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“Glory to the Maestro!”
The first international master class festival organized by the Mstislav Rostopovich Fund will be held at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center on September 13-19, 2009.
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Previews
Russian Victories in Medals and Engravings. Biedermeier at Pushkin. Sergey Maksimishin at Pobeda Gallery. Third Biennale of Modern Art in Moscow. Remembering Gayane from Tiflis. Praising Plahta...
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Culture |
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Russian Hospitality
Russians consider themselves to be an extremely hospitable nation.
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Children’s TV
Both European and American children are heavy users of television nowadays. They are growing up in much more media-diverse households than their parents.
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The Present State of Russian TV
In recent years, Russia’s national television channels have offered viewers little original content, focusing primarily on the adaptation of successful imported formats.
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History |
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Remembering the Holocaust
Soviet Jews are arguably the most long suffering race of the modern age.
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Art History |
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Yevgeny Oks
It’s always thrilling to write about a forgotten artist. This time it is Yevgeny Oks (1899-1968).
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High Days and Holidays |
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September Holidays
State and Religious Holidays in September
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Book Review |
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A History of Russian Architecture
Professor William Brumfield, University of Washington Press
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Star Interview |
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Professor William Craft Brumfield
Architectural Historian Extraordinaire
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Real Estate |
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Your Moscow (3)
Across the River: Zamoskvorechye, Tretyakovskaya & Paveletskaya
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Travel |
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Art Courses in Edinburgh
If you are a frustrated artist, you might try going on an art summer school next year organized by art colleges all over the world.
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Wine |
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Crisis Wine Buying
I remember buying a warm Russian beer in Moscow in the summer of 1998, sold in a scratched recycled bottle which cost six rubles.
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Restaurant Review |
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Barashka
Baku native, and Los Angeles transplant Shiraz Mamedov issued our first invitation to Barashka.
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Friends Forever
‘FRIENDS FOREVER’ – surely not the most common name for a Moscow café but it fits.
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Columns |
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To Buy or Not to Buy?
The summer of 2009 was marked by a noticeable upward trend of buyer activity.
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Transporting Fine Art
The Art of Handling Fine Arts
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Community |
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Football: The Moscow Bhoys
The Moscow Bhoys team was started initially in 2006 by Rikki Ferguson who had a reputation as a strong player and as having an equally strong opinion.
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Out and About |
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Expat Football League Summer Tournament
Saturday, July 25 saw the annual Expat Football League Summer Tournament.
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Viewpoint |
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Anth Ginn in Russia
My wife and I first visited Moscow in 2006. We had taken the overnight train from Warsaw at the start of a trip around the world.
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Michael Romanov
If you missed Parachutists’ Day in August, Tank Drivers’ Day in July or Bus Mechanics’ Day in June, don’t worry.
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The Last Word |
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Geoffrey Cox OBE
A mainstay of the expat community here, the underestimated Geoffrey Cox OBE is returning to England after 16 years in Russia.
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