IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Terem Crossover Competition

  
  Festivals

  In their repertoire, everything from classical music to re-arranged movie themes. In their hands, Russian instruments: a balalaika, accordion and domras.
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• Centre of British books

  
  Foreign Cultural Centres

  Made up of the remnants of the long since closed down British Council library, this place is a haven for students and teachers of English. Their selection of
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• The Changing World – Captured By Time

  
  Exhibitions

  With the help of the Goethe Institut, Loft Project Etazhi brings together 16 different artists from across the former Soviet Union, who through photography and
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• Pyotor Konchalovsky

  
  Exhibitions

  Pyotr Konchalovsky was famously a very prolific painter, producing close to 5,000 paintings before his death in 1956 at the ripe old age of 80 and here the
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• Mariinsky Theatre (MAT)

  
  Theatres

  The home of Russian ballet and opera since the 1860s, the Mariinsky Theatre, is a cultural leader and one of the most illustrious and beautiful theatres in the
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• Circus on Fontanka

  
  Circus

  This is Russia’s first stone building specifically designed for the circus. It opened its doors in 1877, and since then has showcased the country’s
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