Just 12 months after members of the northern capital's Markscheider Kunst and Spitfire joined forces, the St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review is ready to make its live premiere.

Conductor Valery Gergiev will be at the helm of what promises to be the first in a series of annual musical events called the Moscow Easter Festival.

As the founder of the cutting edge Baltimore Theater Project, Philip Arnoult has long been a familiar face at international theater and dance festivals around the world.

The cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich is a wondrous teller of anecdotes. Many of them concern the composer Dmitry Shostakovich, who was a friend.

Eva Levina-Rosengoltz had to die before she was to receive the fame and critical acclaim she deserved. She didn't paint for the critics, but for herself.

Notwithstanding histories by Stephen Ambrose and movies such as ""Saving Private Ryan,"" the popularized notion that America's military played the predominant role in defeating Nazi Germany is incorrect.

With more than a decade of experience in Russia and having authored three books on the subject, Japanese diplomat Akio Kawato has branched out into a new line of writing: fiction.

I don't mean to cast aspersions upon Russia's favorite carbohydrate, but if I had to choose between eating only potatoes or noodles for the rest of my life, the noodles would win hands down.

Climbing the mini-mountain at the Floriade, Holland's horticultural extravaganza, recalls the simple childhood thrill of racing up a hill and surveying in your breathless and elevated state all the world below.

There was a time when the expression ""Russian fashion"" was considered to be an oxymoron. But that has changed, and a new generation of hip and groovy young designers have both the enthusiasm and the style to dress their compatriots and display their designs on the international fashion scene without fear of feeling inferior.

If you're in the mood to indulge in a few of your childhood fantasies then you might stop in at Capital Hobbies, the ideal shop for kite-flyers, model lovers or children of any age.

Acclaimed Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas has mounted a stunning interpretation of Nikolai Gogol's ""The Inspector General"" at the Vakhtangov Theater.

So you're wondering what's new in contemporary music? Cabernet Deneuve, the band that combines wine and the silver screen. What more could anyone want?

The stylish Clone cafe is a good starting point to grab an inexpensive bite before the show (the Bolshoi and Maly theaters are right near by) or on the way to a club.

Russian clubbing pioneer, successful restaurateur and son of well-known actor Oleg Tabakov Anton Tabakov is back on the nightlife scene this month with a new creation: club Shu.