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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

A Decembrist descendant returns

January 24, 2012 Katerina Afonchenkova
The story of Swiss financier Christopher Mouravieff-Apostol, a descendent of an illustrious Russian family who rented and renovated his ancestors’ Moscow mansion, is perhaps a first in contemporary Russian reality

Rick Westhead: Witnessing modern history

January 17, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Rick Westhead, a reporter for Canada’s “Toronto Star,” visited Russia three times, most recently to witness an historic event – the post-election protests in Bolotnaya Square against vote fraud. He talked to RBTH about his experience in Russia

Butterfly wings for politicians’ faces

January 7, 2012 Valentin Bayukansky
Artist Vadim Zaritsky uses a very unusual material for his paintings – butterfly wings. His works include portraits of renowned political figures and fellow artists as well as landscapes and still lifes

Russian symbolist artist gains recognition in the UK

December 10, 2011 Valentin Bayukansky, Special to RN
Nikolai Rogatnev’s colleagues call him “the master of air metal.” Collectors of his works include Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a Beatles museum and the Russian Presidential Library

Andrei Konchalovsky: Art can't change the world

December 2, 2011 Yolanda Delgado
Russian high-profile film-maker Andrei Konchalovsky spoke to RBTH about his transformation as an artist, the state of the modern film industry and his latest movie, “The Nutcracker,” which will be released in December

Alexander Yakovenko: A diplomat is a patriot, well-educated, and interesting

December 1, 2011 Azamat Tseboyev, Menu magazine
Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko talked to Menu magazine about Russian-British relations, cultural exchange, business ties and how the two countries can work together to combat the challenges facing the world today

Vitaly Shlykov remembered

November 28, 2011 Alexei Pankin, Russian Reporter
One of Russia’s most famous military officers, as well as a notorious spy, Vitaly Shlykov died unexpectedly on Nov. 20.He made his mark on both Russia and the Soviet Union

A mix of Russian Orthodoxy and modern photography

November 26, 2011 Anisia Boroznova
Meet Ivan Zhuk, a unique Russian photographer, whose works encompass religion and art

Phoebe Taplin discovered a sublime Moscow by foot

October 26, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
She has walked more than 5,000 miles in her explorations

Yuri Kozyrev: Walking the revolution road

October 24, 2011 Anna Nemtsova
The Russian photographer has recently won numerous awards for his coverage of the Arab Spring. Colleagues say he is well on his way to joining the ranks of the greatest war photographers

Igor Rasteryaev: “Sing like you live, live like you sing”

October 20, 2011 Anastasia Gorokhova
A singer-songwriter who rose to fame on the Internet reinvents Russian patriotism with his songs

The man who flew into space from his apartment

September 30, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov finally land in D.C.

Clearing the way for cars, tanks, planes... and caviar

September 1, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
A sailor on a Russian icebreaker recalls how his vessel steamed ahead of the convoys, helping to keep the vital supply lines open

The Kamchatka syndrome: chasing jackpots

August 26, 2011 Anton Murad
Irina Daletskaya has been photographing Kamchatka’s exotic natural landscape for 25 years and has constructed a unique collection of images

Fedor Emelianenko – the most dangerous man in Russia

July 25, 2011 Makar Butkov
How a small-town guy became one of the most feared fighters in the world

Alexander Dym – “Maybe there will be no words at all”

June 15, 2011 Alex Kervey
While young Russian writers can't get publisher’s officers to see the value in their writing, a riot of growth has exploded on the Internet, where works blossom and find their own audiences

My Maya: a life’s dance,
 a life’s music

June 8, 2011 Nora FitzGerald
Maya Plisetskaya, 85, will be on hand, with husband and composer Rodion Shchedrin, to open the Lincoln Center Festival next month

Russia honors American patron

April 6, 2011 Peter 
Cheremushkin, Interfax
Former PepsiCo head bolstered Mariinsky

Gagarin: universal hero who opened up the heavens

March 31, 2011 Nikolai Alenov
Russia has high hopes for a mission to Mars and a Moon base as it celebrates the flight 50 years ago that changed the world
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