Solzhenitsyn’s archive hunt, the black market of anti -Soviet books, a secret language and real consequences for the guardians of Tamizdat. Statistics of crimes and a random meeting on the bus. How the collectors and distributors of forbidden books lived - in the sixth episode of the "empty shelf". We collected personal stories of those who read Sam- and Tamizdat using the Linor Goralik Postpost.media project, send your memories to svoboda.podcasts@gmail.com

Russia announced a successful test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch took place at the Plesetsk cosmodrome and was the first in the program of state tests. 🇷🇺TODYA at 15:12 Moscow Time, Sarmat, Land-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Was Successfully Launched from a Silo At the Pleset Tasting Cosmodrome Innome Inn Arkhangelsk Region.

Oleg Kulik, Archive photo The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the rehabilitation of Nazism after a demonstration of sculpture by the artist Oleg Kulik "Big Mother" at the Art Moscow Fair in the Gostiny Dvor. Kulik on Wednesday was called for interrogation in the department. The art critic Ksenia Korobeinikova spoke about the initiation of the case to the RTVI channel, Kulik himself informed the team of journalist Anna Mongite about interrogation.

The court in London issued an extradition warrant in the United States founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange. This was reported on Twitter of the organization. The final decision will be made by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Great Britain Pritish Patel. After that, Assange will be able to appeal the verdict.

"This war is not needed. Who needs it? Putin? He started this war, let him answer, for which our boys are dying there." "This is not a special military operation, but the word that is prohibited in us." "I think Putin is right." "The traitors of our Motherland." Those who do not support the war in Ukraine are called the Russian authorities. We asked Muscovites how they relate to those who oppose the so -called "special military operation"

A resident of the city of Bucha Nadezhda Turchaninov at the coffin of his son Vadim, killed by the Russian military during the occupation of the city Information digest "Freedom time", April 20 The position of the defenders of Mariupol and the peaceful inhabitants of the city located next to them remains catastrophic.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the rehabilitation of Nazism after a demonstration of sculpture by the artist Oleg Kulik "Big Mother" at the Art Moscow Fair in the Gostiny Dvor. Kulik on Wednesday was called for interrogation in the department. The art critic Ksenia Korobeinikova spoke about the initiation of the case to the RTVI channel, Kulik himself informed the team of journalist Anna Mongite about interrogation.

A survey of passers -by on the streets of Moscow

Head of the European Council Charles Michelle (Archive photo) The head of the European Council-the leading body of the European Union, uniting the leaders of the EU member countries-Charles Michelle arrived on a visit to Kyiv. He wrote about this on social networks, calling Ukraine "the heart of free and democratic Europe." In Kyiv Today. In the heart of a free and democratic Europe.

Representatives of the Russian intelligentsia called for stopping the war with Ukraine for at least a few days before the Orthodox Easter. An open letter is published by the New Gazeta. Europe. Among the signed is the human rights activist Zoya Svetova, philosopher Mikhail Epstein, actor and director Alexander Feklistov. The authors of the appeal write that the passionate week is now going on - the last week of Great Lent before the main Christian holiday of Christ Sunday.

The most interesting of our common past. Incomplete story. Unjust wounds. Still live hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago. Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy chooses from our ether still relevant and turned out to be eternal.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the evening of April 19 brought a deep apology to the House of Commons for visiting the party during Lockdown. Last week, the head of the government was fined for violation of quarantine rules, becoming the first prime minister in the history of the kingdom, convicted of violation of the law during his stay at his post.

The second racket of the world, Russian Daniil Medvedev Russian tennis players, including the second racket of the world Daniil Medvedev, will not be allowed to Wimbledon because of Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters. The New York Times reported that the ban will concern not only Russians, but also Belarusians. At the same time, according to Sportico , the decision is still unknown in relation to Belarusian athletes.

Will international sanctions lead to the collapse of the Russian economy? Maxim Blanus answers