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The Interest in Cultural Understanding from Younger Generations - Diplomatic Courier

The Interest in Cultural Understanding from Younger Generations Diplomatic Courier This past year, I helped to spearhead the launch of a new initiative at American University entitled the Initiative for Russian Culture (AU IRC). The Initiative's aim is to promote greater understanding of the richness and variety of Russian culture ...

Russian Culture Days to Kick off in Latvia - RIA Novosti

Russian Culture Days to Kick off in Latvia RIA Novosti Over 100 events will be held in Latvia as part of Russian Culture Days that will take place in the Baltic state on May 23-26, organizers told RIA Novosti. Latvian President Andris Berzins, who is outside the republic, is expected to send organizers a ... and more »

Putin's Dark Lord Keeps Power in Oil Patch - Bloomberg

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Putin's Dark Lord Keeps Power in Oil Patch Bloomberg Consider Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, who earned his position as an activist for the ruling United Russia party: The self-styled historian received a doctorate last year despite well-documented plagiarism in his thesis. Putin Announces New Russian CabinetNew York Times Experts on Russia's new governmentvestnik kavkaza Vladimir Putin keeps new Russian Cabinet stocked with loyalistsCBS News The Guardian all 673 news articles »

Russia's New Propaganda Minister - The Moscow Times

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Russia's New Propaganda Minister The Moscow Times By Michael Bohm With Monday's announcement that historian Vladimir Medinsky was appointed the culture minister, critics quickly labeled him the country's new propaganda minister. Considering his checkered past, this may not be far from the truth.

The Day of Orthodox Culture - The Voice of Russia

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The Day of Orthodox Culture The Voice of Russia "Today not only Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians but also Bulgarians, Czechs, Slovaks and Croats express their gratitude to those brothers, who were canonized saints. To us they are holy people who made a spiritual and cultural breakthrough. and more »

Chinese language builds bridge between China, Russia - Xinhua

Chinese language builds bridge between China, Russia Xinhua MOSCOW, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Paulina Karimov, a curly-haired Russian girl with a smiling face, was explaining the lucky number in Chinese culture to the judges. "The number 'eight' in Chinese has the same pronunciation with the verb 'enrich', ... and more »

EYE ON ART: Featured Artist Plays With Pop Culture - Gazette Newspapers

EYE ON ART: Featured Artist Plays With Pop Culture Gazette Newspapers Continuing her penchant for poetic and pithy spinoffs on popular culture and myths, Russian artist Lora Zombie's latest body of work titled “Whales. Love. Procrastination.” features familiar characters within unfamiliar territories.

Gorky Prize in literature boosts Russian-Italian ties - The Voice of Russia

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Gorky Prize in literature boosts Russian-Italian ties The Voice of Russia A festival of Russian culture settled in on Capri for the month of May. Against the picturesque background of an island in bloom, there is an exhibit dedicated to Rudolf Nuriev, as well as various concerts of classical music performed by artists from ...

'Goodwill ambassadors' translate Russian prose - The Voice of Russia

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'Goodwill ambassadors' translate Russian prose The Voice of Russia The Russian-British Cultural Foundation Academia Rossica has named the winner of the 2012 Rossica Translators Award. The Rossica Prize for the best translation of Russian literature into English went to John Elsworth. The Voice of Russia's Olga Bugrova ...

Controversial Historian Made Russian Culture Minister - RIA Novosti

Controversial Historian Made Russian Culture Minister RIA Novosti A journalist known for his bestselling non-fiction books combating “myths about Russia” and accused of plagiarism in his dissertation was made Russian Culture Minister on Monday. Vladimir Medinsky, 41, a senior official in the ruling United Russia, ...