The People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Svetin died in the resuscitation unit of a district hospital in the Leningrad Region on August 30.

Today, August 25, marks the 85th jubilee of the People's Artist of the USSR, the outstanding film director and scriptwriter Georgi Daneliya.

The People's Artist of Russia and the USSR Lev Durov died in reanimation of the First City Hospital in Moscow after a long illness.

The famous Russian film and stage actor Oleg Tabakov is celebrating his 80th birthday today.

Yekaterina Kirmel from Saint Petersburg has won the prestigious title Mrs. Russia — 2015.

The notable writer Samuil Lurie, aged 73, died in St. Petersburg after a serious disease.

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has started making the so-called "white list" of foreign people of art and culture.

According to the 2014 rating of Moscow libraries, Alexei Ivanov ranks third after Gabriel Garcia Márquez and Dina Rubina.