Before us is a classic European story about love: Hero and Leandra, Romeo and Juliet and Old Svetsky landowners in one dose. Like Shakespeare with Gogol, the hero cannot survive the death of his beloved; Only in the classical works of the past he voluntarily goes after her, and in the millionaire Belgravia, the hero, on the contrary, does not let her wife into the world of the dead, keeping her body near him. Or is the drama of the latest Orpheus and Eurydice here? It is difficult to judge.

The reaction in society to the adoption of the State Duma of the Law, which, in particular, prohibits the adoption of children from Russia to US citizens

Rodion Shchedrin - 80. Radio anthology of modern Russian poetry. Poems by Valery Brinin-Passk Cultural heritage of British imperialism (conversation with intellectuals and writers)

About the book of Bruce Chatwin "UTC and other stories from the world of arts" In Russia, two books of Bruce Chatwin were translated - his striking travel notes “In Patagonia” and “The Paths of Songs”. The new long -awaited collection is entitled “UTC” - in addition to the novel of the same name, articles and memoirs, united by a through theme: reflections on human and art and collecting as the maximum form of these relations.

Can the years of the reign of Vladimir Putin can be considered economically successful? We are talking about this with the deputy general director of the Institute of Problems of Table Monopolies Bulat Nigmatulin.

Rodion Shchedrin with his wife Maya Plisetskaya On top of barriers with Igor Pomerantsev The other day it turned 80 years old Rodion Shchedrin. The “on top of the barriers” has a special relationship with the composer. In the mid-90s of the last century, Shchedrin was a frequent guest of our program. I like his work, and that's why. Shchedrin is not afraid to compose beautiful music, beautiful and courageous ("And the root of beauty is courage," B. Pasternak).

Five days a week at exactly 12 o’clock - about what happened today and what else should happen. The day is in full swing, we follow the events.

Max Shatto (Maxim Kuzmin) Statistics do not know which country the parents are more cruel, and it does not matter. Repeated publication of the text written in the adoption of anti -Sirot law. The death of the three-year-old Maxim Kuzmin-Shatto, the adopted son of parents from Texas was declared by some Russian officials the murder before the end of the investigation in the United States.

Discussion in the State Duma of the Law, which, in particular, prohibits the adoption of children from Russia to US citizens

@ shlegel there are several specific disabled children, you probably saw Panyushkin. Are you ready to somehow help them, follow their fate? - Radio Liberty (@svobodaradio) December 21, 2012

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