The title Free Floating says almost nothing of the film; neither is the initial title Road Works more speaking. The film director Boris Khlebnikov dislikes both the titles: “The genre of parable is extremely vexing. I always want to film simple stories. About Vasya, or about Petya…”

Away from insane bustling crowds of a grim snowless megapolis and into the serene snow-white realm of Russian antiquity! On one of the delightful days of Christmas and New Year vacations we found ourselves in a Russian fairy tale, with mysterious silence of endless expanses, fir trees and junipers, ancient wooden buildings, and picturesque banks of the Kama River.

Following the concert of Current 93 another “Gothic tinted” band no less remarkable for Moscow music lovers has recently visited the Russian capital. Woven Hand gave one concert in Moscow in the framework of its European tour supporting the new album "Mosaic".

The legendary Russian band Aquarium after releasing the album Careless Russian Rover (Bespechniy Russky Brodyaga) in April 2006 had to stop its touring activities for four months: its frontman Boris Grebenshchikov underwent an eye surgery operation.

In the framework of contemporary arts festival Territoria the Moscow club Apelsin hosted a concert of two representatives of the young stage – the one-man project Tonearm and the German band Ms John Soda.

The two concerts of the English band Current 93 given in Moscow club “IKRA” on September 23 and 24 were announced in posters as ‘hours of magic for the initiated’.

There was time when Russians were haunted by the importunate idol of Lenin – today this place has been taken by Harry Potter.

Beholding the world from a bird’s eye view looks like an inmost dream – Yann Arthus Bertrand is sharing his fulfilled dream with the Muscovites.

Bloodhound Gang: Why Are There More Police than Fans here?

Some call Mamonov a genius, others – a ham. Nevertheless his rare performances unmistakably gather plenty of public.

Nature in that area is fabulous; and you can really feel the way it inspired the great singer. The admirers of his talent who come here must be adding to the pure and powerful energy of the place.

It is hardly possible to give an overall unbiased picture of the annual Grushinsky festival of bard songs

Are we more developed now if we go on killing rare animals just for fun or for lucre?

They had promised clear sky above Moscow on the Victory Day. However we had to face the reality while taking a walk on the Poklonnaya Hill on May 9: it was the first rainy day of the month.

The fifth international festival of comics ComMission-2006 held in the Centre of Contemporary Art M’ARS from April 27 to May 14 is really an event.