Dexter Gordon, Big Dex, lived and played in Europe for 15 years between Paris and Copenhagen, was born 90 years ago. In his “Book of Jazz” (not to confuse Joachim Berendt with the “Book of Jazz”), Leonard Fezer wrote: “Dexter Gordon, like no other, mastered the idiom of Bibop, applied it to the tenor-saxophone.” Dexter Gordon or just Dex, learned and overcame a number of influences before he found his own voice.

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Vladimir Zhirinovsky (left) and Gennady Zyuganov, 2011 The final, second day, the 15th Congress of the Communist Party of the Communist Party and its leader Gennady Zyuganov are carried out in a demonstration of the unity and inviolability of the ranks of the party. In the year of the 20th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Communist Party, an application for the emerging “split” in the Communist Party can spoil the image and plans of the party.

The Coalition "Democratic Petersburg" today checked how true the grounds on which the city administration refused public activists to conduct a rally. The city authorities refused four times to agree on a rally against the law on gay propaganda, which the coalition wanted to spend today. The organizers agreed to any of the 20 named places and any time from 12 to 18 hours, but each of these sites was busy with an unlikely coincidence.

The second day of the collection of signatures demanding the resignation of the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Pavel Astakhov shows that this time his career does not seem to collapse. The member of the St. Petersburg branch of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Rybakov placed a petition on www.democrator.ru, which is designated in the resource registry as "Problem 10568" .

Ecologist Tatyana Pavlova in the courtroom The defender of the Moscow Region of the Selyatinsky Forest Tatyana Pavlova was released. She was sentenced to administrative arrest lasting five days for "disobedience to the legal requirements of a police officer." Arrest is a plus that the court has already appointed Tatyana Pavlova a fine of 50 thousand rubles, accusing it of intentionally blocking the road.

Frame from Peter Lichti's film "Paternal Garden" © Peter Liechti In a recent interview with RS, Alexei German Sr. spoke of outstanding films going in tiny halls or even disappearing without a trace. Partly guilty of this film critics, which at large festivals are watching only a competitive program compiled by intriguers and leza. I usually ignore almost the entire contest and I'm sure that I am doing the right thing, refusing to admire the Bosnian scrap metal.

Gagarina lace: Moscow film documentary Ekaterina Lakorova about her profession and teachers. The daughter, granddaughter, niece and spouse of famous figures of Russian cinema talks about outstanding personalities who influenced her professional and spiritual formation.