October 10: Evgeny Kissin – the pianist's birthday
Evgeny Kissin, pianist, composer, and two-time Grammy Award winner, was born in Moscow. He turns 55.
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Damir Fayzulin won the main prize of the photography award
Photographer Damir Fayzulin received the main prize of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2026 for a series about the nature and traditions of Dagestan.
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Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: Sarcastic Brexit-core and social satire from Yaroslavl
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: Sarcastic Brexit-core and social satire from Yaroslavl 🎧 KHOKHMA is a Yaroslavl-based alternative band that creates a daring, energetic explosion at the intersection of modern European punk, Brexit-core, and sharp nonconformism.
Shortparis released an album featuring vocals by the late Komyagin.
Shortparis's album "Iliad" was released on the night of October 9th. The release includes 14 tracks featuring vocals by Nikolai Komyagin, who died on February 20th.
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October 8: Ivan Mozzhukhin's birthday, the "Russian Charlie Chaplin"
On October 8, 1889, Ivan Mozzhukhin, an actor, screenwriter, and silent film director, the “Russian Charlie Chaplin,” was born in the village of Sergievskoye in the Saratov province.
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Yura Borisov has been nominated for an Oscar.
Yura Borisov is nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Luca Guadagnino's film "Artificial," distribution company Neon announced.
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Children's films on war themes: 11 of 47 in the Ministry of Culture's pitching round
The Ministry of Culture held a pitch for 47 children's films, 11 of which are about war. NeMoskva reports on which projects are seeking state funding.
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October 7: In memory of actress Lyudmila Ivanova
On October 7, 2016, 83-year-old actress Lyudmila Ivanova, known as Shurochka from "Office Romance" and founder of the children's theater "Impromptu," died in Moscow.
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The 2008 film "Twilight" topped the Russian box office.
Since September 17, 2008's "Twilight" has earned 340 million rubles at the Russian box office, outgrossing new releases. This is the first such achievement in the history of statistics.
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Zemfira's portrait was painted over in Ufa after a denunciation.
Utility workers painted over Zemfira's portrait in Ufa after a denunciation. The 2021 mural has become a landmark; now all that remains are a guitar and a girl on a swing.
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The Omsk theater will install a bas-relief of Lysistrata's cat.
The Omsk Chamber Drama Theatre will install a bas-relief of Lysistrata, the cat who lived in the theatre for nearly 20 years and died in the summer of 2024, on its façade.
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October 3: Vyacheslav Shishkov's birthday, the author of "Gloomy River"
On October 3, 1873, Vyacheslav Shishkov, a writer and engineer, author of the novels "Vataga", "Emelyan Pugachev" and "Gloomy River", was born in the Tver province.
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October 2: In memory of writer and director Vasily Shukshin
Vasily Shukshin died on October 2, 1974, while filming "They Fought for Their Country" in the Volgograd region. He was 45 years old.
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October 1: the birthday of Sergei Aksakov, the author of The Scarlet Flower
On October 1, 1791, Sergei Aksakov, a writer, critic, memoirist, censor, and author of the fairy tale “The Scarlet Flower,” was born in Ufa.
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Films and TV series featuring security officials taking bribes will no longer receive government funding.
Films and TV series where security officials take bribes will no longer receive state funding. Sources for Kommersant clarified that this applies to any scenarios where representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, the Investigative Committee, and
How Ilya Kabakov Transformed Soviet Everyday Life into $5,8 Million Art
From Murzilka to $5,84 million per painting: How Ilya Kabakov sold Soviet trash to the world. September 30, 1933, marked the birth of Ilya Kabakov, the leading Soviet and American nonconformist and founder of Moscow Conceptualism.
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Ilya Kabakov: Artist of the Soviet communal apartment. September 30
On September 30, 1933, Ilya Kabakov was born—a conceptual artist who transformed Soviet communal apartments into “total installations.”
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Inga Andronikova, a researcher of Roma folklore, September 29
On September 29, 1937, Inga Andronikova, a Romani scholar who collected 12 proverbs, was born in Leningrad. Her work was stifled by Soviet censorship.
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Rock concert "Monsters of Rock" in Tushino in 1991: facts about the festival
"A lot of blood was spilled, but thank God, no one died." Cold Big Macs from the only McDonald's at the premiere of Chaika, Lars Ulrich's blood on a drum and half a million fans around open-air bonfires.
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Legendary jazz musician Alexey Kozlov has died.
"Goat on a Sax": Legendary Jazzman Alexey Kozlov Dies. Music journalist Kristina Sarkhanyants reported Kozlov's death. He was 90 years old. Together with #neradio_NotMoscow, we remember the legend. 🎧 Alexey Kozlov – the patriarch
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Natalia Danilova, the actress who played Varya Sinichkina, September 25
On September 25, 1955, actress Natalya Danilova, also known as Varya Sinichkina from The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, was born in Leningrad. She played at the Bolshoi Drama Theater for 25 years.
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Viktor Bokov: the poet and songwriter's birthday is September 19
On September 19, 1914, Viktor Bokov, poet and author of "The Orenburg Downy Shawl," was born. He spent five years in Siblag and lived in exile in the Kaluga region.
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Made on "Yanshiva Shela"
Made on "Yanshiva Shela" September 18, 1964, was the birthday of Alexey Vishnya, one of the most colorful and eccentric figures of Soviet underground rock. A sound engineer from Leningrad, musician, and vocalist with a recognizable
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Igor Maslennikov: In Memory of the Director of "Sherlock Holmes." September 17
Igor Maslennikov, director of Sherlock Holmes and Winter Cherry, died on September 17, 2022. Here's how he came to film and what he was proud of.
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