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Russian Church Construction in Strasbourg to Cost $7.9 Mln

21:45 16/04/2013

The construction of an Orthodox church dedicated to All Saints and a Russian cultural center in Strasbourg will cost €6 million ($7.9 million), the Russian Orthodox Church’s envoy to the Council of Europe said Tuesday.

Rare Poetry Book Sets Price Record at Moscow Auction
18:09 12/04/2013
A rare book of verse by renowned Russian poetess Anna Akhmatova fetched 1.7 million rubles (about $54,000) when it went under the hammer in Moscow, setting a record auction price, an antiquarian bookseller said.
Package ‘Obscene’ Literature Like Porn – Russian Culture Official
15:32 12/04/2013
Books containing swearwords should be sold in plain covers displaying warnings, just like pornography, the head of the Russian parliament’s committee on culture said on Friday.
No Out-of-Court Settlement for Bolshoi and Tsiskaridze
18:53 11/04/2013
The Bolshoi Theater has rejected demands by its premier dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze to revoke disciplinary action against him, as a result of which the sides have failed to settle their dispute out of court, a spokeswoman for the theater said on Thursday.
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00:49 10/04/2013
Russian Patriarch Kirill Criticizes Feminism
00:30 10/04/2013
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday criticized extreme forms of feminism but said women may well build a career, be involved in business activities and politics if those occupations are not in conflict with family values.
Hermitage Museum Celebrates Its Cat Defenders
15:49 06/04/2013
Reminding of a less-known side to the struggle for fine arts, Russia’s most visited art museum held on Saturday an event in honor of its staff felines.
Tibetans to Make Tallest Buddha Statue in Russia
12:16 03/04/2013
Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia's East Siberian republic of Tuva that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, Buyan Bashky, chairman of the Tuva Buddhists Union, said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis Refuses to Live in Spacious Papal Apartment
05:15 27/03/2013
Pope Francis has opted for staying at a modest two-room residence instead of moving to a grand papal apartment on the top floor of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, BBC reported citing his spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi as saying on Tuesday.1
US Launches Car Safety App
00:00 22/03/2013
US road safety authorities announced Thursday the launch of a new mobile application designed to give consumers real-time smartphone access to vehicle safety information.

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