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12.10.2009, 20:30
The unique hand-written Constitution of Russia, sacred mantra from Germany, “Calligraphy on fly’s wing” from Thailand and other masterpieces will be displayed at the world's largest exhibition of calligraphy in Moscow.
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18.08.2011, 18:09
Russia’s most famous monument and Nabokov’s most controversial novel are discussed in tonight’s Historama.
12.06.2010, 17:42
One of the UK’s most popular novelists, Joanne Harris, has shared her literary and cinematic experience with her Russian admirers who have gathered for the Open Book festival in Moscow.
24.06.2010, 12:01
Researchers in Russia are uploading scans of the so-called Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible. The 10,000-page handwritten history book had been commissioned by the legendary Tsar for his children.
28.01.2010, 20:45
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On January 29, Russia will mark the 150th anniversary of its most cherished storyteller, Anton Chekhov, so RT has decided to guide you through the most important Chekhov locations in Moscow.
20.07.2010, 18:59
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The spy saga between Russia and the US, involving femme fatale Anna Chapman, may become a bestseller or even a movie.
20.06.2010, 19:59
Happy or sad, in color or black and white, dreams can be a powerful emotional experience - just like movies!
30.08.2009, 01:11
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Legendary poet Sergey Mikhalkov, the author of both Soviet and Russian national anthems, has been buried in Moscow with full military honors.
02.12.2009, 10:42
Can’t wait to have your nose in a new book? Then call on the “Non/Fiction” International book fair in Moscow, which opens its doors on December 2.
Published: 09 September, 2009, 20:22
Edited: 12 September, 2009, 00:15
A new international project, “Garden of geniuses: the magnificent seven,” dedicated to the most renowned writers in the world, will open in Russia in 2010 and later held in seven countries within seven years.
It seems to me a very hard job to choice the seven magnificent. Absolutely I agree about Tolstoj, in my opinion the Homerus of modern literature. But it's a pity, I think, that authors like Dostojevskij or Gogol, or even Checov, don't appear in this list. As for the West, Willy Shakespeare of course, but can we forget Hermann Melville, Walt Whitman, R.L. Stevenson, Charles Dickens, the extraordinary french literature of the Nineteen century and so on? The problem, I mean, is that literature isn't a cake that you can cut and keep the best slice. So all trying to have a classification is an academic exercise, a pure joke, a way to pass one's own time. So, let's play. Regards