The earliest BTA (SAO RAS 6-m telescope) spectroscopic observations of the
GRB 030329 optical transient (OT) are presented, which almost coincide in time
with the "first break" (t∼0.5 day after the GRB) of the OT light curve.
The beginning of spectral changes are seen as early as ∼10−12 hours after
the GRB. So, the onset of the spectral changes for t<1 day indicates that the
contribution from Type Ic supernova (SN) into the OT optical flux can be
detected earlier. The properties of early spectra of GRB 030329/SN 2003dh can
be consistent with a shock moving into a stellar wind formed from the pre-SN.
Such a behavior (similar to that near the UV shock breakout in SNe) can be
explained by the existence of a dense matter in the immediate surroundings of
massive stellar GRB/SN progenitor). The urgency is emphasized of observation of
early GRB/SN spectra for solving a question that is essential for understanding
GRB physical mechanism: {\it Do all} long-duration gamma-ray bursts are caused
by (or physically connected to) {\it ordinary} core-collapse supernovae? If
clear association of normal/ordinary core-collapse SNe (SN Ib/c, and others SN
types) and GRBs would be revealed in numbers of cases, we may have strong
observational limits for gamma-ray beaming and for real energetics of the GRB
sources.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Proceedings of the 4th Workshop "Gamma-Ray Bursts
in the Afterglow Era", Roma, 2004 October 18-22, eds. L. Piro, L. Amati, S.
Covino, and B. Gendre. Il Nuovo Cimento, in pres
