IGOR POMERANTSEV (Saratov, 1948) is a poet, critic, playwright and broadcaster. He broadcast with the Russian Service of the BBC in the early 1980s, and since 1987 he has worked with Radio Liberty in London, Munich, and Prague. He is also the editor and presenter of the radio magazine “Above the Barriers”. He is the author of the radio plays “Love on Short Waves”, “Sweethearts of Mr. Fabre”, and “Can You Hear Me?” and of several books of prose, poetry and essays, including books on the radio: News, Radio “C”, and Inside Lyrics. He is a wine critic and the author of “Dry Red”.