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The results of the Chiriku Festival of Children's Songs were summed up in Tanzania. The creative competition took place for the 3rd time. This year it was included in the program dedicated to the anniversary of the opening of the...
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Works by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Glinka and other Russian classical composers were performed at an evening of Russian music at the Vienna Chamber Opera. Young singers from Russia and other countries took the stage,...
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The Russian capital took the 8th place in the list of cities in the world in terms of innovative attractiveness. In the ranking compiled by the staff of the Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge of the Higher School of Economics...
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Young filmmakers from 40 countries are going to compete for awards at the VGIK International Student Film Festival. The current film forum, which started on Monday, October 19, will become an anniversary one, it...
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The Total Dictation action is being held today, October 17, TASS reports. This year, the educational campaign has undergone some changes. For the first time, it had to be postponed to a later date due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation.
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The RUSDOCFILMFEST-3W 13th Annual Independent Documentary Film Festival is launched today, October 19, in New York. Due to the fact that this year the festival will only run online due to the Covid-19...
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Russia has become a guest of honor at the Seoul International Book Fair, which opens on Friday, October 16, the website of the Year of Literature reports. Due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the largest book forum in...
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Russia is promptly taking measures against an increase in the number of coronavirus infections, according to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO). According to Catherine Smallwood, who holds the...
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The Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the Hainan College of Economics and Business (HCEB) will open the Ural College of the HCEB in China, which will train specialists in the fields of tourism, finance, software and others. 200 students will be admitted to...
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The Lampa Film Festival opened on Thursday, October 15, in Perm, TASS reports. At the opening, the audience saw the one-man show "Believe in Yourself". A member of the jury, famous Russian actor Alexander Petrov, took the stage.
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The International Pedagogical Conference "Training for the Digital Economy" began to work in online and offline formats. Live meetings are held in Russia, Spain, Israel and the CIS countries. Participants from all over the world can join the discussion of...
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The costume of the Russian Seasons project will be given to the legendary Manneken-Pis (also known as the Peeing Boy). The famous statue-fountain is a symbol of the capital of Belgium, which this year hosts the...
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Specialists from the Vernadsky Crimean Federal University has developed a new COVID-19 vaccine, RIA Novosti reports. According to virologist Vladimir Oberemok, who heads the laboratories of cell technologies and DNA drugs,...
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Gagarin Day, dedicated to Yuri Gagarin and other Soviet cosmonauts, was held in Erfurt, Germany, organized by the Gagarin Society. Families of Russian compatriots living in Germany walked through the Gagarin places of the city and completed events in a...
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A photo of the Amur tiger won a competition held by the London Museum of Natural History. The best snapshot of wildlife this...
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An online meeting timed to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Russian poet...
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