Dmitry Slepushkin, artist In 1998, when Dmitry Slepushkin was asked to paint the portrait of Emperor Nikolai I which would hang in a renovated Great Kremlin Palace, he took the assignment as a great honor. 100 Young Russians
Natalia Shishlina, archaeologist In Russia’s southern regions there is a huge expanse of steppe called the Eurasian Belt. For thousands of years, this “belt” was the home for nomadic tribes. Natalia Shishlina, 40, is one of the few archaeologists in the world who studies these lost cultures. 100 Young Russians
Kirill Serebrennikov, director Like so many creative types, Kirill Serebrennikov is a character in all senses of the word. He even seems to have a unique hold on reality: on his official website, he wrote that he was born in 1969; when interviewed in 2001, he said that in 2002 he would turn 31. A trained physicist, Serebrennikov seems to have his own special sort of math. 100 Young Russians
Dirt, Tourists, and Tsars Overlooked and under-read news from all over Russia. Environment Moscow News Politics
February 27, 2018 Trifonov and Babayan in Recital Davies Symphony Hall | San Francisco, CA Daniil Trifonov collaborates with Sergei Babayan in a program celebrating music for two pianos. Music
Vera Pavlova, poet Nothing seemed to augur that Vera Pavlova would become a leading light of 21st century Russian poetry. 100 Young Russians
February 18, 2018 Yefim Bronfman in Recital Davies Symphony Hall | San Francisco, CA Pianist Yefim Bronfman, a "marvel of digital dexterity, warmly romantic sentiment, and jaw-dropping bravura" (Chicago Tribune) performs a recital, which includes masterpieces by Prokofiev, Schumann and Debussy. Music
Vladimir Legoshin, rescuer Vladimir Legoshin is known as the #1 rescue worker in Russia. He is the only living Hero of Russia among Russian rescuers. 100 Young Russians
Artemy Lebedev, designer Artemy Lebedev quit the journalism faculty at Moscow State University after studying there for just two years. Russia may have lost a journalist. But it acquired a designer. 100 Young Russians
March 03, 2018 Russian Fantasy Festival of the Arts BOCA - Mizner Park Amphitheater | Boca Raton, FL Russian Fantasy featuring Chad Hoopes, Violin, Nikolay Khozyainov, Piano, with The Symphonia, Boca Raton and conductor, Constantine Kitsopoulos Music
Boris Kozulin, teacher Boris Kozulin, 42, a teacher at Moscow’s Gymnasium #1567, could not differ more from the overblown stereotype of secondary school math teachers... 100 Young Russians
Mikhail Ivanov, athlete "Russia,” the proverb has it, “hinges on the Ivanovs.” (Rossiya na Ivanovykh derzhitsya.) In the case of Russia’s Olympic experience at Salt Lake City, the men’s cross-country medal hopes hinged on Mikhail Ivanov. 100 Young Russians