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NY-based Ballet competition launches young careers

April 21, 2012 Anna Andrianova
Many children take ballet lessons as part of their education or for exercise. Few choose it as their life’s passion

Golden Mask, the reward for the finest in creative theatre

April 9, 2012 Paul Duvernet
Only the language barrier prevents Russian drama from being exported around the world. The Golden Mask Festival provides an opportunity to explore the theater of tomorrow

Moscow hosts Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia

March 28, 2012 Camilla Shin
Nearly all of Russia’s contemporary designers have been launched at Russian Fashion Week, this year renamed for its sponsor, Mercedes-Benz

Bulgakov and Bykov come to Piccadilly

March 5, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Alexander Mamut unveils a brand new Russian-language bookstore in the heart of London

Maslenitsa: when London meets Russia

February 27, 2012 Ilaria Parogni
Russian expats in London joined with citizens of the British capital and tourists alike to listen to Russian music and sample blini as the Maslenitsa festival took over Trafalgar Square

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

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

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

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

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

Silver Cam sheds light on behind-the-scene Russia

January 18, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines
The annual Silver Camera photo contest will determine the best Russian photographers

Utopia became a reality

January 18, 2012 Olga Kabanova, Vedomosti.ru
Curator Olga Sviblova has opened an exhibit, “Russian Cosmos,” at Italy’s Castello di Rivoli Museum

A hymn to the beauty and power of the human body

January 16, 2012 Anisia Boroznova, Andrew Khlobystin
The beauty of the human body, a harmonious physique and physical vigor are the key subjects of Valery Katsuba’s photographs displayed in the Sputnik Gallery, New York

The eye of the storm

January 12, 2012 Nalalia Zaitseva, Russian Reporter
Russian and Soviet winners from the World Press Photo 1955-2010

A Window to Soviet Moscow

January 10, 2012 Darya Zhuk
A photography exhibit echoing 1950s Moscow stirs up memories of the Soviet capital

Soviet propaganda comes to America

December 24, 2011 Xenia Grubstein
Soviet Posters from World War II enliven a Chelsea gallery in New York

Building the revolution

November 14, 2011 Phoebe Taplin
Exhibition of Soviet art and architecture opens at the Royal Academy of Arts in London

Russian grain producer won a Guinness World Record

November 9, 2011 Russia Beyond the Headlines
The Tula ProduKt company, a Tula-based grain producer operating throughout Russia and abroad, received the official Guinness World Record Certificate in the category “The Largest Bowl of Porridge” in October

How Cossacks invaded Moscow

November 8, 2011 Irina Shuvalova
Last month Cossacks took over Gorky Park for a celebration of Cossack history and culture, called “Moscow, a Cossack Village”

Russian Film Week held in New York

November 7, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Highly-acclaimed and emerging Russian film-makers strut their stuff in the city of New York
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