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«December Nights» at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is a music festival which has been held at the museum annually since 1981. The idea for the event came from Svyatoslav Teofilovich Richter (1915 – 1997) and the director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Irina Alexandrovna Antonova
Since 1998 the festival has been named “Svyatoslav Richter’s December Nights”, and the art director after Richter’s death has been the eminent musician Yuri Bashmet. During his time the festival has become world acclaimed and its program filled with an abundance of talent. The participants of the program are distinguished musicians, stage managers, artists and poets.
XXVIII International music festival “Svyatoslav Richter’s December Nights” - “Dedicated to Turner – image and sound”.
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The Crisis: Raising Oil Output Still State's Goal
Anyone who thinks that oil and wealth automatically go hand in hand obviously hasnt been paying attention to export revenues in recent months.
Market Matters: Central Bank Devalues Ruble Twice in a Week
The Central Bank on Friday allowed the ruble to depreciate for the second time in a week and said it would raise key interest rates in an effort to reduce capital outflows.
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| Wednesday, December 03, 2008
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Published: 22 November 2007
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Lugovoi Settles Libel Lawsuit
Reuters Andrei Lugovoi, the former Federal Guard Service officer wanted in Britain for the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, settled a libel suit against the Kommersant daily Wednesday but scoffed at a separate case being initiated by Litvinenko's widow. |
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Proposal Followed by Murder
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Saudi Visitor to Talk About Tanks and Iran
The Associated Press Saudi Crown Prince Sultan began an official visit to Russia Wednesday to discuss regional issues with President Vladimir Putin on Middle East issues, including Iran's nuclear program. |
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New Law Targets Dogs, Seers and Card Sharks
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Putin Address Lambastes Opponents
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer In one of his most aggressive attacks on opponents to date, President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused foreign governments and domestic opposition of seeking to turn Russia into a ""weak, ill"" state and warned against the possible return of oligarchs to Russia. |
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Student Sentenced for Execution Clip
The Moscow Times A student in the southern republic of Adygeya was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to one year in prison for posting a video purportedly showing the execution of two men on the Internet. |
Culture Minister Sued by Tretyakov
The Moscow Times The Tretyakov Gallery filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Culture and Press Minister Alexander Sokolov for saying that a recent exhibition by the gallery in Paris ""brought shame on Russia."" |
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Nemtsov Warned of Fake Cop
By David Nowak / Staff Writer The Interior Ministry on Wednesday warned Moscow and St. Petersburg authorities that an impostor posing as a police officer might attempt to physically harm opposition activists during anti-Kremlin rallies in the cities on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Authors Warn About Constitution Games
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Sect Leader Refuses to Talk to Flock
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Deficit Expected by 2010
Reuters The current account surplus will shrink by less than expected this year because of high oil prices but will turn negative by 2010, a senior Economic Development and Trade Ministry official said Wednesday. |
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Amur Region Gets New Space Center
The Moscow Times Vostochny Cosmodrome, which is to be built in the Amur Region, will be ready for its first manned space launch in 2018, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday, Interfax reported. |
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MICEX Eyes Stake in Kazakh Bourse
Reuters MICEX stock exchange is holding talks to buy a 5 percent stake in Kazakhstan's bourse KASE, its head Alexander Potemkin said Wednesday. |
Firms Seen Ignorant of Software Piracy Risks
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Prokhorov Offers to Sell Stake in Norilsk
By Catrina Stewart / Staff Writer Norilsk Nickel's largest shareholders moved a step closer to sealing a key deal Wednesday that could see Vladimir Potanin gain control of the mining giant and end months of speculation over the fate of business partner Mikhail Prokhorov's stake. |
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River Oil Shipments May Face Ban in 2008
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Gazprom, Eni to Ink Pipe Deal
Reuters Gazprom and Italy's Eni will sign a deal on Thursday confirming their plan to build a new pipeline to supply Russian gas to Europe, industry sources said. |
Storchak's Allies Call for His Release
By Miriam Elder / Staff Writer Lawyers and colleagues of Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak mounted a fierce defense of the imprisoned official Wednesday, calling for his immediate release as he faces charges of attempted embezzlement. |
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Keeping Your Conscience Clean
I have not voted since 1993. What is the point in voting for State Duma deputies whose only concern is how to avoid getting dispersed or shot at for disobedience? It is even more pointless to participate in the presidential election when the president has already been appointed. |
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Business in Brief
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Putin Should Follow George Washington
President Vladimir Putin showed the world how powerful he really is when he gave the world a signal that he would be willing to become Russia's prime minister. |
Icon: Dried Bananas
By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer As Soviet children of the 1980s recall, up until the early '90s bananas existed in only two forms: green and dried. |
Italian Without the Frills
By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Given its location in the middle of Ulitsa Ostozhenka -- also known as the heart of the Golden Mile -- Assaggiatore is something of a surprise. |
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