Singer and TV presenter Olga Buzova. Photo: AGN “Moscow” “A Turkish mullah claims that men without beards cause “indecent thoughts” in other men because they resemble women” is a meme circulating on the Internet. And it doesn’t matter so much whether it’s true or fake. It is important that everyone has their own understanding of what “traditional values” humanity should descend to (or rise to, as appropriate).

For Smirnov, “Nika” is home “Nika” is the first, main, national and very freedom-loving film award in Russia. But there were no ceremonies for three years. Before this, we also missed 2020 due to Covid. It turns out that in five years the country's main film awards were given out for only the second time. Sokurov, Bykov*, Shirvindt... Prizes were awarded for 2022 and 2023. For many Niki film academics, these years became the most painful.

There are only a few weeks left until voting day. Will Yabloko hold on in the Moscow City Duma? Report from the capital's party headquarters Four brave out of 24. How many will be allowed to participate in the elections?

Recently, the US and EU again announced new sanctions to Russia. “Interlocutor” asked Oleg Buklemishev, director of the Center for Economic Policy Research at Moscow State University, how they actually affect our economy. – The West imposes sanctions in whole packages, but our authorities always insist that this is not scary for us at all and in some places it’s even beneficial.

The leader of the Night Snipers celebrated her 50th anniversary with a film about herself The KION online cinema released the documentary film “Arbenina” in the popular “one day with a star” format. This is the second film by Angelina Ashman, the daughter of the famous documentarian Sergei Miroshnichenko. Before this, the director made a movie about the prison “Crosses” (2020) and produced two films about the Vladimir Central and Butyrka.

The head of Orsk, which sank in April due to a dam break, Vasily Kozupitsa (pictured) resigned. “Interlocutor” learned from city residents about the situation in it and about the attitude towards the ex-mayor. Two months ago, the mayor said in an interview with Channel One: “I believe that in this situation it is easier to leave than not to leave. They won’t understand me, it will be wrong, not human, not state-like.” It was in vain that the mayor was worried that he would not be understood.

Ex-deputy of the Novosibirsk City Council Sergei Boyko* conducted a stream about how Mexico, where he currently lives, is preparing for Hurricane Beryl, which has already destroyed Jamaica, destroying everything possible and killing an as yet unspecified number of people, and is now moving towards the Mexican coast.

The famous journalist and showman Otar Kushanashvili published a video on social networks of him being given an IV. On June 20, Otar was hospitalized, and during the operation he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor It is clear that it is very difficult for Otaru to speak, but it is also clear that he is holding on courageously and does not even plan to give up.