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5th International Organ Assembly in Kaliningrad

5th International Organ Assembly in Kaliningrad

The 5th International Organ Assembly has taken off on 7th of July in Kaliningrad. Over 20 musicians from Russia and abroad are participating in the program.

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Recreational events of SPIEF 2019

Recreational events of SPIEF 2019

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019 (SPIEF) will take place from 6th to 8th of June. This year, in the evening list of the SPIEF events, are almost 40 concerts, receptions, and parties.

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The 24/7 call-center for tourists is now available in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg has launched tourist information support call-center. The call-center is available from 9 am till 9 pm by phone numbers: 8 (812) 324 03 03 or 8 800 222-88-12. The calls are accepted from Russia and from abroad. The information support is available in Russian, English and Spanish languages.

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The Russian Contemporary Art on Red Square

At the main line of the department store on Red Square has been opened the GUM-Red-Line exhibition fully dedicated to the Russian Contemporary Art. The works of 15 Russian contemporary artists have been united under the main theme "One Family". The 15 pavilions are exhibiting big names of the Russian art scene: Pavel Pepperstein, Andrey Bartenev, Irina Korina, Oleg Kulik, Aidan Salakhova, the AES+F group, and others.

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On the quest to literacy — Totalny Diktant

The Totalny Diktant is an annual educational event. The initiative aims to increase interest to study the Russian language and to let people know that the study process is not easy but can be fun and interesting.

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The ballet "Porte Rouge" on the music of The Rolling Stones at the Mariinsky Theatre

Todays evening on the second stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will take place the world premiere of the ballet on the music of the Rolling Stones.

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The Ballet Company and Orchestra Tour will open the UK-Russia Year of Music

The tour of Bolshoi Ballet to open the Russian part of the program of the UK-Russia Year of Music in July 2019.

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International Theatre Olympiad 2019

Within the framework of the Year of the Theatres, Russia will host the International Theatre Olympiad — one of the main Theatre events of 2019th. In St. Petersburg will tour the best Theatres from 15 countries, as well as regional theatres of Russia.

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The largest collection of French Impressionists will be brought together in Moscow and St. Petersburg

The collection of French Impressionists by Shukin and Morozov, which is divided between two museums will be combined during the temporary exhibitions in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2019.

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"ICE FANTASY — 2019" Festival in St. Petersburg

On the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress has opened the Festival of the Ice Sculpture "ICE FANTASY — 2019". Over the exposition worked more than 30 people, including the leading ice-sculpting artists from Russia and other parts of the World.

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The new cable car in Moscow offers free rides till 24th of December

The new cable car has been open on 27th of November. The above ground and underground transport have been for a long time available in Moscow. And now there is also an air transport, which is possible to attend free of charge till 24th of December.

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The son of Andrei Tarkovsky plans to restore the director's cut of "Andrei Rublev"

"Andrei Rublev" is a historical drama filmed by Andrei Tarkovsky between 1964th and 1965th on "Mosfilm". His son plans to restore its original version. The main challenge, according to the junior Andrei Tarkovsky, is to restore the parts which had to be cut for the censorship reasons and remove the elements, which were cut by the director himself.

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St. Petersburg to host the Tall Ships Races in 2021

St. Petersburg has started the preparation for the massive sports event - the Tall Ship Races, which will take place in the Northen Capital in 2021. The first publicly funded sailing yacht school has been open in St. Petersburg a year ago and is ready to accept the challenge.

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The first trailer of the TV-series "Romanovs" is now online

"Three continents. Seven countries. Eight stories. One family?". The first trailer of the TV-series "Romanovs" has been published on 14th of August 2018.

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The Visa-free entry for the FIFA FAN-ID holders will be valid till the end of the year

The foreign guests and holders of the FIFA FAN-ID will be granted the opportunity to cross the border with Russia Visa-free till the end of the year, as many times as they wish. It has been announced to the journalists by Vladimir Putin. He has mentioned that this subject has been negotiated with his colleagues, during the congratulation of the Franch and Croatian sides.

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