The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia presents today, on Friday, October 29, the first in the 246th season premiere of the one-act operas “Maddalena” by Sergei Prokofiev and “The Spanish Hour” by Maurice Ravel, which will be held on the Boris Pokrovsky Chamber Stage on October 29, 30, and 31. “The significance of today’s
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Over 2,000 Girls Enter Russian Military Universities
More than 2 thousand girls will try to enter Russian military universities this year. In particular, in certain specialities, the competition will be up to 20 people per seat, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Head of the Main Personnel Department of the Russian Defence Ministry, Colonel-General Viktor Goremykin. “This year, more than 2.1
Russian Singer Appeared on Billboard in New York
A billboard depicting Russian singer, Lisa Monetochka, appeared in the very centre of New York, in Times Square, according to the singer on her Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by м0нето4к@ (@monetochkaliska) Monetochka was recommended to be listened to by music service Spotify as part of its “Equal”
Insight | Around Russia | 16.04.21
Over 2,000 Moms to Master New Profession in Khabarovsk Territory
More than 2 thousand women with children under three years old and non-working women with children of preschool age will be able to enrol in a retraining and additional education programme in the Khabarovsk Territory, TASS reports, referring to the acting governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev. “Work is already underway to approve educational
Women’s Hockey Revived in Chelyabinsk
Women’s hockey is being revived in Chelyabinsk, chelTV reports. Along with “Chelmet” and “Polar Bears” in the system of the ‘Traktor’ club in the new season will appear the new team. It is noted that women’s hockey in Chelyabinsk began to develop actively in the mid-90s. Since that time, the team had the names “Metelitsa”
Most Russian Women Dreamed About Flowers on March 8
Specialists of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) conducted a survey among Russian women and found out how many of them received the presents they were dreaming about on Women’s Day. On March 8, 2021, most women in Russia received flowers as a gift (66 per cent), which is the most popular and desired
More Than Half Russians Did Not Face Gender Inequality at Work
Experts of the Rabota.ru job search service conducted a study and found out who, in the opinion of Russians, finds it more difficult to build a career, men or women. According to the survey results, more than half of Russia’s residents (53 per cent) noted that gender does not affect career development in any way.
Russian Experts Studied Gender Differences in Purchasing Behaviour
Experts of the ‘Romir‘ Research Centre studied the consumer activity of Russians over the past year and prepared a comparative analysis of the purchasing behaviour of men and women. According to the results of the study, almost all Russian women were going to the stores and purchased FMCG products over the past year. On the
Russian Woman: Manizha to Represent Russia at Eurovision Contest
Russian singer Manizha has won the ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest and will perform the ‘Russian Woman‘ song in Rotterdam, the press service of the contest reports. The song will tell about the transformation of a woman’s self-awareness over the past few centuries in Russia. It is specified that Russia has been one of
Russian Female Bosses Revealed Success Secrets
Experts from the NAFI Analytical Centre, with the participation of the Donors’ Forum, GRAN Group of Companies and Irtyuga Jewellry, conducted a comprehensive sociological study implemented as part of the ‘Expedition to Women’s Leadership’ social project. In the course of the study, women-leaders gave girls who dream of achieving success in life advice to keep
Moscow Traffic Police Named Women’s Favourite Cars
Foreign cars of black and white colour turned out to be favourites of the Moscow female drivers, the city Traffic Police department reports. The specialists conducted a rapid analysis of the preferences among women who own private vehicles and found out how the tastes of women changed from 2015 to 2020. The list of the
Insight | Nizhny Novgorod | 08.03.21
Nizhny Novgorod Women Live Longer Than Men
At the beginning of 2020, 132 long-lived women lived in the Nizhny Novgorod region, NewsNN reported with reference to the regional state statistics service (Nizhegorodstat). According to the data provided, at the beginning of 2020, there were 1.7 million women in the region, which is about 55 per cent of the total local population. Of
Insight | Around Russia | 06.03.21
Female Entrepreneurs Take 33% in Russian Microbusiness Segment
Specialists of the Otkritie Bank conducted a study among more than 206 thousand clients in February 2021 and found out that one-third of the heads of Russian microenterprises are women, the press service of the bank reports. The experts found that 33 per cent of the bank’s clients with annual revenues of up to
