Subjects of antiques from bronze and marble.
   And in square at the "Astoria" entrance clusters fragrant are dismissed
Lilacs. Well than not the Petersburg bouquet for the honoured guest!
   Sergey Alekhin,
   Jury Trefilov.
   ST.-PETERSBURG.
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//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 25.05.02
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