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The first-ever play featuring Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Russian-Soviet rocket scientist and rocketry pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky will be presented as a staged reading at an international space-themed theatrical festival, TASS has reported, citing the author of the play, Gleb Danilov. Titled “Elon Musk and Tsiolkovsky” and presented by the local theatre Teatr…
Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin reached another major National Hockey League milestone on Friday night when he scored his 894th career goal. The Washington Capitals forward’s second goal of the game tied the all-time record set by Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky — a feat once thought to be untouchable. Ovechkin is a three-time world champion with…
Nikolay Gogol invented the horror story – or at least Russian horror. This statement might seem bold, but it’s not far from the truth. As we celebrate his birthday this week, it’s fitting to reflect on how his literary legacy shaped the genre in Russia. The first work that inevitably springs to mind is Gogol’s “Viy,”…
Moscow and Beijing are aiming to agree a plan on joint film production, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has said. The plan was discussed during a meeting in Beijing between Lyubimova and Shen Haixiong, the general director of the China Media Group, the ministry stated in a press release on Friday. The statement noted that…
British actor Jude Law, who is portraying Russian President Vladimir Putin in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’, has been spotted on the set of the film, according to photos circulating on social media. The film follows the story of a fictional political operative, presumably loosely based on former Putin aide Vladislav Surkov, who helps the…
The artwork by Maurizio Cattelan was broken apart and never recovered, the prosecutor said Three men have been convicted of stealing a $6.4 million solid gold toilet from an English museum. On Tuesday, the jury at Oxford Crown Court found James Sheen, Michael Jones, and Frederick Doe guilty of committing burglary at Blenheim Palace in…
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) plans to “decolonize” its extensive museum collections, after research claimed that William Shakespeare’s legacy has been used to advance ‘white supremacy’, according to The Telegraph. The SBT, which manages properties linked to Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon and holds key archival materials, is exploring the “continued impact of Empire” on its collections…
The government in Kiev has called on Ukraine’s Western backers to ban soprano Anna Netrebko from performing anywhere outside Russia. Earlier this week, the Rome Opera announced that Netrebko would star in their production of ‘Tosca’ on January 14, on the 125th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s opera premiering at the Costanzi Theatre. “Now it is…
Rapper Kanye West has admitted that he was drunk when he posted a tweet announcing that he would go “death con 3” on Jewish people, claiming that “demons” took over his mind after he drank Hennessy cognac. The rapper’s run-ins with the Jewish community began in 2022, when he announced on X that he was…
French actor Alain Delon has passed away at the age of 88, several local media outlets reported on Sunday. While the cause of death remains unclear, he had been battling a number of health issues after suffering a stroke in 2019. The announcement was made to AFP by his three children, who said the cinema…
