News on Moscow

Kremlin museums tap into taste for modern culture

2011-09-07T11:30:19Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A new show displaying the works of 20th century French couturier Paul Poiret turns the dark chambers of the Kremlin Museums into a colorful showcase of popular modern culture alongside the regal clothing...

Cultural life

2010-11-29T14:58:52Z

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Museums

2010-11-29T14:58:35Z

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Europe's Top Public Squares

2010-11-05T09:05:14Z

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Museums in Moscow

2010-11-03T10:14:16Z

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All that glitters

2010-11-02T15:29:24Z

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New Russian museum to mark bicentennial of Napoleon's defeat

2010-03-17T10:16:47Z

Russia will spend nearly 60 million euros to build a new museum celebrating the 200th anniversary of Russia's 1812 victory over French emperor Napoleon, vice premier Alexander Joukov said Wednesday.

"I hope that it will be a collection ... at the level of the best museums in the world," Interf...

Boozy chimp sent to rehab

2010-02-26T08:30:30Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday. An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he fathered several baby chimps,...

Boozy ape sent to rehab

2010-02-26T05:30:35Z

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday. An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he fathered several baby c...

Rome exhibit traces European history through its saints

2010-04-16T09:57:39Z

An art exhibition that explores European history through depictions of its patron saints is set to open in Rome this week.

The exhibition, entitled "Power and Grace", aims to show the role that the Christian faith has played in the major political and cultural developments in Europe from the last 2,000 years.

It includes works by major artists such as Van Eyck, Rubens, Holbein,...

Kandinsky retrospective at the Guggenheim

2010-04-16T10:32:47Z

A retrospective of the works of Vasily Kandinsky, a pioneering abstract artist, goes on display at the Guggenheim Museum here on September 18, the museum announced Tuesday.

The exhibition, which closes January 13, has been organized as part of a series of special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the museum, which was designed by the architect <...

Mausoleum

2010-10-22T09:00:45Z

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Russia's new revolution

2010-10-22T07:53:24Z

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Rare Faberge egg collection goes on display in Moscow

2010-04-16T12:14:10Z

More than 300 pieces created by the celebrated House of Faberge jewellery firm, including nine of its famous jewel encrusted eggs, go on display from Wednesday at Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

"The art of the Faberge house from the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century is a world phenomenon. It's a big success for us to be abl...

How an art-loving chauffeur saved Russian revolution in paintings

2010-10-21T10:32:40Z

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Expensive Cities on the Cheap

2010-11-02T13:40:05Z

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Moscow Museums

2010-10-23T09:48:47Z

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Editor's Note

2010-11-02T12:59:26Z

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Russia Schwarzenegger

2011-01-04T09:32:15Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

Russia Plane Explodes

2011-01-01T08:01:14Z

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 1996 file photo a Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154 comes in to land at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. A Russian passenger jet, Tu-154, similar to the plane pictured here, carrying 128 people caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut a...

Russia Protest Rally

2010-12-31T10:30:27Z

Riot police officers cordon off an area during a rally in central Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russia Khodorkovsky

2010-12-30T06:00:39Z

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, left, and his co-defendant Platon Lebedev smile from behind bars at a court room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

APTOPIX Russia Europe Weather

2010-12-26T09:01:11Z

A man rides a sleigh in the Kolomenskoe park on the bank of the Moskva River on the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Icy rain shout down Moscow's main airport and covered streets with ice. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)

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