Against the backdrop of a loud international scandal between Ukraine and Hungary and the no less scandalous results of the next Hungarian elections in the Ludwig Museum in Budapest, an exhibition of modern Ukrainian art “permanent revolution” was opened. For the first time in the latest history of Europe, modern Ukrainian art is represented in the museum space: 37 modern Ukrainian artists and art groups showed work in the largest Museum of Modern Art of Hungary.

A competition for young musicologists has been announced to the 85th anniversary of the magazine "Music Academy" © Music Academy The Union of Composers of Russia, the Publishing House "Composer" and the magazine "Music Academy" announce an open contest of musicological work of young authors about the work of modern Russian composers. The competition is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the magazine "Music Academy" ("Soviet Music").

Telegram blocking in Russia has begun © Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov Today, April 16, Roskomnadzor sent information to Russian telecom operators to restrict access to the resources of the Telegram messenger. The message about this is posted on the website of Roskomnadzor. Access is limited to Internet versions, a web client and Telegram application, Interfax reports.

On March 30–31, the XXV International Interdisciplinary Symposium “Ways of Russia” was held, organized by the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). This year, one of the sections was devoted to the question of where the boundaries of the permissible in the public sphere are located: is it possible to censor political views and if so, what?

Polytechnic festival will be dedicated to energy © "Polytechnic" participants of the performance "VR_I" On May 19 and 20, the fifth street festival of science, art and technology Polytech will be held in Moscow in Moscow. The theme of the festival is “Energy”. The main event of the Politha will be the dance performance of the “VR_I” team of the Swiss choreographer Zhil Zhoben.

Awarded "Golden Masks" On April 15, the 24th ceremony of presenting the Golden Mask national theater award was held on the new scene of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. In the directorial nominations in the categories of "Drama" and "Opera", the laureates of the award were Yuri Butusov and Kirill Serebrennikov. Yuri Butusov was awarded for the play “Uncle Vanya” (Lensovet Theater, Petersburg), Kirill Serebrennikov-for the opera “Chaadsky” (Helikon-Opera Theater, Moscow).

Vittorio Taviani died © ANSA On April 15, in Rome at the age of 88, the Italian film director and screenwriter Vittorio Taviani died. This was reported by ANSA . Vittorio Taviani was born in 1929 in the city of San Miniato, in the early 1960s, together with his brother, Paolo began to make films.

A charitable auction is held in support of the Anton is nearby center © Olga Tobreluts Olga Tobreluts. Blue cloud. 2012 Until the end of April, at the initiative of the artist Olga Tobreletsts, modern Russian artists and the auction house Phillips conduct an auction in support of the first Center for Social Abbilitation and Creativity for Adults with Anton here Above Autonism. The auction catalog is presented on the center’s website .

Theodore Shanin is an outstanding person. Large, bright, energetic, he went through the wars and collapse of states, created one of the brightest Russian universities - the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences, and in adulthood; Pouring the 20th century, he easily stepped in the XXI century and registered in it. The plot of his life is dizzying.