If you’ve ever watched “Doctor Who” or “Back to the Future” and dreamed of hopping in your own time machine, then, starting August 10, Moscow is the place to be. For almost two weeks, the city will be home to the “Times and Epochs” festival — an event that takes visitors from the poleis of…
Walking around St. Petersburg, you can pretend to be a 19th-century nobleman just about anywhere in the city. People across Russia call the entrance (вход) and stairwell of apartment buildings as ‘podyezd’, meaning, literary – ‘driveway’. But St. Petersburg as usually differs from the rest of Russia, and calls it ‘paradnaya’, meaning – ‘ceremonial entrance’…
Moscow-born Yaroslav Yakubchuk, 11, won the love of the judges at the British version of the show ‘The Voice Kids’. During the blind auditions (слепые прослушивания), he performed the aria of Nessun dorma (“Let no one sleep”) from the opera Turandot, by Puccini, often remembered highlighted as one of Luciano Pavarotti’s standout (выделяющийся) performances.Yaroslav’s rendition…
Dolce & Gabbana, the Italian luxury fashion house, presented a capsule collection of shoes and accessories dedicated to Russia. It’s called “Matryoshka”. “The female figure and personality (личность) are an inherent (неотъемлемый) part of every collection made by our fashion house,” the press release explains. “Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, inspired by the matryoshka as…
Black magic may be at work in central Moscow, locals report, after the Bulgakov House’s resident kitty, Begemot, was reportedly abducted from the museum on Wednesday. The Bulgakov House said on their Facebook page that a woman had grabbed Begemot from his residence (местожительство, резиденция) before running off with him in the direction (в направлении)…
Russian artist Alex Shtanuk has launched a crowdfunding campaign to create a giant art installation with 3,350 NASA space blankets. Simply named The Blanket, it will use more than 40 km of reinforced tape to create a shimmering (мерцающий) mirage larger than a football pitch, with the undulating canvas stretching out (растягивающийся) over 10,000 square…
Moscow leads all 24 cities in public transport efficiency. Moscow’s sprawling (разросшийся) public transport system has been ranked as the world’s most efficient (эффективный) in a recent report on transportation in global cities — with minimal waiting times and increased transport speed (скорость) during morning rush hours.The McKinsey & Company consulting firm assessed the public…
Afisha Picnic- August 4 noon to 11 p.m. Afisha Picnic, one of the oldest and largest Moscow summer festivals, will take place at its traditional spot in Kolomenskoye Park. This year’s headliner (главная звезда «гвоздь программы») is the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, which has won international acclaim (признание), Grammy awards and an Oscar…
See treasures from Qatar Museums at Moscow’s Historical Museum. In July the Qatar Museums held the opening of their Pearls exhibition (выставка) at the State Historical Museum in Moscow as a part of the wider Qatar Russia 2018 Year of Culture Program. Among the treasures on display(на показе) are 50 new artefacts shown for the…
And the companies are inviting all of their competitors in the industry to join in. In the world of quick coffee, Starbucks and McDonald’s are as fierce as competitors come. They’re multibillion-dollar global giants, fighting for our caffeinated (кофеиносодержащий) hearts through drizzles and discounts.But when it comes to the cup that coffee comes in, they’re…