The column 'Discovering HSE and Russia' in the December issue of The HSE Look by Tadamasa Sawada explores the questions of authenticity and cultural exchange using the example of Japanese restaurants in Moscow, and invites the readers to reframe their experience.
The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Pavilion at VDNH is hosting an exhibition entitled ‘The Appearance of the Hero. In Search of Mikhail Bulgakov,’ prepared jointly by VDNH and the Bulgakov Museum.
Circle of Light is the main tourist attraction of the Moscow autumn. This international festival is an annual event where lighting designers from various countries reinvent the architectural spaces of Moscow with video mapping. Russia’s symbolic buildings, including the Bolshoi Theatre, transform into canvases for large colorful video projections. The festival is taking place from September 21 – 25.
This large-scale historical documentary project at the Museum of Contemporary History of Russia is about the events that unfolded in the country from 1917 to 1922, and about the three main movements of the Civil War - the ‘Reds’, the ‘Whites’ and the ‘Green Movement’ of peasant rebels.
In his column in HSE Look, Victor Attila Albert, Assistant Professor at Public Policy Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, talks about exploring Russian cities.
Arnab Roy Chowdhury, Research Fellow at Public Policy Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, joined HSE in September 2017. In his column written for HSE newsletter he talks about living in Moscow.
Moscow museums have been participating in Museum Night since 2007. Museum Night is an opportunity not only to visit museums for free, but also to attend lectures, workshops, and concerts at museums. This year’s theme is ‘Masterpieces from the Vaults’.
Early to mid-May is the best time to enjoy the beautiful blossoms in the Moscow region. Apple trees, cherry trees, lilacs and dozens of other blooming plants and flowers can be seen not only in the suburbs, but also at many of Moscow’s parks and gardens. Here are a few of our favourites.
