Russian film director Andrey Konchalovsky has won the highest award of the 73rd International Venice Film Festival.

The renowned composer and author of popular songs Sergey Kastorsky has died at the age of 69.

The outstanding Russian conductor celebrated anniversaries of Dmitry Shostakovich and Sergey Prokofiev with concerts in Stockholm.

The technology can already be found in all Sberbank self-service devices with headphone ports.

The value of the English mansions of the former Senator and founder of the International Industrial Bank (Mezhprombank) Sergey Pugachev arrested by the London Court is estimated at millions of pounds.

"The legend of Omsk theater" and the Honored Actress of RSFSR, Elena Aroseva died in Moscow on August 13.

A considerable part of these rare photos is connected with his work on the film Nostalgia in Italy.

Relatives of the world famous sculptor, who died on August 9 in the USA plan to have a memorial service for him in New York at the end of this week.

The 27-year-old pianist Nikita Mndoyants from Moscow has taken the first prize.

Valery Gergiev, the art director of the Mariinsky Theater will conduct a concert of the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra in Japan.