Stalin’s Grandson Dies in Moscow
Russian theater director Alexander Burdonsky, the grandson of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, has died in Moscow.
Russia’s Rosneft Cancels Order for $260 Teaspoons Amid Navalny Row
A subsidiary for Russian oil giant Rosneft has canceled an order of luxury tableware amid a public row with Russian anti-corruption campaigner and politician Alexei Navalny.
MOSS: The Genuine Article?
“Moscow—as you’ve never seen it before”—these are the first words to greet visitors on the website of MOSS, a new hotel on Krivokolenny Pereulok.
Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge as Bill Murray Reads You Poetry This June
Bill Murray is an eclectic staple in New York. Although the actor and comedian now spends most of his time down south in Charleston, he’s made his mark on New York City, doing everything from filming iconic movies to bartending in Brooklyn. On June 12, Murray will come back to New York to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge…
Watch How One Harlem Storefront Changes Over Nearly Four Decades
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s new exhibition goes “Down These Mean Streets”
Russian Academic Facing Jail for ‘Extremist’ Pig Manure Rant
An environmental activist could face jail after criticizing Russian villagers who refused to protest against businesses dumping pig manure into their local river.
Sochi resident wins record-breaking $6.5 mln lottery jackpot
The lottery organizers are still waiting for the winning ticket-holder to show up A Sochi local has won a record-setting jackpot prize of 364,685,787 rubles (roughly $6.5 mln) in lottery, the Stoloto lottery organizers reported today. “The ‘6 out of 45’ State Lotto will award the jackpot prize of 364,685,787 rubles to a Sochi resident,”…
Expert predicts millions of Russian believers may pay homage to relics of St. Nicholas
The relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are not the first ones brought to Russia from overseas Several millions of believers may pay homage to the relics of St. Nicholas, Roman Lunkin, Senior Researcher and Head of Religious and Social Studies Center at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS.…
Scientists confirm skeleton found in Turkey is 19th century Russian general
A skeleton of a man with a thick beard and moustache dressed in a late 19th century military uniform with epaulettes was found in the coffin earlier Russian scientists have confirmed that the remains discovered last month in Turkey’s northeast province of Ardahan belong to a Russian general who lived there in the 19th century,…
Archaeologists dig up 17th century stone bridge in downtown Moscow
For a long time, the bridge was believed to have been lost Archaeological experts have discovered the stone foundation and a brick arch of a 17th century white stone bridge at Slavyanskaya Square in downtown Moscow, where a water pipe is being repaired in line with the city’s Moya Ulitsa (or My Street) gentrification program,…
Moscow Risks ‘Environmental Collapse’ Under Demolition Scheme
Moscow City Hall’s planned demolition of more than 4,500 homes across the capital could spark an “environmental collapse,” activist group Greenpeace has warned.
Patriarch Kirill welcomes Saint Nicholas relics in Moscow
The arrival of the relic was celebrated by bell-ringing at Moscow’s churches Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia welcomed the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered figures in Russia, at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral on Sunday. The relics have been delivered from the Italiancity of Bari. Hundreds of…
Special plane delivers relics of Saint Nicholas to Moscow
Believers of Moscow parishes have gathered at Vnukovo airport where journalists are present to meet the relic A special plane has delivered a fragment of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered figures in Russia, to Moscow from the Italian city of Bari. Believers of Moscow parishes have gathered at…
Summer in the City: 7 Moscow Terraces to See and Be Seen on
Summer in Moscow means enjoying the breeze and stunning views from the city’s terraces. Whether you’re out to hobnob with the elite, hang out with hip crowds or just kick back with a glass of wine, here’s where to go.
Leading Moscow Theater Raided by Police in Alleged Corruption Case
Russian police have raided a leading contemporary theater in Moscow as part of a corruption investigation.
Russia’s Orphanages Are Emptying
The number of Russian children living in state care has more than halved over the past five years, government data has revealed.
Russian Officials Claim Steven Seagal Will Promote Flagship Kremlin Scheme in New Reality TV Show
Officials in Russia’s remote Far East have been accused of exploiting former Hollywood action star Steven Seagal to promote a Kremlin agriculture scheme.
Russian Regulators Find Illegal Cartel Where Navalny Says He Unmasked ‘Putin’s Favorite Chef’
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service says it’s uncovered a price-fixing cartel in the Defense Ministry’s procurement contracts worth billions.
