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Recommended reading about Hiroshima bombing

21.08.2022

Recommended reading about Hiroshima bombing

Today, our "Recommended reading and watching" section will be about the books and magazines displayed at "The Warning Bell of Hiroshima" exhibition, currently held on the top floor of the Gorky Library.

Tskhinval – home to one the first USSR rock bands

19.08.2022

Tskhinval – home to one the first USSR rock bands

It was in Tskhinval, the South Ossetian partner-city of Volgograd, that the "Bonvarnon" song and music ensemble was founded, the third one in the USSR to be promoted to the rock group status (the first one being the Georgian "Orer" and the second one – the Belarusian "Pesnyary").

Best Chinese Animated Movies

12.08.2022

Best Chinese Animated Movies

It's time for traditional Sunday recommendations! As always, they will be dedicated to the main topics of the week: our Chinese sister-cities.

Trademark landscapes of Yunnan province – rapeseed fields

10.08.2022

Trademark landscapes of Yunnan province – rapeseed fields

Yunnan Province, where our third Chinese sister-city Qujing lies, is often referred to as a "biological museum". The topographical and climatic differences between its different parts have made its territory a home to all natural areas at once, starting with the tropics and ending with permafrost.

Po sekretu vsemu vsetu, 1976

29.07.2022

Po sekretu vsemu vsetu, 1976

On July 30, we celebrate the International Day of Friendship, established by the UN General Assembly's resolution in 2011.

Postcards from Leningrad, 2013

22.07.2022

Postcards from Leningrad, 2013

Today's film will be dedicated to one of the most challenging periods in the history of Venezuela and will most likely catch your interest if you like magical realism - or if you had previously enjoyed "Pan's Labyrinth" and its kin.

"Pietr the Latvian", Georges Simenon

15.07.2022

"Pietr the Latvian", Georges Simenon

There are some fictional characters that have achieved such a memetic and iconic status in the mass culture that even those who never read the books or watched the movies know their names and what they stand for by heart.

"Russian House in Liege" Association (aka "Meridian")

14.07.2022

"Russian House in Liege" Association (aka "Meridian")

The "Russian House in Liege" non-profit association was established in February 2006 to provide all kinds of assistance to the Russian-speaking immigrants.

Compatriots in Turin

13.07.2022

Compatriots in Turin

The "Zemlyachestvo" Association of Russian and Russian-Speaking Compatriots has been operating in Turin for 40 years, and its work has united in the Piedmont region people from various republics of the former Soviet Union.

"Shelter for Migratory Birds", Yana Temiz

12.07.2022

"Shelter for Migratory Birds", Yana Temiz

In honor of our Turkish sister-city, let us plunge into a psychological thriller which takes place in Turkey, not far from the popular resort of Kuşadası.

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