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Russia's Mumiy Troll eyes success in U.S.

30-01-2009 15:41 MOSCOW, January 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian rock band Mumiy Troll is planning to release its first foreign album, Comrade Ambassador, in late March, a spokesman said on Friday.

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Actors Jean Reno and Steve Martin to pay brief visit to Moscow

29-01-2009 13:42 MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Actors Jean Reno and Steve Martin will pay a one-day visit to Moscow to promote the release of the Pink Panther 2 movie, a spokeswoman for Sony Pictures said on Thursday.

Cruise launches movie in Russia, visit fulfills childhood dream

26-01-2009 15:39 MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti) - Actor Tom Cruise said on Monday his role as a WWII officer in the new thriller Valkyrie, based on the 1944 plot to kill Hitler, had given him the chance to fulfill a childhood dream of visiting Russia.

Russia's Mariinsky Theatre to perform in London next week

23-01-2009 17:57 ST. PETERSBURG, January 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's famed Mariinsky Theatre will perform at London's Barbican Hall on January 30-February 1, a spokesman for the theatre said on Friday.

Putin painting to go on display in elite Russian gallery

23-01-2009 17:48 MOSCOW, January 23 (RIA Novosti) - A painting by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will go on display in an exclusive area just outside Moscow on Saturday, the gallery's procurator told RIA Novosti on Friday.

U.K. to host festival of Russian culture on March 1

22-01-2009 14:31 LONDON, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - A festival of Russian culture, Maslenitsa, will be held in London on March 1, the event's organizers said in a statement on Thursday.

Communist group calls for Lenin to be made Hero of Russia

21-01-2009 14:29 MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) - On the 85th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, a Russian communist group has called on the country's president to make the father of the Bolshevik Revolution a "Hero of Russia."

Russia’s Tver region seeks owners to care for stately homes

23-12-2008 16:44

MOSCOW, December 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Tver Region has become the first in the country to start to transfer historic architectural monuments into beneficial ownership, Governor Dmitry Zelenin said.

Tver seeks World Heritage Site status for its historic center

23-12-2008 16:39

MOSCOW, December 23 (RIA Novosti) - The city of Tver in central Russia is seeking UNESCO World Heritage Site status for its historic center, the regional governor, Dmitry Zelenin, said on Tuesday.

Bush 'shoe attack' leads to explosion of online games

18-12-2008 11:39 MOSCOW, December 18 (RIA Novosti) - Online games inspired by the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George Bush in Baghdad have taken the Internet by storm.

International Tchaikovsky Competition postponed by year to 2011

15-12-2008 20:27 MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - The International Tchaikovsky Competition will be held for a fourteenth time in 2011, the director of the Russian Culture Ministry's modern art and international relations department said Monday.

New Zealand singer sings for over 47 hours, sets new record

15-12-2008 13:28 MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Karen Davy, a singer from New Zealand, has spent over 47 hours singing to set a new Guinness record and raise donations for a charitable organization, local media reported on Monday.

Statue goes up in Siberia to 'typical Englishman' Abramovich

12-12-2008 13:18 MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - A statue in honor of Roman Abramovich has gone up in East Siberia after the Chelsea FC owner topped a poll to find the person who best personifies "a real Englishman," Russian media said on Friday.

Milan opera singers cancel strike plans

02-12-2008 16:14 ROME, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Choir and orchestra members at the legendary Milanese opera house La Scala have abandoned their plans to hold a strike on Sunday's gala opening night, the opera house said.

Somov's erotic drawings fetch $1.8 mln at London auction

28-11-2008 15:09 LONDON, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - A unique collection of 122 erotic ink drawings by the Russian artist Konstantin Somov (1869-1939) has been sold for $1.8 million at MacDougall Auctions in London, the auction house said.

Pierre Cardin becomes Russian Academy of Arts honorary member

27-11-2008 17:06 MOSCOW, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin was made an Russian Academy of Arts honorary member in Moscow on Thursday at an award ceremony.

Eurovision song contest to begin in Moscow on May 9

27-11-2008 12:35 MOSCOW, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - Next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow will begin on May 9, according to a schedule approved by Moscow authorities, a source in the city's administration said on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal to be star guest at Moscow millionaire fair

26-11-2008 15:38 MOSCOW, November 26 (RIA Novosti) - Tennis world No.1 Rafael Nadal will be the guest of honor at the gala opening of a Millionaire Fair in Moscow this week, the company organizing his trip said on Wednesday.

Early Kandinsky painting goes for $184,000 at London auction

25-11-2008 20:17 LONDON, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - One of the most important early paintings by the renowned Russian abstract painter, Wassily Kandinsky, was sold in London on Tuesday for $184,000, the Bonhams auction house said on its website.

Russian art auctions in London hit by credit crunch

25-11-2008 15:39 LONDON, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - A series of Russian art auctions held in London on Monday yielded a total of 20.8 million pounds ($31.5 mln), well below pre-sale estimates, signaling a downturn in the recently booming Russian art market.