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Open-air jazz festival kicks off near Moscow

13.06.2008 - Art & Culture

More than 50 well-known jazz bands from different countries will perform at an open-air jazz festival that kicked off at the Arkhangelskoye estate and museum near Moscow today.

The who-is-who of New York attend a concert by Russian and American musicians

13.06.2008 - Art & Culture

The Russian UN Ambassador Vitali Churkin and the former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger joined a celebrity-packed audience at a concert of Russian and American musicians in New York on Tuesday.

Euro 2008: final tournament schedule

03.06.2008 - Sport

Euro 2008 Austria/Switzerland: final tournament schedule.

“Imperial Gardens of Russia” festival kicks off in Saint Petersburg

30.05.2008 - Art & Culture

The 1st “Imperial Gardens of Russia” festival kicks off in the Mikhailovsky garden of Saint Petersburg today.

Euro-2008: Russia’s youngsters take on the best

30.05.2008 - Sport

Russia’s national football team is the youngest in Euro-2008 with an average age of 26.26. The current champions, Italy, are the tournament’s veterans. Their ageing squad has an average age of just under the symbolic 30 at 29.35 years.

Moscow hosts rare Samurai swords

22.05.2008 - Art & Culture

Some of Japan’s most treasured showpieces are being exhibited in Moscow’s Kremlin. Many of the 73 Samurai masterpieces have never before left Japan.

Russian film-makers target Cannes

22.05.2008 - Art & Culture

For the first time in the history of the Cannes Festival, three Russian movies are vying for the Golden Camera award for the best first feature film - Sergey Dvortsevoy’s ‘Tulip’, Bakura Bakuradze’s ‘Shultes’ and Valeria Guy Germanika’s ‘Everybody Dies But Me’.

Champions! Russia sink Canada to win world hockey title

19.05.2008 - Sport

Russia staged a remarkable comeback in Sunday’s World Ice Hockey final against Canada to claim their first title in 15 years. The home team led for most of the match, but in a dramatic turnaround Russia levelled in the last period. Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner in overtime, giving Russia a 5-4 victory.

Russian champions win UEFA Cup

15.05.2008 - Sport

FC Zenit St Petersburg have won the UEFA Cup. They beat Scottish side Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final in Manchester to claim the first major European trophy in the club's history.

Clear road ahead for new Russian cycling team

15.05.2008 - Sport

Many of Russia’s best racing cyclists head abroad to join prestigious cycling clubs. But things could be about to change. A new continental road team called Katyusha has been set up. It boasts 15 promising cyclists, and hopes to make an impact on the sport in the future.