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Articles by Peter Beck

'Bond,' 'Downton' at Moscow's English Theater

The Moscow English Theatre launches it's new season this weekend with two one-man comedies — "Bond: An Unauthorized Parody" and "The Only Way Is Downton"...

Giles Bringing Back the Blues to Moscow

Blues rocker Danny Giles, playing this weekend in Moscow, is starting to make a habit of coming to Russia's capital city.
opinion Peter Beck

Russia Should Host the 2018 World Cup

It's hard to keep your mind on prospects for the World Cup in Russia in four years' time when the main news is a passenger plane being shot out...

Photographer Chris Shaw Makes Present Seem Like History

At the opening of his exhibition "The Night Porter" at Moscow's Multimedia Art Museum, photographer Chris Shaw said he had little interest in seeing...

Moscow English Theatre Enters Second Year With New Production

When the Moscow English Theatre resumes its association with the Mayakovsky Theater this coming weekend for the Moscow premiere of Joe Penhall's award-winning...

Bex Marshall Rocks the Blues in Moscow

"I think if you have a good record then you should make sure you give it a good walk," says Bex Marshall, and this week the highly-acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist...

The Year of British Rhythm & Blues

According to legend, the blues were born when Robert Johnson struck a bargain with the devil at a Mississippi crossroads in the 1920s.

Patricia Kaas Sings Piaf in Moscow

When the internationally acclaimed French chanteuse Patricia Kaas brings her current show, "Kaas Chante Piaf" to Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Tuesday...

Moscow Bands Are Rockin' Around the Clock

There is only a sparse audience upstairs at the Rhythm & Blues Cafe on this Tuesday night, but Valery Setkin is not holding back as he launches into a...

Fall Season Begins at the Moscow English Theater

Buoyed by the success of their first sold-out run earlier this year, the Moscow English Theater, or MET, returns to the Mayakovsky Theater to present a...

Albion Pub Opens With Fanfare in New Location

The "Albion" is back. Having been forced to close their popular English-style pub in its previous location opposite the Kremlin at short notice, Dmitry...

Amid Controversy Over Gays, a Ship of Tolerance Sails to Moscow

As Russia battles winds of Western anger over anti-gay legislation, a ship of tolerance is sailing into Gorky Park in time for Moscow's City Day...

Russian, English Royals Exchange Gifts in London

It's safe to say that relations between Russia and England have had many ups and downs since the English sea captain Richard Chancellor, on a mission...

Learning the Russian Language By Solving a Mystery

Though he doesn't aspire to rub shoulders with the likes of Boris Akunin or P.D. James, Ignaty Dyakov nevertheless had good reasons to make a foray...