Petit Cafe: Moscow’s Melting Pot
Risk-taking marinades and eclectic ingredients eclipse the French classics at this new restaurant near Kropotkinskaya.
These Uncensored Questions Gatecrashed Putin’s Annual Call-In Marathon
President Putin’s annual question and answer session is a carefully choreographed affair. And then some uncomfortable questions snuck onscreen.
Putin Stops Short of Confirming Re-Election Campaign
At his annual “Direct Line” question and answer session broadcast live on television, Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped short of announcing he will run for the presidency in elections scheduled for March.
Putin Says Anti-Corruption Protesters ‘Are Only Doing It for Publicity’
Russia’s nation-wide anti-corruption protests have already led to hundreds of arrests. But Russian President Vladimir Putin remained mostly silent on these matters — until very late into his annual telethon.
Collection of porcelain and glassware of the XVIII-XXI centuries
Peter and Paul Fortress, Petrovskaya Curtain Wall (left side) Exhibition from the collection of ceramics and glassware of the State Museum of History of St Petersburg is about 5000 objects of porcelain and glassware of Russian and West European production. The collection of ceramics and glassware of the State Museum of the History of St…
Collection of furniture of the XVIII – early XX century
In 2013 a permanent exhibition “Collection of furniture of the XVIII – early XX century” was opened for visitors. The collection is taken from the decorative and applied arts fund of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. The decorative and applied arts fund collection of the State Museum of the History of…
Secret House
For 200 years the Shlisselburg Fortress “Oreshek”, situated on a small island in the river Neva’s outflow fr om Lake Ladoga, was used as a political prison. The first prison building – the Secret House (also known as The Old Prison) – was constructed in the citadel to the design of the architect Peter Paton.…
New Prison
For 200 years the Shlisselburg Fortress “Oreshek”, situated on a small island in the river Neva’s outflow fr om Lake Ladoga, was used as a political prison. The first prison building on the territory of the fortress was the Secret House, wh ere participants of the Decembrists Revolt were confined. The New Prison was built…
The Rumyantsev Mansion and its Owners
The history of the mansion from its construction in 1730s – 1740s till the end of the twentieth century is shown by documents, architectural designs, photographs, portraits and family coat of arms of its owners, materials on restoration works in the building.
The NEP. The Image of the City and Man
The NEP was the New Economic Policy introduced by the Soviet Government in 1921 – 1929 to prevent the Russian economy fr om collapsing. The NEP allowed small businesses to reopen for private profit while the state continued to control large industries, banks and foreign trade. The display in the Rumyantsev Mansion tells about the…
From Weekdays to Holidays – Urban Sketches from the 1930s
The 1930s in Russia was the time of five-year plans, true enthusiasm in work and fundamental reorganisation of the Leningrad industrial basis. The exhibition features samples of goods, produced at the city enterprises, and models of different structures and devices. The process of rapid industrialization involved intensification of labour and restriction of discipline. The country…
Literary Display
A literary display in the last flat of Alexander Blok, which he and his wife were compelled to move into owing to the Bolshvist policy of compression, was opened in 2005. The exhibition explores the life and work of Alexander Blok in the broad context of artistic life in St. Petersburg – Petrograd of 1920s…
Alexander Blok and his Circle
In 2008 State Museum of the History of St Petersburg launched a new display entitled “Alexander Blok and his Circle”, based on the museum collection and memorial items from the Institute of Russian Literature in St Petersburg. Items connected with the poet’s family and literary circle, including numerous autographs, books, portraits, drawings and personal belongings,…
Memorial Display
Memorial display is located on the third floor of the flat 21, which was occupied by Alexander Blok and his wife from 1912 to 1920. This flat is connected with the most fruitful period of his work. Here he wrote the cycles of poems «Of What the Wind Sings», «The Life of My Friend», «Black…
Permanent Display of the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
Permanent display of the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad is located beneath the monument. Mosaic triptych “The Siege of 1941” by Sergey Repin, Ivan Uralov and Nikita Fomin depicts volunteers leaving for the war, women working at the factory in besieged city, and the portrait of Dmitry Shostakovich, who wrote his famous Symphony…
Sergey Kirov Memorial Flat
The twelve-room apartment memorial flat of the Leningrad Communist Party Leader has been preserved till present. The interior decoration of the study, the library, the small workshop and the bedroom came to our time almost unchanged; the kitchen, the second entrance hall and the housemaid’s room have been reconstructed. A collection of Kirov’s clothes, hunting…
Permanent display in the Mikhail Matyushin’s House
Permanent display in the Mikhail Matyushin’s House focuses on the main stages of the development of avant-garde culture in Russia and shows the diversity of St. Petersburg avant-garde art of the 1920s – 1930s. On display are memorabilia of the Matyushin’s family, paintings and drawings by Mikhail Matiushin, Elena Guro, Alexey Remizov, Nikolay Kulbin, Vladimir…
Publishing and Printing in the Early 20th Century
The exhibition features the newspaper-making process. A collection of old printing equipment of the edge of the 19th – 20th centuries is displayed in the publishing room.
