Lilya Palveveva, Moscow: The data that the Mother's Right was collected, incomplete. Nevertheless, in their lists 300 names are more than in the official ones. For example, there is no name of the deceased soldier Alexei Matafonov. His mother turned to Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin with an open letter. Galina Matafonova: "Mr. former president, Mr. I.O. President, the eldest son of Alexei, on May 15, 1998, was taken to the army, he left to serve from a sense of duty.

Hasin Raduev, Ingushetia: Fierce battles continue in the Mountains of Chechnya. The advanced Russian units approached the village of Halkel. From here to the district center Shatu, to which Russian troops are torn, only 10-12 kilometers. But before approaching the main goal, Russian paratroopers and motorized rifles must be taken under control of at least 7 more settlements. These are the villages with Chalkla, Myosolt-Aul, Aslanbek Sharipovo, Guskort, Merkhala and a number of others.

Hasin Raduev, North Caucasus: Today, 56 years have turned 56 years since the Stalinist deportation of the Chechen people to Siberia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The Russian military command expressed serious concerns in connection with the fact that by this date, Chechen armed detachments could be taken by a number of sabotage acts throughout the Chechen.

Vladimir Dolin, North Caucasus: Today, many Chechens believe that the current war or anti-terrorist operation, as the federal authorities call it, is not a response to the invasion of Dagestan and terrorist attacks in Russian cities, but the continuation of the traditional Russian policy in relation to Chechens, the vivid expression of which was the 1944 genocide.

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Peter Weil: Oleg, do you know anything, I know that you have been searching for some traces of our correspondent Andrei Babitsky for many days? Oleg Kusov: In search of Andrei Babitsky, ordinary residents of Chechnya provide all of all help to us. They can share information among themselves only in the process of oral communication. There is no other connection in Chechnya today.

Sergey Novikov, Tula: Immediately after the death of the military personnel of the 490th Separate Helicopter Regiment in Chechnya, which is deployed near Tula, a special commission led by the chief of aviation of the Moscow Military District flew into Grozny. She had to figure out what happened. And now the commission returned to Tula. And so she returned. The colleagues of the victims and journalists were waiting for some details of the death of a crew of three and twelve paratroopers.

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Peter Weil: The Constitution of Russia, adopted 6 years ago, proclaims the right of every citizen to alternative military service. However, the law itself has been in the State Duma for more than five years. The word Marina Katys: Marina Katys: Today it is quite difficult to believe that Russia was the first country in the world to introduce alternative civil service. This happened back in 1881.

The program is conducted by Efim Fishtein. It participates in it: in the Prague Studio of Radio Liberty Musa Dalcaev, President of the Chechnya Psychiatrist Association, by phone: Hungarian journalist Agnesh Gereben from Budapest and Ilyas Musaev - head of the Chechnya representative office in Turkey. Efim Fishtein: Already the composition of the participants contains a transparent hint of a conversation.

After a long break, the American director Stephen Spielberg, who recently removed the kidney, is preparing to return to cinema - for the first time after the painting "Salvation of Private Ryan" in 1998. Apparently, this will be the film of the film "Fox" "Minority Report" with the participation of Tom Cruise. Spielberg has already stated that he did not intend to shoot the Harry Potter film for the Warner Brothers Studio on the world's bestseller Joan Rowling.

Radio Liberty correspondent in Washington Irina Lagunina talks with Vice-Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic Seylam Beshaev. Irina Lagunina: What information do you have about Andrei Babitsky? Seylam Beshaev: We know that Andrei Babitsky was arrested by Russian troops and taken to Russian territory.

56 years ago (February 23, 1944), the Stalinist deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples began. On Wednesday, an authorized rally dedicated to this tragic date was held in Ingushetia. Hundreds of citizens came to the memorial to victims of political repression in order to pay tribute to the dead during the deportation.

Khasin Raduev, Ingushetia: Fierce fighting continues in the mountains of Chechnya. Advanced Russian units approached the village of Khalkeloy. From here to the regional center of Shatoy, to which Russian troops are rushing, is only about 10-12 kilometers. But before approaching the main target, Russian paratroopers and motorized rifles need to take control of at least 7 more settlements.

Presenter Ilya Dadashidze "All men are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must act towards each other in a spirit of brotherhood." Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Victor Rezunkov: On the night of February 20, Anatoly Sobchak suddenly passed away. What did he think about the fate of Russia in the last days of his life? Anatoly Sobchak: We have practically destroyed the state. Today we have state power - extremely weak. Hence the lawlessness of bureaucracy, hence the lawlessness and the lack of responsibility from criminal structures. Victor Rezunkov: How did he stay in our memory? Oleg Basilashvili: He did not endure an empty one near him.

The Radio Liberty correspondent in Washington Irina Lagunina is talking with the vice-chairman of the parliament of the Chechen Republic Saylama Behaev. Irina Lagunina: What information do you have about Andrei Babitsky? Seila Beshaev: We know that Andrei Babitsky was arrested by Russian troops and taken to Russia.