London to host Russian poetry and arts festival in June
// May. 30, 2008 - 14:57 GMT
Glinka contest set to spot more opera talent in Russia, beyond
Chelyabinsk, November 6 (RIA Novosti) – A vocalist competition got underway in the Russian Urals region of Chelyabinsk to spot young talents in the country and beyond, the regional culture minister said Tuesday.
// Nov. 06, 2007 - 13:14 GMT
$100 million Hirst skull to go on show in St Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, October 10 (RIA Novosti) – The Hermitage museum in St Petersburg is to display a $100 million platinum and diamond skull by the British artist Damian Hirst, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday.
// Oct. 10, 2007 - 13:12 GMT
Tutankhamen's mummy to be put on display in early November
CAIRO, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – Egyptian authorities are to put on display the mummy of the boy pharaoh, Tutankhamen, in November, the head of the country's High Council for Antiquities said Friday.
// Oct. 05, 2007 - 15:37 GMT
James Bond marks 45 years on the big screen
LONDON, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – OO7, Her Majesty's secret agent, or just plain, "Bond – James Bond," celebrated 45 years as a big screen hero on Friday.
// Oct. 05, 2007 - 13:24 GMT
Faberge egg owned by Rothschild could sell for $18 mln in Nov.
LONDON, October 4 (RIA Novosti) – An earlier unseen Faberge egg from the Rothschild family's collection could sell for a record $18 million at Christie's Russian week in London, to be held from November 26–29.
// Oct. 04, 2007 - 12:32 GMT
Rostropovich collection to go to Petersburg palace -1
(Recasts headline, lead, para 2, adds details, background in paras 4–9)
// Oct. 01, 2007 - 10:53 GMT
Prosecutors deny rehabilitation to last Russian tsar's family - 1
(Adds details, background in paras 3–6)
// Sep. 26, 2007 - 16:14 GMT