We have already talked about the preacher Eduard Charov, who founded an almshouse in the Sverdlovsk region. The doors of the shelter are open to everyone who needs help: for unhappy and wretched people - without documents or official status. For publishing anti-war posts and criticizing the authorities, Charov was fined and charged under the article “discrimination against the army,” but still the preacher did not close his almshouse.

On October 20, the famous photographer and long-time author of “Interlocutor” Valery Plotnikov turns 80 Photo: Valery Plotnikov After graduating from the Academy of Arts, then VGIK, Plotnikov became famous as the author of photographic portraits of famous people. He started his craft out of a sense of... justice. – I remember that in my youth, the Soviet authorities universally criticized the work of Anna Akhmatova, Mikhail Zoshchenko and other great people.

“Interlocutor” found out why migrants are dragged to military registration and enlistment offices In the Moscow region, raids have begun on migrants who have recently received a Russian passport. People complain that they are trying to force them to sign a contract to participate in a special operation. Photo: “RUSSIAN VIEW”, SOCIAL NETWORKS The previous wave of catching potential warriors swept across the country at the end of the summer of 2023.

Next year, 2024, the Mosfilm film concern will celebrate its centenary. And this year marks another important date - Karen Shakhnazarov has been heading it for a quarter of a century. More than anyone else. A million dollars per privatization The year 1998 was marked by two events for Russian cinema: a default occurred, which almost brought the dying industry to an end, and Mosfilm was headed by 46-year-old director Karen Shakhnazarov.

This has never happened in Russia before. In our educational institutions, of course, there have already been shootings, but for a girl to respond to bullying like this (as happened last week in Bryansk)!.. But now this will definitely not happen again (the authorities think so): deputies urgently decided to introduce a ban on bullying in schools. That is, at home or in the yard and somewhere else, it will apparently be possible to engage in bullying. But in schools it’s no longer comme il faut.

On October 30, Russia celebrated the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression. Perm Triangle The Day of Political Prisoners cannot be erased from Russian history: the tragedies affected too many... The country today has 53 exhibitions and museums dedicated to those mournful years when thousands of people were shot or sent to camps. And only one memorial complex – “Perm-36” – is located in a real former colony where political prisoners were kept. "Interlocutor" visited there.

The activity and energy of the 73-year-old artist Nadezhda Babkina can only be envied Babkina leads her team, gives concerts, and hosts TV shows. He also periodically participates in the political life of the country: he either campaigns in elections or serves as a deputy. "You were born a girl by mistake" This fall, before the Moscow mayoral elections, Nadezhda Babkina, as Sergei Sobyanin’s confidant, held a series of meetings with Muscovites.

The artist Viktor Avilov, who would have turned 70 this year, was immediately remembered by the viewer after his first appearances on the silver screen. First of all, with its unusual appearance. Fame came to him when he was under forty. But, unfortunately, this did not last long - the artist passed away at the age of 51. “Interlocutor” remembered Avilov and his second wife, actress Galina Galkina.

This year, the legendary performance of the capital’s Mossovet Theater “Jesus Christ – Superstar” turned 33 years old. This is the age of Christ! The English rock opera in Soviet adaptation is still a success today, still causing the wrath of some “righteous people”. “Why are you promoting bourgeois art?” Christian complaints about the rock opera by Andrew Webber and Tim Rice began immediately after its appearance on the American stage in 1971.

Exactly a year ago, when the opposition politician answered questions from Sobesednik, sitting in Moscow’s Butyrka detention center No. 2, everything was still ahead for him: court hearings on a “fake” case, a sentence of 8.5 years, tears of family and friends... Photo: Irina Zhirkova Now Ilya* sent us news from the capital’s pre-trial detention center-4 “Bear” in a new capacity for himself - a convicted person and serving a sentence.

Artificial termination of pregnancy is planned to be tightened in Russia The country is experiencing record demand for birth control pills. This is due to the fact that women fear a possible tightening of rules in the field of abortion, including the dispensing of specialized drugs. Last week, various public figures and legislators actively discussed how to limit Russian women’s access to this procedure.

“Interlocutor” plunged into the strangeness of the declarations and personal life of the deputy, who in theory should protect the rights of workers. Not a small deputy at all Photo: Social networks Andrey Isaev “It’s time for the warning shot.” This is an important thing, he saved the lives of many. A shot was fired and the intruder stopped. I am sure that the Tsar Bomba test in 1961 played a significant role in preventing a nuclear war between the USSR and the USA.

On October 24, the writer Venedikt Erofeev would have turned 85 years old. He is still called Venichka and his most famous work “Moscow - Petushki” is still quoted. Erofeev glorified the electric train of this direction for many years. “I, like Hitler, am forced to give half of my heart to dogs!” Photo: Social networks Venedikt Erofeev Today, due to renovations at the Kursk station, this train, which became legendary thanks to Erofeev, does not yet operate.

On December 16, famous TV presenter Yuri Nikolaev celebrated his 75th birthday. For almost half a century, Nikolaev remains the face of Channel One, and it’s time to write memoirs. And he did it - for his birthday he published the book “Everything is Fair Here.” “Interlocutor” spoke with the presenter about this, about the artists who left the country and about young talents. “Did I have star fever?

Wives of those mobilized throughout the country are demanding the return of their breadwinners and children's fathers home. They do not understand why murderers and rapists are demobilized after six months of service, while their husbands must fight until victory. Or death. The “Interlocutor” listened to one of the mobilized wives, Muscovite Maria Andreeva.