Cheslav Milos, 1986 Dmitry Volchek: On June 30, a hundred years of the birth of the Nobel laureate, Polish poet Cheslav Milos, marks. Milos was born in Lithuania, in the Russian Empire. A lawyer by education, in his youth adhered to left -wing political views. Member of the Polish resistance during the Second World War. In the post-war period, he worked as a Polish attache in culture in New York and Paris, in 1951 he asked for political asylum in France.

Police in Minsk in anticipation of the rally of silent solidarity On the evening of June 29 , the next action of the silent solidarity , initiated by the Internet community "Revolution through Social Networks", was held in Minsk. The previous such action ended with mass detentions. Says the Radio Liberty correspondent in Belarus Vitaly Tsygankov . - It was reported that in order to disrupt the action, the authorities were going to arrange a disco on Oktyabrskaya Square in the city center.

One of the world's leading Internet companies - Google announced on Tuesday the launch of her own social network - Google+. The test version of the new network appeared on the Internet. Experts consider this step by the Google attempt to compete with the largest social network Facebook, which is used by about 700 million people.

Medvedev considers one of the key tasks "encouraging regions in terms of taxation" Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a message about budget policy for 2012-2014 on June 29. He called twelve key areas in which it is necessary to accept "system actions". Medvedev emphasized that "the new three -year budget should help launch a new growth model, reduce risks and ensure macroeconomic stability." "Based on this, we need to carry out system measures in a number of directions.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Belarusia transferred Russia to the second payment on debt for the electricity delivered in March-May. This was announced by the assistant to the Minister of Energy of Belarus Lyudmila Zenkovich. Recall that last night the Russian Inter RAO UES has completely stopped the supply of electricity to Belarus due to the debt formed. On June 9, the Russian side has already limited the supply of electricity due to the debt of Belarus in the amount of 1.5 billion rubles.

Alexander Lebedev Why do a businessman go to the Putin's public front? This issue on the direct video was discussed by the Radio Observer Liberty Mikhail Sokolov and the owner of the National Reserve Bank and the co -owner of Novaya Gazeta Alexander Lebedev. Video version and full text of the program "Time of Guests" with the participation of Alexander Lebedev.

Alcohol flaunted on a rack in the office of a designer company. A special shape of the bottle, a cardboard tube and the name - say, "Putin", or "Kremlin", were designed to inspire associations with premium goods. They made it clear to me that the order for the design, through a chain of enterprises, from the Kremlin and entered. There were not without family ties.

In Moscow, Deputy Head of the Department of Health of the city Sergey Volkov was detained on Wednesday. According to Interfax, a source in law enforcement agencies, the official is suspected of abuse of authority. Volkov was detained for two days, during which he will be against official charges and a preventive measure is chosen. According to the source, the crimes in which Volkov is suspected were committed by him during the period when the mayor of Moscow was Yuri Luzhkov.

Iran, during the military exercises that lasted in the country, conducted secret trials of ballistic missiles and launch rocket installations, the British authorities say. In particular, according to their data, missiles were launched that could carry a nuclear charge. UK Foreign Minister William Heig, speaking to members of the House of Commons, emphasized that Iran’s actions contradict the UN Security Council resolutions.

The new head of the IMF answers questions from journalists The Executive Council of the IMF was approved by Christine Lagard as the director of the IMF . For the first time in the history of the fund, a woman became its leader, from whom her supporters are waiting for decisive actions. This appointment caused violent discussions about the future of the organization itself. The position of director of the International Monetary Fund is traditionally held by a representative of Western Europe.

Is it possible in Russia to revive the cult of personality? 55 years ago, according to the results of the twentieth congress of the Party of the CPSU Central Committee, the decree "On overcoming the cult of the personality and its consequences" was adopted. The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Thursday, June 30 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).