IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• William Blake and the British visionaries

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Exhibitions

  Together with the help of Tate Britain, Moscow's Pushkin Fine Arts museum is bring the works of William Blake to Russian audiences for the first time. Read on
  

• Embassies of the World Dinner and Ball

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Special Events / National Holidays

  The International Women’s Club’s Embassies of the World Ball is one of the glitziest charity events of the year and despite offering an evening meal in one of Moscow’s many foreign embassies and following it with a grand ball in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, ticket prices are within reach of us mere mortals at just $275 for dinner at an embassy and the ball or $175 for jus Read on
  

• American Seasons. Festival of Traditional American Music

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Special Events / National Holidays

  Tonight DOM heads down to the Bajou with a night of traditional Cajun music. Christine Balfa and her band Vlafa Toujours will perform as will the Creole ensemble from Louisiana Jeffery Broussard et Ses Amis. Read on
  

• Valentin Serov. Life Line

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Exhibitions

  As the largest single owner of Serov's paintings in the world, the Tretyakov gallery is well placed to put together the most comprehensive biography of the Russian portraitist and painter's works. Read on
  

• 20:30 Okean Elzy

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Concerts

  This cult indie-rock Ukrainian band, though formed already for 15 years, really got started during the Orange Revolution. Wildly popular throughout the whole country, their songs (much quoted by the Ukrainian press) are widely considered to be the voice of the people. Read on
  

• 21:00 Hindi Zahra

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Concerts

  Born and raised in Morrocco, Hindi Zahra moved to Paris when she was 15 and started teaching herself music. It wasn’t until 2010 however, when Hindi (already 30 years old) finally broke into the mainstream with her album Handmade. Read on
  

• Maslenitsa

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Special Events / National Holidays

  Maslenitsa, known as Mardi Gras or Carnival in other countries, starts in Orthodox Russia this week. The week before Lent (post) begins is marked in Russia with huge consumption of pancakes everyday as well as games and general merry-making. Read on
  

• Bolshoi Theatre (BT)

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Venues

  All hail the Bolshoi. Hardly needing any introduction, we'll give it one anyway. Russia's best known theatre without a doubt, this is the sacred home of ballet and opera in the capital. Read on
  

• 20:30 Kasabian

  
  Moscow » Culture & Events » Concerts

  Currently touring to promote their fourth album Velociraptor!, the British ‘lad rock’ band return to Moscow this spring. Read on