For the first time in history, Moscow restaurants have received Michelin stars. The solemn ceremony of their presentation took place yesterday in the Zaryadye Concert Hall. Russia became the 35th country to be included in the famous Red guide to the best restaurants in the world.
The annual GQ Travel Awards ceremony took place in Moscow. The award was established by the American international monthly men's magazine GQ in 2018. Its peculiarity is that the best countries, cities, hotels, airlines, airports, etc are chosen not by a special jury or editorial board, but by readers - by an open vote on the magazine's website.
One of the largest exhibitions of works made of glass by contemporary masters was opened at the General Staff Building of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It occupies more than ten halls of the museum. The exhibition “Glasstress. A Window to the Future” includes more than 50 works, including those by Jan Fabre, Ai Weiwei, the Chapman brothers, etc.
30 years ago on 6 September, 1991, Leningrad was renamed back to St. Petersburg. The decision to return the historical name to the city was made taking into account the opinion of the city-dwellers. Over its 318-year history, St. Petersburg has changed names several times - during different periods of time it used to be called Petrograd and Leningrad.
The 9th International Contemporary Art Fair Cosmoscow 2021 will be held from 18 to 20 September at the Central Manège in Moscow. 80 galleries will present their stands at the event. Visitors will be able to get acquainted with galleries from Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Hong Kong, Georgia, UAE, Norway, Poland, Russia, France, Switzerland and Estonia.
The 20th Baikal International Film Festival "Man and Nature" will open in Irkutsk on 8 September. The competition program included 31 films. These are documentary, popular science, fiction, animation and full-dome films that will be shown in the Irkutsk Planetarium.
The Baltic Sea Day is celebrated every year on the last Thursday in August. The annual event launched by John Nurminen Foundation is a day of celebration in honour of our beloved sea. It’s mission is to encourage people to enjoy its uniqueness and to take concrete actions that benefit the sea.
This Friday, 27 August, the International Military Music Festival Spasskaya Tower starts in Moscow. This means only the opening ceremony, because the festival is already underway: the orchestras-participants have been performing around the city gardens since 14 August, and on 22 August the Central Military Orchestra performed at the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces.
On 21 August, the main event of the year in Nizhny Novgorod took place - the Gala Show dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the city. The ceremony was attended by the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will be held in Vladivostok from 2 till 4 September, 2021. During these days unique exhibitions in the Primorsky State Art Gallery will work for the residents and guests of the city. One of the brightest exhibitions – “Under the Venice Sky”.
The Siberian Fire Festival was held in Novosibirsk. On 14 August, near Novosibirsk, shots and grenades could be heard - the annual festival of historical reconstruction "Siberian Fire" took place in the city. This year, the military history festival was held at a new site.
