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The gallery of photographs of distinguished guests at Pirosmani, the oldest Georgian restaurant in Moscow, has a new addition

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The gallery of photographs of distinguished guests at Pirosmani, the oldest Georgian restaurant in Moscow, has a new addition

The gallery of photographs of distinguished guests at Pirosmani, the oldest Georgian restaurant in Moscow, has a new addition: Inna Churikova and Gleb Panfilov among friends. Every new reality, after all, has its own aesthetic hallmarks by which future generations will easily recognise its milestones, rather as in: “Dear friends,

By Alexandr Radayev
Towards the close of the day, in the manner of a "farewell tour", I looked in on the opening of the Rosizo exhibition "Trin-trava" at the Turgenev-Botkin mansion in Petroverigsky Lane

Architecture · Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations · Society Pages

Towards the close of the day, in the manner of a "farewell tour", I looked in on the opening of the Rosizo exhibition "Trin-trava" at the Turgenev-Botkin mansion in Petroverigsky Lane

Towards the close of the day, in the manner of a "farewell tour", I looked in on the opening of the Rosizo exhibition "Trin-trava" at the Turgenev-Botkin mansion in Petroverigsky Lane. There are some interesting interpretations of the Russian style, but on the whole

By Alexandr Radayev
The shocking news of the ban on cultural events in Moscow from 13 November caught me quite literally at the presentation of Sati Spivakova's new book "Nescuchnaya klassika" at the Dostoevsky bookshop and reading club

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The shocking news of the ban on cultural events in Moscow from 13 November caught me quite literally at the presentation of Sati Spivakova's new book "Nescuchnaya klassika" at the Dostoevsky bookshop and reading club

The shocking news of the ban on cultural events in Moscow from 13 November caught me quite literally at the presentation of Sati Spivakova's new book "Nescuchnaya klassika" [Classics Without the Boredom] at the Dostoevsky bookshop and reading club. The number of guests was incredible, and

By Alexandr Radayev
Creative life is returning to Peredelkino with the revival of its place of pilgrimage, the House of Creativity, which for many has become the most beloved place this autumn and truly echoes the revival of dacha culture and an interest in…

Art · Moscow · Mores · Society Pages

Creative life is returning to Peredelkino with the revival of its place of pilgrimage, the House of Creativity, which for many has become the most beloved place this autumn and truly echoes the revival of dacha culture and an interest in…

Creative life is returning to Peredelkino with the revival of its place of pilgrimage, the House of Creativity, which for many has become the most beloved place this autumn and truly echoes the revival of dacha culture and an interest in authentically Russian leisure. Today, at the Shaltai Editions brunch

By Alexandr Radayev
Went to the Moscow Biennale of Young Art yesterday and was at first disappointed, but after talking to some gallerist acquaintances, I have partly changed my mind

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Went to the Moscow Biennale of Young Art yesterday and was at first disappointed, but after talking to some gallerist acquaintances, I have partly changed my mind

Went to the Moscow Biennale of Young Art yesterday and was at first disappointed, but after talking to some gallerist acquaintances, I have partly changed my mind. After all, one ought not to have compared this event from the outset with the major art occasions of not so long ago,

By Alexandr Radayev

Observations · Mores · Society Pages · Humour

As for antibodies, what stuck with me more was the remark of a stranger in the stalls, who explained why everyone (not quite everyone, of course, but the especially brazen) was going maskless

As for antibodies, what stuck with me more was the remark of a stranger in the stalls, who explained why everyone (not quite everyone, of course, but the especially brazen) was going maskless. It is one thing when the Cossacks with their rifles go without masks: according to the text

By Alexandr Radayev
The incomparable Alla Demidova appeared incognito at an evening in her own honour on her birthday

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The incomparable Alla Demidova appeared incognito at an evening in her own honour on her birthday

The incomparable Alla Demidova appeared incognito at an evening in her own honour on her birthday. Alla Sergeyevna slipped quietly into the auditorium while Sergey Nikolayevich was speaking of her Phèdre and her Ranevskaya, and Pavel Kaplevich was telling how he had mixed up Vera Vasilyeva with Yekaterina Vasilyeva. For

By Alexandr Radayev
Yesterday saw the opening at Garage of what is arguably the main event in the art world: the Second Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art

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Yesterday saw the opening at Garage of what is arguably the main event in the art world: the Second Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art

Yesterday saw the opening at Garage of what is arguably the main event in the art world: the Second Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art. I am sure that colleagues on other channels will say more about the format: this time the artists were chosen on the personal recommendations of participants

By Alexandr Radayev
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