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literary award

Pushkin House Gets Ready for Its 10th Anniversary Book Prize

The Pushkin House Book Prize showcases the best non-fiction about and from Russian.
fashion forward

St. Petersburg Fashion Concierge Makes Dreams Come True

Need a new image? Need a wardrobe overhaul? Or do you just love haute couture? We've got the fashion guide for you.
weekend kitchen

Indulge in Karlsson's Plyushki

Flash back to childhood or discover adult delights with these classic mid-century sweet pastry treats.
The MT List.

What's On in Moscow Jan. 21-23

Heavenly music, retro metro, somber remembrance and more this weekend and coming week in the Russian capital
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

A Brotherhood of Bears Flourishes Despite Russia’s Anti-LGBT Agenda

The BEARsBURG society brings together men who reject effeminate stereotypes of queerness for trips to the banya, café meet-ups, walking tours and film...
dark yet danceable

Molchat Doma: The Best Band You've Never Heard Of

This three-man band has been topping streaming charts and inspiring - oddly, in their view - a TikTok following.
what's cooler than being cool?

Russians Brave the Ice in Annual Epiphany Swim

Thousands of Russians, religious or not, are taking a dip in sub-zero waters — wearing only their bathing suits.
winter wonderland

Snow and Ice Festival Lights Up Moscow Riverside

Enormous creatures and people sculpted from snow and ice have appeared along the Moscow River in Gorky Park as part of the "Snow and Ice" festival.
Carved...
Moscow treasure

Architectural Treasures of Moscow: St. Basil's Cathedral

A photographic tour inside the cathedral, revealing its beauty and secrets.
weekend kitchen

Ring in the Old New Year With a Jewel-Studded Dish

Our favorite chef is worried about our health, so she suggests starting the new year with beets, pomegranate and wild rice.
i want changes

Iconic Soviet Rock Star Viktor Tsoi's Heroic Path Traced at Manege

Iconic Soviet-era rock musician and songwriter Viktor Tsoi gets a biopic exhibition in Moscow’s Manege.
unwelcome edit

Vandal Damages Soviet Avant-Garde Painting With Eye Drawings

Police reportedly refused to investigate the act of vandalism on Anna Leporskaya’s painting “Three Figures.”
hit exhibition

In Moscow Xenia Hausner Tells 'True Lies'

Visitors to the show found something familiar in the story-telling, but not the stories told.
The MT List

What's On in Moscow Jan.14-16

Glorious music and art, fun in the snow, and Celtic madness.
big chill

Moscow’s First Days of 2022, in Photos

Muscovites returned from holiday to bitter winter temperatures and warnings of an impending coronavirus surge.
imperial escapism

Fabergé Takes London by Storm — Again

The show at the Victoria and Albert Museum highlights the Fabergé branch in London.
new art

In Moscow, a Young Artist With Nomadic Visions

Leave Moscow's snowy streets for different lands and worlds.
weekend kitchen

You Can't Hurry Kharcho

A Georgian soup for a cold, snowy day wherever you may be.
arts 2022

New Year Highlights in Russian Theater

Theaters in Moscow are planning for a Covid-free year.
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