angry four hundred thousand rubles of taxpayers' money and we given to a group it calls vandals for vyner a protest only legitimizes their own but. it's a very awkward situation when the state award goes to a group that in fact organizes an action aimed against the state but it is a very important signal artists always express society's pain and a healthy society accepts he said. but there's been no acceptance of viners are until now team members still face trial on hooliganism charges for this little stunt british graffiti artist banksy did bail them out but they could still face seven years in prison for flipping cars so why this sudden show of state support. the minister of culture was afraid of being accused of political censorship and i think he was right the american tree is better being afraid of imposing political censorship and to actually import breezewood. for a sea change from four years ago this image of two kissing policeman was banned by the culture ministry for international exhibits fearing embarrassment a curated event it's a bishan was andrée year affair back then he lo

a symbol of some petersburg's culture because it's the first work that is proof of a civil society vyner court controversy usually at the expense of the authorities whether it's art or not they've achieved what they wanted to know to writing they say they'll donate a prize money to political prisoners why didn't it r.t. moscow. business is next now with dmitri. thanks bill rising gas demand in europe should see more money pouring into gas from his coffers by the end of the year the c.e.o. of the russian gas giant projects the price of gas and long term contracts could rise by as much as sixty percent by december to five hundred thousand cubic meters they said the fact that exports to europe are higher than in april than in the winter months were good grounds for optimism but look at the markets u.s. markets opened flat after a long weekend the dow is off around a quarter of a percent point one and the nasdaq is actually up by the same amount as the almost three year highs stocks are struggling with the resistance level coupled with high energy prices kimberly clark has cut its profit for

petersburg has won the twenty ten innovation prize for best visual artwork self-styled terrorists vyner meaning war in russian are the unpopular wins. i think it's essentially vandalism a bridge is a cultural and historical monument and anything on it has an act of vandalism and it should be punished not rewarded. here in the center of contemporary art you can see the other entries for the award nothing is stimulating or shocking or innovative as viner's and according to the jury that's why they won purely artistic merit but now it's not as simple as that the same symbol the ministry rewarded is now being brandished in mocking protest this russian youth group is angry four hundred thousand rubles of taxpayers' money we given to a group it calls vandals for vine or the protest only legitimizes they're out. of the woods it's a very awkward situation when the state award goes to a group that in fact organizes an action aimed against the state but this is a very important signal artists always express society's pain and a healthy society accepts these. but there's been no acceptance of viny

vyner court controversy usually at the expense of the authorities whether it's art or not they've achieved what they wanted to notoriety they say they'll donate a prize money to political prisoners by the bennett party. and there was a more news and feature stories on our web site of course that's our comments are a look and see what's lined up for you online right now and america's most prison is packed with innocent people that's according to the latest trove of secret files from what wiki leaks has shed light on the one hundred inmates and who they really are. and find out why india is becoming an increasingly male dominated society and more devastating effect that may help on the country's future. now twenty five years since the meltdown at the church of all nuclear plant fears linger that disaster will one day repeat itself on the eve of the tragic anniversary ukraine's are seeking funds to complete a new containment shelter over the reactors remains which are still missing dangerous levels of radiation ati's alexy other chefs has had exclusive access to the disaster site. well clearl