Culture and leisure

Musicians who left Russia, Noize MC (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), Monetochka, "Porn Films", "Leg Cramped!" and 12 other artists recorded a collection of songs based on poems by Russian emigrant

Russian singer, composer and songwriter SHAMAN joined the action "The best soldiers of the World" and spoke to the participants of a special military operation

The box office receipts of Russian cinemas in 2022 amounted to almost 24 billion rubles, which is 42% less than in 2021, the Cinema Fund reported.

Russian Russian Art Museum in Malaga was saved from possible closure by a British enthusiast who offered to exhibit her private collection of 76 paintings by Russian artists

During the first three days of rental, the fees of the new version of Cheburashka exceeded 1 billion rubles, setting a record.

Producer Joseph Prigozhin suggested following the example of the Kyrgyz authorities and banning Russian artists from singing to the soundtrack.

The mass departure from Russia of the "grandees" of world film production, primarily the five largest Hollywood studios Warner Bros., Sony, Disney,

Visitors to cinemas in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities are shocked by inflated ticket prices for the movie "Avatar: The Way of Water".

Lithuanians should not "enjoy Russian culture" while the conflict is raging in Ukraine, Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairis said. The minister repeated the ideas

The Russian samovar has become a symbol of family warmth and comfort all over the world. This is written by the Chinese publication "Huanqiu Shibao".

Turkey, Egypt and Thailand remain the most popular visa-free countries among Russians, Dmitry Gorin, Vice President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry.

About 12 thousand New Year's gifts from Chechnya were delivered to children from the Donetsk People's Republic.

The popular actress Nastasya Samburskaya announced her departure from Russia in the banned social network Instagram, owned by the American company Meta Platforms Inc.

The Milan Opera House "La Scala" will continue to stage Russian ballets.

Russians have massively stopped traveling to Europe — the flow from Russia in 2022 decreased by 80-90 percent. Dmitry Gorin, Vice-president of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, told Izvestia about this.