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A Three-Color Gold-Mounted Guilloché Enamel Photograph Frame (Image from christies.com) 24.04.2010, 11:51

Russian art in the frame for success

Some photographs are so dear to one’s heart they might need a special frame. Like the one sold just recently at Christie’s Russian Art sales at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

15.10.2010, 17:16

Russian contemporary art finally hits Louvre

Exhibition «Le contrepoint Russe» finally opened on October 14 in the Louvre, after a series of disputes over controversial works by Russian artist, Avdey Ter-Oganyan.

Brenda Ann Kenneally (USA) first prize Daily Life (image from www.worldpressphoto.org) 23.06.2009, 13:40

World Press Photo comes to Moscow

A display of works by the winners of the most prestigious contest among photo-journalists opens in Moscow on June 27. Three Russian photographers are among the winners of the 62 World Press Photo finalists.

Image from sacramentoscoop.com 18.10.2010, 18:39 1 comment

Seasonal depression approaching: RT guide to dealing with autumn blues

With the prospect of a long dark winter ahead, late autumn can be a season of gloom and depression. RT offers some tips on how to beat the seasonal blues.

27.10.2010, 21:57 1 comment

“Being ignored by the model is blessing for a photographer”

UK photographer Terry O'Neil, famous for snapping every celebrity from Frank Sinatra to the Queen, told RT about his life and work.

Image from drandrandr.livejournal.com 04.12.2009, 16:05 5 comments

Second life of great Socialist monument

A sculpture originally created to crown the 37-meter-high Soviet pavilion of the World's Fair in 1937 has recently been restored and returned to its place at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow.

Queen Beatrix and Dmitry Medvedev (AFP Photo / Anp Marcel Antonisse) 20.06.2009, 05:57

Gala celebrates Hermitage opening in Amsterdam

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have been the first visitors to the new Russia’s Hermitage branch museum in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

03.06.2009, 09:32 8 comments

Stripper teaches art to school kids

She teaches art to kids during the day and performs “Fairy Tales for Adults” at night. A scandal has rocked a school in a Russian city when it surfaced that a teacher-intern dances striptease at a night club.

Photo from http://kremlin.ru 27.05.2009, 20:48 3 comments

Access granted: log on to Russia’s past

The new digital library in St. Petersburg is said to be without comparison in the world. It houses scanned copies of the entire Russian state historical archive.

Boris Anisfeld, 1916 08.09.2009, 19:24

Russian emigrant art to be brought to light at home

Continuing the theme of Russian art heritage created outside the country, the exhibition “Russian Americans” unveils the works of Russian artists of the beginning of the 20th Century, created abroad.

A symbol of Russia under threat

Published: 13 June, 2009, 10:47


The Matryoshka nesting doll has been a symbol of Russia for generations, but the global credit crisis is threatening the cottage industry of Matryoshka-making.

 
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