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Various, The Rough Guide to the Music of Russia, - World Music Network 1107 - Shortcuts - Sound Recording Review
Like the average listener, I haven't had a lot of exposure to Russian music so this is a great introduction. Included here are dramatic singers and gypsy ......(Continue Reading) The rite of return: Pushkin's poetry, Tolstoy's novels, Stravinsky's music—Russia's golden age gave the people the spirit to endure the darkest moments
In 1962, Stravinsky accepted a Soviet invitation to visit the country of his birth. It was exactly 50 years since he had left Russia and there was a ......(Continue Reading)Into the night - Russia
Young Muscovites revel in living in a real metropolis at last. Today, you can drink until dawn -- and even the bookshops are swinging until midnight....(Continue Reading)T.A.T.U.: Russia's new power couple - Music Buzz - Brief Article
While most upstart pop stars clearly mark their private lives off-limits, the first video from Russian duo t.A.T.u featured the girls in a steamy kiss....(Continue Reading)The cosmonaut and the cross: Easter in Russia introduces Mary Lean to the resilience of faith and the power of grandmothers
There's no hope of squeezing into the church in the centre of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, when we arrive late on Easter Saturday night. Instead we join ......(Continue Reading)
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