Does Lev Tolstoy belong to your favorite writers? November 20 - 100 years since the death of Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy. The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Monday, November 22, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time). You can take part in the conversation by calling 8-800-200-22-12 (a call from Russia is free). Pager 8-495-660-1055 SMS +7-903-743-2801 Skype users can express their opinion by leaving a message for the subscriber Radio.svoboda.

Hockey. KHL championship "Vanguard" - "Lokomotiv" 3: 2 (in overtime) "Barys" - "Atlant" 0: 2 "Motorist" - "Spartak" 1: 4 "Metallurg" MG - "Dynamo" p 3: 5 "Salavat Yulaev" - "Dynamo" MN 6: 5 "Tractor" - CSKA 3: 2 "Ugra" - "torpedo" 2: 4 "Ak Bars" - "Severstal" 3: 2 "Neftekhimik" - SKA 2: 1

Art group "War" holds a promotion on Palace Square Russian bloggers are discussing the arrest of activists of the war group "War" by Leonid Nikolaev and Oleg Vorotnikov. On September 16, 2010, during the Palace Revolution campaign in St. Petersburg, they turned several police cars. Most likely, they will be charged under the article “Hooliganism committed by an organized group or related to resistance to a representative of the authorities”, which provides for up to 7 years in prison.

More than a hundred cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gathered today in the Vatican to discuss a number of relevant topics, including the facts of sexual harassment of priests to minors and cases of the persecution of Christians in a number of countries. The current meeting of the cardinals is called unprecedented, since in such a large composition they get into the Vatican only to participate in the conclaves convened for the election of the new Pope.

The UN Security Council expressed regret in connection with acts of violence in Guinea, which accompanied the presidential election. At least 7 people were killed and dozens were injured during three -day riots - after the winner of the opposition Alfa Conde was announced the winner in the elections. His opponent did not recognize the defeat. The statement of the Security Council adopted on Thursday calls for all Guinea’s political forces to refrain from violence.

In the Khasavyurt district of Dagestan, one of the three police officers, wounded on Thursday during shelling by unknowns, died. Fire on a police car was conducted from another car on which the attackers managed to hide. On the night of Friday in another area of Dagestan - Khunzakhsky - from grenade launchers and small arms, a military unit and the building of the local police department were fired. No one was injured.

In the American state of Colorado on Thursday, two 29-year-old women, twin sisters, committed simultaneous suicide. According to the local police, both women shot themselves in the head. One of the sisters survived and hospitalized with a severe wound. According to her testimony, the Australian sisters who arrived in the United States more than a month ago - agreed to commit suicide in advance. The motives of their actions have not yet been found out.

NATO Secretary General Anders FOG Rasmussen and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev On November 19, the NATO summit opens in Lisbon. The leaders of the countries included in the alliance must approve the reforms of the Union aimed at reducing administrative and command structures. The purpose of the measures taken is to make the organization more effective.

UNESCO International Organization recognized French cuisine "universal cultural heritage." Now, along with the Kremlin and Parthenon, it is subject to love savings and careful protection. The wisdom of this decision is undeniable, and we can hope that it is only the first in a series of similar ones. I already see that happy day when Ukrainian borsch, Russian cabbage soup and Georgian feast will be officially attached to the masterpieces of world culture.

The situation in the North Caucasus has not changed for the better recently. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at a security meeting in Essentuki, called the situation in the region as “very difficult”. According to the head of state, the activity of extremists is not reduced. At the same time, Medvedev noted the work of law enforcement agencies of the North Caucasus, which prevented over 60 terrorist attacks this year.

The Georgian police detained four suspects in an attempt to sell a radioactive substance - Cesius -137. The France Presse agency, citing a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, reports that the detention operation occurred in Tbilisi. Cesius -137 is a radioactive substance used in industry and in medicine. However, it can also be used in the production of the so -called "infected" bombs that can radiate.

Vladislav Surkov Today I suggest you discuss the Kremlin’s plans for the transformation of the Russian political system, about which the first deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Vladislav Surkov, spoke about at a recent meeting in Moscow with representatives of student communities of leading American universities. Surkov said when, by vision of the Kremlin, the opposition will be able to come to power in Russia. This will happen, according to him, after 10 years.

In the US universities, there is a record increase in the number of students from China. The economic crisis forced many students to abandon training abroad. However, this trend did not affect the Chinese. Last year, about 130 thousand Chinese studied in the United States. In 2010, this indicator increased by another third. And the number of foreign students who arrived in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education, is more than 690 thousand people.

Fresh information about the events of the current day and its analysis together with experts. News of economics, culture, science and technology, headings "Today in America", "History of the West and East", "On-line".