ENTERTAINMENT

It's not cool, but Mikhailov's crooning is part of the sound of Russia

01/08/2011 16:21

Hugely popular yet little regarded, the resurgent post-chanson movement

The sad finale of Lyubimov's drama

27/06/2011 15:12

A legendary theater director deserves a better-scripted ending

Moscow explores its Seoul

14/06/2011 16:19

A Korean festival in Moscow attracts thousands with a taste of the east

The politics of pop

13/05/2011 15:50

Russia's music scene might lack rebellious bite, but beyond the mainstream independent spirit still thrives

Where Sophocles meets satire

04/04/2011 18:04

A provocative take on Oedipus brings a terrifying, claustrophobic vision of political inertia

Drama at Kievsky station

14/03/2011 16:03

A physical theatre show bemuses passengers but reclaims transport hubs

Piano enigma offers a variation on colourless performers

01/03/2011 15:26

Valery Afanassiev may be hard to categorise - but at least he's hard to forget

The Best of Russia ... and the worst of poseurs

28/02/2011 17:08

A popular photo show is in danger of sacrificing charm for the self-consciously cute

Iron Maiden show the way to work the big arenas

14/02/2011 14:24

Other touring acts could learn a lot from Bruce Dickinson and the boys

Garazh move is no cause for alarm

10/02/2011 15:28

Despite media hype, the contemporary arts centre was always due to move on

End of an era as IKRA shuts down

26/01/2011 14:54

One of the city's best alternative music venues is gone, leaving a hole in the gigging scene

Art show is more of a freak show

19/01/2011 14:00

An exhibition from North Korea poses sociological questions rather than presenting great art

London audiences await a Chekhovian treat

13/01/2011 13:55

As Moscow's finest head up west, what can British theatre goers expect?

Why the simplest ideas are often the best

20/12/2010 18:41

A student art fair gives plenty of worthwhile material for culture vultures with an eye to the future

Perfume rock opera doesn't smell of roses

08/12/2010 18:12

An ambitious idea fails to take flight in Demarin's production

Little need to preserve Novy Mir

03/12/2010 12:15

Old-school dissidents are out of touch with the modern age

Who is Elena Mironova?

30/11/2010 18:37

Emigree actress returns to her Russian roots - and shows local stars how to relaxed

How Tolstoy's 'Last Station' runs slightly off track

23/11/2010 18:32

The film of the writer's last days isn't bad - but it doesn't recreate the novel's thought-provoking air

Czech mates no longer

17/11/2010 17:41

A return visit to a once-thriving beer restaurant leaves our man feeling flat

Dangling heart strings

16/11/2010 18:17

Brestskaya Krepost packs a punch, but doesn’t quite hit the spot

February 2011

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