16th Baltic Star award ceremony took place at the Hermitage Theatre, St. Petersburg, newspaper Fontanka reports. This year the main awardees are the actor Regimantas Adomaitis (Lithuania), Russian choreagrapher Boris Eifman, Belgian director Luc Perceval, and Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater art director Eduard Kochergin. Art gallery Borei in St. Petersburg received award "For the Culture Support."
Marco Maggi: ”Russian to the Bone" 20.01.2024
Italian entrepreneur Marco Maggi's book, "Russian to the Bone," is now accessible for purchase in Italy and is scheduled for release in Russia in the upcoming months. In the book, Marco recounts his personal odyssey, narrating each stage of his life as a foreigner in Russia—starting from the initial fascination to the process of cultural assimilation, venturing into business, fostering authentic friendships, and ultimately, reaching a deep sense of identifying as a Russian at his very core. 