TruD test for foreigners
This weekend, don’t shy away from an opportunity to finally put your language skills to test by signing up for TruD – an educational event held as part of Total Dictation that is specifically designed for those studying Russian as a foreign language. Whether offline or online, you are bound to challenge yourself with ever-interesting tasks, learn a thing or two about the Russian language and culture, meet other language enthusiasts like yourself, and take home a participation certificate – or even a prize.
Spring market
- April 8-9, 11 am - 10 pm
- Sevkabel Port
- Free entrance
Rain, snow, or anything in between, the spring market is upon us! Join in for a joy-filled time at Sevkabel Port this weekend. There will be a fashion show and a bookcrossing experience topped with some indulgent shopping, mouth-watering treats, and dancing that’ll continue long into the night.
Exhibition of works by Konstantin Bogayevsky
- Until June 20, 10 am - 6 pm (Mon, Wed, Fri-Sun), 1-9 pm (Thu)
- Stroganov Palace (part of the State Russian Museum)
- 500 rubles (250 rubles)
Take this time off to investigate the diversity of landscape painting through the works of Konstantin Bogayevsky, a notable Soviet painter and a pupil of Ivan Aivazovsky, Ivan Shishkin, and Arkhip Kuindzhi. The exhibition – devoted to the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birthday – will include around 50 paintings and drawings that will acquaint the visitors with the arc of Bogayevsky’s artistic career.
Protolands by Aleksey Slon
- April 8 - May 14, 4-8 pm (Wed-Fri), 12-8 pm (Sat-Sun)
- Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center
- 300 rubles (150 rubles for students) – you can also book a tour in English.
For a more modernized take on landscapes, visit the solo exhibition by Aleksey Slon at the Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, which will open its doors this Saturday. Protolands is an AI-free series of paintings that showcases the painter’s endeavors to create never-existing, artificial scenes and locations in different mediums, including oils and acrylics.
