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Editor’s Choice
Festival of Classical Ballet. The Ten Tenors. Okean Elzy. StereoLeto 2008. Usadba Jazz: Aristocratic Open Air. Russian National Dance Show. Kylie Minogue. STOMP ’08: Brighter and Louder.
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June in Russian History
Important Dates in History
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Novelties |
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Film Review
Sex and the City: The Movie. Timur Bekmambetov is Wanted
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Book Review
Nature and Wildlife in the Russian Countryside
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Music Review
Laima Vaikule’s Greatest Hits
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Outlook |
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Driving Inflation – Russia’s Current Curse
The Russian government, which watched its 2007 inflation target go up in smoke, was looking to bring it back under control with a 2008 target of about 8 percent.
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Art History |
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Lidia Masterkova’s oeuvre
Artist Lidia Masterkova is one of the living legends of Russian post-war avant-garde art.
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Leisure |
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What to do in Moscow in June
As summer is upon us, Passport invites you to take a walk outside … Moscow.
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White Nights in St. Petersburg
“Step out onto the pavements of Nevsky Prospekt, and you step into the atmosphere of a fairground,” wrote Gogol.
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The real Varykino: Boris Pasternak’s summer dacha
“Leave that cloud-dweller in peace,” Joseph Stalin said to an underling at the height of the Great Terror, when the arrest of Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) was proposed.
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Cover Story |
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Pop diva and animal lover Laima Vaikule talks to Passport
Laima Vaikule is a Latvian singer, actress, director, and choreographer.
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Feature |
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Ray Nayler on the Ring Line (that’s the Brown Line to you and me)
During a planning meeting for the Moscow Metropolitan, the engineers presented a map of the metro’s radial lines.
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Dachas: Where have all the city-dwellers gone?
The Skhodnia dacha settlement outside Moscow is a classic Soviet-era dacha development, where the citizen could get fresh air and grow otherwise hard-to-obtain fresh fruit and vegetables.
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The sculpture garden at the Central House of Artists
One of Moscow’s great advantages is that its most enjoyable and thought-provoking sights are very often the cheapest.
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Real Estate |
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Red October Chocolate Factory
When I first arrived in Moscow over three years ago, I remember every so often, usually at night, breathing in a waft of something sweet, deliciously sweet.
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Travel |
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On the way to Beijing: Buryatia
Hidden behind the Soviet-style excesses of Ulan-Ude are living communities with unbroken traditions of spiritual and moral values that stretch back to the 17th century.
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Wine |
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Drink: Cote du Rhone wines
This month’s wine tasting was inspired by the Valence area in the heart of the French Côtes du Rhône wine region.
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Film |
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A Renaissance in Russian
When back in 2002 the movie Antikiller became the first Russian movie to gross more than $1 million at the domestic box office, it was taken by many as a sign.
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Restaurant Review |
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Eat: Else Cafe
I’d heard raves about the food at this quiet restaurant near the expat colony of Pokrovsky Hills.
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Community |
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Jonathon Curtis on being a young expat in Moscow
Six months ago, I found myself facing a big decision: Continue tripping down life’s simple, steady path in my native Sydney or move to the other side of the world.
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Lipp Service: Linda on the horsey set
One night, as I was walking home around midnight, I heard the unusual sound of a galloping horse coming up from behind.
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Fred Flintstone: Why buy a Zhiguli?
The sight of two middle-aged Bedrock women reminded Fred that he should prepare his readers for dacha season.
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A Small School in a Big City
Over the last 15 years, Moscow has grown into a bustling, lively metropolis.
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Brushing up on Dentistryin Moscow
After completing dental school in Russia, Dr. Andrei Volkov received additional training and experience in North America.
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Legal Line |
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Daniel Klein’s Legal Line
In a new column, Passport’s legal correspondent Daniel Klein fields legal questions posed by our readers.
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Out and About |
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Bacardi Says Don’t Drink and Drive
Bacardi Limited has announced a new campaign to promote the responsible use of alcohol.
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Ground Zero For Lovers
On April 26, lovers from all over Moscow flocked to Pushkin Square to see a three-ton heart-shaped ice sculpture.
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Museum Night ‘08
While Museum Day has been observed in Russia for several decades, Museum Night, is, at only three years old, a newer tradition.
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Vladimir Pozner On America
In 1935, beloved Soviet satirists Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov arrived in New York to start work on an assignment from Joseph Stalin himself.
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Big Brothers and Sisters
On Saturday, May 17, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Moscow hosted its 3rd “Celebrating the Miracles” event for Moscow Bigs and Littles at the Holiday Inn-Vinogradova.
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Comics From M’ARS
From April 24 through May 11, the KomMissia 2008 International Festival of Narrative Drawing was held at Moscow’s M’ARS Center for Contemporary Art.
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MONÉ Awards
On April 24 the MONÉ Beauty Awards were presented at a ceremony at the Mir movie theater in Moscow.
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Russian Art at the Irish Embassy
On Friday, April 18, the Irish Embassy in Moscow hosted an informal cultural evening featuring the work of contemporary Russian artists.
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Victory Day Parade 2008
Victory Day Parade 2008 (photo)
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The Last Word |
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American Center director Marisa Fushille
Marisa Fushille is leaving Moscow this month after 8 years as director of the American Center at the Library for Foreign Literature.
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