The megalithic monument of the Bronze Age (3rd millennium B.C.) dolmen “Koliho” saved by Petersburg archeologists from complete decay has been passed for permanent keeping to the State History Museum in Moscow.

The Central House of Artist, Moscow, has opened an exhibition dedicated to the second legal procedure against the ex-head of UKOS Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the ex-head of MENATEP Platon Lebedev.

ART-Moscow, the biggest fair of Russian modern art will open in the Central House of Artist on September 23rd. This year it is included into the parallel program of Moscow Biennale.

In case of building of the Okhta Centre – a skyscraper of the Gazprom concern – UNESCO will inscribe Saint Petersburg on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The Russian film concern Mosfilm will provide overall support to the Chechenfilm studio that was founded in Grozny two months ago.

The exhibition “Biedermier. Austrian art from collection of Prince of Liechtenstein” opens in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts today.

This week will see the opening of the Third Moscow Biennale of Modern Art. Artists and sculptors from all over the world are gathering in Moscow.

The 66th Venice Film Festival in Italy announced its winners; the best actress is Kseniya Rappoport from Russia.

Authorities of the city of Perm have approved of the idea of founding an archeology museum in the region.

A 12-volume edition on the history of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 will be published by 2015.