The weekly socio-political magazine “The New Times” received the prestigious European Prize “Free Press of Eastern Europe”. This award was established by the German Foundation Zeit - Stiftung and the Norwegian “Freedom of Word” and bears the name of Herda Bucerius, a famous German lawyer and journalist. This year the award ceremony was held in Hamburg.

Despite difficult conditions, soldiers and officers of the White Army continued to maintain military readiness. Parade of Russian troops in Gallipoli in 1921 In the Turkish city of Helibolo, the White Army memorial was opened. Its discovery was timed to the events of the 1920s-in this place for several years more than twenty thousand Russians lived, who left their homeland along with the remnants of the White Army.

Seven days a week at exactly 12 o’clock - about what happened today and what else should happen. The day is in full swing, we follow the events.

In Moscow, the famous poetess, the first secretary of the Union of Writers of Moscow, Rimm Kazakov, died. In 1958, the first collection of her poems “We will meet in the East” was published. Rimma Kazakova was engaged in translations, many of her poems are put to music. She worked as a lecturer, teacher, in the newspaper and at the film studio. Rimma Kazakova was born on January 27, 1932 in Sevastopol, in a military family.

In Spain, a multi -day cycle race of Catalonia, which will end on Sunday in Barcelona, started. Its first stage - the race from a separate start of 3.7 km in Lloret de Mar - won Tor Huskhovd.

Alexander Ovechkin became one of the best not only in the NHL, but also on the finished championship of the planet The International Hockey Federation determined the best players in the World Cup, which ended in the historical victory of the Russian national team in the year of the Century of the Federation.

Director Stephen Spielberg stated at a press conference in Cannes that if his new picture of Indiana Jones is successful, he will willingly remove new tapes with the same hero. The premiere of the film “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull” with Harrison Ford in the title role took place as part of the Cannes Film Festival and was welcomed by the public.

Egypt is famous among tourists not only by its availability, but also by the highest percentage of accidents involving vacationers After many accidents that have claimed the lives of many Russian tourists, the issue of security is especially acute - according to St. Petersburg experts. In February 2008, a large traffic accident occurred in Thailand , on May 1 - in Egypt . In both cases, people were killed, including Russians.

Tilda Swinton in the film "Chronicles of Narnia" The second film was released from the film adaptation cycle of the fairy -tale epic of the British writer Clive Steapleza Lewis "Chronicle of Narniy: Prince Caspian" The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. Radio Radio Freedom Yakov Krotov, Kirill Kobrin, take part.

Alexander Genis: By paraphrasing Tolstoy, we can say that each country is unhappy in its own way, but, arguing with him, it should be added that the happy countries are different from each other. Third centuries ago, when I first got into Europe, I was puzzled by statistics, calling the two most satisfied with the peoples of Italians and Danes. I still cannot understand what is common between them. Probably nothing.

The Rostov Regional Prosecutor's Office is investigating the murder of the head of the Verkhne-Polnensky rural administration Anatoly Artemenko. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent Sergey Sleptsov, he was killed last Saturday in the Aksai district. Investigators of the Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office of the Rostov region consider several versions, including the so -called "land issue".

We discuss the results of the week with the president of the Institute of Economic Analysis, Andrei Illarionov.

The interaction between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the fuel and energy sector will become a strategic area of cooperation of the two countries. As the correspondent of Radio Liberty Farid Arifoglu reports, this was announced on Monday by the President of Turkmenistan Kurbangul Berdimuhamedov at the end of negotiations with his Aerbaijani colleague Ilham Aliyev.

Film Festival "Stalker" informs the civil position of directors to the viewer On May 19, in Nalchik, a charitable action of the international festival of films about human rights "Stalker" begins. Until May 24, free shows of gaming and documentary films will also be held in Vladikavkaz. The stalker festival has been taking place in Russia since 1995, such charitable shows are annually in different cities of Russia.

NBA. Playoff, 2 circle "Boston" - "Cleveland" 97:92. The score in the series 4: 3. Boston reached the finals of the Eastern Conference