Over 90 percent of Russians say they like to read books, according to a new survey in the country that has some of the world’s highest literacy rates. “Only 4 percent of those polled (опрошенных) said they barely read books,” the state-funded VTsIOM pollster said on Monday in a poll conducted (проведенный) on International Literacy…
Creating tables and chairs from tree branches and trunks might be as old as time itself. But Russian design studio Aotta are taking eco-friendly (экологичный) production one step further by turning left over pine needles (сосновая иголка; хвоя) into must-have interior pieces.The team mixes pine needles — usually seen as a waste product during logging…
The best of the Beat Film Fest of documentaries can be seen this week Beat Weekend, Oct. 3-7, is a local documentary festival of contemporary (современный) culture and music that features six films from the Beat Film Festival held earlier this year. It will take place in 15 major (крупный) Russian cities from Moscow to…
The show-stopping designs will cost an estimated $4.6 million, or 300 million rubles. Zaha Hadid Architects has been given the go-ahead (разрешение) to build a cutting edge (самый современный) music hall in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The London-based firm beat off (победить, отбить) 47 other entries from across the globe to build the…
EFFECTIVE ENGLISH COMPREHENSION, SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY BUILDING September 30, 2018 16:00-18:00 Topic for Sunday September 30: “Communicating Effectively on the Telephone” FREE FOR ALL FLUENTRUSSIA/MOSCOW ENGLISH CLUB STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COURSES. ALL OTHERS WELCOME: 700 RUBLES Sushchevsky Val Street, 43 Building 2 Fifth Floor
3 November 2018 Different locations around St Petersburg. Different cultural institutions will open their doors to visitors at 6 in the evening and remain open until midnight. Museums, theaters, libraries and concert halls will prepare a special program and hold one-day exhibitions, concerts, performances, workshops, and creative meetings with writers, musicians, artists and actors. Venue:…
EFFECTIVE ENGLISH COMPREHENSION, SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY BUILDING September 30, 2018 16:00-18:00 Topic for Sunday September 30: “Communicating Effectively on the Telephone” FREE FOR ALL FLUENTRUSSIA/MOSCOW ENGLISH CLUB STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COURSES ALL OTHERS WELCOME: 700 RUBLES Sushchevsky Val Street, 43 Building 2 Fifth Floor
Aug 28 – Oct 28 The exhibition “Anatomy of Cubism” is an introduction into the history of one of the most influential (влиятельный, важный) art movements of the 20th century: Cubism. The exhibition will open with Cezanne’s masterpiece (шедевр) “The Bathers” and will feature a vast array of work from all over the world: artifacts…
A northern fur seal was born in the Moscow Zoo for the first time in 20 years. The seal pup (детеныш) named Roger is almost two months old. He was recently transferred (переведен) from an indoor space to his fellow seals in an open-air enclosure (огороженное место, вольер) in the new section of the Moscow…
Mikhail Larionov – Until Jan. 20, 2019 One of the most anticipated exhibitions this year, the retrospective (ретроспектива) of Mikhail Larionov at the New Tretyakov has finally opened its doors. More than 500 works by this leading representative of Russian avant-garde are on view from Russian and foreign museums. The retrospective covers all the styles…