In Moscow, at the age of 78, the screenwriter and playwright Mikhail Shatrov died. It was considered one of the most repertoire playwrights of the USSR. His plays were also in many Russian theaters, including “Contemporary”, “Lenkome”, “Ermolova Theater”. Among the famous plays of Shatrov are “Blue Horses on the Red Grass”, “July Six”, “Brest Peace”.

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Tamara Lyalenkova: Today we will talk about where and how the directors are taught. Surprisingly, despite everything that is happening in Russian cinema, who want to go to VGIK at the director's faculty more than enough. An impressive competition even to paid places. Despite the fact that training is expensive, life in Moscow is expensive, and there is no time to work out. True, some today prefer training abroad, continuing Russian education or simply retraining.

Where and how the directors are taught. What is the difference between the film schools of England, France, America and Russia in the program are told by the film critic, the editor -in -chief of the magazine "Cinema Art" Daniil Dondure, directors Nikolai Khomeriki, Klim Shipenko, art critic Tamara Dondury, director, professor of VGIK Vladimir Khotinenko and his students.

Parliamentary elections are held in Ethiopia today. The supporters of the current Prime Minister Melets Zenavi are opposed by the alliance, consisting of the eight of the largest opposition parties. The elections are monitored by thousands of local observers, as well as 170 representatives of the European Union.

The Razdadskaya mine has become one of the centers of public tension in Russia The shares appointed on May 22 in support of Kuzbass miners in some cities of Russia were held , others did not take place in connection with the prohibitions of local authorities . Guests of Radio Liberty say what is happening in Kuzbass and what the miners require.

In Smolensk, law enforcement officers discovered about 60 TNT checkers on a construction site. As Interfax reported on Sunday in law enforcement agencies, the total weight of the find is more than 17 kilograms. The explosive belongs are established.

The chairman of the Russian Joint United Democratic Party "Yabloko" Sergei Mitrokhin is today re -elected by the chairman of the Moscow regional branch - for a new two -year term. 40 delegates of the metropolitan conference "Yabloko" voted for Mitrokhin. No one "refrained" and voted "against." According to Interfax, there were no other applicants for the site of the chairman. Mitrokhin has been heading the Moscow Yabloko since 2004.

Cannes and its main prize - "Golden Palm Branch" May 23 - The last day of the Cannes Film Festival. Russians were most interested in participating in the competition of the last film by Nikita Mikhalkov . But the press conference after the showing “weary of the sun-2” did not cause much attention from foreign journalists.

The UN peacekeeping mission intends to conduct its own investigation of the death of prisoners in the Republic of Haiti. According to representatives of the organization, we are talking about a violation of the basic human rights. In January of this year - shortly after the catastrophic earthquake - a riot occurred in one of the prisons of Haiti. According to the media, the police shot 12 unarmed prisoners after they surrendered.

In the unrecognized republic, Nagorny Karabakh began elections to the National Assembly. 273 polling stations in 16 districts are open. One site works in Yerevan. According to local authorities, more than 70 international observers monitor voting. The National Assembly of Nagoric Karabakh consists of 33 seats. Four batches are fighting for them, for which a six percent passing barrier is installed. These are the fifth elections in Nagorno -Karabakh.

The authorities of a number of countries expressed condolences in connection with a plane crash in India, whose victims were 158 people. It is difficult to realize that there are many children among the dead, ”said the US Ambassador to India Timothy Romer, commenting on the information that there were about 20 children aboard.

On Sunday, Russian and Polish investigators conducted a new inspection of the crash site of the Tu-154 near Smolensk. According to Vladimir Markin, the official representative of the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor's Office, there were no new material evidence. From the Polish side, deputy chief military prosecutor, police representatives and employees of the embassy participated in the inspection.

In China, 32 people became victims of car accident. According to local media, in the province of Liaonin there was a frontal collision of a passenger bus with a truck. The cause of the incident is revealed.

Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk and Evgeny Malkin idle exit to the semifinals of the World Cup The Russian team reached the final of the World Hockey Championship . In the semifinal match, the Russians defeated German hockey players 2: 1. In the final, the Russian team will play with the Czech team, which defeated the Sweden team in a 3: 2 shooting series. Many experts suggested that Germany would give the battle of Russia in the semifinals.