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Russia's 'Isolation Art' Takes the Internet By Storm

The creative challenge that has Russians recreating iconic artworks was an instant sensation — and we can't get enough.
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Spend a Day or Two in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Like the impressionists and post-impressionists? Oh, have we got a site for you...
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Mikhailovsky Theater Dancers “Perform” From Home

Quarantine brings out the creativity in some.
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Join a Poetry Marathon in Moscow at Noon on Friday

Renovations of Polytech aren't finished, but the museum is already starting up programs.
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Accept an Invitation Into a Pianist's Home

Zaryadye Hall offers online versions of concerts in their magnificent concert hall and concerts performed at home.
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How to Spend Quarantine Creatively in Russia: Look Like a Painting

Day 4 of Quarantine: Do I look more like Frida Kahlo or a Dutch noblewoman?
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Grassroots Volunteer Programs Help Battle Coronavirus in Russia

Russia's old tradition of mutual aid is experiencing a resurgence.
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Visit Moscow Museums

The "Museum Moscow" portal is an excellent way to pass your self-isolation with art, science, and history.
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Watch All 431 Minutes of An Iconic Soviet Film

Self isolating? No time like the present to watch all 7 hours of "War and Peace."
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St. Petersburg Under Siege by Coronavirus

A wide swath of the St. Petersburg economy is being devastated by the coronavirus.
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A Night at the Theater

If you speak Russian, or know plays, or just like to sit back and enjoy a spectacle, these online productions are for you.
Culture Clips

On This Day in 1867 the US Purchased Alaska From Russia

Vestiges of Alaska’s Russian past can be seen across the state.
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Lentil Soup Four Ways

Combine lentils, aromatics and spices for dinner and armchair travel. Chases away the self-isolation blues.
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Spend an Evening at the Bolshoi

Finish your work and get settled to watch "Swan Lake" at 7 p.m. Moscow time.
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Renowned Soviet Singer Lev Leshchenko Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Prominent Russian writer Boris Akunin said he has also been infected with the “fashionable disease.”
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Be an Audience of One

Every night at 7 p.m. the Moscow Philharmonic has an online concert . Tonight: Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla.
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Immerse Yourself in Russian Art

The Tretyakov Gallery has vast online resources and will be adding to them over the next few weeks.
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Watch a Prophetic Film

A disease from China ravages a country headed by a nationalist, militaristic leader...
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Hear a Poem Every Day

A project called "Touch" matches poetry by contemporary writers with brilliant performers.
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