Igor Jurgens Anna Kachkaeva: This week, in general, the anniversary, not an anniversary, but, nevertheless, a decade of Vladimir Putin in power. In August 1999, he became the prime minister of Russia. This week, the anniversary of the Russian-Georgian War. And in the same week, possible strikes in the car industry are expected, in any case, such trade union movements at AvtoVAZ are planned for August.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, who continues to visit Ukraine, arrived in the city of Lutsk, Volyn region. Previously, he visited the city of Rivne the Holy Voskresensky Cathedral. According to Radio Liberty, Vladimir Ivakhnenko, the Patriarch was met by thousands of believers and several dozen opponents of the visit. Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Cyril: “I transfer the blessing to the city Rivne, the Rivne diocese, to the Ukrainian people. Keep Orthodox faith.

The production of natural gas in Russia in January -July, according to the operational data of the state -owned company "TsDU TEK", decreased by 20.2% to the level of the same period of 2008 - to about 315.9 billion cubic meters. The production of oil and gas condensate in seven months, on the contrary, increased in annual calculus by 0.3%, amounting to just more than 284.5 million tons.

The program is conducted by Leila Giniatulina. Radio Liberty correspondents Valery Balayan, Mumin Shakirov take part. Leila Giniatulina: In Ukraine, the visit of Patriarch Kirill continues. On the eve of August 2, on the day of the Holy Prophet of Ilya, he served the Liturgy in the square in front of the Vladimir Council in Chersonesos, which is a historical place where the Kiev Prince Vladimir was baptized.

In the northeast of Nigeria, government troops continued on Sunday to the search for the surviving members of the radical Islamist group. The day before it was reported that during the clashes of the army units with the armed militants of the Boko Haram sect, at least 700 people were killed. In the last day, there were no new fights, however, according to the military, many armed members of the sect are still free and hidden. Radical militants seek the establishment of Sharia laws in Nigeria.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The radio correspondent Freedom Karen Agamirov takes part. Alexander GOSTEV : The Communist Party will do everything to violate the monopoly of United Russia in the Moscow City Duma. This was announced today at a meeting with the press, the leaders of the Communist Party. Regional elections to the Moscow City Duma, the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Mari-El and the Tula region will be held on October 11 this year.

(Lavrenty Gubin)

Who and why supported Hitler? Are there any excuses for the Vlasovites who have crossed the side of fascist Germany? This is discussed in the program "Press hour" on Tuesday August 4 at 13 o’clock the writer, journalist of the TVC television channel Leonid Mlechin and Radio Freedom Observer, historian Mikhail Sokolov. Elena Rykovtseva is conducting the program. Ask your question to the program participants.

(Mikhail Matveev, Alexander Lashmankin)

The number of unemployed in Russia, officially registered in the employment service, decreased by almost 0.3%per week, amounting to 2 million 146 thousand 200 people by July 28, the Minister of Health and Social Development said Tatyana Golikova. At the same time, the number of unemployed, calculated by the Federal Statistics Service on the methodology of the International Labor Organization, is more than three times more in Russia today.

In Moscow, in the 77th year of life, the famous actor Zinovy Vysokovsky died. He died on Monday night in the Botkin Hospital, where he was delivered in serious condition. Vysokovsky became known to the general public after participating in the “Rqual 13 chairs” cycle on Soviet television, as well as thanks to bright pop miniatures. Zinovy Vysokovsky was remembered by the audience roles in the films "Living and Dead", "Once again about Love", "The Examiner".

(Ronald Hatchett, Iven Iland)

Alexander Genis: As our regular listeners know, the poet of the “American hour” Vladimir Gandelsman from time to time, waiting for a suitable reason, represents Russian lovers of poems of large American poets.

After 10 years of legal proceedings, Canada issued Germany 75-year-old Karlhainz Schreiber, a lobbyist related to weapons trade, a key figure in a scandal with illegal altitude of Christian democrats in the party cash desk in the 90s. This was reported by the correspondent of Radio Liberty in Germany, Yuri Veksler. Schreiber was delivered by an airplane to Munich and brought to prison.

Vacation of the presidents. The historical report of Vladimir Abarinov. Films of Andrei Zagdansky. New Chinese cinema. Book Review of Marina Efimova. Utopia Henry Ford. Musical almanac Solomon Volkova: Summer Music of America. Robert Lowell - Elizabeth Bishop. Double portrait of American poets.