To the 90th anniversary of Alexander Sergeyevich Yesenin-Wolpin. In the Archive of Radio Freedom, many speeches of the hero of the day are stored. Of these, the program has been compiled. Poems in the author’s performance are sounded by Ivan Tolstoy: logic, human rights, poetry: on the 90th anniversary of Alexander Yesenin-Wolpin. The famous son of Sergei Yesenin, living in Boston, celebrated his 90th anniversary on May 12.

In the picture: French President Francois Hollande (left) and Georgian President George Margvelashvili France President Francois Hollande completed his tour of the South Caucasus states. The last point of the program was a visit to Tbilisi, where Olland met with Georgian President George Margvelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The integration of Georgia into the European Union and NATO, as well as a crisis in Ukraine, was discussed.

Two Russian companies in Crimea fell under European sanctions in connection with Ukraine New EU sanctions against Russia in the “protection” of Ukraine are not enough to shake world markets On Monday, a day after the referenda of independence in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the European Union announced the imposition of sanctions against thirteen more officials and politicians and two Russian companies in Crimea related to the abuse of the crisis in Ukraine.

A military personnel of the military unit 17646 turned to the human rights organization "Soldiers' mothers of St. Petersburg", and said that the soldiers sold are forced to dig a trench for laying a cable, engaged in sewage work in the territory, remove garbage in a military town and perform other works that are not related to military service.

Chinese-Vietnamese territorial dispute, features of Human Rights Foundation Human Rights, the most successful Afghan media group Mobi-Group

In the west of Turkey, in an accident, hundreds of miners turned out to be blocked by an accident in a coal mine underground. The authorities of the city of Soma (Province of Manis), where the explosion occurred, confirmed the death of five miners, and twenty more were wounded. According to unofficial messages, more victims - more The owners of the mine claim that the explosion was caused by a malfunction of the electrical wiring.

Fragment of the cover of the Czech edition of the book "Create your paradise" “Create your paradise” - the last book of the Polish writer Mariusch Shchigel, the author of the bestseller Gottland. Gottland talked about Czech history for a hundred years, "Paradise" - a book about today's Czech Republic. These are subjective notes in the wake of frequent visits of the author to Prague.

Deputy Secretary of State Richard Stengel in Kyiv May 13, 2014 In an interview with the Ukrainian edition of our radio station, the Deputy Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Richard Stengel, said that "in matters of life and death, in matters of freedom and in matters of choosing by people of their future it is difficult to be diplomatic." Stengel visited Kyiv on Tuesday, where he met with representatives of public organizations of Ukraine.

Canada announced the imposition of additional sanctions in connection with the crisis in Ukraine. Economic sanctions, as well as a ban on entry into Canada will be valid against six more Russian and six Ukrainian citizens who, as they emphasize in Ottawa, are involved in “Russia's violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a corresponding statement on Monday.

In the Shiite quarters of Baghdad, at least twenty people were killed today. The attacks occurred during the celebration of the birthday of Imam Ali, one of the most revered Shiite holy martyrs. The inhabitants of Baghdad heard nine explosions. The most bloody attack occurred in Sadr City, where four people were killed and six more were injured. Among the goals of other attacks is the repair workshop owned by Shis, and lively trading places on the streets of the city.

Julia Efimova The International Swimming Federation (FINA) on its official website announced the 16-month disqualification of the Russian woman Julia Efimova, in the body of which a prohibited drug was discovered. In the doping industry, an anabolic steroids were found on October 31, 2013 in the extra-permanent period. In January, Fina Efimova was temporarily suspended from the competition due to suspicions of violation of anti-doping legislation.

All these East Ukrainian referendums are suitable for political nursery rhymes and exercises in a fashionable dubious political wit in Russia in Russia in recent months. The Donetsk People’s Republic imposed sanctions against Barack Obama and even the representative of the State Department Victoria Nuland - go is not funny! Another Russian political dimension: the political process is replaced by real and empty idiocy on the requirement of the crowd. We’ll talk about this in the program.

Convicted members of a group of so-called "Primorsky partisans" appealed the verdict, said Nina Bulanova, spokeswoman for the Primorsky regional court. Three - Andrei Kovtun, Vladimir Ilyutikov and Alexei Nikitin - were sentenced to life imprisonment. Roman Savchenko received 25 years in prison, Maxim Kirillov - 22 years old, Vadim Kovtun - eight years and two months of prison. Appeal complaints came to the court from all convicts except Vadim Kovtun. The complaint may come from him later.

The leaders of large American and European corporations refused to participate in the economic forum in St. Petersburg to demonstrate the growing pressure on Russia in connection with the crisis in Ukraine.