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This week on Moscow TV: Find out about Igor Stravinsky’s Hollywood life in the 1950s and Leningrad’s underground music scene in the 1980s, as well as the story of Russia’s “khrushchyovki” apartment blocks and the census of 1937.

World MMA champion Murad Amriev is forcefully detained and taken to Chechnya over the case of blood feud between Chechen officials and one of the members of his family, reports Russian news site Mediazona.

20 years ago Karelian activist Yuri Dmitriev discovered the mass grave of the victims of Stalin’s terror. And now, the executioner’s shadow hangs over him.

For those who don’t want to sit in a dark cinema, the summer doesn’t mean taking a break from films. Moscow has plenty of open-air cinemas showing new releases, festival hits and classics. Here’s our pick of the best.

For those who don’t want to sit in a dark cinema, the summer doesn’t mean taking a break from films. Moscow has plenty of open-air cinemas showing new releases, festival hits and classics. Here’s our pick of the best.

Compared to most librarians, the last 19 months have been unusually dramatic for Natalya Sharina.

Authorities may soon struggle to quell protests against a controversial housing demolition program in Moscow

An exhibition at Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art shows the heavy influence of colonialism on the art of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and illuminates the struggle for control over the representation of its culture.

If you happened to find yourself in the State Duma on Tuesday, June 6, you might be forgiven for thinking Russia had finally found something more popular than President Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there are no plans to halt visa processing from Europe.

From art films to brisket to go: all the most exciting openings in Moscow

Vladimir Putin danced circles around U.S. television host Megyn Kelly on June 5, deflecting her questions on Russia’s meddling in U.S. presidential election. But he did not deny it.

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was born in Moscow 215 years ago today, on June 6, 1799.

A retired colonel was hospitalised in Saint Petersburg after becoming dangerously intoxicated.

VKontakte revises terms of service to allow for political campaigns

A chilly start to the Russian summer could trigger rising inflation rates in the second half of 2017, according to Russia’s Central Bank.

Born in Reading, just outside of London, Kate Fowle has already worked in several countries before finding her place as the chief curator at the garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow.

Born in Reading, just outside of London, Kate Fowle has already worked in several countries before finding her place as the chief curator at the garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow.

Russia could dedicate a new parliamentary commission to stop Western nations from influencing the country’s 2018 presidential elections.

FSB Raids for Scientologist Headquarters in Saint Petersburg

Russian cheese comes of age at this new restaurant near Trubnaya.

Nine people were shot and killed in Russia’s Tver region on the night of June 4 following a drunken argument at a party. The suspected shooter is 45-year old Sergei Yegorov, a part-time electrician.

The former director of Moscow’s State Library of Ukrainian Literature has been given a four-year suspended sentence for distributing extremist materials and embezzlement.

Russian opposition-leaning magazine The New Times announced Sunday it will close its print edition due to financial problems.

It’s “strange bedfellows week” on Moscow television, as the small screen offers its audience great literature (live!), regrettable war criminals (dead!) and a Russian rock star whose early work during perestroika will impress.

The Defense Ministry has a new plan to modernize Russia’s armed forces through 2025.

The world’s second-largest Italian supermarket, the long-awaited new megastore at Kievskaya also offers food counters and tasting, as well as cafes and restaurants where visitors can eat freshly prepared pasta and pizza.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order lifting most sanctions on agricultural imports from Turkey today.

As Russians become captive to video blogs — and with elections looming — the Kremlin is looking to get in on the act.

Fresh air, warm weather, music and art – summer and festivals go hand-in-hand. In the second part of our two-part guide to festivals this summer, we round up the top open-air music and arts events outside Moscow.

Russia has signed a deal to import 100,000 barrels of Iranian oil per day, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Novak said during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

The group has pinned its hopes on an appeal submitted to Russia’s Supreme Court on May 20.

You’re probably expecting a chat about the hurricane that tried to flatten Moscow—likely an answer to Mike Pence’s prayers. But no.

From May 24 to July 20, the Chekhov International Theater Festival is bringing 21 productions from 14 different countries to Moscow, with highlights including a ballet based on the life of Rudolph Nureyev.

June 1 is the International Day for Protection of Children, when more than 50 countries across the world honor their younger generations.

The December 25 plane crash which killed 92 people, including members of Russia’s renowned Red Army Choir, was caused by human error, a new report has found.

Russians from all walks of life line up to visit a saintly relic.

Russian tech company Yandex has unveiled their autonomous, self-driving vehicle.

RT is often accused of being a propaganda agency, but a culture of secrecy has made insider accounts difficult to come by. The Moscow Times spoke with several sources to get a rare glimpse inside.

A fatal storm that swept Moscow caught residents off guard. Now they want to know why they weren’t warned.

Almost a third of Russians believe that parents should have the right to beat their teenage children.

City authorities struggle to contain growing resentment with their demolition program.

In Versailles, Putin listened sternly to Macron’s moral lesson about Ukraine and human rights in Chechnya, said little, and looked impatient to leave.

Russian politician Alexei Navalny has been ordered to delete a viral video accusing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of corruption.

An armed gang has violently beaten a man in Siberia after his family rented office space to the presidential campaign of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

A teenager who launched an armed attack on Russian security agents was able to acquire weapons from a nearby shooting club thanks to local national guardsmen, who forged vital safety documents.

The Russian parliament is preparing new clampdowns on predatory microlenders.

A 22-year-old student has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for the murder of celebrated Russian journalist Dmitry Tsilikin.

From vintage music museum to a grill restaurant: all the latest openings in the city

Fresh air, warm weather and music – summer and festivals have always gone hand-in-hand. In the first of our two-part guide to festivals this summer in Russia, we round up the top open-air music events in Moscow.

Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, whose tale of a provincial man’s struggle against corruption in “Leviathan” brought him global fame, has won the jury prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival for his new picture “Loveless.”