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Political figures as seen through the camera's lens

February 22, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
An exhibition, "Russian politicians through the camera's eye," portraying leading Russian politicians in informal settings opens today in Moscow and St. Petersburg

The “grunge” style grows from Soviet-era roots

February 20, 2012 Timur Ganeev, Prokhor Kolosov
Young Russian designer Igor Isayev graduated from the Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Recently he has just opened a flagship store on Nikitsky Boulevard in central Moscow to apply his foreign experience in Russia

Music finds a new home in Russia

February 18, 2012 Alexandra Mashukova, Vedomosti Friday
A musical which portrays an American journalist, who discovers his Russian roots, will open at the Gorbunov Palace of Culture

Warmed by a love of horses

February 17, 2012 Mikhail Mordasov
Russian children learn riding lessons to participate in the annual equestrian competitions that run through February in Novosibirsk

Book publishers play winter games

February 17, 2012 Alexandra Guzeva
The "Sense of Snow" book fair drew crowds to central Moscow despite being held outdoors during the coldest weeks of the year

French vines take root in Altai

February 17, 2012 Sergey Teplyakov
A cross-culture experiment bears fruit in Siberia

Treasure trove uncovered in a library

February 16, 2012 Alexandra Guzeva
Librarians at the Russian State Polytechnical Museum found more than 30,000 pre-revolutionary books and magazines in its library

Hvorostovsky takes on The Met

February 15, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Beloved Russian baritone's acting stands out while his voice is overshadowed

Valentine’s Day boosts gift sales

February 14, 2012 Milena Faustova, Voice of Russia
Even though a fairly small number of Russians observe Valentine’s Day, the holiday is still a boon for sellers of candy, flowers and small gifts

Dramatizing Russia’s protests

February 14, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
A talented British playwright is turning his spotlight on the recent demonstrations against electoral fraud in Russia

Krasnoyarsk: Taking a break from the Trans-Siberian

February 14, 2012 Emma Burrows
On the route of the Trans-Siberian railway, the city of Krasnoyarsk is a good stop between the major destinations of Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk. Among Russian tourists, the city is known as a destination for extreme sports.

From despair to mercy

February 13, 2012 Elena Bobrova, Nora FitzGerald
"Siberia Monamour," a film by emerging director Slava Ross, portrays life on the taiga in all its brutality and compassion

Preserving an ancient art

February 10, 2012 William Brumfield
A cathedral in the northwestern city of Pskov has preserved a remarkable set of frescoes through centuries of war and occupation

Where the polar bears roam

February 10, 2012 Alexei Bezrukov
Wrangel Island is a breeding ground for polar bears and one of the best-preserved examples of the Arctic ecosystem

Russian shops in London

February 10, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Whatever you want from Russia, whether it’s cabbage pies or antique jewelry, the chances are you can find it somewhere in London these days

The Ice Queen would be jealous

February 9, 2012 Anisia Boroznova
Moscow’s Sokolniki Park features the world’s only year-round Ice Sculpture Museum, where the temperature is kept at -10 C (14 F) degrees

Dickensian Russia and a fiercely exotic Japan

February 9, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
English translations of Boris Akunin’s recent novels “He-Lover of Death” and “The Diamond Chariot,” were released at the end of 2011 and attracted the attention of RBTH’s literary critic Phoebe Taplin

UEFA: Financial Fair Play comes to Russia

February 6, 2012 Timur Ganeev
Football bosses are trying to impose a break-even requirement on clubs. How is Russia going to cope with Financial Fair Play?

What does a Russian soul sing about?

February 1, 2012 Sofya Rayevskaya
Russian songs are popular the world over – maybe because of their overwhelming emotional recounting of universal themes

American on the Bolshoi stage

February 1, 2012 Diana Markosian
RBTH catches up with American ballet dancer David Hallberg who joined the Bolshoi Ballet as a principal last summer and shared his experience
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