The women behind Russia’s most famous writers
Behind some of the country’s most successful writers like Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Bulgakov, there was always a woman
Actor confesses to organising Bolshoi Acid Attack
All three people detained on suspicion of arranging an acid attack on Bolshoi Theater Ballet Director Sergei Filin have confessed to their wrongdoings, a Moscow city police spokesperson told Interfax
Senior Russian diplomat holds photo exhibition on Indian life
Exhibition of photographs taken by Sergey Karmalito focuses on various facets of Indian life through “Russian eyes”
Kremlin Museum looking to broaden India link
Moscow museum to exhibit its treasures in India, hold exhibition of Indian precious gems and jewellery
Bruce Willis explains why Russians love 'Die Hard'
One of Russia’s favorite Hollywood actors sat down with Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s Marina Ochakovskaya before a screening of “A Good Day to Die Hard.” Bruce Willis discussed filming in Moscow
Russian exhibition at Auschwitz Museum reopens after 10 years
Following renovations that led to a decade-long closure, the Russian national exhibit at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum was reopened at a ceremony on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Bolshoi drama: Looking for answers
Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director, Sergei Filin spoke to Anna Nemtsova about the attack when a man wearing a mask splashed sulphuric acid into his face
Daniil Kharms, Master of Deadpan, Father of the Absurd
Absurdist Daniil Kharms died 70 years ago on February 2nd, but his literary legacy has only just begun
Chilling Science Fiction for the Facebook age
"Anna Starobinets’ novel “The Living” is a baffling, satirical prophecy on a futuristic world that doesn't appear too unlikely in this digital revolution era. Phoebe Taplin reviews it for RIR
Mosfilm enters its 90s with some grump and a limp
Television station orders now make up 70 percent of Mosfilm's total production and are putting their traditional movie projects on the back burner
The changing face of Russian beauty
Exhibitions exploring and, at times, tearing apart perceived ideas of physical beauty are currently tucked away in several Moscow galleries
‘Russia in Cinema’ project launched in Delhi
The project aims to familiarize audiences in the Indian capital with various aspects of Russian and Soviet cinema
Goa set to host Indo-Russian musical extravaganza
The Great Live Music Festival will bring together rock and jazz musicians from Russia and India in the first week of February
Nabokov’s poetry: ridiculous or sublime?
A new volume of “Collected Poems” (Penguin, 2012) reveals unusual facets of the famous novelist, from childish nonsense to émigré insomnia
Bolshoi director stable after attack
Sergei Filin begins his work with police as his condition stabilizes after surgery
Siberian Education: Fact or fantasy?
“Siberian Education” and “Free Fall” by Nicolai Lilin attract both fans and scathing critics
Foreign filmmakers catch Russian stereotypes
Twenty-four young cinematographers from 15 countries are making a month-long train journey around Russia, filming Russian stereotypes
Russian folk ensemble Kupina performs in New Delhi
A team of seven professional musicians from Moscow presented a colourful performance based on Russian folk music, choreography and traditions
Soviet animation classics: 40 years on
New Year's Day marked yet another anniversary of “Nu, Pogodi!” (“Just You Wait!”): the cartoon series has been hailed by viewers as a Soviet animation masterpiece for over 40 years now
At 50, Victor Pelevin creates myths for the new Russia
As a writer whose experience straddles two eras, pre and post-perestroika, Pelevin illuminates characters that simultaneously inhabit different worlds