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Exiled Electronic Duo AIGEL Crashes the Dancefloor With ‘Killer Qız’

On their first album in five years, AIGEL channels exile, existential reckoning and rebirth into a club-ready soundscape.

In Photos: The Works of Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli

Tsereteli, the former chief artist of the Soviet Foreign Ministry, who died on Monday night, left an indelible impression on the landscape of Moscow.
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Zurab Tsereteli, Sculptor of Grand Monuments and Putin Admirer, Dies at 91

Born and trained in Tbilisi, Tsereteli rose to prominence in the 1960s, designing resort complexes in Soviet Georgia.
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New York’s Hottest Playwright? Anton Chekhov.

In a moment when Russian art is often viewed through the lens of geopolitics, it’s striking that New York theater has so fully embraced Chekhov.
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Walk the 'Green Mountains' of the Caucasus with Author Caroline Eden

The third book of Caroline Eden's "Color Trilogy" takes us to Armenia and Georgia where the land is beautiful and everything is delicious.
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Who Invented Gingerbread – Europe or Russia? Who Cares?!

There is still time this holiday weekend to whip up a batch of buttery, spicy, honey-infused gingerbread.
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In 'The Illegals' Author Shaun Walker Unravels the Messy Lives of Spies

From the earliest days of the U.S.S.R. up until today, Moscow has sent abroad "illegals" posing as locals to advance their interests.
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For the Love of Soups

In Russia and its close neighbors, there is a soup for every weather, every occasion and every taste.
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Pushkin House Announces Short List for 2025 Book Prize

The short list for the annual award has become the collection of the season's must-read books.
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Inside Russia’s ‘Micro-Politics’: Ethnographer Jeremy Morris on the Quiet Resilience of Daily Life

The Moscow Times speaks to the British ethnographer about his latest book. 
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Justice Ministry Investigating TV Presenter Urgant Over Alleged Foreign Influence

State media reported last month that the presenter registered as an individual entrepreneur in France. Urgant denied the report.
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‘Make the Pushkin Museum Great Again’: After a Game of Musical Chairs, New Director Toes the Official Line

Unlike her predecessors at the Pushkin Museum, Olga Galaktionova is completely aligned with the government agenda.
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Slightly Sinful Nut-Filled Pancakes

In the old days Lent in the Russian Empire was not always as harsh as we imagine today.
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In Photos: Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Russia

Thousands of Muslims across the country marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Victoria Lomasko’s 'The Last Soviet Artist' Chronicles Russia's Path to Dictatorship

Travelogue, graphic novel, sociological study: Victoria Lomasko's works are a genre unto themselves.
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How a Singer, a Writer and a Cook Spent Their Vacation in 1916

How a book of recipes came out of a visit to Crimea by opera signer Fyodor Shalyapin and writer Maxim Gorky.
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What We Know About Jude Law’s Upcoming Turn as Vladimir Putin

Law will portray the Russian leader in “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” an adaptation of a novel loosely based on Kremlin ideologist Vladislav Surkov...
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Russia’s Tatarstan, Central Asian Diaspora Celebrate Nowruz

Persian and Turkic communities worldwide joined in celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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Azerbaijani Soup and a Greedy Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

In the #weekendkitchen we're cooking up a minty-saffrony lamb soup from Azerbaijan.
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