Russia’s Most Famous Poet: Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was born in Moscow 215 years ago today, on June 6, 1799.
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It Takes Two Museums to Cover the Work of this Prolific German Neo-Expressionist
Europe’s celebrated Markus Lüpertz has a huge appetite for creativity. He’s also a poet, writer, set designer and jazz pianist
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Hospitalised Russian Mercenary in Possession of Syrian Maps and Cash
A retired colonel was hospitalised in Saint Petersburg after becoming dangerously intoxicated.
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Russian Social Network Now Allows Political Advertising – but There’s a Catch
VKontakte revises terms of service to allow for political campaigns
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Polina Bogusevich to represent Russia at Junior Eurovision Song Contest
21 young performers took place at the final qualification Thirteen-year old Polina Bogusevich from Moscow will represent Russia this year at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to take place in Georgia this fall, press service of Artek international children’s center said on Saturday. “Polina Bogusevich will represent Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in…
DetailsCold Weather Could Trigger Rise in Russian Inflation, Says Central Bank
A chilly start to the Russian summer could trigger rising inflation rates in the second half of 2017, according to Russia’s Central Bank.
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Changing Places: Nomadic Arts Curator Kate Fowle Loves Moscow’s Dynamism
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.
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Changing Places
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.
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Russia Mulls New Committee to Fight Western ‘Election Meddling’
Russia could dedicate a new parliamentary commission to stop Western nations from influencing the country’s 2018 presidential elections.
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Church of Scientology Raided by Russian Security Forces (Again)
FSB Raids for Scientologist Headquarters in Saint Petersburg
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This Artist’s Worldview Drips With Unending Pessimism
“Man is inherently self-destructive, and whatever is built will be destroyed,” says painter Donald Sultan of his “Disaster Paintings”
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Russian Man Kills 9 in Drunken Party Rampage
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.
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Director of Ukrainian Library in Moscow Handed 4-Year Suspended Sentence
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.
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Russian Magazine The New Times Closes Print Amid Financial Troubles
Russian opposition-leaning magazine The New Times announced Sunday it will close its print edition due to financial problems.
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Moscow TV Round-Up: Literature, Justice and the Third Reich
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.
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The Wars of the Future: Russian Defense Ministry’s New Modernization Plan
The Defense Ministry has a new plan to modernize Russia’s armed forces through 2025.
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Eataly: Bringing the Mediterranean to Moscow
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.
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Filmmaker Emir Kusturica injured in car accident in Serbia — paper
Acclaimed Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica was injured in a car accident on a highway linking Belgrade and the city of Cacak, the Serbian edition of Switzerland’s Blic tabloid reported. According to the paper, the filmmaker’s car swerved from the road. Kusturica and his driver received first aid on site and were hospitalized. More: //tass.com/society/949193
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4,000-year old stone axes unearthed in downtown Moscow
The axes belonged to an ancient tribe that lived in the European part of Russia during the Bronze Age Stone axes from as far back as the Bronze Age have been discovered during the construction of Zaryadie Park in downtown Moscow, the capital’s city hall said in a statement on Thursday. “Both axes are made…
DetailsRussian Pension Fund head says no plans to increase retirement age in 2018-2020
Russia’s Pension Fund is not currently considering the possibility to increase the retirement age Russia’s Pension Fund is not currently considering the possibility to increase the retirement age for both men and women in the next three years, the Fund’s head Anton Drozdov told TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum…
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St. Petersburg may get one of world’s tallest Ferris wheels
High Roller, the world tallest Ferris Wheel, opened to the public in 2014 in Las Vegas A group of investors led by Becar Asset Managment Group wants to build a 170-meter Ferris wheel in Russia’s second largest city, St. Petersburg, a senior company official said on Thursday. “We want to build a 170-meter Ferris wheel…
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Chechnya’s leader ready to organize Finnish reporter’s trip at Russian diplomat’s request
During Wednesday’s press briefing, Maria Zakharova called on Kadyrov to organize a trip to the republic for the Finnish reporter interested in alleged persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov will organize a trip to his homeland for the Finnish reporter who asked Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova a question about…
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Russian director Zvyagintsev’s Loveless sold to all countries
Loveless, the 2017 drama by Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, has won the Jury prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival Loveless, the 2017 drama by Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev that won the Jury prize at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, will be released in all countries, the movie’s producer, Alexander Rodnyansky, said on Wednesday. “The…
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Sochi mayor regrets banana incident at city carnival
The Sochi mayor has expressed regret after two guests of a local carnival painted their faces black and carried bananas Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov on Wednesday expressed regret after two guests of a local carnival painted their faces black and carried bananas. “If some of the 3,000 carnival participants lack common sense and taste, this…
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Kremlin has no time to be glued to ‘House of Cards’
The fifth season of the popular TV show was released on May 30 The Kremlin is not “glued” to watching “House of Cards”, the American political drama TV series, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “The Kremlin has a lot of other problems to tackle,” Peskov said when asked if the administration knew…
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Mayor stresses most residents support Moscow’s renovation program
In 2017, Vladimir Putin has ordered Moscow mayor Sobyanin to tear down the so-called ‘Khrushchevki’ – five-story apartment blocks – constructed in the 1950s and 1960s under Soviet leader Khrushchev Most residents of Soviet-era low-rise apartment blocks set to be demolished in Moscow over the next 10-15 years support the city’s so-called renovation program, the…
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order lifting most sanctions on agricultural imports from Turkey today.
