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Literary Russian London

March 31, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
From Herzen’s house to Lenin’s library, London is full of places associated with Russian writers and thinkers

“Meat in a Pot:” Updating a Russian classic

March 30, 2012 Jennifer Eremeeva
A constant of classic Russian cuisine is the principle of slow cooking – a trend that is enjoying an enthusiastic renaissance amongst Anglo-American homemakers

Devils and dictators

March 30, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
London’s theatres are exploring connections between Russian literature, history and politics this spring in a range of exciting productions

Ant king: Revealing the insects' life

March 29, 2012 Daria Gonzales
A Russian photographer found a new life taking a closer look at his backyard

Pashkov House: Home to rare books

March 28, 2012 Alexandra Guzeva
The Russian State Library holdings take up an entire block in Moscow, accommodating tremendous collections of books, which are currently being digitized. The oldest building in the complex – the Pashkov House – is teeming with legends

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

100-year-old swimmer sets record

March 27, 2012 Mikhail Mordasov
Vasili Krapivin has become the first athlete in his age category to swim the distance of 25 meters

A great tower turns 90

March 27, 2012 Anisia Boroznova
An architectural monument in central Moscow was the work of the same engineer who made transporting much of Russia’s oil and gas wealth possible

How to deal with art in Russia

March 26, 2012 Anisia Boroznova
The Central House of Artists (TsDKh) is the largest exhibition center in Russia

Trapped in a Nightmare

March 23, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-Ki Joo could have been successful chamber musicians, but they combined their musical talents with their love for comedy

Talashkino: Reviving Russia's artistic traditions

March 23, 2012 William Brumfield
The estate of Princess Maria Tenisheva at Talashkino is located in the rolling, forested countryside to the south of Smolensk.

A mixture of snow and adrenaline

March 23, 2012 Alexander Kobelyatsky, Russky Reporter
Russia to keep cross-country snowmobile racing world championships to 2015

Artist Yevgeniy Fiks examines historical ironies in his DC show

March 22, 2012 Nora FitzGerald
Yevgeniy Fiks, a conceptual painter influenced by the creators of the vibrant, political movement called Sots Art, examines historical ironies and absurdities that shed new light on the inconstancy of the Cold War

Eurovision: Granny boom

March 22, 2012 Daria Gonzales
A short history of Russia’s love-hate relationship with Eurovision

Street art with an intelligent face

March 22, 2012 Daria Gonzales
Pavel 183 may not be the Russian Banksy, but something more critical and philosophical

Ski resort with a past gets a reset

March 21, 2012 Vsevolod Pulya
The first chair lift and two trails opened March 18 in the North Caucasus resort of Arkhyz. However, the real heights at the resort are still to be scaled

How to balance between freedom and commerce?

March 21, 2012 Alexei Kurbatov
Graphic designer Alexei Kurbatov had no professional training in the field. Instead, he chose to start work as a designer at a printing shop early on. Later he decided to strike out on his own as an illustrator. He told to RBTH about his success

Catching up with Russia’s ramshackle churches

March 21, 2012 Matilda Moreton
The book published by a British photographer raises public awareness of the plight of Russis’s wooden churches

Streltsov, Russia’s Pelè in the gulag

March 19, 2012 Nicola Sellitti
One of Russia’s first sports rebels went from the Soviet national team to a force labor camp in Siberia. Today Eduard Streltsov is recognized as one of the greats

The distant latitudes of childhood

March 19, 2012 Ferran Mateo
Evgenia Arbugaeva has received a Magnum Foundation International grant for a project in her hometown of Tiksi
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