12:41
FASHION'S FUTURE - REVIVAL OF HALF-FORGOTTEN TRADITIONS OF APPLIED ART, EXPERTS BELIEVE
The culmination of the second international haute couture contest of a national dress was the gala-show of the best couturiers from Russia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, Kazakhstan and Belarus. "We should not be always guided by Europe, we should not forget our roots", couturier Mila Nadtochii, chairman of the contest's judges believes. More details...

12:35
FIRST LADY OF JAZZ TO APPEAR IN MOSCOW
The First Lady of Jazz, American Diane Schuur, will appear in a one-off concert in Moscow tonight at the Grand Hall of the Conservatory. More details...

10:40
DAYS OF SWITZERLAND IN ST. PETERSBURG
Days of Switzerland, which will last a whole month, opened in St. Petersburg on Thursday. More details...

10:09
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE "ISMAIL GASPRINSKY--ORIENTAL ENLIGHTENER"
The international scientific conference "Ismail Gasprinsky--Oriental Enlightener" opened at the Russian Academy of Arts on Thursday. It is devoted to the 150th birth anniversary of the outstanding enlightener of the Crimean Tatars, writer and reformer of school education Ismail Gasprinsky. More details...

15:03
FIRST SESSION OF BOLSHOI THEATER TUTORIAL BOARD TAKES PLACE IN MOSCOW
The first session of the tutorial board of the Bolshoi Theater took place in Moscow. Russian Culture minister Mikhail Shvydkoi and Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov headed the board made up of Russian government and presidential administration representatives and prominent figures of Russian business circles. More details...

13:00
ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS MADE FOR THE RESTORATION OF CULTURAL MONUMENTS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed the allocation of additional funds for the restoration of cultural monuments. The money will be allocated from the presidential reserve fund. More details...

20:19
RUSSIAN PATRIARCH PRESENTED WITH AMPHORA OF ANTARCTIC WATER
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II was presented Tuesday with an amphora of Antarctic water which is as old as Jesus Christ More details...

19:58
"PEARL OF ANTILLES" EXHIBITION OPENS IN RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS
The exhibition "Pearl of Antilles" timed to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba has opened in the Russian Academy of Arts More details...

18:26
TALLINN TO MARK DOSTOYEVSKY'S 180TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
A theatre performance devoted to the 180th birth anniversary of Fyodor Dostoyevsky will be held in Estonia's Russian Drama Theatre on Monday evening, said Nikolai Solovei, Chairman of the republican Union of Slavonic Charities More details...

16:40
CONFERENCE "SIBERIA AT THE CROSS-ROADS OF WORLD RELIGIONS" OPENS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK
The inter-regional scientific and practical conference "Siberia at the Cross-Roads of the World Religions" opened in the State University of Novosibirsk (a regional administrative centre in West Siberia) on Monday More details...

15:25
FILM DIRECTOR GRIGORY CHUKHRAI, THE AUTHOR OF THE "BALLAD OF A SOLDIER," DIES
Outstanding Russian film director Grigory Chukhrai died of a heart attack at the age of 80. More details...

14:02
DEPUTY MINISTER OF CULTURE OF ECUADOR TO SING IN MOSCOW
Famous singer Beartiz Parra, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ecuador, will give a concert in the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory Monday as part of the festival of the Ibero-American culture in Moscow. More details...

13:49
RUSSIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OPENS 45TH SEASON
The Russian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Konstantin Orbelyan starts its 45th season with a concert in the Moscow Conservatory's Great Hall on October 29. More details...

15:15
RUSSIAN GIRL WINS WIENIAWSKI CONTEST
The 12th Henri Wieniawski violin contest in Poznan, Poland, was summed up in the small hours today. It had gathered 51 performers from all over the world. More details...

17:04
RUSSIA TO HOST KNIGHTLY TOURNAMENT
This weekend, the arena of Saratov's circus (Saratov is a provincial centre in Russia's Volga Basin area) will host the first local international knightly tournament featuring participants from the Russian and Ukrainian national teams. More details...

14:44
PRESIDENT PUTIN CONGRATULATES SINGER GALINA VISHNEVSKAYA ON HER 75TH BIRTHDAY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated singer Galina Vishnevskaya, who holds the title of People's Artist of the USSR, on her 75th birthday. More details...

