Culture
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Talented Miss Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith is 105 years old. We tell the story of how a reserved and sharp writer changed the language of crime prose.
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The investigation is conducted by a brisk aristocrat and a rather foolish police officer
The mini-series based on Agatha Christie's novel «The Seven Dials Mystery» has been released today. We tell you what you need to know before watching it.
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From pre-revolutionary angels to Chinese balls and back
The book of the week is Ekaterina Mokrushova's study «Russian Christmas Tree Toys»
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What to read: the Islamic Revolution, Persian swearing, underground life and tea parties in Iran
Real Time has compiled a list of 10 books that offer insights into the inner workings of Iran.
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About Evil Trolls, Abducted Maidens, and Magic Items
The first Russian edition of «Swedish Folk Tales» collected by Gunnar Ulof Hylten-Cavallius and George Stephens in the 19th century.
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Jack London: «I would rather be ashes than dust»
«Martin Eden» is the most famous work by Jack London, whose life journey resembles the story of the hero of the novel. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the American writer's birth, we are telling how much autobiography is in this book.
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Hungarian family saga, purple America, the war in Algeria and the shadow of the GDR
Ten foreign prose books we are looking forward to in 2026
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Roman Ignatyev: before writing a readable text, «you first need to write a lot of bad ones»
Writer Roman Ignatyev — about his book «Ichor», the Civil War and the monsters it spawned.
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Dancing on the Whale Fish and the Gymnast Tsar Maiden
The Kazan Circus presented «The Little Humpbacked Horse»
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Nathan Hill and His Vision of Modern Reality
American writer Nathan Hill has turned 50. We tell why he is one of the most prominent contemporary authors worth paying attention to.
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Showcases, Coffins, and Lemonade: Kamalov Staged «The Museum of Innocence»
At the Kaban Theatre, they are attempting for the second time to tackle Orhan Pamuk's work.
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Her story, not his
This week's book is the biographical novel «Also Einstein» by Marie Benedict, which tells the story of Mileva Marić, the first wife of the famous scientist.
