A Russian journalist who reported on political scandals linked to President Vladimir Putin's associates and the death of Russian mercenaries in Syria has died in hospital after a mysterious fall from ...

The man who wrote the opera 'Prince Igor' was a renowned scientist and chemist, besides being a great composer. Although composer Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) is best known for writing one of the ...

He remains possibly the most loved of the famous "Russian Five" composers, and his melodies are so unforgettable that they were adapted into the Broadway musical, Kismet. But Alexander Borodin was ...

For a full-time professional scientist to compose works of such originality and beauty as the Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) and the String Quartet No 2 is a minor miracle. Borodin’s first ...

The death of a Russian investigative reporter has raised alarms about a worrying pattern: Tragic and often deadly incidents involving people who go public on sensitive issues. On Sunday, investigative ...

Not since the Bolsheviks took over Russia has there been such a musical orgy as that which began in Leningrad last week, promised to run for ten full days. Soviet Russia was having its first big music ...

For anyone worried about the future of classical music… it’s all going to be OK. *sniffs* If you’re feeling concerned about the future of classical music, look no further than this tiny toddler ...

Scientist Borodin failed to complete much of Prince Igor but did finish its brilliant dances. Alexander Borodin, it seems, was always trying to write his music against the clock. For most of the time ...

A Russian reporter known for his investigations into Russian mercenaries in Syria died after a fall from his apartment in the city of Yekaterinburg, raising fresh concern about threats to independent ...

Russia’s Borodin Quartet returns to Hong Kong this week with a programme that marks the chamber music ensemble’s 80th anniversary. Comprising two violinists, a violist and a cellist, the quartet ...

Uzbekistan-born Michael Borodin makes a searing feature debut with the Russia-Turkey-Slovenia co-production “Convenience Store,” a story of modern slavery in Moscow, taking places under the noses of ...

Ilya Borodin upgraded his 400IM silver from Abu Dhabi 2021 to gold at the short-course worlds in Budapest. The neutral athlete went ahead at halfway and was never headed thereafter, coming home in ...