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Talking Heads: How Russia’s Videobloggers are Shaping Public Opinion
As Russians become captive to video blogs — and with elections looming — the Kremlin is looking to get in on the act.
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Get Out of Town: 7 Great Festivals Outside Moscow This Summer
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.
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Russia to Import 100,000 Barrels of Iranian Oil per Day
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.
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Russia’s Jehovah’s Witnesses Meet in Defiance of ‘Extremism’ Ban
The group has pinned its hopes on an appeal submitted to Russia’s Supreme Court on May 20.
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The Third Congress of the Society for Theory of Music “Revolutions in the History of Music Culture”
25 September 2017 – 29 September 2017 Russia’s Society for Theory of Music Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory The Third Congress of the Society for Theory of Music “Revolutions in the History of Music Culture” (Dedicated to the Centennial of the Russian Revolution of 1917) International Scholarly Congress 25–29 September 2017 It is well known that…
DetailsWhy the Kids Are Bastards (Op-ed)
You’re probably expecting a chat about the hurricane that tried to flatten Moscow—likely an answer to Mike Pence’s prayers. But no.
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III International Nikolay Rubinstein Competition of Chamber Ensembles and String Quartets
23 September 2017 – 28 September 2017 The competition founder and organizer: Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky Jury of the Competition Well-known musicians, both performers and pedagogues from all over the world are invited to the Jury of the Competition. This year the Jury consists of: Tigran Alikhanov (Russia) — Chairman Alexander Bonduryansky (Russia) Gauchar…
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The Composers’ Competition for the Ninth International Competition of Performers on Winds & Percussions
28 August 2017 – 31 August 2017 The Composers’ Competition within the Frameworks of the Moscow Conservatory’s Ninth International Competition of Performers on Wind & Percussion Instruments 28–31 August 2017 The competition is founded by Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. The order of submitting the application and the holding of the competition The competition shall be…
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The International Summer School of 2017
01 August 2017 – 21 August 2017 The International Summer School of 2017 1 August — 21 August 2017 Program of the International Summer School 1 August — 21 August 2017 The International School of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory offers an intensive program of individual lessons, lectures, master classes and performances in the following majors:…
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The III International competition for voice and piano duos «Pianovoce»
26 June 2016 – 30 June 2016 The III International competition for voice and piano duos «Pianovoce» June 26 – 30, 2016 The competition founder: Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory Jury The Jury to be announced. Applications the competition is open to contestants born before June 1st, 1998 and after June 1st, 1980 (for vocalists)/…
DetailsFrom Extravagance to Exile: What to See at the Chekhov Theater Festival
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.
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It’s a Small World: Children in Moscow
June 1 is the International Day for Protection of Children, when more than 50 countries across the world honor their younger generations.
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Deadly TU-154 Christmas Day Plane Crash Caused by Human Error, Says Russian Defence Ministry
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.
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Waiting for a Miracle: Muscovites Line up to See the Remains of St. Nicholas
Russians from all walks of life line up to visit a saintly relic.
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Lecture “Between the Greeks and the Arabs.” Early medieval art of Central Asia
31 may 2017 Dear visitors! June 6 welcome to the lecture “Between the Greeks and the Arabs.” Early medieval art the Middle Asiais cycle “Archeology: journey through time”. After a tumultuous political events of the III-V centuries ad, which were partly associated with the “Great migration of peoples” in the territory of Central Asia…
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The concert “Charming sounds of the oboe”
31 may 2017 Age category: 16+ Dear visitors! On 1 June we invite to the concert “Charming sounds of the oboe” teacher’s orchestral Academy at the Central Conservatory of music in Beijing Loongana Lee. In the program: F. Poulenc, B. Britten, A. Dorati, Jazzopen, Zhu Dun, Lee Guochuan Accompanist: Svetlana Voronova The concert starts at…
DetailsRussia’s Yandex Unveils Self-Driving Car
Russian tech company Yandex has unveiled their autonomous, self-driving vehicle.
