London is preparing to welcome one of the most beloved actresses of the Russian-speaking world — Liya Akhedzhakova, who will appear on stage as Esfir, a seamstress and grandmother, in the play My Grandson Benjamin, brought to London by Bird…

Alexander Panchin’s lecture at the Mason Leasure Theatre was completely sold out. Open public lectures are a popular format, and it’s easy to see why: the speaker, striving to convey the essence of their thoughts, often uses vivid, unexpected, and…

Dima Zitzer — director, educator, founder of the INO Institute for Informal Education and the private school “Orange” — has staged the play Frau.Rehearsal. The play was written by journalist and playwright Artur Solomonov, and both roles are performed by…

Beloved contemporary children’s poet and author Masha Rupasova hardly needs an introduction. It seems there’s hardly a Russian-speaking child today who doesn’t recognize the line: “What were you doing, Grandma, in the days of your youth?” Rupasova spoke to us…