Mikhail Khodorkovsky You still have everything ahead - My congratulations to “Interlocutor” on his anniversary. I read regularly and enjoy the quality materials. Sometimes I get upset... But still, in modern times, Sobesednik is one of the freest newspapers in Russia. This means that everything is ahead of you. I wish you success!

Alexander Adabashyan Happiness is when it works out! – Before writing my first script, I didn’t write anything. Even notes for the school wall newspaper. And I thought it was easy. Not so. Andron Konchalovsky, who invited me to work on the script, patiently explained why what I sprinkled was no good. And I explained to him why it was wonderful.

04/25/2009 09:00:00 British conductor David Pountney will stage Giuseppe Verdi's popular opera "Aida" on the floating stage of Lake Constance, Lenta.ru reports. The irony, notes The Times, is that Aida is set in the Egyptian desert. But Pountney is not embarrassed by this circumstance; he is confident that he managed to find a suitable stage solution. The premiere of "Aida" will take place on July 22, 2009 at the music festival in Bregenz, Austria.

Leonid Yarmolnik Diversity is always better than gray monotony - “Interlocutor” definitely has its originality. Probably, the dissimilarity annoys someone. There is no need to be afraid of this. Unfortunately, often people cannot reach an agreement precisely because they are not ready to understand and accept the position of the other.

04/25/2009 09:00:00 The pictographs preserved on seals from the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization are a record of the spoken form of the language, rather than a set of symbols. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the University of Washington State, led by Professor Rajesh Rao. They used a number of statistical methods to analyze the icons and published their findings in the journal Science, reports Lenta.ru .

Vyacheslav Fetisov So that luck does not turn away! Congratulations to everyone's favorite newspaper on its anniversary! Remain the best conversationalist for your readers. I wish you all good luck and victories! The last two words are not just a tribute to the tradition of congratulations. Athletes, probably more than anyone else, know their value. And they know that sometimes you can do everything to win, but... luck will turn away, and - an insulting defeat to the point of tears.

04/25/2009 19:27:23 Hollywood actor of Russian origin Oleg Taktarov moved to Moscow for several months. He takes part in the new project “Keeper”. The film was commissioned by the NTV channel and is replete with Oleg’s favorite hand-to-hand combat techniques. In the new film, Taktarov breaks tables with one blow, scatters crowds of attackers, and sends especially persistent ones flying out of the window of a restaurant rented for filming.