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…
Details32% of Russians Support Physical Punishment for Teens — Poll
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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The Protests That Aren’t Going Away
City authorities struggle to contain growing resentment with their demolition program.
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France-Russia: An Improbable Reset That Quickly Turned Sour
In Versailles, Putin listened sternly to Macron’s moral lesson about Ukraine and human rights in Chechnya, said little, and looked impatient to leave.
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Russian Court Orders Navalny to Apologize for Government Corruption Claims
Russian politician Alexei Navalny has been ordered to delete a viral video accusing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of corruption.
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Explore Crucian Cuisine on a New U.S. Virgin Islands Food Tour
Get a taste of St. Croix’s culinary traditions
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Gang Attacks Navalny Campaign’s Landlord in Siberia
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.
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Visiting on public holidays
Dear visitors, Please note the opening times for the State Tretyakov Gallery over the Russia Day (June 12, Monday): Historical Building, The Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val and Engineering Building will be open from 10.00 to 18.00 (ticket office and entrance to 17.00) Apollinary Vasnetsov Memorial Flat, Victor Vasnetsov Museum and Anna Golubkina Memorial Studio…
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Moscow utility crews clean up freak storm’s aftermath
30.05.2017 Over 35,000 people and 4,500 vehicles are engaged in the clean-up Moscow’s public works crews are laboring diligently to clean up the mess that was left in the wake of yesterday’s hurricane that had ripped through the Russian capital, the city’s municipal press service told reporters today. “Municipal crews will be working hard until…
DetailsForged Safety Documents Aided Russian Teen’s Gun Rampage — Reports
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.
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Russia to Crackdown on ‘Dishonest’ Microlenders
The Russian parliament is preparing new clampdowns on predatory microlenders.
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Putin visits Russian cultural center in Paris
Putin toured the Center’s exhibition of World War I relics and met with students of the Russian Classical Gymnasium Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, met with students of the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Center in Paris, the head of the Russian Classical Gymnasium, Yulia Rebinder, told TASS. The two high-ranked…
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Putin presents Holy Trinity icon to Russian Orthodox cathedral in Paris
The Holy Trinity Cathedral is a constituent element of the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Center in the French capital Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday presented an icon of the Holy Trinity to the Russian Orthodox Trinity Cathedral in Paris, the Bishop of Chersonese Nestor, who chairs the Russian Orthodox diocese of Western Europe told…
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Moscow mayor says Monday’s hurricane in Moscow ‘unprecedented’
The families of the people killed or injured during violent thunderstorms that hammered Moscow on Monday afternoon will get money compensations The hurricane that struck Moscow City on Monday afternoon was unprecedented, Moscow City mayor Sergei Sobyanin told TASS. “I can’t remember within my recollection any other such calamity with the number of dead and…
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Hollywood director highlights his esteem for Russia’s president
Answering the question about his personal attitude towards the Russian president, Oliver Stone said: “I liked him, I respected him, let’s put it that way” American filmmaker Oliver Stone said that he has always held Russian President Vladimir Putin in high esteem and identified with him. Stone, who is in Australia now, told ABC reporters…
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Putin declares 2018-2027 to be Children’s Decade in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree declaring the years 2018-2027 to be the Children’s Decade in Russia. The directive was published on the country’s Official Internet Portal of Legal Information today. The order says “the decision had been taken to improve the state’s children protection policy, considering the results of the National Children’s…
DetailsStudent Jailed for Murder of Russian Journalist Tsilikin
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.
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Moscow: News and Openings
From vintage music museum to a grill restaurant: all the latest openings in the city
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Edith Wharton Recruited the World’s Greatest Artists to Raise Money for WWI Refugees
A century ago, the famous author took it upon herself to help those left behind by the war’s carnage
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Russian-US forum dubbed Fort Ross Dialogue to be held in Russia for first time ever
The first day of the forum will be dedicated to cultural cooperation Russian and US politicians, cultural workers and experts will discuss the ways to boost cooperation and overcome differences between the two countries at a forum dubbed Fort Ross Dialogue which will be for the first time in the Russian cities of Pskov and…
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Russia’s Zvyagintsev wins Jury Prize at 70th Cannes Film Festival with his Loveless
This is the third Cannes award for the Russian film director Russian film director Andrey Zvyaginstev has won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize for his bleak family drama Loveless. The Award Ceremony of the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival was held on Sunday. Zvyaginstev’s Loveless is a story of divorcing couple who must team…
DetailsKhvorostovsky’s friend refutes media allegations about his hospitalization
“Here he is sitting next to me, laughing,” lawyer Pavel Astakhov told Media reports alleging that world-acclaimed Russian opera singer Dmitri Khvoroskovsky has been taken to hospital are not true, Khvorostovsky’s friend, lawyer Pavel Astakhov told TASS on Sunday. Earlier, the mass media said that Khvorostovsky had been taken in a hospital in Moscow. Astakhov,…
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Some 40,000 cyclists taking part in Moscow cycle parade
According to the authorities, a column of about 40,000 cyclists aged from ten to 78 took a lap around Moscow’s central Garden Ring About 40,000 people from all around Russia took part in Russia’s largest cycling parade in Moscow on Sunday, the press service of Moscow’s department of transport said. “Over the recent years, Moscow…
DetailsSummer Music in Moscow
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.
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‘Leviathan’ Director Zvyagintsev Wins Jury Prize for New Film ‘Loveless’ at Cannes
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.”
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At Least 11 Dead as Storm Sweeps Moscow
At least eleven people have died after gale force winds hit Moscow on Monday afternoon.
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In Pictures: Fatal Thunderstorms Sweep Moscow
At least 12 people have died after gale force winds swept Moscow on Monday afternoon.
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Two North Koreans Found Dead in Moscow Hotel
Two North Korean citizens have been found dead at a hotel in west Moscow.
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BarDelhi: How to Spice Up Dinner
BarDelhi is a collaboration between the team behind the cult Indian restaurant Moscow-Delhi, Roman Milostivy, whose cocktail bar Chainaya is on the list of the world’s best bars, and Vladimir Basov, supplier of organic wines.
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Dane Arrested in Russia for ‘Extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses Meeting
A Danish national has been arrested in the Russian city of Oryol after attending a meeting of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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