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Banks and Credits
On 11 Aug 2016 strategy of Pochta Bank until 2023 was approved. The authors aim at expanding customer base up to 21 million people, to enter the top-3 leading banks of Russia and to open 26 thousand points of the Bank.
Theatre
Applications for all-Russia competition of ballet dancers and choreographers are accepted till 01 Oct 2016. The contest will be held on 30 October – 04 November 2016 in Moscow, the Moscow State Academic Children’
Exhibitions
An exhibition of documents after D. S. Merezhkovsky and V. F. Khodasevich “Writers of the Silver age: Merezhkovsky and Khodasevich” is held on 17 August – 10 September 2016 in the Rumyantsev
World
The end of last and the beginning of this week was marked by high activity of the Russian Foreign Ministry to resolve the situation in Syria. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his deputies V.
Agriculture
On August 13, 2016 in Ruza (Moscow region) hosted the festival “Milk river”. For the second year in a row, it contributes to the maintenance of Ruza and Russian traditions, with the support
Music
On August 11 2016, an AlterEgo string band held a concert of the Viennese music from the series “Remembrance of Things Past “. The performance hall was situated on the territory of Christ the
Orthodoxy
Keep your mind in hell and despair not. Saint Silouan From 20 to 31 August 2016 parishioners of Holy spirit Cathedral in Minsk will be able to venerate the relics of St. ven. Silouan.
Theatre
From 12 August until 24 September 2016 the Triennale of Ruhr, Germany (Ruhrtriennale) will be held. The Ruhrtriennale will present 200 performances of some 40 productions, including 32 original and co-productions
Agriculture
The Director of the Department of rural territories of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation V. Svezhenets said that the support of rural cooperation will be increased.
Energy industry
In 2016, “Gazprom” creates 35 automobile gas-filling compressor stations. Until the end of 2018, the company will bring the number of filling stations in Russia up to 488 units.
Cars
The Renault group sold 1.57 million vehicles in the first half of 2016, increasing its global volume of sales and revenue for more than 13% (up to 25’185 million euros). The company’
Travel
Two hotels of Russian Ufa city – “Hilton Garden Inn Ufa Riverside” and “President Hotel” – received the certificate of adaptation for Chinese tourists named China Friendly.
Lectures
On August 25, 2016 at 19:00 in the Museum of Russian impressionism will take place lecture of the largest collector of Russian avant-garde Valery Dudakov. He will tell about the time when he gathered his
Culture and art
In 2016-2017 at the Library of foreign literature named. M. I. Rudomino, in partnership with the Forum of Slavic cultures (Ljubljana) will open the Center for Slavic cultures.
Travel
In August, the Russian Government published on its website information about the amendments that were made to “Rules for rendering of services in realization of tourist product”