[Radio Liberty: Our guests: face to face] [22-05-05] Anton Antonov-Ovseenko Presenter Vladimir Baburin Vladimir Baburin: Today our guest is the head of the regional public organization of victims of political repression, director of the State Museum of the History of the Gulag, historian and publicist Anton Vladimirovich Antonov -Ovseenko. The questions will be asked by Lyudmila Averina, the weekly “Arguments and Facts”, and Alexei Shvedov, the magazine Time.

Three Romanian journalists captured by extremists two months ago were released in Iraq, and their translator is an Iraqi citizen. The representative of the President of Romania said that the released were transferred to the Romanian representatives. All former hostages feel normally. The abductors insisted on the withdrawal of the Romanian troops from Iraq, threatening to kill journalists. Details of their liberation are not disclosed.

In Moscow, in the 67th year of his life, a famous actor, People's Artist of Russia Anatoly Grachev died. In the 70s, he played with the director Anatoly Efros in the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. Among his roles in those years - Romeo in the play "Romeo and Juliet", Alyosha Karamazov in "Brother Alesha", Czechs in "Man from the side". Since 1993, Grachev worked in the theater of Alexander Kalyagin "Et Seter". He starred in many films and television and television.

The man of the week of the RS is the head coach of the CSKA football team, who won the UEFA Cup. In the final match in Lisbon CSKA, the Portuguese club "Sporting" won - 3: 1. Valery Gazzaeva is 51 years old. International Class Sports Master, Honored Coach of the RSFSR. He played in the teams of Spartak (Ordzhonikidze), Lokomotiv, in the Moscow and Tbilisi Dynamo. The owner of the USSR Cup, a 1980 Olympic winner. For the first team of the USSR, he spent 8 games.

In Alma -Ata, about one and a half thousand people held a protest against the decision of the authorities - to close the popular opposition weekly "Republic". The demonstration was attended by activists of the Kazakh opposition and employees of the publication. They also demanded from the government to combat corruption. In early May, the Ministry of Information closed the weekly without explanation. The Republic was previously subjected to administrative measures and blackmail measures.

The program "Results of the Week" is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The editor -in -chief of the Ferghana.ru agency Daniil Kislov, journalist Sergey Yozhov and special Radio Liberty correspondent Andrei Babitsky take part. Dmitry Volchek: Why did a rebellion flashed in Andijan and other cities of the country and who is its organizers? What do the Uzbek authorities and the opposition intend to do? Is it possible to believe the official data on the number of the dead?

In the Magadan region, elections of deputies of the regional Duma were held. More than a hundred candidates from a number of political parties claimed 25 seats in the regional legislative assembly. According to preliminary data, 36 percent of voters took part in the vote. After processing, almost half of the ballots leads the "United Russia", for which 34 percent of voters voted. The LDPR scored about 18 percent, the Russian Party of Pensioners - 16, the Communist Party - 13 percent of votes.

On Sunday, events were held in Lviv in honor of the fighters of the Ukrainian rebel army (UPA), who fought in the 40s against both German and Soviet troops, as well as against Polish partisan detachments. According to Interfax, the leaders of the city and the region laid wreaths at the graves of the UPA fighters and the monuments to its founders. About three thousand people participated in the memorial rally.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Culture] [22-05-05] Joseph Brodsky: Conversation without ties Author and presenter Tolstoy On May 24, the 65th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Brodsky marks. This, of course, is an anniversary, but the most non -rounded of all possible. Today we will talk about the legacy of Joseph Brodsky, about how his poetry was reflected in the perception of his contemporaries, his readers, in Russian poetry of the time when Brodsky reigned in it, and in the poetry of our days.

The authorities of Kyrgyzstan said that they would not provide political asylum to all persons who fled from Uzbekistan after recent unrest. The representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan Almambet Matububimimov said today that many refugees do not comply with the provisions of the law on the provision of asylum. According to the official, the Kyrgyz authorities intend to send such people back to Uzbekistan.

A senior American representative said in Baghdad that the attacks of the rebels are slowing the restoration of Iraq. Due to these attacks, 16 percent of the cost of all projects in the country today are spent on strengthening security measures, ”said Bill Taylor, head of the Iraq restoration department. He also noted that in the current conditions, foreign investors are in no hurry to invest in the Iraq economy.

In Moscow today there will be a demonstration in defense of freedom of speech. Representatives of the Communist Party, the Yabloko parties, the ATP, the Committee 2008, the NBP, the Union of Journalists of Russia and human rights organizations will take part in the action. According to Yabloko, the manifestants will pass along Academician Korolev Street to the Telecenter Ostankino with tied mouths.

--- In Moscow, the Ostankino television center passed a rally in defense of freedom of speech. The action was attended by representatives of the Communist Party, the Yabloko parties, the ATP, the Committee 2008, the NBP, the Union of Journalists of Russia and human rights organizations. The manifestants walked along Academician Korolev Street to the television center with tied mouths.

In the Magadan region, elections of deputies of the local Duma and self -government bodies were held. The elections are recognized as held, since more than 22 percent of voters took part in them. Any serious violations are not recorded. Over 100 candidates apply for 25 seats in the regional legislative assembly, including from United Russia, the Communist Party, the LDPR, and the Party of Pensioners.

Presenter Sergey Korzun Sergey Korzun: It’s very easy to create a traffic jam. One faulty car or minor accident is enough if it is impossible to resolve the issue of fault and insurance on the spot, or road works, or improper parking, or actions, or even inaction of traffic police officers, or the passage of a government motorcade. It is very difficult to eliminate the traffic jam. Today we will try to answer the question: how to deal with traffic jams? I present our today's experts.