Discussion of the ideological and artistic originality of the novel by Chingiz Aitmatov, "Plaha"; opening of the Khlebnikov museum; an interview with the writer Andrei Bitov; discussion of the multiple uses of advertising in U.S. media.
Featured in the program: Lakshin, Vladimir IAkovlevich (Literary Expert); Anninskii, Lev Aleksandrovich (Literary Expert); Zolotusskii, Igor' (Literary Expert); Khlebnikov, Velimir (Poet); Triapkin, Nikolai (Poet); Mel'vil', Andrei IUr'evich (Department Head of the Institute of USA and Canada); Nikitin, Aleksandr (Senior Researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada); Bitov, Andrei Georgievich (Writer)