History of Printing in St Petersburg in the 18th Century
Books and newspapers published in the first publishing houses of St Petersburg, as well as documents dedicated to the history of printing, are on display here. The interior of the room is designed in the style of a library.
Musical Salon
The exhibition features the history of the house now occupied by the museum. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the interior of the drawing-room and the study of a well-to-do citizen of St Petersburg, the owner of a rich collection of musical instruments.
Great citizen: direct speech
27.10.2016-30.07.2017 from 27 October 2016 to 30 July 2017 Exhibition is dedicated to 130th Anniversary of Sergei Kirov
Houses of Peter the Great
26.12.2016-01.09.2017 The exhibition tells about the residential houses and palaces, existant and the ones that were demolished, where the first Russian Emperor Peter I stopped during his journeys.
Kronstadt Stories-2. Archive
07.06.2017-02.07.2017 The North-Western Branch of the National Center for Contemporary Arts – ROSIZO presents the exhibition of the participants of the Art Residence Program in Kronstadt. Eight projects created by the guests of the Art Residence in 2016 will be presented at the exhibition “Kronstadt Stories-2.Archive” at the State Museum of the History of Saint…
Presentation of the project “Corpus Coranicum Petropolitana” in Budapest
On May 5, 2017 in the framework of representative scientific conference “Paleo-Qur’anic Manuscripts: state of the field” organized by Center for Religious Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies of Central European University in Budapest Efim Rezvan and Anna Kudriavtceva presented the report “Corpus Coranicum Petropolitana: current results and perspectives of the new Russian Qur’anic project”. A…
Preliminary results of the international historical and ethnographic expedition following the project “The Material world of the Qur’an (the everyday life of Arabia in the Prophet’s time)”
17.04.2017 n March 15—31, 2017 in the framework of the project “The Material world of the Qur’an (the everyday life of Arabia in the Prophet’s time)” being realized by Saint-Petersburg Kunstkamera Museum, Leiden Institute for Rational Monotheism (President – Aslbek Musin) and the journal “Manuscripta Orientalia” the international historical and ethnographic expedition was brought to…
2nd International conference “Jewish Diasporas in Europe and Beyond: Fieldwork and Source Studies”
20.12.2016 Dear colleagues and friends! We are happy to announce the call for papers for the 2nd International conference “Jewish Diasporas in Europe and Beyond: Fieldwork and Source Studies” that is organized by the Department of European Studies at Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS. The conference will be held in our Museum (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)…
“Manuscripta Orientalia” is included in SCOPUS
On December 12, 2016 the Editorial Board of “Manuscripta Orientalia. International Journal for Oriental MSS Research” received an official letter confirming that the journal has been evaluated for inclusion in SCOPUS by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB). The letter says in particular: “This is a well organized journal with an excellent editorial policy, and…
Georgy Shishkin
28.06.2017 —31.07.2017 The personal exhibition of Georgy Shishkin comprises his major artistic cycles among which are “Russian dreams” – which was first presented in 1990s in Paris, Cannes, Monaco and other cities and brought the artist wide popularity; paintings dedicated to the Ballets Russes and Sergei Diaghilev; works consecrated to the Russian history and portraits…
Victor Borisov-Musatov and the “Blue Rose” Society
02.03.2017 —19.06.2017 The art of Victor Borisov-Musatov (1870-1905), one of the leading masters of Russian symbolism, is presented in St.Michael’s Castle in context of his activity in the artistic society “Blue Rose”, the first exhibition of which dates back to 1907, 110 years ago. The variety of symbolist articulation in the oeuvre of Borisov-Musatov and artists…
Structures
06.04.2017 — 07.08.2017 The project that includes art pieces from 1960s to present time is aimed to investigate the concept of the structure (from Latin structura - a fitting together, adjustment, building). Seen as characteristics of the form it acquires pure philosophical meaning. The large-scale and profound “discussion on formalism” will be carried out in the exhibition spaces…
New U.S. Sanctions on Russia Jeopardize Trump – Putin Dialogue (Op-ed)
President Putin has two options: retaliate in kind, and forfeit hopes for repairing ties with Washington, or risk being exposed as weak in defense of Russia’s interests.
