In Lara’s second instalment of her “Kusochek” series, she interviews Liza Grivnyak, an art student soon to be womenswear designer from Moscow. Liza describes the Russian folkloric inspiration for her latest designs, dives into the beauty of the colourful Russian language, shares her favourite to Russian artworks and museums and has a delicious Russian Recommendation of the week to keep us warm in these cold months.

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Welcome to the first episode of the mini-series Kusochek. Today, one of our contributors Lara Olszowska will be interviewing Daria Mosolova, a Russian native speaker and student of Comparative Literature at University College London. Tune in to hear Daria’s take on Russian literature, art, Russian national identity and New Year celebrations. Daria also has an excellent recommendation for listeners who are looking to get a kusochek (a piece, a taste) of Russian culture without having to leave home! Please note: this recording was made during Tier 4, not Tier 2, as Lara mistakenly said

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Olga Jegunova tells Ksenia Kazintseva about her upbringing, being Russian in Latvia during the fall of the USSR, being a woman in the music world and much more.

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Today we bring you an interview with our director Natasha Butterwick by one of our brilliant contributors Olya Voronetskaya. They discuss running RAC, the team, Russian Art Week and the journey from collecting to consulting, as well as dealing Russian Art.

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Today we bring you the Art Roundup, amidst preparations for the Russian Art Week, we want to keep you updated with everything that's reopened and ready to visit in London and beyond. From small galleries to auction houses and online exhibitions, get your art news from us!

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Want to start out your collecting journey or get a piece of work you have valued? We have a consultancy service where our team of professionals can help you begin via https://www.russianartandculture.com/consultancy/. Meanwhile, here's the first of our series on collecting for the beginner by artist Ksenia Kazintseva. Stay tuned for professionals dealing in masterpieces and more interviews!

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First guest is Alexandr Ryzhkin, a Moscow-based artist and educator in conversation with Ksenia Kazintseva on his latest series inspired by fairytales and Russian sayings as well as the European education system vs the Russian one. We also discuss his work with Stroganov School of Art and a freedom of style approach to teaching.

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