13:34
DUMA RATIFIES RUSSIAN-JAPANESE AGREEMENT ON CULTURAL CONTACTS
The State Duma (Lower House of the Russian Parliament) has ratified an agreement between the governments of Russia and Japan on cultural contacts. More details...

20:43
WORLD-RENOWNED COMPOSER CELEBRATES 70TH BIRTHDAY
Sophia Gubaidulina is celebrating her 70th birthday tomorrow. She is one of the few 20th century women composers to have won world renown. Gubaidulina "discloses the mystery of the sound as the enigma of the human soul," says Vladimir Tonha, famous cellist. More details...

11:30
JAPANESE CENTRE IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD
A Japanese Centre was opened on Tuesday in Nizhny Novgorod (Volga region). The decision to establish it was taken by the government of Japan in the context of the programme for the technological assistance to Russia. More details...

10:36
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA'S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TIMED TO COMPOSER'S ANNIVERSARY
Sofia Gubaidulina's international music festival is to be held in Moscow on October 23-31. The festival is timed to the composer's 70th anniversary. One of the most brilliant Russian composers of the 20th century Alfred Schnitke said about Gubaidulina, "She is incomprehensible, so she is a phenomenon. More details...

15:14
PUTIN SENDS GREETINGS TO THEATRE CONGRESS
The fourth congress of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia opened in Moscow on Monday. More than 230 delegates from 74 regional branches of the union will attend the two-day forum. More details...

14:27
DAYS OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN GERMANY OPEN IN BERLIN
The Days of the Russian Language in Germany opened in Berlin Monday under the motto "Mutual Learning of Languages and Cultures: the Dialogue in the Name of Progress." They are being held within the framework of the International Year of Languages announced by the Council of Europe. More details...

13:15
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 'CUSTOMS SERVICE 2001' OPENS IN MOSCOW
The second international exhibition "Customs Service-2001" will be held at the Expocentre exhibition complex in Krasnaya Presnya between October 22 and 25. More details...

13:43
MOSCOW'S LARGEST CHURCH HOLDS SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF US VICTIMS OF TERROR
On October 20, 2001, the Moscow Church of Christ the Saviour is holding a service, the Divine Liturgy, for the victims of the September 11th acts of terror in the USA. According to Orthodox traditions, a service for the dead is held on the 40th day after the death.

22:28
SPAIN'S CERVANTES INSTITUTE TO START MOSCOW BRANCH
The Cervantes Institute will establish a branch in Moscow toward the year's end, Jon Juaristi, Institute director, announced to a second international Spanish language congress, which finished in Madrid today More details...

14:34
BIBLE PUBLISHED IN TATAR FOR THE FIRST TIME
The Russian republic of Tatarstan has a new version of the Bible thanks to the Idel-Press publishing house. For the first time in history, all 27 books of the new testament have been translated into Tatar. The Moscow Academic-Research Institute worked on the Tatar Bible, which has a print run of 25,000 copies. More details...

16:40
MONUMENT TO KOREAN INDEPENDENCE LEADER LEE SONG SOL
A monument to Korea's independence movement leader Lee Song Sol was unveiled Thursday in Ussuriisk, the Primorye Territory. Lee Song Sol announced a declaration on Korea's independence in the early 20th century More details...

14:56
VENEZUELA AND URUGUAY TO DEMONSTRATE ARTS IN MOSCOW
As part of the 2nd festival of Ibero-American culture in Russia which is now running in Moscow, musicians and vocalists from Uruguay and Venezuela will perform on October 19. More details...

14:44
PUTIN MEETS CHAIRMAN OF UNION OF RUSSIA'S THEATER FIGURES
Russian president Vladimir Putin speaks for an early adoption of laws on the theater and artistic leagues. Chairman Alexander Kalyagin of Russia's Theater Figures Union told journalists about this following his Kremlin meeting with the Russian leader in the Kremlin. More details...

13:48
SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISED TOURIST EXHIBITION REST-2001 TO OPEN IN MOSCOW
The seventh international specialised tourist exhibition Rest-2001 is opening in Moscow on Wednesday. It will last till October 20. About 600 tour operators from forty countries representing all continents will participate in the work of the exhibition. Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, India, the UAE and other countries will present their national shows. More details...