Why Langston Hughes Still Reigns as a Poet for the Unchampioned
Fifty years after his death, Hughes’ extraordinary lyricism resonates with power to people
Why These Humans Are Museum Treasures, Too
A portrait photographer captured 24 staffers from the National Museum of Natural History posing with their favorite artifacts from the collections
The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America
Fears of Communism during the Cold War spurred psychological research, pop culture hits, and unethical experiments in the CIA
Why a Modern Cosmetics Company Is Mining Armenia’s Ancient Manuscripts
Armenia’s folk remedies and botanical traditions are getting a new look
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says His Underage Children Earn More Than Putin
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov reportedly earned more than Russian President Vladimir Putin last year.
Russian Believers Form 1.5 Kilometer Mega-Line to See Holy Relics in Moscow
Russian believers have flocked to the capital’s iconic Cathedral of Christ the Savior in a bid to see holy relics from one of Russian Orthodoxy’s most beloved saints.
One in Four Russians Witness Police Brutality — Poll
Almost a quarter of Russians have witnessed or experienced beatings carried out by police and medical staff, a new report has revealed.
Relics of Saint Nicholas leave Bari for Moscow
For the first time in almost thousand years, Orthodox believers in Russia will be able to venerate one of the most important Saints without leaving their country The ark with a fragment of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered figures in Russia, has been passed over to the Russian…
930 years of waiting: fragment of St Nicholas’s relics to arrive to Russia from Italy
About what preceded this unique event and how Moscow is preparing to meet the relic – in the TASS material A fragment of relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, who passed away more than 1,700 years ago, will be transported from in the Italian city of Bari to the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.…
Fragment of St Nicholas’s relics ready for transportation to Russia from Italy
The expert said that about 80% of the skeleton and the skull of St Nicholas has reached our days intact Preparations have completed in the Italian city of Bari for a unique operation to transport a fragment of relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, who passed away more than 1,700 years ago, to Russia for…
Cheaper Than Ever Before: In Moscow, Fierce Competition Between App Providers Is Driving Taxi Fares Down
Within the last three months, the price war escalated between Moscow’s three major app providers — Yandex-Taxi, Gett and Uber, — making the city’s taxi market a liberal microcosm for an economically illiberal Russia.
UN refrains from assessment of Ukrainian bills on state control over Church
Ukraine has three denominations at the moment, each of them referring to itself at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Officials at the UN Secretariat have refrained from comment on the much-debated Ukrainian bills that would put religious organizations under state control and would put the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church reporting to Moscow Patriarchate at risk of…
Seal school in session: see how sea mammals are trained
According to biologists, seals can be trained mainly with the help of treats Scientists at the Murmansk Institute of Marine Biological Diversity have developed a unique program to train sea mammals. This training program can turn the fin-footed, semiaquatic marine “students” into researchers, servicemen or rescuers, Dmitry Ishkulov, the institute’s deputy director general, told TASS.…
Nobel laureate in literature Svetlana Alexievich to visit Moscow in June
Earlier, several media outlets reported that Alexievch had passed away Nobel laureate in literature, Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich will visit Moscow on June 10, the chief of the Open Library project Nikolai Solodnikov, told TASS.
Cannes 2017: Best red carpet looks
The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival runs from 17 to 28 May Actresses Susan Sarandon and Elle Fanning greet each other upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes © AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Navalny Unmasks a Cartel Allegedly Earning Billions in Russian Defense Deals
Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation has published new latest investigative work revealing what it says is a cartel of businesses owned by Evgeny Prigozhin and contracted by the Defense Ministry.
Unlikely Asylum
The annual show by Moscow’s stage designers is being held in an abandoned hospital.
The Growing Risks of Russia’s Military Intervention in Syria (Op-Ed)
Russia’s military intervention in Syria has paid important foreign and domestic policy returns for the Kremlin.
The Librarian of Congress Weighs In on Why Card Catalogs Matter
The tech is gone, but it’s not forgotten. Carla Hayden explains why
Court Orders Russian Singer’s Parents to Return Unspent Charity Donations
A Moscow court has ordered the parents of deceased Russian singer Zhanna Friske to return 21.6 million rubles to a charity.
‘Always Ready!’ 95 Years of the Soviet Union’s Pioneers
The Soviet Union’s Pioneer Organization marks its 95th anniversary today, May 19, 2017. The Moscow Times looks back at the Soviet Union’s “always ready” children.
Russia’s National Guard to Monitor Social Networks
Russia’s National Guard is planning to train IT experts and specialists to monitor social networks, the Interfax news agency reported Friday, citing first deputy commander of the National Guard Sergei Melikov.
No Charges in Attack on Volunteer Firefighters
An investigation into a violent attack on environmental activists last year has ended without any arrests or charges.