Vasily Vereshchagin. To the 175th Anniversary of the Artist
20.04.2017 – 24.07.2017 The exhibition is dedicated to the 175-th anniversary of Vasily Vereshchagin, world-known Russian artist famous mainly for his battle pieces. The exhibition will comprise over 220 works from the collection of the Russian museum, State Tretyakov gallery and other museums of Russia. Along with the acclaimed paintings of the Turkestan and Balkan…
The Art of Novgorod the Great in the Time of Prelate Macarius
27.04.2017—14.08.2017 The XVI century in Novgorod’s art history is a time of true rise but it still never had been an object of a special exhibition project and shown as a whole artistic phenomenon. The goal of the exhibition is to gather art pieces of the epoch of prelate Macarius, archbishop of Novgorod (1526-1542), metropolitan of…
Anna Azbel. Childhood Portrayed
24.05.2017—10.07.2017 The Russian Museum presents the personal exhibition of the photographer Anna Azbel “Childhood Portrayed”. Kid’s photography requires specific approach – not only technical skill, knowledge and good circumstances. In many respects, it demands sincerity, mutual trust and willingness of the photographer to experience the moment of collaboration with the child. Performing genre scenes or…
Hunt Slonem
25.05.2017—26.06.2017 Hunt Slonem is one of the most remarkable representatives of American neo-expressionism. His formation as an artist was mostly completed during his education at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. In 1973 he moved to Manhattan, where he currently works and lives. His first individual exhibition opened in 1977 and…
Program of the Xth Imperial Gardens of Russia International Festival
9.06.2017-18.06.2017 9 June (Friday) 2:00 pm The Mikhailovsky Garden opens for visitors 3:00 pm Master class “Avant-Garde and a Synthesis of Arts: Collage” from the Avant-Garde Floral Arts series from the FO-MI company (Larisa Reshetova, florist) 4:00 pm Scientific edutainment show “The Chemical Palette of Knowledge” by Physic’sLand, a student club from the University of Information Technology,…
Xth Imperial Gardens of Russia International Festival
9.06.2017-18.06.2017 The Imperial Gardens of Russia Festival will celebrate its 10th year in the Mikhailovsky Garden of the Russian Museum from 9 to 18 June 2017, tickets for which can be purchased only at St. Petersburg KASSIR.RU outlets. The cost of the tickets range from 50 to 600 rubles, depending on the category. AVANTGARDENS is…
Changes in the shedule of the Mikhailovsky Garden from June 5 to 9
5.06.2017 – 9.06.2017 Dear guests! From June 5 to June 9 the Mikhailovsky Garden will be closed due to preparation to the Xth Imperial Gardens of Russia International Festival. On June 9 the garden is open from 2 p.m. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.
Mikhail Piotrovsky Awarded the State Prize of Russia
17.06.2017 Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, has been awarded the State Prize of Russia for his contribution to the preservation of national and world cultural heritage. The decree on the award of State Prizes for 2016 in the field of literature and art was signed by the President of the Russian Federation,…
The State Hermitage explains
05.07.2017 From the moment of its foundation, the Hermitage was a museum that collected and displayed contemporary art. Thanks to this, today the museum’s stocks include acknowledged masterpieces that form an important part of the world’s cultural heritage. Continuing this tradition, the museum keeps a close watch on tendencies in the world of contemporary art…
Visit to the State Hermitage by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
02.06.2017 On 2 June 2017, Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, made a visit to the State Hermitage. The delegation was met on the Council Staircase by Georgy Vadimovich Vilinbakhov, Deputy General Director of the State Hermitage for Research. During the official visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acquainted himself with the…
Kamchatka Villagers Warned After Volcano Erupts in Russia’s Far East
Villagers in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Kamchatka have been warned not to leave their homes after a volcanic eruption showered the area in waves of ash.
