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May 27

EUROVISION Song Contest 2012: Babushki from Russia

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Buranovskiye Babushki represent Russia at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song 'Party For Everybody'.

Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNRGc71hjc

http://youtu.be/WKNRGc71hjc

Oct 01

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to two Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novo

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to two Russian scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene".

Andre Geim
Photo: Sergeom, Wikimedia Commons
Konstantin Novoselov
Photo: University of Manchester, UK

Andre Geim

Konstantin Novoselov

 
 
You can listen to the lecture delivered by Konstantin Novoselov at his
Oct 01

Venice Golden Lion for Alexander Sokurov's Faust

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Russian director Alexander Sokurov's take on the German legend Faust has won the film a Golden Lion - the top award at the Venice Film Festival.

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VENICE, Italy (AP) — Russian director Aleksander Sokurov's "Faust," a new take on the German legend about the quest for knowledge at all cost, won the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

Sep 18

Hedgehog in the Fog -- #1 Animated film of all the time

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Hedgehog In The Fog - Ёжик в тумане 

Awards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_in_the_Fog

Sep 05

Moscow celebrates 864th birthday

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Moscow 

Moscow is celebrating its 864th birthday. Historians assume that the city is actually much older, but the first recorded mention of Moscow dates back to 1147.

Despite floods, fires and invasions, the city grew and developed.

During the next few years, Moscow will more than double its territory to 251,000 hectares and may soon emerge as a major global

Aug 31

Mrs. Globe-2011: Alisa Krylova from Russia has won the beauty contest held in California

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“Mrs. Globe-2011″: Alisa Krylova from Russia has won the beauty contest held in California
 
 
Alisa Krylova from Russia has won the "Mrs. Globe-2011" beauty contest held in the USA. The 28-year-old Alisa is mother of two children and a successful businesswoman. Only married women were eligible to participate in the event which is organized regularly since last 15 years. The beauty pageant is organized by by the Women in Need charity foundation.
Oct 29

According to Russian magazines Little Light and Izvestia, baseball was developed from lapta by 18th

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According to Russian magazines Little Light (Ogonyok) and Izvestia, baseball was developed from lapta by 1th centrury Russian Americans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapta_(game)

Watch the video on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICrIrNbmn4

Oct 29

According to Russian magazines Little Light and Izvestia, baseball was developed from the Russian ga

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According to Russian magazines Little Light (Ogonyok) and Izvestia, baseball was developed from lapta by 1th centrury Russian Americans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapta_(game)

Watch the video on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICrIrNbmn4

Oct 17

Authentic Russian Food

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Russian Table

You can order authentic Russian food without leaving your home here: www.russiantable.com -- the best selection of Russian food imported from Russia!
           
Aug 15

Flixxy: Bianca Ryan--11-year-old singing sensation

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http://www.flixxy.com/bianca-ryan.htm 

Bianca Ryan (born 1994) is a singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who is a finalist on NBC's America's Got Talent. 

When she auditioned she sang Jennifer Holliday's "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)", surprising the crowd and the judges with her impressive voice, unusual for an 11-year old child. After performing

Aug 15

Flixxy: Simply amazing! This child is a true guitar virtuoso.

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Jun 19

Festival del Sole ~ Napa Valley 2010

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Festival del Sole ~ Napa Valley 2010

July 16 - 25, 2010

SPECIAL OFFER FOR LINCOLN THEATER NAPA VALLEY PATRONS

BUY ONE TICKET, GET ONE FREE!

*limit 4 free tickets per order

CALL 888-FDS-NAPA OR VISIT WWW.FDSNAPA.ORG

And use this code: LINCOLN

Hurry!  Offer valid until July 1 only for the following concerts taking place at Lincoln Theater Napa

Jun 01

International Children's Day

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A "Children's Day", as an event, is celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Major global variants include an International Children's Day on June 1 as adopted in the former Communist bloc, and a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation.[1] Many nations declare days for children on other dates.

Oct 07

Vimeo: Short Video from a Russian Film Journalist in Antarctica

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This video is from a young Russian film journalist that is filming in Antartica.

Pretty funny and very Russian.

http://vimeo.com/5912998

Oct 02

RussianRemote: "The House That Jack Built" -- animated cartoon

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The House That Jack Built
Дом, который построил Джек

http://russianremote.com/wp-content/uploads/dzhek.jpg

Watch online:

http://russianremote.com/343.html

Sep 21

YouTube: "Let It Be!" -- The Red Navy Singers, Dancers & Musicians -- musical video

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Let It Be!

The Red Navy Singers, Dancers & Musicians
Ансамбль песни и пляски Черноморского флота

The worst cover of a Beatles song ever! (Let It Be)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvPugOWeZiA

The worst cover of a Beatles song ever! (Let It Be) Kardiff 1989
The Red Navy Singers, Dancers & Musicians
Ансамбль песни и пляски Черноморского флота, концерт в Кардиффе.

Sep 21

YouTube: "The Lonely Harmonica" -- musical video

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"The Lonely Harmonica"

Одинокая гармонь. Музыка Б. Мокроусова, стихи М. Исаковского.

 

"Одинокая гармоньEgorKorovyev

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avTa0hpJFc8&feature=response_watch

 

"Одинокая Гармонь" Дмитрий Хворостовский

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D06pQ3rayA&feature=related

 

http://hvorostovsky.net/

Sep 21

Movie: A Chef in Love (France/Georgia, 1996)

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A Chef in Love

A Chef in Love

a film by

NANA DJORDJADZE

"The pleasures of the table are for every man, of every land, and no matter of what place in history or society; they can be a part of all our other pleasures and they last the longest, to console us when we have outlived the rest."

--Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, "Aphorisms" in The Physiology of Taste

Sep 20

YouTube: "Russian Ark" -- movie: (An extraordinary one-take feature film)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--TDEHizVA

A film by Alexander Sokurov.  The extraordinary one-take feature film completed as a tribute to Russian history and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.  

A milestone in the history of cinema.  300 years of Russian history.  33 rooms of the Hermitage Museum.  3 Live Orchestras.  1 single continuos shot -- the

Sep 19

YouTube: "Moscow Nights" -- musical video

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Подмосковные Вечера (Moscow Nights) -- with Russian subtitles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KairmsARpyo
Produced by Gilberto Serodio (From Rio de Janeiro - Brazil) with high resolution images collected from the Internet.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Moscow Nights -- read the comments in various languages including Greek, English, Spanish (esta cancion es buenisima),
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