The African American Koretti Arle-Titz came to the imperial Russia by a 19-year-old artist and remained for life, found her love, survived the revolution, two wars and the "big terror", became a brilliant chamber singer. She rightfully called Russia "our country" of March 17, 2021

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Ballet "Wuthering Heights" American composer Philip Glass accused the Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theater in annexed Crimea of ​​music piracy. He published an open letter to the theater on the social network X, in which he claims that his music is illegally used in the Wuthering Heights ballet. Glass writes that he did not give the theater permission to use his music or his name.

The suspect in the blow of the officer’s car Yevgeny Serebryakov, who was detained the day before in Turkey, was taken to Russia. This was reported by the FSB of Russia by publishing a video . On it, the 29-year-old Serebryakov in handcuffs says that he himself contacted the special services of Ukraine back in February 2023, after which he talked with a "certain Ilya", under the control of which he collected explosives and laid it under the car.

Ismael El Mayo Zambada Ismael El Mayo Zambada, co-founder and leader of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced this, emphasizing that this is “one of the most brutal and powerful drug cartels in the world.” Zambada, 76, founded the cartel with Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman (El Chapo), who is currently serving a life sentence in a US prison.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and lawyer David Urban published in The Wall Street Journal the article “Peaceful Plan Trump for Ukraine”. Is it possible to implement this plan?

The admission of Russians to the Olympics *** The story of the fencer Kirill Lokhanov *** The arrest of a Russian suspected of preparing provocations in Paris *** Features of the organization of games *** Macron on the importance of the Olympics for France.

Founder of the Gorno-Altai newspaper "Listov" Sergey Mikhailov The prosecutor's office asked the city-Altai city court to sentenced journalist Sergei Mikhailov to the nine years of the colony. In addition, they want to forbid him to engage in journalistic activities and administer sites. According to Siberia. Realities, Sergei Mikhailov is accused of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army in the telegram channel and on the website of the local edition of the Listov, which he founded.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia included at the list of extremist at once 55 organizations that deal with the issues of self -determination of peoples living in Russia. The department called them all the structural units of the "anti -Russian separatist movement", which the Supreme Court of Russia recognized as extremist in June 2024. There was no known about the organization with this name before the court decision.

Dmitry Kurlyandsky Composer Dmitry Kurlyandsky refused to receive the Golden Mask, which he was awarded for the music for the play “Katerina Izmailova” at the Perm Theater. He called Russia's main theater award "a grimace of a system that is destroying theater," referring to the trial of director Evgenia Berkovich and screenwriter Svetlana Petriychuk. The composer answered questions from Radio Liberty.

The Kialim Reservoir dam before its destruction In the Chelyabinsk region on Friday, July 26, water broke through a dam at the Kialimskoye reservoir. This happened after heavy rainfall, when the water level in the reservoir rose sharply. According to eyewitnesses, nearby villages are flooded, residents are fleeing on the roofs of their houses.

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