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Russia: No two runs in a row

Russia: No two runs in a row

21.04.2009 09:38 msk Arts Russia

"Russia 88" was to be run in Rolan movie theater in Moscow on April 18 but the management changed its mind at the last possible moment and replaced the movie with something else. Odds are that the Muscovites will never see the scandalous film about modern Nazis again, official permit for release or

The bloody right of the first night. «The Burden of Virginity» documentary is filmed in Uzbekistan

The bloody right of the first night. «The Burden of Virginity» documentary is filmed in Uzbekistan

11.03.2009 15:48 msk Arts Uzbekistan

On March 5, 2009 expecting the International women’s day, the director of Tashkent Cinema Museum, film-maker Oleg Karpov and his wife, art photographer Umida Ahmedova, presented the new joint documentary – “The Burden of Virginity”, produced under the sponsor support of Swiss Embassy in Uzbekistan.

For the first time the works of Abdulkhamid Chulpon are published in Russian language

For the first time the works of Abdulkhamid Chulpon are published in Russian language

09.02.2009 13:00 msk Arts Uzbekistan

This book was prepared for edition by one of the main publishing houses of Uzbekistan already in 1988, in the height of perestroika. However, as a matter of fact, it is the year of 2009 now while the translated book of the Poet, who stands above others in the newest Uzbek literature, the Poet, who w

Uzbekistan: The authorities circumvented a French and German film show at the Museum of Cinematograph in Tashkent

Uzbekistan: The authorities circumvented a French and German film show at the Museum of Cinematograph in Tashkent

15.12.2008 09:48 msk Arts Uzbekistan

An event organized by the Hugo Center (France) was the first to be circumvented at the Museum of Cinematograph in Tashkent . Days of German Cinematograph were treated at the facility in a similar manner barely twenty-four hours later. This treatment is attributed to the sudden attention to the Museu

Sean Kao: “Music, Not Politics is More Effective in Struggle for Peace”

Sean Kao: “Music, Not Politics is More Effective in Struggle for Peace”

25.09.2008 08:54 msk Arts Central Asia

Bishkek residents are surprised to hear unusual music on the streets of the otherwise very quiet city. A violinist, who grew up in Tokyo and Taiwan, studied and got married in the US, is a living representative of a cultural polyglot.

Ancient Minguruk Settlement to be Temporarily Closed

Ancient Minguruk Settlement to be Temporarily Closed

21.08.2008 21:39 msk Arts Uzbekistan

As capital Tashkent is getting prepared for 2200 anniversary celebrations next year, one of its historical sites, an ancient settlement of Minguruk, from which Tashkent developed several centuries ago, is now being temporarily closed. However, Tashkent residents are worried about the way operations

UNESCO World Heritage: Samarkand Needs Reinforced Monitoring

UNESCO World Heritage: Samarkand Needs Reinforced Monitoring

05.08.2008 05:25 msk Arts Uzbekistan

The World Heritage Committee asked the UNESCO headquarters to apply “reinforced monitoring” to the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand. The Committee is concerned with preservation of several historical sites in Samarkand.

Chingiz Aitmatov. Beginning and end of epic

Chingiz Aitmatov. Beginning and end of epic

16.06.2008 15:56 msk Arts Russia

Beloved writer, Chingiz Aitmatov, was buried Saturday with great pageantry in Kyrgyzistan.

Pop songs as a formidable ideological weapon

Pop songs as a formidable ideological weapon

10.08.2007 21:17 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan will be celebrating another anniversary of its sovereignty on September 1. Ideological preparations for the celebration are getting into high gear. National TV network run special caption reminders on the hourly basis. Patriotic songs, an element of the repertoire of every more or less pr

Second Bravo Art Café opened in the Ferghana Valley. This one in the city of Osh

Second Bravo Art Café opened in the Ferghana Valley. This one in the city of Osh

09.07.2007 12:52 msk Arts Kyrgyzstan

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Nukus Museum: Storeroom of arts in the epicenter of trouble

Nukus Museum: Storeroom of arts in the epicenter of trouble

09.07.2007 10:26 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Nukus, Karakalpakstan. - Schindler in the field of paintings, Igor Savitsky preserved banned masterpieces in the destitute backwaters of the Soviet empire.

Uzbek culture party for the chosen in Moscow

Uzbek culture party for the chosen in Moscow

18.05.2007 15:32 msk Arts Russia

Forum of Uzbek Culture and Arts will arrange another party for the chosen on the premises of the Forum Hall in Moscow on May 18. (The first such rout took place in Moscow on May 25, 2006.) Gulnara Karimova is inviting politicians, scientists, business tycoons, and prominent representatives of showbi

Uzbekistan: President's daughter released the first album

Uzbekistan: President's daughter released the first album

23.04.2007 11:05 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Markaz TV (Center-TV) channel announced release of the first album by Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan also known as Googoosha. It includes the numbers Forget Me Not, Clouds, Spring, and others.

The I International Festival of Folklore and Theater will take place in Turkmenistan

The I International Festival of Folklore and Theater will take place in Turkmenistan

27.03.2007 13:41 msk Arts Turkmenistan

The I International Festival of Folklore and Theater will take place in Turkmen cities between April 1 and 7. Eighteen troupes from fifteen countries are expected. The guest list includes Hunan Opera and Ballet Theater (China), Istanbul and Dijarbekir theaters (Turkey), Michurin and Chita theaters (

Russian scientists will be looking for ancient artefacts in Afghanistan

Russian scientists will be looking for ancient artefacts in Afghanistan

06.12.2006 13:50 msk Afghanistan Arts

A team of ethnographers set out from St.Petersburg for Kabul on an invitation from the government of Afghanistan, yesterday. "We are after artefacts of the Afghani culture and Eurasian civilization in general," expedition leader Alexander Stepanov said. "The first road from Europe to India ran acros

Uzbekistan: President's daughter Gulnara Karimova performed Besame Mucho

Uzbekistan: President's daughter Gulnara Karimova performed Besame Mucho

13.10.2006 17:20 msk Arts Uzbekistan

Besame Mucho or Kiss Me Hard composed by Consuelo Velasquez became a hit years ago. Its lyrics translated into 120 languages, the number was performed by more than 700 singers and groups including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Placido Domingo, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra. Gulnara Karimova, the daughter

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