Retired from a Moscow zoo after it had been closed down, Irma was welcomed into the couple’s domestic life in 2017. As the world’s fourth-largest wild cat and a native of the Americas, the sight of a leashed (на поводке) puma in a coat on a snowy Moscow weekend would surprise even the most open-minded…
SIRIUS-19 Isolation Study Six volunteers from Russia and the United States locked themselves up for four months on Tuesday (March 19) for a space experiment ahead of the 50th anniversary (годовщина) of the first Moon landing. Three males and three females are participating in the SIRIUS-19 isolation (изоляционный) study, in which they will live, work…
Apply to ISSP’s 2019 Open Call The International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) is searching for emerging (перспективный) artists to join a week of networking, workshops and creativity in the heart of rural Latvia. Now in its 13th year, the 2019 edition will focus on “Photography and the World”. Photographers will work alongside activists,…
The Burganov House invites you to look at famous cities from an unusual angle. The Image of the City exhibition presents a series of paintings by artist Yulia Smolenkova, who creates abstract interpretations (представление) of urban landscapes. The exhibition features (демонстрировать) new views of the cities of Spain, Italy, France and Belgium. The artist…
Moscow’s new food hall abounds with taste. An old tram depot (база) in the center of Moscow has become the city’s latest foodie haven (рай для гурманов). Depo Food Mall, which opened last month near Belorussky Station, houses more than 200 stalls (прилавки), shops and restaurants serving food from all over the world. Depo is…
See our picks for this month. 1. The Wall, by John Lanchester. 2. Gingerbread, by Helen Oyeyemi- Oyeyemi is this generation’s torchbearer (лидер кампании или движения) for a growing subgenre of revisionist fairy tales. 3. An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, by Alex Kotlowitz. 4. Look How Happy I’m Making You, by Polly…
Moscow’s Most Elegant Design Hotels Here’s our selection of four places that offer both beautiful design and a comfortable night’s sleep. 1. Pokrovka 6- relax in silk sheets near Moscow’s best bars. 2. Brick Design Hotel– flick through (бегло просмотреть) a wide selection of beautiful photography books and magazines in the library to the gentle…
This month, the Irish Film Festival brings some of the best cinema from Ireland to Karo 11 Oktyabr Cinema. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner (March 17), there’s no better way to celebrate Irish culture than by checking out Moscow’s own Irish Film Festival.The festival will showcase (показывать) a selection of the best…
Inspired by James Cameron’s “Avatar” TORUK transports you to the world of Pandora in a visually stunning (впечатляющий) live setting. Experience a storytelling (повествующий) odyssey through a new world of imagination, discovery, and possibility. TORUK will be presented at the famous Luzhniki arena from April 19, as part of a global tour in arenas around…
Wooden Tower Burned at Maslenitsa Festival in Russia A giant wooden tower was torched (сожжено) at a folk festival celebration in Russia’s western Kaluga region as part of Maslenitsa, an originally pagan ritual absorbed (впитался) into Russian Orthodox Christian tradition also known as Pancake Week.The theme this year was the French Revolution and the wooden…