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Articles by Ekaterina Motyakina

‘The Master and Margarita’ Online Read-a-thon Kicks Off Today

Today at 1 p.m. an online read-a-thon of one of the greatest Russian classics, Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘The Master and Margarita,’ begins. The project...

How Greed and Incompetence Put Russia's Heritage at Risk

The Novodevichy convent is a rare glimpse of tranquility in Russia's bustling capital. 

From the Archive: Zaha Hadid Debuts in Moscow

Visionary architect Zaha Hadid has made her Russian debut with the construction of a stunning avant-garde office complex in Moscow.

Painter of Russian Grief: Gely Korzhev at the New Tretyakov Gallery

The New Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val has filled its central exhibition space with 160 works by Gely Korzhev — a painter who has been named one...

Serov's Theater: The New Tretyakov Gallery Explores the Russian Painter's World

The Tretyakov Gallery has put on display over 250 works of a beloved Russian artist, Valentin Serov (1865-1911), in a retrospective exhibition dedicated...

The Melnikov Era: Moscow Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Iconic Avant-Garde Architect

Moscow's museum of architecture is celebrating the 125th anniversary of Konstantin Melnikov, the internationally acclaimed pioneer of avant-garde...