New Venue for St. Pat’s Parade
By Alisa Ballard
Tens of thousands of Muscovites are expected for the capital’s 18th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday.
Wanted: Mammoth Tooth
By Kevin O’Flynn
Tatyana is selling a 12-kilogram mammoth tooth, discovered minus body. Her dad found it in a river in a small town in Tatarstan.
Moscow Shines in Golden Mask Nominations
By John Freedman
The annual Golden Mask theater festival gets underway, with the capital more than pulling its weight in terms of nominees.
Ancient Icon, Modern Muse
By Alisa Ballard
A Greek-born artist draws from a 7th-century icon to portray contemporary struggle in paintings and videos.
Baby Woolly Mammoth Sets Out on U.S. Tour
The Associated Press
A 42,000-year-old, fully preserved infant woolly mammoth from northern Siberia embarks on a tour of U.S. museums.
Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera
Nose Falls In Love at New York Opera
Bloomberg
Based on Nikolai Gogol’s 1836 short story, the opera mocks snobby St. Petersburg society.
- Calendar Listings: March 18 - March 24, 2010
- In the Spotlight: Eurovision
- Revival of 1920s Satirical Writer Lacks Punch
- Chilean Totems in Wood, Sound Show
- Controversial Dacha Demolished at Dawn
- Malevich, Utopias on Show at Garazh
- ‘Hurt Locker’ Takes 6 Oscars
- From YouTube to Eurovision
- Louvre Exhibition Looks at Russian Icons, Past
- In the Spotlight: Winter Olympics
- Two-Tsars Show Exposes Russian Power Games
Disabled Athletes Show Up Olympics TeamBy Alexander Bratersky
Five days into the Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Russia's team has already left its rivals — and the Russian Olympic team — in the dust with six gold medals, six silvers and three bronzes.
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Nestle Sees Sales Up 12%, New Local CapacityBy Alex Anishyuk
Nestle, the world’s largest food producer, saw its sales in Russia shoot up 12 percent last year despite a steep drop off in the food market, Stefan de Loecker, the company’s regional head, said Wednesday.
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