The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music, and reacts c

Anton Vadimovich Belyaev is a Russian musician, sound producer, and composer born on September 18, 1979, in Magadan, Russian SFSR, USSR, which is now Russia. He

Serenade is a milestone in the history of dance. It is the first original ballet George Balanchine created in America in 1934, and is one of the signature works

Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov, also known internationally as Alex Sparrow, is a Russian actor and singer who performs in both Russian and English. Born on Janua

Ekaterina Volkova is a Russian actress born on March 16, 1974, in Tomsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She grew up in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. Volkova graduated f

Russian filmmaker Vera Stroyeva specialized in cinematic adaptations of famous operas. One of the most successful of these was her 1955 film version of Mussorgs

Alla Pugacheva is a female actress, singer, songwriter, and legendary Russian entertainer known as the Queen of Soviet Pop Music. Born on April 15, 1949, in Mos

Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, musician. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2001). Author, director and performer of roles (together with Il

Nikita V. Bogoslovsky (May 22, 1913 in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire – April 4, 2004 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet Russian composer, author of more than 20

Ilya Viktorovich Sobolev (Russian: Илья Викторович Соболев; born 25 February, 1983; Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian stand-up comedian, musician, TV presenter, showman

Nikita Andreevich Kukushkin is a Russian theater and film actor and public figure. He was born on November 14, 1990, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR, which is now

Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, musician and singer. He was known for starring in such films as Wait Until Dar

Elena Viktorovna Valyushkina (born December 8, 1962, Potsdam, GDR) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actress. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1

Kristina Edmundovna Orbakaite - born in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR - Soviet and Russian pop singer, actress; Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2013). Member of

Elizaveta Nikolaevna Arzamasova, also known informally as Liza Arzamasova, is a Russian actress of theater and television show anchorwoman. She was born in Mosc

Sergey Vladimirovich Shnurov, also known as Shnur, was born on April 13, 1973, in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR, which is now St. Petersburg, Russia. He is a Russian m

A slow-motion study by Norman McLaren of the pas-de-deux adagio, one of the most exacting and difficult dances of classical ballet. A ballet originally choreogr

Since its 1856 premiere at the Paris Opera, Le Corsaire has been regarded as one of the most impressive narrative ballets of the 19th century. The work became p

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musica

An immersive journey into the sacred space of artistic creation. For twelve days, the ancient walls of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin in Veliky Nov

An anthology of three filmed ballets, two written for the film and the third an abridgment of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Fil

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into inte

Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alc

"One pure peaceful sky, one bright southern sun, one warm Black sea and deep true friendship of burning hearts connect the Soviet and Romanian youth..." A music