At the age of 34, Maestro Vladimir Yurovsky has scaled career heights most conductors never reach in a lifetime. He talks to element about the joys and pitfalls of the profession in the lead-up to his concert with the Russian National Orchestra. Read full story
Clinging, itchy, and disastrously uncool, thermal underwear ranks among the worst horrors of a Moscow winter. element offers an alternative. Read full story
Everything happened in Rome, from the birth of history’s most influential empire to the chic hedonism of “La Dolce Vita.” And winter is the best time to visit. Read full story
There are myriad roads to fame — the road of Pyotr Nalich was YouTube. After posting his song “Gitar” on the website, Nalich has become Russia’s first Internet star. Read full story
Grabli is leading the race against Moscow’s other low-budget cafeterias by offering a winning combo of cheap eats and kooky decor. The chain owned by Roman Rozhnikovsky opens its fourth location in the food court of Yevropeisky Mall. Read full story
The heroine of “Atonement,” Briony, attempts to atone for a lie she told at the age of 12, which had dreadful consequences for her sister and her lover, by writing a happy ending to their tragic story 60 years later. Having read the book, I agree with a lot of the negative press received by the film. A lifetime of regret is conveyed better via the slower medium of a novel, and the pace of “Atonement” is a crucial source of pathos. Read full story
Klub na Brestskoi has risen from the ashes under the new colorful name of Yello. Friendly staff, cheap drinks, a central location and agreeable dancefloor grooves are offset by a severe deficit of bathroom space. But nobody’s perfect. Read full story
