Life is richer than news. A very diverse Non-Moscow in Panorama.
On August 9, 1894, Mikhail Zoshchenko was born—the most popular satirist of the 1920s and 30s, who was erased from literature after the Central Committee decree of 1946.
Mikhail Zoshchenko: the writer's birthday is August 9 Read More »
Alexander Khanzhonkov was born on August 8, 1877. The biography of this pioneer of Russian cinema includes his first full-length film, a stop-motion animation, arrest, and poverty.
Alexander Khanzhonkov: Biography of a Cinema Pioneer. August 8 Read More »
Korean bros, a sitcom about the PVZ, and the sacred Gagarin: #ShameReview from "NotMoscow" In the latest edition of "#ShameReview," the editors of "NotMoscow" have collected the most absurd and surreal news of the week. In this review, there's a mural with
ShameReview: A Mural of the DPRK, a Sitcom About the PVZ, and Saint Gagarin Read More »
On August 7, 1932, the USSR passed the "Three-Ear Law." A handful of grain was punishable by death: 182 people were convicted under it in the RSFSR alone.
The Three-Ear Law: Execution for Grain, August 7 Read More »
"We're punks, of course, but times have changed": What Mikhail Gorshenev's grave looks like and what happens there on his birthday Today, August 7, the leader of the band "King and the Jester", the main Russian punk
Mikhail Gorshenev's grave: what it looks like and how to find it in St. Petersburg Read More »
On August 6, 2014, Putin signed a decree on counter-sanctions against the West. The food embargo, the elimination of sanctions, and import substitution—how it happened.
Russia's counter-sanctions: Putin's decree of August 6, 2014 Read More »
August 5: Wassily Leontief, an economist from Petrograd who became a Nobel laureate. On August 5, 1905, in Munich, into a professorial family, Wassily Leontief, an economist and creator of the theory of inter-industry analysis, was born.
Vasily Leontiev: The economist's birthday is August 5th. Read More »
On August 4, 1914, Boris Laskin was born near Mogilev. He was the author of the songs “Three Tankers” and “The Dark Mounds Sleep,” and co-author of the script for “Carnival Night.”
Boris Laskin: the poet and songwriter's birthday is August 4 Read More »
Nuclear Seraphim and balls with pumped-up abs: #ShameReview from "NotMoscow" In the latest edition of the traditional column, "NotMoscow" has collected the most absurd and scandalous statements from Russian officials, clergy, and public figures. In this review
ShameReview: The Patriarch's Atomic Bomb and Inferior Women Read More »
On August 3, 1998, Alfred Schnittke, a composer from Engels and the author of The History of Doctor Johann Faust and the Ninth Symphony, died in Hamburg.
Alfred Schnittke: the composer's date of death is August 3 Read More »
The debut album by the band Stoptime has begun to disappear from streaming services. The debut album by the band Stoptime is being removed en masse from digital platforms around the world. The band's music release has disappeared not only from Russian, but also from
The Stoptime group's album has begun disappearing from streaming services. Read More »
On August 2, 1932, Vladimir Arro, a playwright and author of the plays "The Supreme Measure" and "Look Who's Came!", was born. He called the Siege the most important event in his life.
Vladimir Arro: a playwright who survived the siege. August 2 Read More »
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: About the Man Who Wrapped Russian Melancholy in Jamaican Reggae. Real Russian reggae was born not under the bright sun of Jamaica, but in the chilly winds of the Baltic, amidst the concrete grayness.
The story of Sergei Oldi Belousov and the Heat Protection Committee group Read More »
On August 1, 1887, Mikhail Katkov, a publicist and publisher of Moskovskiye Vedomosti, ideologist of the counter-reforms of Alexander III and opponent of Herzen, died.
