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Articles by Nosheen Shakil

Good Cause: Spanish Charity Aids Russian Orphanages

A Moscow veteran, Paula Fernandez came to Moscow in 1998 and has worked since 2002 in the financial department of the European Union Delegation in Moscow...

Donation Call to Give Presents to Local Orphans

Dan Rapoport, managing director at the IFC Metropol financial company, has launched a charity donation call for used toys, books and clothing for the...

IWC Helps Charity At Christmas Bazaar

Anupama Trigunayat is the current president of International Women's Club Moscow, which hosts its annual Christmas charity bazaar this Saturday. Proceeds...

Longtime Expat Shares the Wealth

Bernie Sucher has spent more than 20 years in Russia. He co-founded private investment bank Troika Dialog, headed up Merrill Lynch's Russian business...

Spaceship, Myths in Bar Comic

German visual artist Dominik Heilig's bizarre comic fantasy, "Kazka — The Black Ship," which mixes space themes, manga-style art and Greek myth in one...

White House Fave To Sing in Moscow

Moscow audiences will get to hear what U.S. President Barack Obama's favorite musician sounds like Thursday as jazz singer Jane Monheit performs for the...

Ska-Punk Rockers Shluz Release Their 4th Album

On Thursday night, Russian ska-punk veterans Shluz release their fourth album, "Prilichno" (Decently), at club B2 in celebration of the group's birthday...

West African Music, Dancing on Show at Bilingua

There aren't many chances to listen to West African music in Moscow, so grab the chance Wednesday as the oddly named group Sativa Lobster brings its...

Regions Impress Gypsy Punk Band Gogol Bordello

"You got seven minutes," warns a stressed-out promoter as we walk into a Soviet-style dressing room to meet the king of gypsy punk: Eugene Hütz....

Russian Rockabilly Culture on Show at A3 Gallery

At the opening of a photo exhibit, the sound of a double bass being slapped can be clearly heard echoing around the gallery as a local rockabilly...

Ska Legends the Skatalites Bring Down the House

Legendary Jamaican ska group the Skatalites performed Friday at club Tochka, and despite revolutionary drummer Llody Knibb passing away last month, their...

This Weekend, Eat and Eat Some More

This weekend Vokrug Sveta magazine and its youngest offspring Pervoye, Vtoroye, Tretye invite readers to the Hermitage Garden to sample gastronomical...

Rocky Leon Tells All to 'Stop Whining'

Rocky Leon is a one-man band, who — armed with only a ukulele, a kazoo and a loop station — fires up audiences with his positive energy. He will...

Jazz Weekend Set for Arkhangelskoye Estate

There is good news for jazz lovers this weekend as the ninth Usadba Jazz Festival takes place at the Arkhangelskoye Estate. The open-air festival will...

Blast to Play Free Gig To Celebrate 15 Years

Once dubbed "the godfathers of Russian rock 'n' roll" by British music weekly NME, Blast celebrates their 15th anniversary on Thursday with a concert...

Australian Film Festival Starts

Australian film talents went on display Wednesday as the 9th annual Australian Film Festival started with the psychological thriller "Lantana" at the...