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St. Petersburg to Get Private Sub Museum

admin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:15:00 +0000

Andrei Artyushin, the head of the project, said all seven compartments of the submarine will be accessible, including the torpedo room, two living compartments, the central control compartment, the emergency compartment housing the escape hatch and life-saving appliances, the electric motor room and the engine compartment.

Greeks on the Black Sea at the J. Paul Getty Center

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:07:00 +0000

The first Greeks who ever sailed to the northern shores of the Black Sea, in the first decades of the seventh century BC were pioneers who had the courage to undertake such a risky voyage. The trip was long and difficult, the climate harsh and very different from the pleasant Mediteranean one, the waters unknown. Once they reached the shores, they often conflicted with the violent tribes that lived there. Yet the land was rich in resources, mainly grains, and the sea was rich with fish, so the colonisation began and in a short while the northern shores of the Black Sea were filled with Greek colonies which became important trade centers.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, in colaboration with the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg will once again bring to life this fascinating age in Ancient Greek history through an exhibition with 190 works from the Russian’s museum collections, presenting the variety of material discovered in the region. Some of the artworks and objects were brought to the colonies from Greece, others were made by the Greeks who lived on the shores of the Black Sea, while a handful are the creation of the Scythian craftsmen, who rapidly learned the techniques from the Greeks.

The first pieces of this kind were acquired by the Hermitage Museum in 1818, the objects being of great artistic and historical quality, which fueled the interest for more discoveries. Soon systematic arhaeological diggings began, and the Hermitage teams worked night and day, at the express request of the czar. After the Revolution of 1917, the czar’s collection was confiscated by the Soviet state, and the search continued for more artefacts. After the fall of the Soviet Union, all the discoveries made in the region are now property of the Ukraine and exhibited in this country’s museum.

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Audit finds 160,000 Russian artefacts stolen

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:04:00 +0000

An audit ordered by President Vladimir Putin has now been released. A government commission checked 500 museums with 20 million items – only a quarter of the country’s total museum collection.

First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says: “The main thing we have found is that over the past 80 years, 160,000 items have gone missing.”

Canada’s CBC reports that since the fall of the Soviet Union, criminal groups specialising in the export of stolen art works targeted underpaid museum staff, offering huge sums of money.

Mr Mednedev says the investigation will now be wrapped up, and the focus will turn to addressing the problems of Russia’s museums.

Apparently the commission is discussing “better security”.

By Rosie Ryan

Iranian arts exhibited in Amsterdam

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:01:00 +0000

The artifacts on display are on loan from The State Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg. The magnificent collection of Persian objects were loaned to the Amsterdam museum for a six month exhibition which started March 31.

The exhibition opens with the history of the ancient Persian Empire, the Achaemenids (648-330 B.C.).

Samples of Iranian ceramics, glasswork, miniature paintings, illustrated pages of Shahnameh (The Book of Kings) by the nation’s great epic poet, Ferdowsi, weapons, made of steel and gold and inlaid with colored stones, vases and dishes are among the showcased objects.

The exhibition which is considered to be a survey of Persian history will close September 16th.

HGH/RA

http://www.presstv.ir

New Lottery Just The Ticket for City Hall

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:05:00 +0000

Funds raised through the lottery will be used to finance social projects, local officials claim. Nevskoye Loto lottery was inaugurated on May 27 this year with the backing of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade (CEDIPT).

High speed for St.Petersburg women on high heels

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:31:00 +0000

The schedule of work of an afloat fountain in harbour area of Neva

admin — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:23:00 +0000

On Wednesdays and Thursdays – in a mode of musical show: at 12.00; at 20.00; at 21.00.

- A light-musical of show: at 22.00 and 23.00
- A light-musical of laser show – at midnight.
Deenergizing of a fountain – at 00.20.

On Fridays, Saturdays and holidays – in a mode of musical show: at 12.00; 15.00; 18.00; 19.00; 20.00 and 21.00.
- A light-musical of show: at 22.00 and 23.00
- A light-musical of laser show – at 24.00 and 01.00.
Deenergizing of a fountain – at 01.20.

On Sunday – in a mode of musical show: at 12.00; 15.00; 18.00; 19.00; 20.00 and 21.00.
- A light-musical of show: at 22.00 and 23.00
- A light-musical of laser show – at 24.00
Deenergizing of a fountain – at 00.20.

From Wednesday on Sunday the fountain will work from 12 o’clock.

On Mondays and Tuesdays the fountain will be switched off for preventive works.

The schedule of divorce of bridges

admin — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:08:00 +0000

Bridge	Divorce	The cessation of movement of transport	The beginning of shipping industry	The ending of shipping industry	The beginning of movement of transport on the bridge
Volodarsky	1 2	2 – 00 4 – 15	2 – 10 4 – 25	3 – 40 5 – 40	3 – 45 5 – 45
Finlyandsky	1	2 – 20	2 – 40	5 – 10	5 – 30
Aleksandra Nevskogo	1	2 – 20	2 – 30	5 – 05	5 – 10
Bolsheohtinsky	1	2 – 00	2 – 10	4 – 55	5 – 00
Liteyny	1	1 – 40	1 – 50	4 – 40	4 – 45
Troitsky	1	1 – 40	1 – 50	4 – 45	4 – 50
Dvortsovy	1	1 – 25	1 – 35	4 – 50	4 – 55
Leytenanta Shmidta	1 2	1 – 00 (Divorce) 1 – 25 3 – 10	1 – 35 1 – 35 3 – 20	4 – 55 2 – 40 4 – 55	5 – 00 (Divorce) 2 – 45 5 – 00
Birzhevoy	1	2 – 00	2 – 10	4 – 40	4 – 55
Tuchkov	1 2	2 – 00 3 – 35	2 – 10 3 – 45	2 – 50 4 – 50	2 – 55 4 – 55
Sampsonievsky	1 2	2 – 10 3 – 20	2 – 15 3 – 25	2 – 40 4 – 20	2 – 45 4 – 25
Grenadersky	1 2	2 – 45 4 – 20	2 – 55 4 – 30	3 – 35 4 – 40	3 – 45 4 – 50
Kantemirovsky	1 2	2 – 45 4 – 20	2 – 55 4 – 30	3 – 35 4 – 40	3 – 45 4 – 50