Curated Video
Andrea Bocelli discusses his pre-concert rituals, his favorite books and music
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is in love with the classics.
Perhaps that's no surprise - after all, the 56-year-old has spent over twenty years singing classical opera to audiences around the world.
However, his adoration of the classics...
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CLEAN : St Petersburg celebrates annual Dostoevsky Day festival
Characters from the works of Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky come to life in Saint Petersburg for the Dostoevsky Day festival held in the city every year on July 1
Curated Video
19th century printing processes still carried out in St Petersburg
Shot March 28,29 in St.Petersburg, Russia
1. Wide of St.Petersburg along the water
2. Wide of street
3. Mid of typographer picking up lead characters from boxes
4. Mid of typographer putting characters on bar
5. Close up of typographer...
Curated Video
95-year-old breaks world record for longest career on stage
A nonagenarian Romanian actor, Radu Beligan, has set a new Guinness World Record for being the "oldest active professional theatre actor."
At 95 years of age, Radu Beligan has, 330 times, performed the role of Leon Saint Pe in Jean...
Curated Video
A computer writes a new novel in Russia
St Petersburg, Russia - 29 December, 2007
1. Wide of public garden and monument dedicated to Pushkin
2. Mid of monument
3. Close of bas-relief showing Pushkin
4. Wide of tourists standing next to the monument
5. Mid of man taking...
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CLEAN : Cannes: S Loznitsa on red carpet for Krotkaya
Russian director Sergei Loznitsa and actors Vaselina Maroveseva and Valeriu Andriuta walk the red carpet at the Cannes film festival at the premiere of Krotkaya (a gentle creature) an adaptation of Dostoevsky's short story
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CLEAN : Cannes: Sergei Loznitsa presents Krotkaya (A Gentle Creature)
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa presented his third film in competition at the Cannes film festival on Thursday an adaptation of Dostoevsky's short story Krotkaya (A Gentle Creature)
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Notes From Underground: Audiobook
Chapter-by-chapter MP3 downloads are available from this site. Includes a link to a Russian language file as well.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Crime and Punishment
Can killing another human being ever be justified? Shmoop takes a look at Crime and Punishment which sets forth this moral dilemma. [1:36]