In this issue
Oksana Prilepina Russia beyond Russia
On the eve of the V Russkiy Mir Assembly, our journal takes a look back at the results of the Foundation’s work in 2011, highlighting the most interesting programs and events.
Oksana Prilepina Intellectuals and Authorities
“If you take the last 500 years, then there are only two countries which spent these last 500 years as sovereign states, countries which fully controlled their domestic and foreign policy: England and Russia,” said Vyacheslav Nikonov at the presentation of Russia’s Downfall: 1917.
Oksana Prilepina The Bravest
On September 30, the closing ceremony of the Russkiy Mir Student – 2011 program was held at the Foundation’s office. The program brought a group of foreign students studying to be translators to Moscow.
Mikhail Bykov The Personal Wager of Sergei Mironenko
In our bustling times, the manner of holding an unhurried conversation seems strange, to say the least. And many find it annoying…
Sasha Kannone Russian Language Day
This year Russia added Russian Language Day – June 6. On the eve of the 212th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s birthday, the Russian president issued a decree naming this day as such.
Lyubov Rumyantseva “I know the leaves rustle!”
First graders walk down the corridor with their teacher. It’s difficult to tell which of them takes the most joy.
Valentina Yeremeyev The Genius
Three hundred years ago in the riverside village of Kurostrov, washed by the cold waters of the Northern Dvina, a child was born who would become for Russian culture what Leonardo and Galileo were for the Italians and Kepler and Leibniz were for the Germans.
Anna Gamalova The Decadent Renaissance
Gold is of the sun, silver of the moon. Gold is riches, silver is elegance. The Silver Age of poetry in Russia turned out to be richer than the Golden: the Golden Age was almost exclusively Pushkin while the Silver Age was enormously inclusive.
Mikhail Bykov Diamond in Silver
Alexander Blok was born on November 28, 1880. He departed this earth on August 7, 1921 in Petrograd. And there is much to speak of during the year in between.
Dmitry Ivanov An Izba for a Frenchman
When speaking about Russia’s wooden architecture, images come to mind of the churches of Kizhi, the peasant houses of Vologda and fisherman shacks in the Murmansk region. But Russian izbas can also be found in Paris.
Dmitry Ivanov An Ordinary Day in a House of Stars
Nizhniy Novgorod has long been known for old Kremlin fortress, its famous bazaar and the beautiful Church of the Nativity. But several years ago it gained another attraction – the first digital planetarium in Russia.
Dmitry Ivanov House of Cards
Narrow and long Chinese, round Indian, oval German, zig-zaggy from Hong Kong, Russian atlas-like, wooden, metal, bone… These are all cards we are talking about!
Yevgeny Rezepov Bottomless Heart
Asgat Galimzyanov has had the rare recognition of having a monument erected in his honor.
Oksana Prilepina Clues in Art
Retired police colonel Evgeny Koshkin proposes creating a unified global database of the fingerprints of great artists in order to use them as a supplementary method for determining a paintings authenticity.
Yevgeny Rezepov The Mirage of the Russian Village
Over the course of three years of film a documentary film about the dying Russian countryside, French director Luke Toven learned the Russian language, fell in love with the Russian banya and became convinced of the unpredictability of Russian life.
Masha Zverovich “Because this is Vysotsky”
We spoke with Nikita Vysotsky, author of the screenplay and co-producer of the film Vysotsky: Thanks for Living, which is about his famous father, the songwriter, actor and poet.
Sergei Vinogradov Russian Songs with a Chinese Soul
Asian surnames in the lists of participants of Russian vocal competitions has become a usual occurance over the past several years.
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