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Russian Culture Days to Kick off in Latvia

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:38:00 GMT

Over 100 events will be held in Latvia as part of Russian Culture Days that will take place in the Baltic state on May 23-26, organizers told RIA Novosti.

Russia Qualifies for Eurovision Final

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Russia’s folk group Buranovskiye Babushki (Buranovo Grannies) has qualified for the final stage of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Party for Everybody.

Ukrainian Activists Unveil Stalin Pis Monuments

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:09:00 GMT

Activists from Ukraine’s nationalist party Bratstvo on Monday mocked Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin by installing a Pissing Stalin Golden Monument in Kiev and in the western city Lvov

Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Auctioned Off for Record $120 Mln

Thu, 03 May 2012 01:29:00 GMT

A famous painting by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch, The Scream, has been auctioned off at Sotheby’s for record $119,992,500.

Aivazovsky Painting Sold for Record $5.2 mln

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Ivan Aivazovsky’s canvas View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus was sold on Tuesday at Sotheby’s auction in London for a record $5.2 million (3.2 million pounds), the auction’s press service said.

Moscow Subway to Launch Gabriel Garcia Marquez Museum Train

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:59:00 GMT

A museum train devoted to Gabriel Garcia Marquez will appear in the Moscow subway on Wednesday.

Moscow Subway to Launch Gabriel Garcia Marquez Museum Train

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:59:00 GMT

A museum train devoted to Gabriel Garcia Marquez will appear in the Moscow subway on Wednesday.

Genghis Khan Sculpture Sparks Criticism in London

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:43:00 GMT

A statue of 13th century Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan unveiled in central London in April has sparked heated discussion among residents of the British capital, the London Evening Standard daily said.

Scarlett Johansson Hopes to Star as Russian Spy Again

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:34:00 GMT

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson said on Tuesday she hoped to have another chance to play the role of Russian spy Natasha Romanoff, nicknamed Black Widow, as she prepares for the Russian premiere of The Avengers due in Moscow later in the day.

Hollywood to Make Film of Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Hollywood star Christian Camargo is set to film a modern retelling of the famous play, The Seagull, written by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, Variety reported on Wednesday.

Stalinism Museum to be Opened in Georgia

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:14:00 GMT

The Joseph Stalin Museum in the Soviet dictator’s hometown of Gori will be converted into a museum dedicated to Stalinism in general, Georgia’s ministry of culture and monument protection said on Monday.

Russia to Allocate $2.3 Bln to Museum Activity

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:20:00 GMT

The Russian government plans to allocate over 67 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) to museum activities over the next six years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Hugo Collection Auctioned off for $4.2 mln

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:44:00 GMT

Christie's has sold a group of more than 400 books, paintings, letters and other items from personal collections of French writer Victor Hugo and his descendants for 3.2 million euros ($4.2 million), the auction house said in a media communique.

Hunt for Legendary Amber Room to Begin Again in Germany

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:19:00 GMT

The governor of Germany’s Nobitz municipality Hendrik Labe announced plans to search for the legendary Amber Room, looted by Nazi Germany during the World War II, in a local forest, the Bild newspaper said on Tuesday.

Russia’s Pushkin Fine Arts Museum Joins Google Art Project

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:37:00 GMT

Russia’s Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts joined the Google Art Project, an online depository of visual arts from the world’s leading museums and galleries, the museum’s chiefs announced on Tuesday.

Workers Try to Steal Hidden St. Pete. Treasures

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:24:00 GMT

Workers renovating a St. Petersburg mansion have allegedly attempted to steal part of a vast pre-revolution treasure trove they accidentally uncovered last week, police said on Tuesday.

McCartney’s Son Wants to Set Up Beatles 2

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:51:00 GMT

The son of legendary Beatle Paul McCartney, James McCartney, is looking to set up a band that would unite him and two other Beatles' sons, Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison, BBC reported on Tuesday.

Pre-Revolutionary Treasure Found in St. Pete Mansion

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:57:00 GMT

Renovation workers have discovered a vast treasure trove of silverware and jewelry in a St. Petersburg mansion that once belonged to a noble family, the first such finding in Russia’s second city in the last thirty years, police said on Friday.

London’s Ritz to Host Royal Portraits Exhibition

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:18:00 GMT

An exhibition of mostly previously unseen life portraits and enamel miniatures of Europe’s royal families commissioned by the Moscow Kremlin Museums in the 1990s, with an estimated value of 10 million pounds ($16 million), will be held in London in April.

Famous Italian Screenwriter Tonino Guerra Dies at 92

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:21:00 GMT

Tonino Guerra, an Italian poet, writer and screenwriter who has collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors of the world, died on Wednesday at the age of 92.

The Russian Museum Joins Google Art Project

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:20:00 GMT

Artwork from the St. Petersburg-based Russian Museum will go online as part of the Google Art Project in April, a curator said on Tuesday.

Buranovskiye Babushki Start Eurovision Rehearsals

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:45:00 GMT

Buranovskiye Babushki, a sextet of Russian grannies who won the national Eurovision-2012 selection contest, have started rehearsals in their home village of Buranovo, their producer, Ksenia Rubtsova, said on Monday.

Buranovskiye Babushki Start Eurovision Rehearsals

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:45:00 GMT

Russia Chooses Sextet of Flamboyant Grannies for Eurovision

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:58:00 GMT

Six grannies from the Buranovskiye Babushki band won the Russian national contest late on Wednesday night to have the honor of representing Russia at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on May 22-26.

Russia Chooses Octet of Flamboyant Grannies for Eurovision

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:58:00 GMT

Eight grannies from the Buranovskiye Babushki band won the Russian national contest late on Wednesday night to have the honor of representing Russia at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on May 22-26.