In 2012 Russia lost 40 cultural heritage sites, including 31 architectural and 9 archaeological monuments.

The Nicholas Roerich International Center Museum has opened the personal exhibition Multi-Color Sparks of the Universe by the artist Lola Lonli.

The tenant builder has resumed construction works with the Princes Volkonskys’House in Moscow, the Archnadzor social movement reports.

Monument to the well-known Soviet marine writer Valentin Pikul (1928-1990) will be unveiled in Murmansk on June 13.

Arbitration Court has imposed a ban on activities of the MIG Youth Center for Theatrical and Motion Picture Arts known as ON. THEATRE.

On the occasion of its semicentennial anniversary the well-known sound recording company Melody has started an online store with its digitized records.

Evening auction Impressionism and Modern Art brought the auction house Christies 64 million 76 thousand 575 pounds.

Construction of three new monuments has been approved by State Duma.

In the Altai region a project of Entertainment Park is being developed in Talmensky area on the bank of the river Chumysh. It is based on a common theme - the characters of the Soviet and Russian cartoons and fairy tales.

The winners of the festival "Zerkalo (The Mirror)" were announced. The main prize of the festival won the film "Egg and Stone" of Chinese director Huang Qi.