The song "This is all" by Yuri Shevchuk. Paintings by modern Russian artists. The language of the song is very poetic and the meaning is not easy to fully understand even for native speakers; it can render itself to various interpretations.

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An interview by journalist and music critic Artemy Troitsky. What is he ready to talk about with Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev? And with Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev? His opinion about Yuri Shevchuk's breakthrough and results. Why people leave Russia today, and how can one remain free?

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Интервью журналиста и музыкального критика ( Read more... )

Musician Yuri Shevchuk and actor Igor Sklar at the rally for preservation of St.Petersburg on 10 October 2010.


Грани-ТВ: Марш за сохранение Петербурга
( Запись текста выступлений Ю.Шевчука и И.Скляра с видео )

Signatures are being collected for Yuri Shevchuk's standing as a candidate for presidential elections in Russia in 2012.


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Writer and publicist Alexander Sotnik has appealed to Yuri Shevchuk asking him to stand for the presidential elections in Russia in 2012 and save the country from chekist yoke.

Изначально опубликовал asotnik в ОБРАЩЕНИЕ К ЮРИЮ ШЕВЧУКУ
Уважаемый Юрий Юлианович!
Обращаюсь к Вам не как к популярному певцу, а как к гражданину России.
В последнее время страна ( Read more... )

Well-known and probably Russia's best satirist Mikhail Zhvanetsky shares his opinion on the talk between Shevchuk and Putin.

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Из передачи "Дежурный по стране" от 7 июня 2010 г.

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A satirical couplet about Putin by Yuri Shevchuk.

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There is a poll going on whether to elect Yuri Shevchuk Russian president. So far 2900 people have voted. Of them 60% have voted for Shevchuk, 13% (including me) for Mikhail Khodorkovsky and only 4% for Putin/Medvedev.


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Bono (U2) and Yuri Shevchuk (DDT) sing Bob Dylan's song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" on 25 August in Moscow.

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Грани-ТВ: Дуэт Боно и Шевчука

"This situation is very likely to engage huge masses of people". In the opinion of Artemy Troitsky, though the authorities can deal with political opposition, they will be unable to stand against pop stars and the Internet.Артемий Троицкий: "...в данном случае власти столкнулись с чем-то им неведомым. Известные, публичные, успешные, почти гламурные ( Read more... )