A large-scale exhibition of Vagrich Bakhchanyan - a classic of modern art - has been opened in Moscow. One of the series of his works is titles Americans Through Russians’ Eyes.

The first international exhibition of deaf artists Colour Power of Silence has taken place in Croatia.

This day in the Russian history is supposed to be the 145th birthday of vodka, one of the symbols of Russia. It was on the January, 31, 1865, when the world famous Russian chemist Dmitriy Mendeleev defended his doctor thesis Essay on integration of spirit with water. So this day is considered as a birthday of the Russian national drink, vodka, although everything was not so simple.

An exhibition of one of the most expensive artists of the 20th century Pablo Picasso will be held in Moscow in the framework of the Year of France in Russia.

Anton Chekhov Monument was unveiled yesterday in Rostov-on-Don. The 4-meter bronze statue has been set up at the intersection of Chekhov Street and Pushkin Street.

The remains found in areas of military actions of the Great Patriotic War often happen to belong not to Red Army soldiers, but to ancient Slavs.

The unveiling ceremony of the sculpture The Man in a Case after the same-name short story by Anton Chekhov took place in the writer’s native city of Taganrog, the Rostov Region, on January 27.

Comics by Russian artists for the first time ever will be displayed at the largest European festival of graphic novels in the French city of Angouleme.

A monument to the famous wrestler champion Ivan Poddubny will be erected in the town of Yeysk in the Kransodar Region.

Moscow State Duma has approved of the idea to set up a sculpture composition dedicated to the Russian Pancake Week – Maslenitsa – in Moscow.