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Dmitry Slepushkin, artist

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.

Natalia Shishlina, archaeologist

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.

Kirill Serebrennikov, director

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.

Trifonov and Babayan in Recital
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.

Yefim Bronfman in Recital
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.

Artemy Lebedev, designer

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. 

Russian Fantasy
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

Mikhail Ivanov, athlete

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.

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