Edward Radzinsky's condition is improving extremely slowly. He had an extensive program planned for September, prepared for the 75th anniversary - performances in the Tchaikovsky Hall, trips, but the fate of these concerts is still unclear. The writer himself is severely depressed, complicated by hypertension and the consequences of a concussion, and therefore intends to refuse any public appearances. But doctors insist that he not do this.

In the village of Tselinny, Perelyubsky district, Saratov region, a fight broke out between local residents and Kurds. Lenta.ru writes about this. The fight occurred on the evening of August 4; on the night of August 5, five residents of Tselinny were admitted to the Perelyubsk hospital. The conflict between local residents and Kurds, several of whose families arrived in the village 15 years ago, began the day before at a disco.

Supporters of the former prime minister of Ukraine, who was arrested last week in the gas case, collected more than 10 thousand signatures for her release. Lenta.ru writes about this. Tymoshenko's lawyer will present the collected signatures to the court. Let us remind you that Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested on August 5th.

From the new TV season, which is only a few days away, you always expect something interesting. Will your hopes come true this time? On August 11, the premiere marathon will be opened by the Russia 1 channel. The old and new program “Historical Process” will be released here - the same “Court of Time”, but without Leonid Mlechin. “I will be in the place of the opponent arguing with Sergei Kurginyan,” Nikolai Svanidze, the author and one of the presenters of the project, told us.

Alexander Sokurov, whose name the European Film Academy included in the hundred best directors of all time, finally scraped together the money to finish his Faust. The first audience will see the film at the end of August: it is included in the competition program of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. – Why do you need “Lev”? It seems that you have already proven everything to everyone. – In general, I think that the competitive system in its current form has outlived its usefulness.

sokurov-ivanov.jpg Alexander Sokurov finally scraped together the money to finish his Faust. Alexander Sokurov, whose name the European Film Academy included in the hundred best directors of all time, finally scraped together the money to finish his Faust. The first audience will see the film at the end of August: it is included in the competition program of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. – Why do you need “Lev”? It seems that you have already proven everything to everyone.

It is planned to invest about 15 trillion rubles in expanding the borders of the Russian capital only at the first stage, and the former Moscow region districts themselves should turn, according to Moscow officials, into an analogue of comfortable suburbs of Paris, London, Berlin and American cities. But, despite the rosy promises of the authorities, residents of the lands “seized by Moscow” are not yet in a hurry to rejoice at their new capital status.

I have quite a lot of new things, but the most important event is that just the other day my daughter Lilia was born, a wonderful child, and this, I think, is my main creative success and the fulfillment of my main creative plans. This is my fourth child, I already have two boys and a girl. And now there are already two girls, and it’s just great! But let's move on to more mundane things.

oleshko-ivanov002.jpg Alexander Oleshko has continuous rehearsals, filming, flights, and he can only dream of relaxation. All people are like people - they go on vacation. And I can only dream about rest. I don’t really want to go somewhere, I just want to get some sleep. I look at the upcoming schedule - continuous rehearsals, filming, flights.

The Russian Jewish Congress (REC) demanded that Channel One remove the program “Judge for yourself” from the air for “chauvinistic statements” by Maxim Shevchenko. A decisive campaign against the TV star was launched about a month ago by the president of the Middle East Institute, ex-head of the RJC, Evgeniy Satanovsky. When the host of the round table on the topic “20 years without the USSR. What's next?

serduchka_092.jpg Our correspondent in Jurmala managed to interview Andrei Danilko, who is elusive for Moscow journalists.

Last night, several explosions occurred in the London district of Tottenham, where riots have been taking place for the fifth day. It is reported that one of the city's warehouses exploded. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Singer Arkady Ukupnik became a father. The happy father and his wife Natalya named their daughter Sonya. The wife of the 58-year-old musician gave birth in an elite clinic in Tel Aviv. The child was born on August 1, absolutely healthy. The baby's height and weight are 51 cm and 3600 grams. For the 58-year-old singer and composer, Sonya is already the third child.

According to scientists, these are the consequences of the earthquake that occurred in Japan this spring. A major earthquake that occurred this spring in Japan broke off several huge icebergs from the ice shelf. According to data from NASA satellites, the largest of them is equal in area to New York Manhattan.

Friends, now you can read and comment on our news on Ya.ru - S interlocutor! The famous Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o has agreed on the terms of a personal contract with Anzhi Makhachkala. According to unofficial data, the Inter striker will sign a four-year agreement with a salary of 20 million euros per year. 0