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History

Road to Victory

The year 2010 marks 65 years since the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. That war, which lasted four long years - from June 1941 to May 1945 - was the most sanguinary in the history of humanity. The ROAD TO VICTORY series contributed by Olga Troshina is dedicated to the anniversary of the Great Victory. ... →

Russia: People and Events

A series of programs about life in Russia and Russians. We are telling you about tsars, politicians and military commanders, cultural and scientific celebrities, in a word, about people who glorified Russia as best they could. Some of them represent a whole era in the life of this country, some are less known personalities, but all of them occupy an equally important place in the history of Russia. →

St.Petersburg: Three Glorious Centuries

In the spring of 1703, Russian army led by Czar Peter I won a quick victory over the Swedes seizing the mouth of the Neva River. Since time immemorial those were native Russian lands. To fortify his position on the recaptured territory, on May 16, 1703, Peter laid a fortress on Zayachy Island calling it St. Petersburg. The small town eventually... →

The Whims of Fate

Sometimes things happening around us affect our behavior forcing us to make a choice. And the choices we make determine the course of our life. The Whims of Fate is a series of programs about the life and acts of individuals, historical figures and ordinary people, who at various times affected the fate of their near and dear, and... →

Culture

Spiritual Flowerbed

Spiritual Flowerbed is a supplement series to our weekly feature “The Christian Message from Moscow” addressing not only Christians but all the people, concerned with matters spiritual. In the programs of the series you’ll get acquainted with reflections and recommendations from the clergy and authoritative figures of the Russian Orthodox Church. →

The Christian Message from Moscow

The Christian Message from Moscow is a weekly program telling you about Orthodoxy, about the lives of the Saints, works by Orthodox Saints, sermons by priests and monks, spiritual prose by Russian authors. It covers the most interesting Orthodox periodicals, looks at the composers, performers and the history of the Russian church music, features stories by laymen and clerics recounting how they found their way to the Lord. It’s about the believers’ life and their effort bent for the sake of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We are also trying to answer your questions and preparing a new series of programs about the history of the Russian Orthodox Church. →

The VOR Treasure-Store

On the Voice of Russia Treasure-Store weekly feature we offer you archival programs on various topics – historical, cultural, etc. You will hear radio versions of some novels, stories and plays by Russian prominent authors. →

This is Russia

THIS IS RUSSIA is program about the past and present of this country, about Russia's most prominent art and cultural celebrities. The program provides fascinating information about the customs and traditions of Russia's many nationalities and takes our listeners on a trip across the country letting them know more about cultural and other... →

Music

Folk Box

An indispensable program for lovers of folk music where we take a close look at all peoples inhabiting Russia. We offer you a gigantic, multicoloured display of customs and traditions, legends and tales, melodies and rythms. →

Musical Tales

Musical Tales is a series of weekly programs for classical music lovers who want to know more about world musical culture and history. A wealth of eye-opening information - unknown facts and new versions, forgotten names, unexpected revelations and surprise comparisons, a veritable constellation of celebrities - these and other topics will be featured in the Musical Tales series →

Music and Musicians

World-famous performers and composers play for you Tune in to Music and Musicians weekly feature on Saturday at 14.00, 18.00 and 22.00, on Sunday at midnight and 13.00, 18.00 and 22.00 and on Monday at 08.00 UTC. The program is contributed by Olga Fyodorova and Olga Shapovalova →

Russia - 1000 Years of Music

Our series prepared by Olga Shapovalova brings you everything there is to know about musical Russia – from its origins to the present day, year after year, century after century… It is a vast chronicle, an encyclopedia numbering hundreds of volumes, a unique musical archive comprising thousands of recordings now made available... →

Society

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope offers interviews, talks by specialists, information and music. Kaleidoscope shows life in this country from various angles. Kaleidoscope is a program for those who want to learn much in a short period of time! Tune in to Kaleidoscope on Monday at 01.30, 04.30, 07.30, 13.30 and 18.30, Tuesday 02.30, 06.30, 09.30... →

Let's Discuss It

We invite you to answer our observers' questions on the recent world developments and urgent problems of nowadays Please send your answers to world@ruvr.ru →

Timelines

TIMELINES used to be the only new thing back in 1992, now it's one of the best things every weekend without fail with British radio personality Estelle Winters chatting with all ranks from all over the globe about Moscow and its vast surroundings. Warning: Not recommended for those who don't wish sometimes to have a chuckle. VoR-PG - suitable... →

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Our programs

A View From Moscow

This is Russia

Moscow Mailbag

Road to Victory

Kaleidoscope

Music Programs

The Christian Message from Moscow

Russia: People and Events

Let's Discuss It

Folk Box

Politics

A View From Moscow

The Voice of Russia political observer Professor Valentin Zorin about major international problems and events →

Sci-Tech

Science Plus

Estelle Winters brings you a wide range of themes related one way or another with scientific matters. The program is aired during the week and also includes short interviews with the people around our world who specialize in Russian scientific affairs. Tune in to SCIENCE PLUS on Monday at 01.00, 04.00, 07.00... →

Culture

Music Programs

MUSIC DEPARTMENT STAFF ... →

Moscow Mailbag

Moscow Mailbag has been on the air for half a century after it was launched by the late Radio Moscow veteran, Joe Adamov, back in the 1950’s. The success of this program is perhaps explained by its close proximity to our listeners, because it is all based on YOUR questions and provides answers that YOU want or expect to hear. At... →

Voice of Russia is 80

OUR STATION IS 80 International airwaves first heard the call signal of Radio Moscow in October 1929. Those initial programmes from Moscow were in German. Soon after, there began broadcasts in French, and as of December 1929 – regular broadcasts in English. Before the... →

World Service Listeners about Georgia - South Ossetia Conflict

Dear Friends at VOR: Tonight, I will pray for peace between Russian, Ossetian, and Georgian brothers. Willard Jackson USA I am in a rotten mood after listening to the lies from the western media and even from reading a Swedish Foreign Office bulletin written by Foreign Secretary Carl Bildt. They are all blaming Russia for the... →

World Service Listeners About International Terrorism

Here we are with another London bombing - just a fortnight after the last one. There are no simple answers, but I will say this - the British remain as tenacious and fearless as they were in World War II, and if victory comes by fearless defiance alone, they will send the terrorists packing. Richard Phoenix, USA ... →

Flowers of Russia on

women’s shoulders

On air: 10:03. Alongside the Sergiev Posad toys, the Khohloma crockery and Zhostovo trays, shawls from Pavlov Posad are perceived as one of the symbols of Russia. For over 200 years the Pavlov Posad factory outside Moscow has been producing unique and highly...

Alexander Kuprin. Tempting

providence

On air: 15:19. The story we present was written by one of the finest Russian writers, Alexander Kuprin, a man who entered literature at the turn of the 20th century, when Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy were at the peak of their powers. He knew both and was a...

Ivan Turgenev. Asya

On air: 15:18. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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