Issue 4354. Last Updated: 03/22/2010

12/29/2006

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The Year in Books

Novelists have always reveled in Russia's extremes. But as this year's crop of Russia-related books shows, sometimes imagination is no match for reality.

The Year in Film

Russian film continues to go from strength to strength, churning out boxoffice hits and quirky arthouse releases.

The Year in Theater

New playwrights presented their take on contemporary Russia, while established directors revived the classics.

The Year in Art

This was a boom year for contemporary art as Russia's richest got in on the game. But there was still space for smaller, off-beat projects.

The Year in Music

The Bolshoi Theater led the pack this year with a controversial staging of ""Eugene Onegin"" and a lovely new ""Cinderella.""

In the Spotlight

The market for ironic perfume may turn out to be somewhat limited, but Robski and Sobchak deserve top marks for trying.

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The Darwin Museum has opened an exhibition titled ""Greeting the Year of the Pig.""

Wanted

Alexei's Ded Moroz show is the standard music-hall variety that you might expect.

Deeper Into the Labyrinth

A major new exhibition probes the strange world of avant-garde painter Pavel Filonov.

Unnatural Attraction

The groundbreaking playwright Vasily Sigarev returns to the stage with ""Guppy,"" an indictment of society's artificially high standards of beauty.


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