Salieri Forman in an interview with Radio Liberty (1997) Archival project "Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago." The most interesting and significant from the Archive of the Radio Freedom of twenty years ago. Incomplete story. Still living hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Interview with actor Murray Ebraham. For the first time on the air of February 18, 1997.

Evgeny Yevtushenko performs on November 4, 1976 They say Oleg Khlebnikov, Sergey Strokan, Veniamin Smekhov, Alla Gerber, Alexander Genis On April 11, a ceremony of farewell to the poet Evgeny Yevtushenko was held in the Central House of Writers in Moscow. According to his will, he is buried in Peredelkino, next to Boris Pasternak. Who was the poet for several generations of Soviet readers and their children?

Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia in the UN Security Council votes against the draft resolution on Syria on April 12 Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that he did not consider insulting the tone of the speech of the Russian diplomat Vladimir Safronkov at a meeting of the UN Security Council on April 12. According to Peskov, the "manifestation of softness" in acute discussions is fraught with deplorable consequences in the future.

Alexander Bastrykin The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, proposed allowing investigators to block the accounts of suspects and accused of corruption and their close relatives for 30 days before a court decision. Bastrykin said this in an interview with Rossiya Gazeta.

Leonid Markelov Former head of Mari El Leonid Markelov was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe. This was announced by lawyer Igor Trunov, who represents the interests of another suspect in the case, entrepreneur Nikolai Krivashin. As Trunov "Interfax" said , Markelov is suspected of an attempt on a bribe of 250 million rubles. According to the local edition, 7 × 7, 13, Markelov was called to the FSB.

In Moscow, four detained participants in the action on March 26 were arrested for 2 months. This was reported by RBC with reference to the Basmanny Court of Moscow. According to the Investigative Committee, Alexander Shpakov, Stanislav Zimovets, Yuri Kuli and Andrei Kosykh are accused under articles on hooliganism, encroachment on the life of a police officer and the application of violence in relation to representatives of the authorities.

Alexey Navalny at the opening of the campaign headquarters in Tomsk, March 17, 2017 In Tomsk, police officers conduct an audit on the performance of oppositionist Alexei Navalny on a snowdrift after the politician supporters were forced to leave the premises of his election headquarters due to a call about the laid bomb. Police were regarded by the Political Speech as an inconsistent rally.

Russian businessman, co-owner of Alfa-Group and Letterone, Mikhail Friedman, filed a lawsuit to protect the honor, dignity and business reputation for the publisher of the newspaper Vedomosti. The application was received by the Ostankino Court of Moscow on Monday in connection with the article “Why the Spanish project of Mikhail Friedman was involved in the Russian Mafia case, published in the“ Vedomosti ”on February 27, 2017. The press secretary of the court reported this.

Truckers protest (Kirov) Communication operators began to block the Zello online. This is reported by users of service throughout Russia. Social networks discuss tools for bypassing restrictions. The services of Zello are used by more than 400 thousand people, including 15 thousand protesting truckers. By decision of Roskomnadzor of April 10, Zello should be included in the register of the organizers of the dissemination of information and monitor users.

Vyacheslav Maltsev The opposition policy of Vyacheslav Maltsev was detained on Thursday in Saratov in Saratov. It is reported that after the detention, the opposition had a heart attack. He was loaded onto the plane on a stretcher. He cannot speak. This was written on Twitter by the head of the election headquarters Alexei Navalny Leonid Volkov. They write from Saratov: Maltsev had a heart attack, he cannot speak, he was loaded on the plane on a stretcher; He flew out of Saratov at 11.20.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo CIA Director Mike Pompeo criticized WikiLeaks and its founder, accusing the organization of the fact that it is a hostile intelligence agency used by Russian military intelligence to interfere with the US presidential election. On April 13, Mike Pompeo performed at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an analytical center located in Washington.

Syrian President Bashar Assad claims that information about the use of its chemical weapon regime last week is 100 % falsification. On April 13, the AFP agency spread an interview with Assad, who stated that his government transferred all chemical weapons to the world community. “There was no order to make any attack,” Assad claimed.

The State Duma Committee on Security and Countering Corruption recommended that deputies reject the bill prohibiting minor children to study abroad. The bill contradicts the constitutional law on education, as well as an article by the Constitution, which prohibits issuing laws that belittling the rights and freedoms of a person, if this does not concern the security of the state, the committee is said.

Silvio Berlusconi The Italian billionaire, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sold the Milan football club, which is headed by China, Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux. On April 13, the Fininvest holding belonging to Berlusconi for 740 million euros sold almost all Milan shares along with debts. According to the media, the deal became the most significant investment of China in European football.

Vyacheslav Maltsev In Saratov, the opposition politician Vyacheslav Maltsev was detained. On the morning on Thursday, law enforcement officers drank the door to Maltsev’s apartment on Thursday and began a search. The politician himself told about this during the broadcast on his channel in Periscope. The investigator on particularly important cases presented Maltsev and his wife to a decision on the proceedings on a certain criminal case, issued by the Basmanny Court of Moscow.