Very little is known about how the famous Igor Talkov started. The first director of the artist told how he suffered with the uncontrollable singer Very little is known about how the famous Igor Talkov started. He himself laughed it off: he accidentally met the right people, they believed in him, and that’s how it all started. Our reporter managed to find the artist’s first director in Tula, Anatoly Kondratyev. He told how he suffered with the uncontrollable singer.

25 years ago, on May 23, 1987, the USSR stopped jamming the Voice of America radio station. This was one of the first steps of glasnost. Not only the Voice of America broadcast in the USSR, but also Radio Liberty, Deutsche Welle, Russian Air Force Service, Vatican Radio, Voice of Israel, and others, operating in the shortwave and mediumwave range. The Soviet leadership called them “enemy voices” and fought their presence on the air as best they could.

NEWS OF THE DAY. Vladimir Putin's press secretary spoke about what former members of his boss's government will do in the Kremlin. The day before, a number of ministers of the previous Russian government were appointed advisers and assistants to President Vladimir Putin , but it remained unclear what areas of activity the officials would oversee. Former Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova will be responsible for the socio-economic development of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

The President said that he “really doesn’t care” when amendments to the rally legislation will be raised NEWS OF THE DAY. The president said that he “really doesn’t care” when amendments to the rally legislation are raised.

RUSSIA NEWS. There have been requests about children from the Caucasus before, said the head of Chelyabinsk Lyceum No. 31, Alexander Popov, who refused to answer the police request about Caucasian natives. “In 2008, when there was a South Ossetian conflict, they also sent a request. Then they asked how many Georgians were studying at school. I replied that I didn’t find any Georgians, there were Khazars and Polovtsians, whether to count them or not,” said Alexander Popov .

You need: 1 kg of carp, 5 onions, 2 bunches of parsley, 2 bunches of dill, 0.5 kg of sour cream, bay leaf, allspice, black pepper, salt. May 23 is a holiday for all chess players in the world. On this day 61 years ago, Anatoly Karpov, a great chess player, 12th world chess champion, champion of the USSR and Russia, deputy, public figure, one of the most famous philatelists in Russia, was born...

The good physical shape of 83-year-old Alexei Batalov could be the envy of many young men. Despite his age, he still hosts film festivals, teaches at the institute and travels with performances throughout Russia. However, more and more often the actor falls into despair because his memory has become catastrophically weakened. Alexey Batalov is known not only for his wonderful roles in films. He was often invited to read voice-over texts - thanks to his beautiful voice.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Beglov as his plenipotentiary representative in the Central Federal District. RUSSIA NEWS. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Beglov as his plenipotentiary representative in the Central Federal District. The Kremlin press service reports this. The previous plenipotentiary representative in the Central Federal District Oleg Govorun on Monday headed the Ministry of Regional Development.

Although enough has been said about the dangers of energy drinks, the new data will shock anyone. It turned out that just five days may be enough to irreversibly damage tooth enamel. The result is the development of caries, increased sensitivity and other dental problems, the cause of which is the prohibitive level of acidity of energy drinks.

All kinds of “folk festivals” in Moscow and very similar actions have been going on in the capital for two weeks now. The security forces invariably, usually at night, when it was less crowded and lighter, dispersed the crowd. But people gather again and again. The Kremlin and United Russia have already responded to the “festivities” and protest camps quite constructively - with a bill according to which fines for unauthorized events are sharply increased: up to 900 thousand rubles.

Long-circulating rumors about the separation of one of the most beautiful star couples - Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis - do not subside, although the actor, promoting his latest film "Dark Shadows", made a denial. Having complained that people do not believe a single word he says, Johnny Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow, only dryly noted that the chatter about his family life is a lie. And nothing more.

Show business stars walked in friendly rows to plant a cherry forest in Gorky Park. Even the inclement weather did not frighten the artists. Wearing raincoats and armed with shovels and watering cans, the celebrities began planting trees... For the stars, the organizers prepared about two hundred four-year-old seedlings, which were specially brought from an Italian nursery. Many artists came with their families to plant the cherry forest.

Oppositionists and social activists are dissatisfied with the appointment of Asgat Safarov as Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic RUSSIA NEWS. Oppositionists and social activists are dissatisfied with the appointment of Asgat Safarov as Deputy Prime Minister of the republic. In Tatarstan, a collection of signatures has begun for an appeal to deputies of the State Council of the Republic with a request to reject the candidacy of a new deputy prime minister.

As promised earlier, during their performance, the old ladies prepared the national Udmurt dish perepechi in a Russian oven, which puffed behind the performers, and the funniest “Buranovskaya Grandmother” Natalya Pugacheva, contrary to the fears of the stage directors, successfully coped with a close-up solo passage. The group “Buranovskie Babushki” reached the final of Eurovision 2012, taking the informal “ninth” place.

NEWS OF THE DAY. Presidential elections have started in Egypt. Voting takes place in 27 provinces of the country, where about 14 thousand polling stations are organized. The first round of voting will last two days and end on Thursday, May 24. The results of the first round of elections will be announced at a press conference next Monday. More than 50 million registered voters can vote.