Tatyana Karpekina
14 июня 2011 21:02
Famous Russian film-maker Alexander Sokurov, whose name the European Film Academy has put on the list of 100 best film directors of all times, is marking his 60th birthday (the 14th of June) with a new film, Faust, based on Goethe’s poem.
25 мая 2011 19:17
The 10th Chekhov international theatre festival is getting under way in Moscow, and the first on the program is the Russian premiere of “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare. Prominent actors, including Igor Yasulovich and Alexander Feklistov, will perform under the guidance of the artistic director of the London royal theatre Declan Donnellan.
23 мая 2011 16:36
Since the 64th Cannes Film Festival became particularly scandal-prone, nobody seemed to be surprised at the fact that the
23 мая 2011 14:22
Russia’s celebrated violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov opened the 8th International Children’s Festival in Moscow on May 21st. According to maestro Spivakov, children are the essence and the ultimate value of our future and need all the care, protection and love that we can give them.
19 мая 2011 20:38
Danish director Lars Von Trier has been expelled from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, media reports said on Thursday.
12 мая 2011 17:10
The 24th International Book Fair has opened today in the Italian city of Turin. This is one of the most prestigious book forums in Europe, which involves more than 1,500 exhibitors. This year, which is the Russia-Italy Cross-cultural Year, Russia has the guest of honor status at this forum.
11 мая 2011 17:44
The world’s most celebrated directors and actors have arrived in the French Riviera to attend the opening of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Cannes festival is probably the most democratic if compared to Venice, where directors prefer to compete more in esthetics, and to the Berlin festival, which is considered to be politicized.
3 мая 2011 17:01
Murmansk in Russia, the world’s biggest seaport inside the Arctic Circle, is making preparations to welcome the participants and guests of the 2nd Northern Lights International Film Festival of the Arctic Region countries (May 24th to 28th).
27 апреля 2011 15:15
During Easter Week Russian fashion designers will present their collections of Orthodox clothes in Moscow on April 28th. This will be a spectacular event, I should say.
22 апреля 2011 14:53
World-renowned Russian violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov has been awarded the Stars of the Commonwealth prize for his contribution to the sphere of humanitarian cooperation between CIS member states. “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for myself, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when?
14 апреля 2011 19:42
The prospects for electronic and traditional - paper - books was one of the central topics during the discussions, which took place at the London Book Fair (April 11th to 13th). Russia as the Guest of Honour at the book forum was an active participant in all discussions on that score and shared its experience in this field.
11 апреля 2011 14:47
Russia has become the guest of honor at the London Book Fair, which marks the 40th anniversary this year. Russia’s prominent role at the global publishing forum was acknowledged by the Fair’s Director Alister Bertenshow. A total of 50 writers and publishers from Russia are attending the London forum.
27 марта 2011 16:50
Russia has followed in the footsteps of France and Germany, who have a joint TV network Arte, and launched a special digital TV channel Theatre to promote contemporary dramatic art. The new channel begins transmission today, on World Theater Day.
18 марта 2011 15:54
A film with a somewhat strange title “Siberia Mon Amour” is in the program of the International Festival of Independent Cinematography, which started in Rome on March 18 and will last till March 25. The film is by Vyacheslav Ross, a 44-year old Russian film director.
14 марта 2011 17:03
The 14th of March is Orthodox Book Day in Russia. It was established at the initiative of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in 2009 in memory of an important historical event. On this day in 1564 the first printed book “The Apostle” came out in Russia.
8 марта 2011 16:26
The advent of spring seems to stir people’s desire to marry. In China, after the year of the Tiger, which was considered to be an unlucky year to marry, is over, and the year of White Hare has begun, the number of marriages is evidently growing.
21 февраля 2011 20:50
The results of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival which closed on the 20th of February were quite predictable. This is the opinion of the Russian experts who attended this film forum.
20 февраля 2011 19:16
On February 19, the 9th International Film Festival “The Fire Spirit” started in Khanty-Mansiysk, western Siberia. It will last till February 25. Khanty-Mansiysk, known as Russia’s “oil capital”, can also be called its cinema capital.
14 февраля 2011 16:09
Several museums in Moscow organized an exhibition ahead of Saint Valentine Day, which lovers around the globe celebrate on February 14. The Science of Kissing exhibition has opened in the halls of the State Darwin Museum of Moscow.
3 февраля 2011 13:41
The 61st Berlin International Film Festival, which is due to open on February 10th, has announced its final program and panel of judges. Two works by Russian directors have been shortlisted for the festival’s two main competitions. It took Russia a whole decade of the 21st century to achieve success.
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