Russian archeologists have found 32 birchbark manuscripts in the excavation season of 2012 in Veliky Novgorod.

Large-scale archeological excavations were carried out near the Zhiguli village in the north of the Samara Region this summer.

The well-known Shukhov Tower in Moscow is in need of urgent restoration, because it is in a condition close to emergency.

The Marble Palace of St. Petersburg has opened an exhibition presenting more than 200 works by George Traugot, his wife Vera Yanova and sons Alexander and Valery.

A Victor Pelevin novel, Buddhas Little Finger, is currently completing its pre-production stage in Germany. Directed by Tony Pemberton, this will become Pelevin's first English-language screen adaptation.

The memorial estate Old Sarepta located in the south of Volgograd has long been included into the official List of Historical and Cultural Heritage Sites of Federal (all-Russian) Value.

On September 30 well-known Russian rock musicians will give a concert dedicated to the semicentenial anniversary since the birth of Viktor Tsoi in the Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow.

Initiators of a monument to Yegor Letov (1964-2008) plan to unveil it on February 19 marking the anniversary of the famous rock musician’s death.

Derrick Green, the frontman of the well-known Brazilian death-metal band Sepultura, has arrived in Petersburg for opening of his charitable photo-exhibition in Domina hotel.

A monument to the Tatar poet Musa Jalil has been unveiled in the southeast of Moscow on August 24.