Emigrants from Russia argue about a letter condemning the West and supports Putin's policy The Russian newspaper published the Declaration of Solidarity with Russia , which received the support of more than a hundred representatives of princely and noble clans from different countries. The authors of the appeal are spouses Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich and Princess Tamara Georgievna Shakhovsky - prominent descendants of Russian white emigration.

What was the Ukrainian 2014 - perhaps the most dramatic year in the latest history of the country? The program of Vitaly Portnikov “Roads to Freedom” includes Ukrainian political experts, director of the Situations modeling agency Vitaly Bala and chairman of the board of the Penta Center Vladimir Fesenko.

A year of racial friction and conflict with Moscow. Was the outgoing year the beginning of the end of the Barack Obama? Were there racial protests the main event of the year? Are the United States ready to stand shoulder to the shoulder with Ukraine to the end? About the results of 2014 and the forecasts for the future are talking about American experts.

Vitaly Portnikov : Ukrainian 2014-one might say that determines the year in the history of the country. In many ways, it has become a decisive year not only for Ukraine itself, but also for its neighboring states, for Europe, for relations between Ukraine, Russia and the West. Of course, historical monographs and political studies will still be written about this time.

Literature as a crime In the past year I came to Kharkov several times. These were working visits: he gave master classes of craft of the radio, recorded programs for “on top of the barriers”, participated in cultural television programs, starred in the film “Time Esthel” through my radio archives. I know in Ukraine several oases that do not need an association with Europe or integration into Europe.

On Saturday, at the 78th year of his life, director Gennady Sokolsky died. As reported on the website " Animator.ru ", he stood at the origins of the "cheerful carousel" and shot the very first cartoon "Well, wait a minute!", Created such favorite tapes as "Bird Tari", "Mouse Peak", "Silver hoof", "Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers".

In the east of Ukraine, three military personnel of the Ukrainian army and one civilian were liberated from captivity captivity. According to the deputy minister of defense of the country Vasily Budik, the released were captured at the Lugansk airport, they spent about 120 days in prison. On the eve of the Donbass, 146 Ukrainian military were released from captivity . The authorities of Ukraine, in turn, released 222 separatists.

Crimea celebrates the New Year without plastic cards Visa and MasterCard and with the interruptions of Edctros. The light, let us somehow turn it on, the cards will eventually replace the Russian ones. You can live. But you can understand what this means: return to the XX century. The results of the week on the air of Freedom are summed up by Dmitry Volchek, in the evening VSK with the program "Plans for the Year" in the studio - Valentin Baryshnikov.

The video version of the program is available on our YouTube channel. Leonid Velekhov : Hello, on the air, freedom is a radio that is not only audible, but also visible. In the studio Leonid Velekhov, this is a new release of the program of personality. She is not about history, not about the tyrants of the past, she is about our time, about real personalities, their fate, actions, their views on the surrounding life.

Gennady Afanasyev was sentenced to 7 years in prison, Oleg Sentsov is waiting for a sentence The Lefortovo Court of Moscow once again decided to extend the priority of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who is accused of creating a terrorist community in the Crimea and the attack of terrorist attacks there. Sentsov categorically denies his involvement in these acts.

French director Michel Khazanavichus talks about his film dedicated to the Second War in Chechnya In France, a playful film about the Second Chechen War The Search ("Search") was released in a wide rental. Michel Khazanavichus shot the picture, his previous tape "Artist" (2012) received many awards, including five Oscars, three Golden Globes and the Golden Eagle Award for the "Best Foreign Film in the Russian Railing".

Gleb Yakunin In Moscow today, a priest, human rights activist and dissident, former State Duma deputy Gleb Yakunin was buried. Farewell to him took place in the museum and public center Andrei Sakharov . The funeral took place in the Pyatnitsky cemetery. Gleb Yakunin died in Moscow on December 25 at the 81st year of his life after a serious illness.

Vatican, St. Peter's Square Turkish citizen Mehmet Ali Agja, who attacked the life of Pope John Paul II in 1981, laid flowers on the grave of the late pontiff in the Vatican. He explained this gesture moral necessity. In 1981, Agja wounded the pope in his stomach and hand from firearms during his motorcade along St. Peter's Square in Rome. Two years after the assassination attempt, John Paul II visited Agju in prison and, after a long conversation, announced that he forgave him.

Raid in the Baku Bureau "Radio Azadlyg" The international organization "Reporters Without Borders" condemned the police raid in the Baku Bureau of the Azerbaijani Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Radio Azadlyg, calling it the last attempt to destroy media punk in the country.