Gathered on a winter evening in the hospitable library of Nekrasov, the editors of the "Polka" discussed the role of snow and cold in literature . From Russian fairy tales and Christmas stories to four Snowstorms (Pushkin, Tolstoy, Pasternak and Sorokin), from the poems of Blok and Brodsky to conspiracy investigations about the Dyatlov Pass.
The podcast "Referee Radio Russia FM" has started a series of programs dedicated to Galina Ulanova on the occasion of her 105th birthday. The host considers Ulanova one of the brightest names in world art and a symbol of Russian ballet, along with Anna Pavlova and Maya Plisetskaya. The podcast discusses how Ulanova has become an ideal for audiences, colleagues, and artists alike, and how her talent has inspired many famous contemporaries such as Boris Pasternak, Sergei Eisenstein, and Faina Ranevskaya. The host also mentions that Alexei Tolstoy once called Ulanova an "ordinary goddess."