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At the premiere of “Bulba

At the premiere of Molochnikov’s “Bulba. The Feast”, the ushers at the entrance to the auditorium of the palace on the Yauza thoughtfully inform guests that glasses are not allowed(

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That Is What It Means to Be a Cultural Capital

On a black painted tray lie eight turquoise glazed tile magnets inscribed with the word Kolomna, and three ceramic butterflies.

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Tile-style magnets from the ceramic workshop of the Assumption Cathedral in the Kolomna Kremlin

I do so love such charming details: in the Dormition Cathedral of the Kolomna Kremlin one can buy naive tile magnets from the cathedral's own ceramic workshop. The price is 150 roubles

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Prokofiev Museum accepts entries for the fifth composers’ competition until 1 November

The Prokofiev Museum invites registrations for the 5th Open Composers' Competition "Prokofiev's Time", which this year is presented in the category "Composition for Balalaika, Bayan and Saxophone, 'In the Folk Spirit'". Musicians may submit their applications until 1 November. The jury

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Having visited Kolomna, it would be foolish not to see the place where the Moskva flows into the Oka, all the more so as it lies practically within the town limits

Having visited Kolomna, it would be foolish not to see the place where the Moskva flows into the Oka, all the more so as it lies practically within the town limits. The surroundings are very picturesque. If you go, the road will take you past the Old Golutvin Monastery, founded

A tall red-brick wall with crenellations and an arched recess runs toward a tower with a pointed roof. A grassy moat lies along its base under a clear blue sky.

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Brick fortress wall with a corner tower above a grassy moat

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Kolomna Kremlin, the height of its walls, its defence and the surviving towers

The Kolomna Kremlin is one of the foremost Russian fortresses, beautiful, vast, and impressive in its scale and grandeur. It is no accident that it won the competition when Russia-1 chose the country's principal kremlin. In appearance it somewhat resembles the Moscow one, hence the legend of

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Kolomna's Streets in Faces and Fables: A Most Agreeable Piece of Street Art in the Historic Centre of Kolomna

Kolomna's Streets in Faces and Fables: a most agreeable piece of street art in the historic centre of Kolomna. A note for the negligent devotees of Sobyanin

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A unique piece from the furnishings of the Ostankino Palace, commissioned by Count Nikolay Petrovich Sheremetev in 1794: a gilded incense burner of copper, brass, marble and wood from the workshop of Paul Spoll

A unique piece from the furnishings of the Ostankino Palace, commissioned by Count Nikolay Petrovich Sheremetev in 1794: a gilded incense burner of copper, brass, marble and wood from the workshop of Paul Spoll. The advertising description in the newspapers of the late 18th century sets out at length the

Painting of a giant crowned female figure in a green robe inscribed ERDE; in front, a man in a dark suit and a woman in folk costume shake hands.

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Allegory of Earth, labelled ERDE, above a man and woman shaking hands

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Allegorical paintings by the German artist Hans Thoma (1839–1924) depicting celestial bodies and cosmic objects in images drawn from ancient myths, European legends and Norse sagas: Mercury, Venus, the Sun, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter…

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