The premiere of the great Prokofiev’s opera War and Peace expected on December 6 in the Bolshoi Theatre has been postponed for several days.

November 30 will see the opening of the 7th fair of intellectual literature Non-Fiction to take place in the Central House of Artist, Moscow

The short-length movie "Door" by the Russian film director Vladimir Kotta has taken the gold medal at the international cinema festival in Damascus. The festival in the capital of Syria has just finished with a solemn award ceremony. Alongside with "Door" 40 movies from different countries of the world participated in the competition for the best short-length film.

Lots of big bookshops of Russia are counting days left till the release of the sixth book about Harry Potter in Russian translation. On the eve of December 3 the shops will hold celebrations of the Russian premier all the night through till the selling of the Harry Potter books starts.

Orthodox Christians observe today the beginning of the Christmas fast to last for forty days

Today lovers of Russian poetry should not forget commemorating the 125th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Block, a great Russian poet of the Silver Age

The Central House of Artist, Moscow will be hosting the Seventh International Fair of Intellectual Literature Non/Fiction from November 30 to December 4

For the first time in its history the festival French Cinema Today takes place outside the Russian capital, in the Ural city of Yekaterinburg and in the far-away Maritime Territory

The exhibition hall T-Module in Moscow invites you to the exhibition-fair Made in USSR

The Eighth Festival of Russian Cinema started on November 23 in the town of Honfleur in Normandy, France. The official opening ceremony will take place on November 24