Andrei Sharogradsky : The man of the day of Radio Liberty September 15 is an outstanding Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya, celebrating his anniversary today. Olga Lepeshinskaya was born in 1916 in Kyiv. For the first time, she went on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater at the age of 10, taking part in the dance of “frozen birds” in the gap of the Opera Snegurochka.

The program is conducted by Nikita Tatar . The Radio Liberty correspondent Andrei Sharogradsky takes part. Nikita Tatarsky : International journalistic and human rights organizations expressed extreme concern in connection with death in the conclusion of an employee of the Turkmen service of Radio Liberty, Ogulsapara Muradova. The chairman of the Turkmen Helsinki group Tajigul Belying Medov is sure that Muradova became a victim of political repression from the Turkmenistan authorities.

In Brazil on Thursday, all teams that would continue the struggle in the second group stage were determined. Group "A": Korea - Argentina - 64:73 Brazil - Spain - 66:67 Team position: 1. Argentina - 5. 2. Brazil - 5. 3. Spain - 5. 4. Korea - 3. Group "B": Canada - Australia - 65:97 Lithuania - Senegal - 74:63. Team position: 1. Australia - 6. 2. Lithuania - 5. 3. Canada - 4. 4. Senegal - 3. Group "C": USA - Russia - 90:80 Nigeria - China - 59:71 The position of the teams: 1. USA - 6. 2.

"From my point of view, the Central Bank is quite successfully coping with one of its main tasks - with the retention of inflation" In connection with the murder of Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank, Andrei Kozlov, there were already many comparisons and references to the 90s of Russia of the last century. Grigory Yavlinsky, the leader of the Russian Democratic United Party of Yabloko, told about what has changed and what is not, in an interview with Radio Liberty.

Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Nekipelov.

Demonstrations of nationalists have become commonplace in Moscow The action against illegal immigration, which the members of this organization tried to hold on the eve of in Moscow, is a continuation of events in the Karelian Kondopoga. So believes the leader of the Youth Yabloko Ilya Yashin. Participants in the rally at the Ministry of Education demanded to restore order in Moscow dormitories and cancel the quotas for admission to immigrants from the Caucasus.

The European Union, the USA and Canada appealed to the World Trade Organization with a joint lawsuit against China - regarding customs duties, which are installed here for components imported into the country. The average rate of these duties is 25%. Only those foreign companies whose local automobile plants will purchase at least 40% of components from local suppliers can import.

In the Khabarovsk Territory, the academic year in elementary grades will begin on September 18th, ”the regional sanitary and epidemiological commission decided. The beginning of classes was postponed due to the outbreak of serous viral meningitis. About four hundred people remain in hospitals in the Khabarovsk Territory. Children are still forbidden to visit pools and cinemas. According to experts, the cause of a massive disease could be pollution of water in the Amur River.

58-year-old Muradova was arrested in June. Lawyers did not allow her. According to human rights activists, psychotropic drugs were applied to it to force me to confess in subversive activities International journalistic and human rights organizations expressed extreme concern in connection with death in the conclusion of an employee of the Turkmen Radio Service Liberty, Ogulsapar Muradova.

Negotiations on the future Kosovo came to a dead end, ”said Albert Rohan, a special representative of the UN at negotiations in Vienna. We can talk another 10 years and still won’t achieve anything, ”he said.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Lyubov Chizhova takes part. Kirill Kobrin : In some Russian regions, new riots on national grounds occurred. Last weekend in the city of Volsk, the Saratov Region took a fight between local residents and Armenians. After that, attacks on immigrants from the Caucasus began in the city. The police of Volsk was transferred to an enhanced mode of operation.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The Radio Liberty correspondent Oleg Kusov takes part. Kirill Kobrin : As a result of the armed incident, on the administrative border between Chechnya and Ingushetia, which occurred on September 13, seven employees of the Chechen riot police and two employees of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs were killed, more than ten people were injured.

The US Senate Committee does not agree with President George Bush on the issue of legislation regulating the treatment of suspects in terrorism. The committee approved his version of the bill, which Bush promised to block in advance. During the vote, 4 Republican senator were supported by the Democrats. George Bush insists on accepting a more stringent bill.

During the 18th stage of the multi-day Vuel cycling, coming to a close in Spain, the participants overcame 153 km from Granada to Sierra de la ladders. This was the last mountain stage, the winner of which was Kazakhstani Andrei Kashechkin. At one time, his compatriot and partner in the Astana team Alexander Vinokurov came to the finish line with him. For 30 seconds, the Spaniard Jose Angel Gomez Marcante lost to them, and another 2 seconds - another representative of Spain - Alejandro Valverde.