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Sometimes an iPhone is worth every penny. A group of Muscovites reportedly hauled (тащить) an entire bathtub full of coins Tuesday to one of Moscow’s 38 official retailers to purchase (покупать) the desired gadget.A Facebook user posted a photograph of the cast iron bath filled to the brim with coins and surrounded by onlookers armed…
Teachers’ qualifications in every school subject are scheduled to be tested by 2020 Almost half of Russia’s math teachers have reportedly flunked (провалились) a nationwide exam designed to evaluate their professional aptitude.Some 22,000 teachers took part in the voluntary anonymous (анонимный) exam across Russia administered by the Rosobrnadzor state education watchdog this year. President Vladimir…
$1 billion in sales this year in just one minute and 25 seconds Singles’ Day is (also known as “Double 11” because it takes place on November 11, or 11/11 every year) is a Chinese holiday that began in 1993 and celebrates the pride in being alone, or single. The shopping holiday took place on…
Until Nov. 18 The New British Film Festival is back for the 19th time, and this time most of the viewings (просмотры) are at the KARO 11 Oktyabr cinema. Among the highlights are “On Chesil Beach” starring Saoirse Ronan and Emily Watson, a story based on a novella by Ian McEwan (who also wrote the…
Now in its seventh year, the forum is set to explore “culture as a country’s strategic potential”. Thousands of people are expected to attend this year’s International Cultural Forum in St Petersburg, kicking off on 15 November. More than 20,000 people took part in the forum’s public and professional programmes in 2017. This year’s event…
An etching by celebrated Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali has been damaged after visitors in Yekaterinburg. The piece from the artist’s Los Caprichos series — along with the 18th century artwork by Francisco Goya which inspired it — fell to the floor when a group of women tried to take a photo at the show at the city’s…
Step into the untamed expanse of Russia’s wild heartland There are many reasons not to go to Siberia. Temperatures are below zero for most of the year and the locals are renowned for their frosty demeanour (манера поведения). But as a rule, those who decide to take the journey don’t regret it. Siberia is where…
Local photographer Svetlana Yerygina decided to explore the artistic idea of transplanting the pumpkin into the Russian context. Over the course of a day, she shot a series of photographs of a man wearing a pumpkin on his head and an iconic Adidas track suit (костюм) in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. “I’ve long meant…
On November 4, it will move you! The TCS New York City Marathon course runs 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of NYC and is a model for big-city marathons around the world. On November 4, 2018, runners from all over the world participate in the New York City Marathon to compete and experience the…