[Mikhail]

(Look-Info news agency Saratov from 01.02.13)
The painting "Tears of Autumn" painted Alfiya Ponomarenko is in the office of the head of department (now formally liquidated) for Interregional Relations and Public Affairs of the Saratov Regional Duma Viktor Tokarev.
This is our agency told the artist herself.
This week, with the exhibition in Parliament disappeared painting "Tears of Autumn". According to our agency, a government source region, the aesthetic preferences of the matter is that some of the Saratov officials - booth visitors.
They do not like the image of a man and woman embrace, which observes the behavior of the girl.
According to the interviewees' Look-info ", dissatisfaction expressed about the ombudsman Julia Child Erofeeva.
Alfiya Ponomarenko said about the following:
"I was in shock. I had many exhibitions in the year 1994 and nothing like this happened to me. I have nothing against the man who thought so about my picture, maybe he has the mood of the day was bad. In fact, this picture tells the story of lost love. This is a lament for lost love. I posed for my roommate, at the time she was 25 years old. I do not understand how it could see the baby? picture looked before the show, many liked it. I even had offers to sell, but now I will not sell, I will leave for memory. Or if selling it is very expensive ".
On the question of what is now the web and how to explain its disappearance from the exhibition, Ms. Ponomarenko said that "the picture is still in the Duma, but in the office of Tokarev."
"What can he explain? They told me to take off, he took off and put it to his office, with a picture that did not happen," - said the master.
Commenting on the allegations in the promotion of pedophilia, the artist stressed that "it can only deal with sick, crazy people."
"I am a normal person. Married to the same man for 26 years. Our adult son. Sake of the family I have twice refused to work abroad. I offered to stay in France and Monaco ... There is a desire to work, I am this morning I go, I touch a brush, look unfinished paintings ... You know, somewhere in the late 80's, I think in the 89th year, I was preparing the exhibition and presented their work Hudsovet. On one of the pictures was a picture my little sister. It was a dress, and she had open shoulders. This picture is not taken, and I was called a pornographic artist. I then three years did not write anything. Now I'm an adult and a much calmer react to things like this, "- said the artist.
In turn, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Saratov region Julia Erofeeva, referring to the common cold, promised to comment on the situation Monday, 4 February 2013.
Ponomarenko exhibition opened in Saratov Regional Duma on January 18. On display are paintings devoted to the seasons, as well as portraits of public figures, past and present - the royal reformer Pyotr Stolypin and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
(Kartina "Tears of Autumn" - i123mage.jpg)