The autobiography of a famous actor and ex-governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story" where he talks about his childhood in Austria, his actor`s and political career will be released in Russia in the beginning of February.

The Pro-rector for Research of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH), a philologist and literary critic Dmitry Bak will become the director of the State Museum of Literature.

The Lumier Brothers Photography Center has opened an exhibition dedicated to Leningrad rock'n'roll.

Russian National Library of Petersburg has opened the exhibition Alive Legend of Museum Life.

Melikhovo Museum held IV international contest of readers from 26 to 29 January, its theme was: Chekhov and his contemporaries.

The Billionaire Roman Abramovich and his common-law wife Daria Zhukova acquired a collection of works by Ilya Kabakov, one of the most expensive Russian artists.

The documentary by Maxim Pozdorovkin and Mike Lerner “Pussy Riot: The Punk Prayer” received a special prize of the jury of the Independent Film Festival "Sundance".

The anniversary of Vladimir Vysotsky was celebrated in Poland by the International Film Festival and the demonstration of the unique archival materials.

The world-famous clown Vyacheslav Polunin will be appointed the artistic director of the Bolshoi St. Petersburg State Circus on Fontanka.

The Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin joined the short list of nominees for the British International Booker Prize this year.