Formal Presentation of Gifts to the Museum by a Bolivian Delegation
02.06.2017 On 2 June 2017 gifts were formally made to the State Hermitage by a delegation from Bolivia. The donations were presented by Alejandro Serrate, Russian Honorary Consul in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, and Ruben Costas, Governor of the Santa Cruz Department. Among the gifts were a set of present-day and historical (1920s–60s)…
20th International Theoretical and Practical Conference “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”
02.06.2017 On 31 May 2017, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a plenary session of the 20th International Theoretical and Practical Conference “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”. The conference was held in conjunction with the Russian Ethnographic Museum and Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and…
International Seminar on The Art of Restoration
01.06.2017 On 30 May 2017, an international seminar “The Art of Restoration” opened in the State Hermitage devoted to research in the field of restoration and matters relating to the use of traditional and modern restoration methods. peeches of welcome were given by Deputy General Director and Chief Curator of the State Hermitage Svetlana Borisovna…
Eifman Ballet on the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre
Six performances, thirteen shows! All they will took place in the sanctuary of the ballet theatre – on the Historical stage of the Bolshoi Theatre. The tour program is impressive – four performances which interpret the view of the choreographer and his artists on the outstanding works of Russian and world literature. Heroes of Pushkin,…
“For me, there was no better story”
15.06.2017 Alexander Titel and Tugan Sokhiev. “There were no better story, better poetic images for me than the Snow Maiden, Lel or the Spring, the kingdom of the Berendeis with their wonderful Tsar, there were no better beliefs than the worship of Yarilo, the sun god,”admitted composer in one of his letters. However, The Snow…
Attention for those participants who is going to attend auditions in Novosibirsk
14.06.2017 Application acceptance for Novosibirsk audition was finished on the 10th of June. The schedule of the Bolshoi Theatre Young Artists Opera Program auditions in Novosibirsk (June 14) was sent by e-mail. The people who did not receive the schedule should write to email address operaprogramme@bolshoi.ru to let the organizers know about it.
The Bolshoi Theatre Young Artists Opera Program Audition Results: Ekaterinburg
12.06.2017 Valeria Andreyeva EVGENY BOVYKIN Kirill Ivanov Xenia Korostylyova Maria Motolygina ANDREI SKLYARENKO entered the 2nd round.
Bolshoi Opera Day
11.06.2017 For the second year in a row the Bolshoi Theatre holds on-line project Bolshoi Opera Day, offering the viewers to peep behind the scenes of the theatre. On the agenda will be a preparation for the premiere of the opera The Snow Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. During the four-hour-long live broadcast opera fans will…
Russia sees third consecutive year of natural population growth — Putin
Putin was asked to comment on earlier estimates, according to which the ethnic Russian population in the country was diminishing Russia has seen its third consecutive year of a natural population increase, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a fragment of his interview to US filmmaker Oliver Stone, released on Tuesday night. During the interview,…
Over 130 adolescents detained in Moscow during Monday’s opposition rally
A group of oppositionists decided to hold an unauthorized action on Tverskaya Street on Monday Moscow police detained 136 adolescents on Monday for taking part in unauthorized, Vladimir Chernikov, the director of Moscow City’s regional security department told TASS on Tuesday. “As many as 136 teenagers were detained in the course of the operation,” he…
Bolshoi’s leading dancer says Japanese audience adores Russian ballet
Bolshoi’s guest tour is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of its Japan tours that started in 1957 Japanese ballet lovers always welcome performers from the Bolshoi who come there on a guest tour, and there is no linguistic barrier with many of them as they often address their idols in Russian, Bolshoi’s leading dancer Vladislav…
Black storks return to Moscow region after century-long absence
If the pair of black storks have baby birds, then this part of forest may be declared a regional nature sanctuary Experts from the Moscow region’s Ministry of Ecology have spotted a nest of rare black storks, listed in Russia’s Red Data Book, the ministry said in a statement adding that these birds last nested…