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04/08/2005

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Global Eye

Let's have no illusions about where we are. Gangsters are in charge, and nothing and no one will be allowed to challenge their dominion.

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One of the so-called ""Seven Sisters"" looms over the square next to Krasniye Vorota metro station.

Confidence Game

A musician and his girlfriend hatch a plot to rob two wealthy widows in ""The Tuner,"" the latest film from acclaimed director Kira Muratova.

Skating on Thin Ice

A constellation of couples undergoes the trials and tribulations of love in ""Sliding Lucia,"" a new production at the Playwright and Director Center.

Birthday Bash

Vladimir Spivakov's chamber orchestra is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its creation with a pair of major concerts.

Rag Doll Revue

Dancing dolls and an erotic Asian-flavored piece were the two highlights of the Golden Mask's contemporary dance program.

Salon

It is ironic that Ivan Bunin -- probably the most universal and European of 20th-century Russian prose writers -- has become a mascot of isolationism.

Wanted

There are some differences between Russian scouts and their Western counterparts. In England, we would never shout, ""Staya, staya, staya"" before a campfire song.

Teller of Tales

Some people consider Yury Norshtein the greatest animator in history. But it will be a long time before his magnum opus – an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's ""The Overcoat"" – can be seen on movie screens.

Forced Into Slavery

Thanks to an unusual alliance between the Russian government and human rights groups, a new exhibition sheds light on a rarely discussed side of World War II.

Dreams of Exile

Five years after his death, the lifelong wish of one emigre artist has come true with a new exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery.

Basic Instincts

There's precious little room for redemption in the world of 19th-century short prose, where one sin leads to another in a catalog of human vice and viciousness.


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