In Moscow, the work of the next season of the Russian Buker literary prize began - its "Long List" has been announced . The list is surprising primarily by the fact that laureates of other major Russian literary awards fell into it. For example, Vladimir Makanin with the Roman "Asan", for which he received the Big Book Award , and Andrei Gelasimov with the novel "Steppe Gods" - the laureate of the National Bestseller of this year . Not to mention several writers marked by premiums less known.

The court in Delhi decided to cancel the law providing for criminal punishment for homosexuality. The decision of the highest court says that this law, introduced into effect during the time of British colonial domination in India, is "discriminatory" and violates the basic human rights.

Opponents of the Vilnius metro claim that vibration will destroy the old buildings. In Lithuania, a discussion was resumed about the feasibility of the construction in the Vilnius of the Metro. This idea seems to many with an empty fantasy. But she also has numerous supporters.

Vladimir Putin was first described on a par with other world brands In the Moscow Publishing House of Hummingbirds, the book of the 27-year-old prose writer from St. Petersburg Oleg Sivun called "Brand" was published. The debut "Pop Art Roman", originally published in the magazine "New World", became the laureate of the new Pushkin Prize of this year. The author compares 26 brands, including “Coca -Cola”, “America” and “Putin”.

The program is conducted by Evgenia Nazaret. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Karen Agamirov takes part. Evgenia Nazarets: On the eve of the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor's Office announced the first and very modest results of the investigation of the attempt on the president of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. It was established that there was a man at the wheel of a car stuffed with explosives.

Ahmed Zakayev The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Andrei Babitsky takes part. Andrei Shary: Today, the Prime Minister of the so-called Chechen Republic Ichkeria Ahmed Zakayev denied reports about the beginning of negotiations with representatives of President Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

US President Barack Obama said that it was "disappointed" with new data on the unemployment level in the country. According to the American Ministry of Labor, in June it amounted to 9 and a half percent of the able -bodied population. This is a record indicator over the past 26 years. Over the past month, the number of jobs in the United States decreased by 467 thousand.

In Iran, two former presidential candidates declared illegitimate the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Former Prime Minister Mirkhossain Musavi and the reformist politician Mehdi Karubi made on Wednesday with statements on their websites. They called the results of the presidential election on June 12, according to which Ahmadinejad won. The ex-president of Iran Mohammad Hatam also criticized the official voting results.

Barack Obama has already communicated with American civil society, not yet. Why will the American president and representatives of Russian non -governmental organizations meet ? About this in an interview with Radio Liberty - Andrey Kortunov, president of the New Eurasia Foundation. - Today it became known that during his visit to Russia, President Obama plans to chat with representatives of Russian civil society. Do you know something about the upcoming meeting?

In Novosibirsk, the court will consider the issue of terminating the criminal case against the artist Artem Loskutov today, RIA Novosti reports. The organizer of the youth shares of "Monestation" is accused of storing drugs. In May, Loskutov was detained and placed in custody - mobiles of law enforcement agencies claim that during a search they found marijuana. Subsequently, Loskutov was released from custody on a subscription about a lower leave.

(Natalia Taubina)

Will the growth of unemployment inevitable consequence of the 100-fold reduction of the revenue of the Russian budget become? We are talking about this with the former deputy minister of labor in the Yeltsin government - Gaidar Pavel Kudyukin in the program "The City of Time" on Thursday July 2 at 23 hours. Presenter - Vladimir Kara -Murza.

Andrey Kortunov, General Director of the Russian Council for International Affairs The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Tatyana Skorobotko takes part. Andrey Shary: During the visit of Barack Obama to Russia in Moscow, the Russian-American summit of civil society will be held. Perhaps the US president will meet with his delegates.