Former member of the Time and Sunday groups, Evgeny Margulis, is sure that it is not worth mixing politics and music. Moreover, musicians should avoid meeting with the heads of state. In order not to look like fools. "If you rebel in old age - you are just an asshole!" Photo: Evgeny Gilmanov / Salt - You were not at a meeting with Medvedev - why? - Such meetings are in principle uninteresting to me. Even if they called, he didn’t go.

The Premier Ballet “Daphnis and Chloe” in the production of Alexei Miroshnichenko claims to become a new hit of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater. By connecting the classic ballet and Contemporary Dance, Miroshnichenko created a very sensual, beautiful and, as befits a dance performance, which is clear without words about love at a fracture of eras. At the same time, the performance turned out to be a kind of Perm accent.

Russian blogosphere from October 15 to 26: Putin's resignation, conspiratorial apartments, madness of motorists. Freedom of assembly In Moscow, a rally was held for the resignation of the national leader Vladimir Putin from the post of prime minister. Popular bloggers published photo reports from the action; The prime minister, nevertheless, did not flinch and did not resign.

The Oceanarium website Sea Life reports with a regret: in approximately the second year of life, the famous Paul Oskinog died. This tragic event occurred on the night of October 25 to 26. The octopus Paul during his lifetime became famous for correctly predicted the outcomes of all seven Germany matches at the World Cup in South Africa.

Artist Nelson Loury has been in animation for more than twenty years. But since only directors know in person, few people know that there is such a talented puppeteer, and that the famous “corpse of the bride” Tim Barton is a matter of his own hands. Louori, as it turned out in his interview with Salt, from an early age knew a lot about cartoons and over the years did not lose this taste.

This week, all my evenings were devoted to rehearsals: with high school students we prepared the performance of KVN. At my disposal, eleventh graders, whom older teachers are mainly considered to be rude veins. Estimates to the "lives" are placed in absentia, pushing on independent and control. Any of their performance threatens a breakdown of the lesson. The simplest question “What do you think about this?”, By negligence addressed to the class, may seem like a disaster to the teacher.

An independent book fair took place this Sunday in Peterbug for the second time. Small, small and completely meager publishers drop off on a penny for renting premises (friendly, therefore cheap), organize a cultural program themselves, inform the cultural public through the Internet - and sell books at publishing prices. Profits are non -vocal, but costs strive to zero. Petersburg here adopts Moscow experience.