Happy Russian Anniversary To Me
When you begin to study a foreign language, at first you are struck by all the differences. But then slowly but surely something really strange happens. It begins to make sense.
Tretyakov Gallery to Open Third Moscow Campus in 2019
Russia’s iconic Tretyakov gallery is set to open its third Moscow campus by the end of 2019.
Cannes Film Festival to roll out red carpet lineup for 70th anniversary
Russia is being represented in two categories, Loveless in the main one and in the Special View category Kantemir Balagov’s Closeness The 70th International Cannes Film Festival is set to open on Wednesday in Cote d’Azur, France. Russian movie director Andrey Zvyagintsev is taking part in the main competition of the festival with his motion…
Cannes Film Festival fashion trends through the years
This event is one of the most prestigious film gatherings in the world The Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, kicks off on today. It was founded in 1946 and is held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres. More: //tass.com/society/946278
Putin vows support for Islamic World
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greetings to the participants in the meeting of the Russia – Islamic World strategic vision group and the Ninth International Economic Summit dubbed Russia – Islamic World. The message has been published on the Kremlin website on Wednesday. “Today, many Muslim countries are facing serious challenges,…
Sotheby’s sells diamond earrings for record $57 million
One earing is decorated with a pink diamond, the other – with a blue one A pair of mismatched earrings – one with a blue diamond and the other with a pink one – went under hammer in Geneva at a record-breaking price of more than $57 million, the Sotheby’s auction house said. David Bennett,…
Work of Art
Arts professor John Lavell’s last big project is to establish a British arts school in Moscow. He spoke to The Moscow Times about his background in art, his work – and his random approach to discovering Moscow.
For Russia, Oil Pact Extension Falls Short of a Home Run
Russia wants to extend oil production restrictions to drive up prices. In reality, it has few other choices.
Museum Night: Moscow calls on culture to win ‘battle of the sofa’
Once celebrated as the city of 1,000 churches, these days Moscow is a city of museums. On the evening of May 20, over 200 museums, galleries, and art schools will open their doors to the public for the 11th annual “Museum Night”
In the Name of God: Atheists in Russia Under Fire (Op-ed)
A recent court case demonstrates that the Russian church has teamed up with the state to take aim at atheists.
Soviet cinema sex symbol Oleg Vidov dies in US
Soviet actor Oleg Vidov has died on May 16 in Westlake Village, California, at the age of 73 Soviet cinema sex symbol of his generation Oleg Vidov has died on Tuesday in his home in Westlake Village, California, USA at the age of 73, his widow Joan Borsten told TASS. According to Borsten, her husband…
More than half of Russians see ‘no threat’ in North Korea’s nuclear program
According to a survey, 50% of the respondents said the US, on the other hand, posed a threat to Russia related with the risk of using weapons of mass destruction ore than half of Russians believe that North Korea’s weapons, should they ever materialize, will not pose a threat to Russia’s national interests, as follows…
Russia – Islamic World strategic vision group to have conference in Grozny
The sides will pay special attention to the prospects for economic cooperation between Russia and Moslem nations Russia – Islamic World strategic vision group will hold the third conference in Chechnya’s capital Grozny on May 16 and May 17. The heads of regions making up the North Caucasus Federal District, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and officials from…
Russian scientists to take part in international Arctic drift expedition
The Polarstern, or the Polar Star, vessel was built in Germany’s Kiel and Rendsburg in 1982 especially for Arctic and Antarctic research Russian scientists will take part in the international MOSAiC Arctic Drift expedition onboard the Polarstern research vessel, Alexander Makarov of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology…
Court rejects complaint against termination of proceedings in St. Isaac’s Cathedral case
The Administrative Division of the St. Petersburg City Court has ruled that the primary court’s decision should remain unchanged The Administrative Division of the St. Petersburg City Court has rejected a complaint against the primary court’s decision to terminate the proceedings in the case concerning the handover of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox…
Moscow Marriage Registry Bans ‘Inconvenient’ Music and Food
Moscow registry offices have banned live music and champagne receptions for “disrupting officials’ work.”
Moscow Officials Vote on Home Demolition Plan Despite Prosecutors’ Warnings
The Moscow government will vote on new changes to the capital’s controversial home demolition program, despite city prosecutors slamming the law as “unclear.”
Muscovites Say Developer Profits and Money Laundering Is Behind Home Demolition Scheme
Muscovites say money-laundering and profiteering are the driving forces behind the government’s city-wide demolition scheme, a report released by state-run pollster VTsIOM has revealed.
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