Publications
As a public figure, producer, businesswoman, patron, and participant in a multitude of philanthropic endeavors, Marina Kovalyov is one of the primary “movers” of the American Russian-speaking community. In 1997 she and her daughter found the Russian American Foundation, which promotes interest in Russian language and culture, and she also organizes American-Russian cultural exchange projects.
- Reading through a list of your honorary titles and awards, I came upon a prize you received long ago from TV Channel 13. It’s called “Immigrant Women Achieving the American Dream.” Do you agree with this wording? And...
Maximo Dance Studio is a dance school, which opened in 2004 under the Queensland Russian Community Centre (QRCC) in Brisbane (Australia). As the Head of the studio Olga Shikina told, she wanted to create an art space for children, where teaching process would be based on an authentic Russian ballet teaching method - on Agrippina Vaganova's method.
In the framework of its study programme, Maximo Dance Studio organizes concerts to demonstrate the results of children's hard work to their parents and to give their students an opportunity to show their talent on a real stage.
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On November 18, Festival of Russian Culture “Bazar Ruso” will be held in Panama with support of Russkiy Mir Foundation. Its participants will be able to visit exhibitions, shows, concerts and receive required information about higher education in Russia and business cooperation with our country. President of the Organising Committee Olga Gutierres told the Russkiy Mir Foundation about all the novelties of the Festival.
– How did the idea of such a festival emerge? Who takes part in it this year?
– The idea of the festival emerged 2...
News on Donald Trump being elected as the US President were met with an applause by the members of the State Duma. This topic trends on media and social networks worldwide. Russians living in the US were very emotional about Trump winning the race.
The Mourners
They are 99.9 percent of the Democrats. They start their posts with phrases like “Today we woke up in a different country”, “Back to the XIX century”, or “How do I explain decisions of our President to my children”. However, many of them criticized Clinton as well.
Photo: BBC.com
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It is sometimes nice to return back to the past, especially, to the great past blessed by such names as Dyagilev, Stravinskiy, Petipa, Goncharov, Larionov… New “Russian Seasons” are not held in Paris, but in New York. They are also blessed by Roerich’s name. His magical paintings create unique atmosphere for the participants of literature and music salon KRiK. From now on, meetings will be held monthly at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York.
The first night of the first season with Russian-speaking writers and musicians was held on October 13. Its opening was a success –...
Mikhail Drozdov, Chairman of the World Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots Abroad told the Russkiy Mir about the first steps of creating the expert society among the Russian-speaking diaspora and about the forthcoming World Compatriots Theme Conference “Together with Russia”.
– You have recently returned from the regional conference of leaders of compatriots associations, living in the Asian-Pacific and neigbouring countries. What were its main topics?
– Six regional conferences were held this year, I managed to...
