Andrey Zvyagintsev about the "Tangaiser" and the public hearings of the Ministry of Culture: "Snob" Photo: Ilya Talev / Kommersant On March 29, the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky announced the dismissal of Boris Mezdrich from the post of director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater.

Shot: Christophergbrownifi / YouTube The participant of the Boston rock band Vary Lumar Christopher Brown created the horror version of the screensaver of the children's series "Telepusics". To do this, he put on the original video a black and white filter and the composition of the “Atmosphere” of the British group Joy Division. Christophergbronify Christopher G.

The Royal Air Force of Great Britain conducted exercises, which are called the largest in the last 30 years. More than 30 aircraft were involved in them - Tornado fighter-bombers and Typhoon interceptors, as well as reconnaissance aircraft. According to the exercise scenario, Typhoon fighters flew to intercept Tornados, which were approaching the British coast from Norway.

Voting in the presidential elections has ended in Uzbekistan. According to the Central Election Commission of the republic, 91.01 percent of voters took part in them. Preliminary voting results are expected on Monday, March 30. At briefings during the day, the head of the Central Election Commission of the republic, Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalomov, stated that the elections were held without violations of the electoral law, with a lot of activity of citizens.

China has offered to invest 300 billion rubles in the first high-speed railway line in Russia. 250 billion is supposed to be allocated as loans from Chinese banks for a period of 20 years, another 50 billion can be invested in the authorized capital of the company that will deal with the project. At the same time, the Chinese propose to create a joint venture in which they will receive a 50 percent share.

In the UK, on ​​March 27, the first same-sex marriage was concluded in prison: the wedding was played by two murderers - 40-year-old Mikhail Gallatinov and 31-year-old Mark Goodwin, who were sentenced to life terms. The wedding ceremony took place at the Full Sutton prison visitor center in Yorkshire. Despite the marriage, the newlyweds will serve their sentences in different cells. Gallatinov was found guilty in 1997 of the murder of 28-year-old Adrian Kaminsky, whom he met on the Internet.

Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk, who called on the faithful to gather for a rally against the production of Tannhäuser at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, did not come to this action himself.

Direct video broadcast of discussions from the Library of Mayakovsky Over the past weekend of each month, Mayakovsky’s library in St. Petersburg hosts the diiscount discounts organized by the Open Library. Medusa was directed by a direct broadcast from the March event at which Alexander Nevzorov, Sergey Parkhomenko, Evgenia Albats, Anton Krasovsky, Andrey Kuraev, Mikhail Gelfand performed.

Boris Mezdrich, director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, has been fired after a scandal surrounding the production of Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky announced the dismissal of Mezdrich.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix of the Formula 1 racing series. Lewis Hamilton finished second in a Mercedes, while his teammate Nico Rosberg finished third. Russian Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat finished in the points zone, finishing the race in ninth place, a lap behind the leader. His team-mate Daniel Ricciardo finished tenth.

The Bild am Sonntag newspaper published a transcript of a fragment of a recording from the “black box” of an Airbus A320 that crashed in the Alps. In the recording, the captain of the aircraft, Patrick Sondenheimer, says that he did not have time to go to the toilet before taking off from Barcelona. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz replies that he is ready to take control at any moment. A few minutes later, the first pilot handed the controls to Lubitz and left the cockpit.

Moscow authorities have denied accusations of destroying a memorial at the site of Boris Nemtsov's assassination. Igor Pergamenshchik, the press secretary of the deputy mayor for housing and public utilities and landscaping, told Interfax that the Gormost state budgetary institution, which manages the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, removes only “withered and set aside flowers.” Fresh flowers, as well as candles and portraits, remain in place, Parchmenter assured.

Montenegrin fan Luka Lazarevich, who threw a flare at Igor Akinfeev during a match in Podgorica, apologized to the goalkeeper of the Russian team, the Russian Football Union and the Montenegrin team. According to the fan, his actions were not intentional. Lazarevich claims that he simply threw a flare towards the field, which fell at his feet. The fan also said that he was very scared when he saw that Akinfeev fell.

The home of BBC CEO Tony Hall has been placed under heavy security after the head of the media corporation received death threats. He received a threatening email on March 25, hours after Top Gear motoring show host Jeremy Clarkson was fired. BBC staff thought the letter looked plausible and contacted the police. Scotland Yard confirmed that it had launched an investigation into the threats.

Swiss pilot Eric Guillou, who was going to fly alone for 20 months in a light aircraft around the Earth, crashed in Ecuador. Guillou took off from the city of Latacunga, shortly after that his plane crashed into the side of the Cotopaxi volcano. Eric Guillu was 62 years old. He wanted to travel around the world in memory of his close friend who died in a plane crash. The death of Eric Guillou was announced by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Ecuador (English).