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Metallica to rock St. Petersburg on July 18
09-07-2008 18:26 MOSCOW, July 9 (RIA Novosti) - Legendary American metal act Metallica will perform for the first time in Russia's second city St. Petersburg on July 18, the concert's promoter said on Wednesday.
Legendary Soviet actress Mordyukova dies at 82
07-07-2008 17:28 MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Nonna Mordyukova, the legendary actress famous for creating the archetypal image of a Soviet woman, died at the age of 82 in a Moscow hospital late on Sunday, Ekho Moskvy radio reported on Monday.
Russian Church denies renegade bishop's defrocking appeal
30-06-2008 18:06 MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Orthodox Church denied on Monday reports that a bishop who had his ordained status removed for attempting to provoke a schism has filed a complaint with the Church's court.
Russian-directed film starring Jolie beats box office records
30-06-2008 15:05 MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Wanted, an American studio movie directed by Russia's Timur Bekmambetov and starring Angelina Jolie, beat box office records at its worldwide premiere, Universal Pictures said on Monday.
Jordan returns looted treasures to Iraq
23-06-2008 16:21 AMMAN, June 23 (RIA Novosti) - Jordan has returned almost 2,500 ancient artifacts to Iraq which were stolen from Baghdad's national museum following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, local media reported on Monday.
Russian theater art collection to be shown in St. Petersburg
20-06-2008 21:29 ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (RIA Novosti) - A $16-million collection of Russian theater art from the late 19th - early 20th century will go on display at the St. Petersburg State Museum of Theater and Music, Vladimir Kozhin, head of a private foundation, said.
Moscow to host 30th international film festival
19-06-2008 13:07 MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow's 30th International Film Festival opens in the capital on Thursday promising lots of fascinating discoveries and featuring numerous guests.
Florence authorities revoke Dante's 700 year-old exile
18-06-2008 21:57 ROME, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The city council of Florence, Italy, has voted to revoke the 700 year-old exile of the poet Dante, national media reported on Wednesday.
Jazz musician McLaughlin opens guitar festival in central Russia
02-06-2008 18:58 MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Guitar World, an international music festival, opened on Monday in the central Russian city of Kaluga with a duet performance of well-known English jazz guitarist John McLaughlin and club band, 4th Dimension.
Accolades flow in for late fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent
02-06-2008 17:22 MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - French leaders and international designers paid tribute on Monday to Yves Saint Laurent, widely considered the creator of modern women's fashion, who died of a brain tumor late on Sunday at the age of 71.
London to host Russian poetry and arts festival in June
30-05-2008 18:57 MOSCOW, May 30 (RIA Novosti) - The sixth international festival of Russian poetry and arts "Pushkin in Britain" will be held in London on June 5-10, the organizers said.
Christie's to hold record sale of Orthodox icons in London
22-05-2008 18:05 MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - Over 230 Orthodox icons and artefacts due to go under the hammer on June 9 are expected to fetch around 5 million pounds ($10 million), a representative from Christie's of London said on Thursday.
Second International Summer School for Young Theater Artists in Russia
21-05-2008 14:00 MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti, Natalia Kurova) The second International Summer School for Young Theater Artists, organised by the Theater Union of Russia, will take place at the Zvenigorod Art Centrein the Moscow outskirts, Theater Union Chairman Alexander Kalyagin said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Russian pavilion opens for first time at Cannes festival
16-05-2008 16:19 CANNES, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - The first ever Russian pavilion is due to open at the prestigious Cannes film festival as Russia celebrates one hundred years of film production.
Rare Pre-Raphaelite paintings arrive in Moscow for exhibition
12-05-2008 16:09 MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - A special flight has delivered a collection of rare Pre-Raphaelite paintings for an exhibition at Moscow's Tretyakov State Gallery, a spokesman for Christie's London auction house said.
Russia's oldest film studio marks 90th anniversary
30-04-2008 17:29 ST. PETERSBURG, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Lenfilm, Russia's oldest film studio, celebrated its 90th anniversary on Wednesday.
Nabokov's final unfinished novel to see light of day
28-04-2008 16:46 MOSCOW, April 28 (RIA Novosti) - The son of Vladimir Nabokov has announced that he will publish his father's final unfinished novel - a work which the author ordered destroyed shortly before his death in 1977.
Paul McCartney to give free concert in Kiev on June 14
24-04-2008 20:48 KIEV, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Former Beatles frontman Paul McCartney will give a free-of-charge concert in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, on June 14, the Ukrainian billionaire who set up the event said on Thursday.
Jackie Chan to fight Russia's Kostya Tszyu in China
24-04-2008 17:04 MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Chinese actor-director and martial artist Jackie Chan has agreed to an exhibition fight in China with Russian boxer Kostya Tszyu, an event organizer said on Thursday
