December 13, 2024 FROM PETER THE GREAT TO NAPOLEON THE LESSER The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) | Minneapolis, MN Lecture: From Peter the Great to Napoleon the Lesser: Dostoevsky and the Great Men of History Lecture Literature
Rudin Excerpt from an undeservedly lesser known novel by one of Russia's greatest writers. Literature
Timur Bashkaev, architect The recent exhibition “Arch Moscow” prompted architectural expert Grigory Revzin sound the death knell for the Moscow style of architecture, with its towers and excessive decoration. “…It has finally withered and died,” Revzin wrote. “A new elite is now on the scene…" 100 Young Russians
Olga Brusnikina, athlete Ten years ago, when journalists asked a Russian synchronous swimmer whether the Russians could ever beat North Americans or the Japanese in this discipline, she quipped: “Only if they all drown.” That was before Olga Brusnikina came on the scene. 100 Young Russians
Olga Budina, actor Olga Budina went down many blind alleys before joining the ranks of Russian cinema stars: she sang in a choir, worked as a school teacher, she sang in a pop group, and even won her city district’s accordion contest (she can interpret Bach on the squeeze box). In fact, the frail Budina still bears a light impression in her skin from the belt of her heavy accordion. 100 Young Russians
