The exhibition, “Antonello da Messina” in the Tretyakov Gallery is dedicated to the Year of Italian Culture and Language in Russia. Antonello da Messina is an Italian artist who worked during the early Renaissance period. Russian museum collections do not…
The Memorial Museum of Gherman Titov is now open in the Altai Region
On the 6th of August after large-scale reconstruction works, the memorial museum for the great Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov was opened to the public. Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit the Earth aboard “Vostok 2”. The museum is…
Leonardo da Vinci’s Machines in St. Petersburg
The Military History Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps in St-Petersburg, Russia will hold an exhibition with 65 of the machines invented by Leonardo da Vinci and built by modern specialists. According to the organisers, not only will the…
Happy Birthday, Yekaterinburg!
Being one of the largest, most dynamic and historically rich cities in Russia, Yekaterinburg invites everybody to celebrate its 288th Birthday. The festival will take place all around the city centre on the 20th of August. The program offers various…
Moscow at New Year
After meeting at a New Year’s party, ten years ago, in Prague, my partner and I set up our own annual tradition – to celebrate New Year in a new city. We promised ourselves to never spend this day in…