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Prosecutors seek harsher sentence for man convicted of theatre construction embezzlement

Prosecutors seek to impose a stricter punishment on Maxim Korneyev, who has received suspended sentence for the embezzlement of funds allocated as part of the Federal Target Program “Culture of Russia” for a new building design of the Maly Drama Theatre.

16:59 18.10.2021

Expert examination ordered in case over establishment of memorial estate at Cape Okhta

A St. Petersburg court has ordered a historical, cultural, and archaeological evaluation by a commission of experts to be carried out in a case opened in relation to a group claim against inaction of the Russian Culture Ministry as to creation of a stand-alone museum reserve at Cape Okhta.

16:39 26.05.2021

St. Petersburg court to hear Bolshoi Drama Theatre embezzlement case

The Krasnogvardeisky District Court of St. Petersburg will consider a criminal case over embezzlement of 2 million rubles during technical upgrading of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre.

15:56 01.12.2020

Moscow court detains former Odessa lawmaker charged with smuggling

Moscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court on Friday detained ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Odessa city council Oleg Markov in a smuggling case for two months.

12:50 20.11.2020

Sentence in theater project embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case. The sentence has taken effect.

10:58 19.11.2020

Oral arguments in theater project embezzlement case set for June 22

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear oral arguments of parties in the embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov on June 22.

14:57 18.06.2020

Case over antique blades smuggling attempt reaches Russian court

A court in Russia’s Republic of Karelia will proceed with a case over smuggling more than 100 antique epees and sabres.

16:38 20.05.2020

Prosecutors to check legality of construction onsite Sevastopol war monument

Prosecutors in Sevastopol will check information on the private house building on the territory where a war monument is located.

17:13 29.04.2020

Defendants in theater embezzlement case contest against trial during pandemic

Defendants in the Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov have argued against hearings during the coronavirus outbreak.

12:37 13.04.2020

Russia’s Civic Chamber backs strengthening of Constitutional status of culture

Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Culture and Spiritual Heritage Andrey Kovalchuk has supported proposals to institutionalize the status of culture in the national Constitution.

13:51 24.01.2020

Ex-CEO of Russia’s open-air museum gets 5-year suspended term for $50k embezzlement

Ex-CEO of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum Preserve Igor Konyshev has received a 5-year suspended sentence for embezzlement of about 3 million rubles ($50,000).

16:36 21.01.2020

Fines fixed in Russia for illegal theater tickets sales

President Vladimir Putin has signed the law setting fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events, according to the official website of legal information.

19:01 30.12.2019

Fines for illegal sale of theater tickets backed by Russia’s upper house of parliament

The upper house of Russian parliament, the Federation Council, approved a draft law on fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events on Monday.

19:17 23.12.2019

Fines to be introduced in Russia for illegal sale of theater tickets

The State Duma passed a bill on fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events in a final third reading on Wednesday.

15:50 18.12.2019

Russia’s State Duma restricts use of Nazi symbols in art, literature and media

The State Duma adopted a bill banning the use of Nazi symbols in literature, art and media for educational purposes in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

15:06 19.11.2019

Bill on protection of valuable books submitted to lower house of Russian parliament

A group of Russian lawmakers introduced a bill on protection of valuable books to the State Duma.

14:31 12.07.2019

About 100 cultural rights applications submitted to Russian ombudsman in 2018

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received nearly 100 applications concerning the problems of cultural rights protection.

16:47 23.04.2019

Two Chinese citizens get prison terms in Russia for cultural property smuggling

Two Chinese citizens have been sentenced to 2 years in Russian prison each for trafficking in cultural property worth 2 million rubles ($30,000).

17:13 17.01.2019

Hermitage Museum ex-deputy director sentenced to 2.5-year suspended prison term

The Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced ex-deputy director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Novikov to a 2.5 year-long suspended prison term for embezzling 30.6 million rubles ($481,000) during restoration of the museum’s facilities.

15:59 13.07.2018

Seventh Studio ex-chief accountant testifies against Moscow theater director

Ex-chief accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva, who stands charged with embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of art, has testified against theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.

19:26 09.08.2017