Mikhail Katkov: publicist and ideologist of counter-reforms. August 1 Read More »
From "contract" to "Budennovets": a new #ShameReview of absurd initiatives and advertising from "NotMoscow" Russian politicians and officials continue to surprise with their initiatives and creativity - from renaming cheesecakes to tearing down fences for the sake of
Shame Review: Logic Lessons, the Budyonnovets, and Contract Service Read More »
On July 31, 1957, Pavel Chelishchev, an artist from the Kaluga region, the founder of mystical surrealism and the “Russian Dali,” died in Italy.
Pavel Chelishchev: artist, "Russian Dali." He died on July 31. Read More »
Lev Shlosberg, a politician, human rights activist, and leader of the Pskov Yabloko party, was born in Pskov on July 30, 1963. He celebrated his 63rd birthday in a pretrial detention center.
Lev Shlosberg: The Pskov politician's birthday is July 30 Read More »
On July 28, 1844, Pushkin's widow married General Lanskoy. Natalia Goncharova's second marriage was dubbed "the union of hunger and thirst."
Natalia Goncharova's second marriage: wedding to Lansky on July 28 Read More »
On July 28, 1980, Andrei Sakharov wrote an open letter to Brezhnev from his exile in Gorky about Afghanistan, demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops.
Sakharov: letter to Brezhnev about Afghanistan. July 28 Read More »
On July 26, 1976, Nikolai Nosov, author of "Dunno," "The Living Hat," and "Vitya Maleev," died. We explore the life of this Soviet children's writer.
Nikolai Nosov: A Biography of the Author of "Dunno." July 26 Read More »
On July 25, 1826, the Decembrist Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin was executed—the youngest of the five leaders of the uprising, a brilliant orator and “demon of propaganda.”
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin: The execution of the Decembrist. July 25 Read More »
Children's military IDs, Frankenstein monuments, and the new life of the singer Shaman: #ShameReview from "NeMoskva" In the latest edition of the traditional #ShameReview column, the editorial team of "NeMoskva" has collected the most absurd and scandalous news from Russia's regions. We tell you about
On July 24, 1828, Nikolai Chernyshevsky was born in Saratov. He was a philosopher, socialist, and author of the novel What Is to Be Done?, who was called “enemy number one of the Russian Empire.”
Nikolai Chernyshevsky: the revolutionary's birthday is July 24 Read More »
On July 23, 1883, Boris Grigoriev was born in Rybinsk. He was an avant-garde artist, portraitist of Yesenin and Gorky, author of the “Race” cycle, and a first-wave emigrant.
Boris Grigoriev: an artist from Rybinsk. July 23 Read More »
On July 22, 1930, Yuri Karyakin was born—publicist, the "voice" of perestroika, and author of the phrase "Russia, you've gone mad!" He saved Solzhenitsyn's manuscript and rehabilitated Dostoevsky.
Yuri Karyakin: The publicist's birthday is July 22. Read More »
July 21 marked the birth of David Burliuk, a poet, artist, father of Russian Futurism, founder of the Gilea group, and a first-wave emigrant who spent the second half of his life in the United States.
David Burliuk: The Father of Russian Futurism. July 21 Read More »
Honest art against entropy: how Andrei Burlaka preserved the history of the Soviet rock underground. Music journalist, producer, and historian of Russian rock music, Andrei Burlaka, passed away yesterday in St. Petersburg. His name may not be remembered.
Rock music historian Andrei Burlaka has died: in memory of the producer Read More »
"It's strange that they lasted so long in this country": Russia's first radio station about hip-hop culture announced its closure. Russia's first specialized radio station about hip-hop culture, Studio 21, has officially closed.
Radio station Studio 21 announced its closure after nine years of operation. Read More »
On July 0, 1990, Yavlinsky and Shatalin presented their “500 Days” program – a plan for the USSR’s transition to a market economy that was never adopted.
The 500-Day Program: A Plan for the Transition to a Market Economy. July 20 Read More »
On July 18, 1920, the Cheka-Likbez, a commission to combat illiteracy in the USSR, was established. Within 20 years, literacy had tripled to almost 90%.
Cheka literacy program: the fight against illiteracy in the USSR. July 18 Read More »