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Welcome to The Machine: Inside the Secretive World of RT
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.
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EXHIBITION “SPRING IN OCTOBER”
07.04.2017-27.11.2017 The project is the central event of the program “Born of October” within the framework of the 100th anniversary of the 1917 revolution and is dedicated to a bright period in the development of Soviet decorative and applied art of the second half of the twentieth century: artistic glass and ceramics of the 1960s-1980s.
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“DECORATIVE RUSSIAN ART 18 – EARLY 19TH CENTURIES”
26.04.2016 — 31.12.2017 The basis of the concept of the permanent exhibition is the principle of exhibits as unique art objects united in systems that consider not only the possibility of the collection, but reveals its advantages, and what is the most important – offers to look at the piece of decorative art out of the common…
DetailsAfter ‘Hurricane,’ Muscovites Ask Why They Weren’t Warned
A fatal storm that swept Moscow caught residents off guard. Now they want to know why they weren’t warned.
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Bear stories
21.04.2017-27.08.2017 From April 21 to June 19, the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Applied Art will host an exhibition entitled “Bear Tales”, which will display items of decorative and applied art and folk art representing the image of a bear in Russian culture
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Anne de Carbuccia One Planet One Future
Date: June 21 — September 10, 2017 Venue: MMOMA, Gogolevsky Boulevard 10/4 The Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents «One Planet One Future» — the first solo exhibition of French-American artist Anne de Carbuccia to take place in Russia. For the past three years de Carbuccia has been travelling to the most remote and inaccessible…
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SERGEI BORISOV. ZEITGEIST
Date: May 18 — June 18, 2017 Venue: MMOMA, Ermolaevsky 17 Curator: Catherine Borissoff The Moscow Museum of Modern Art in partnership with the RuArts Foundation presents a retrospective exhibition of Sergei Borisov titled «Zeitgeist», which is held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of one of the most sought-after photographers of the turn of the century. The term Zeitgeist translates from German as «spirit of the time»…
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Antoni Gaudí. Barcelona
Date: May 24, 2017 — September 10, 2017 Venue: MMOMA, Petrovka 25 ABOUT EXHIBITION Curator: Charo Sanjuán The Moscow Museum of Modern Art in partnership with AUREA Cultura I Art presents a large-scale exhibition «Antoni Gaudí. Barcelona». The project aims at tracing the artistic journey of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) through his major architectural achievements while revealing the influence of his work on contemporary…
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Almost a third of Russians believe that parents should have the right to beat their teenage children.
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Izborsk, State Historic, Architectural and Natural-Landscape Open-Air Museum ‘Izborsk’
29 May 2017- 31 August 2017 Izborsk, State Historic, Architectural and Natural-Landscape Open-Air Museum ‘Izborsk’ Organized by The Moscow Kremlin Museums Ivanovskaya Square of the Moscow KremlinThe exhibition of photographs from the collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums held at the State Historical, Architectural and Natural-Landscape Open-Air Museum ‘Izborsk’ is organized within the framework of…
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Legends of Danish design
12.04.2017 – 11.06.2017 On April 12, 2017 “The Legends of Danish Design” exhibition will open at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, set up by Moscow Design Museum in collaboration with the Royal Danish Library (Copenhagen) and Dansk Møbelkunst Gallery (Copenhagen), supported by the Royal Danish Embassy in Moscow and the Ministry of Cultural…
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Giorgio Morandi. 1890–1964
After more than 40 years since the 1973 exhibition of Giorgio Morandi’s works at The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum organizes an extensive retrospective show dedicated to the oeuvre of Morandi (1890–1964) – one of Italy’s leading artists of the 20th century and an iconic figure of European art. Morandi’s art is…
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Putin and Abe to attend Tokyo’s Russian Seasons opening ceremony
The amount of VIP state guests indicates the “level of trust” between the two countries Top Russian and Japanese officials will attend the Russian Season’s opening ceremony on June 4 in Tokyo, Russian State Secretary and Deputy Culture Minister Alexander Zhuravsky told TASS in an interview. “Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Japanese Prime Minister…
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Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Buildings (and One Doghouse) Open for Rare Tours in Honor of the Architect’s 150th Birthday
These new or normally unavailable tours and displays pay homage to an architecture legacy
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Why It’s So Hard to Find the Original Owners of Nazi-Looted Art
International experts recently gathered at Smithsonian to discuss the state of international provenance research
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