Pushkin and the Children: "Eugene Onegin" at the Bolshoi and the Red Square Book Festival

Movies and TV series

"Denis and Mani in the cinema!", 6+

Directors: Anton Kalinkin, Ruslan Knyazev, Janik Fayziev. Starring: Labrador Denis, Sphinx Mani, Stepan Devonin, Olga Venikova, Ruslan Knyazev, Victoria Razumeyko, Artem Tkachenko, Evgenia Medvedeva, Dmitry Khrustalev, Alexander Kott

Denis the Labrador and Mani the Sphinx have two million subscribers on social networks, so they can compete with movie stars not only on the Internet, but also on the big screen for the viewer's attention. According to the plot of the new family comedy, due to a lucrative advertising contract, the dog is forced to temporarily part with his friend the cat and settle with Andrey's agent. Having plunged into the world of show business, Denis realizes that loyalty and family are more important than royalties. At the same time, the intelligent four-legged man helps his agent sort out the complicated relationship with the bride.

Starting June 4 at the box office

"The Wind", 16+

Directed by Sergey Chliyants. Starring: Daniil Feofanov, Oleg Vasilkov, Serafima Goshchanskaya, Nikolai Chindyakin, Evgeny Kharitonov

Before its release, Sergey Chliyants's film was praised by critics and named the best film at the NIKA Award and the Spirit of Fire Festival. To save his family from poverty, fisherman Ivan Morozov leaves home and sets out for a piece of bread. His traveling companion becomes a casual acquaintance Sergey Volkov. Together they travel through a devastated, weather-soaked country where only hunger reigns. When legal ways to survive are exhausted, the heroes find themselves at a dangerous point: is it worth committing a crime to save loved ones?

Starting June 4 at the box office

"The double life of Mi", 12+

Directed by Anna Solovyova-Karpovich. Starring: Milana Khametova, David Manukyan, Sofia Kashtanova, Anna Ukolova, Andrey Pynzaru, Roman Kurtsyn

Musical comedy is the Russian answer to "Hannah Montana". Mila, a high school student, leads a double life. She's an ordinary teenager at school, but in her spare time she's a popular singer. Her usual way of life is under threat because of her father's new bride. A principled official, Angela Mikhailovna, begins an open war against the blogosphere and modern music, jeopardizing the secret and career of the main character.

From June 4 on Ivy and START

Theatre

"Eugene Onegin", 6+

Director: Yuri Temirkanov

Like Pushkin, who called Eugene Onegin a novel in verse rather than a poem, Tchaikovsky also chose a non—standard genre for his masterpiece - "lyrical scenes" instead of classical opera. The premiere at the Mariinsky took place back in 1982, when the theater was officially called Kirovsky. As soon as the play appeared on the poster, it was immediately called an impeccable model. The Mariinsky Theatre performance will feature opera soloists, the Bolshoi Theatre choir and orchestra.

June 8, 20:00, June 9, 15:00, 20:00, Bolshoi Theater

Cherry Orchard, 12+

Directed by Yuri Grymov. Starring: Lyudmila Pogorelova, Vasilisa Kashuba, Marianna Kanivets, Vildan Faskhutdinov, Yuri Anpilogov, Vadim Pinsky, Peter Stupin, Marina Dianova

Another author's look at Chekhov's most famous play. The beginning of the 20th century, the change of epochs and the world order, the noble estate, the "esteemed wardrobe" and even the Jewish orchestra — Grymov has everything like Anton Pavlovich. The author's text has been preserved, and the original director's decisions make the production unlike any other.

June 5, 19:00, Modern Theater

"Don't be afraid of anything, I'm with you", 12+

Directed by Mikhail Mironov. Starring: Anastasia Stotskaya, Daria Yanvarina, Yulia Iva, Andrey Birin, Yulia Dovganishina, Mitya Fedorov, Igor Balalaev, Yulia Churakova

The project of Dmitry Bogachev's Broadway Moscow theater company turned out to be so successful that it even got into the Russian Book of Records as the musical with the largest number of viewers in the history of the Russian theater. The events unfold in the mid-1980s. The heroes of the story will have to make a difficult choice: to be happy or successful, to live according to a pattern, or decide to make their own destiny. The legendary hits of the Secret group will once again sound like the voice of fearless youth and the era of great hopes in a story about love, friendship and choice.

June 4, 8-10, 19:00, June 6-7, 13:00, 18:00, MDM Theater,

Concerts

The XXI ceremony "MUZ-TV Award 2026. Movement", 16+

The show will create illusory worlds on a dynamic transformer stage using innovative technologies and bold directorial decisions. The large-scale musical results of the year will be summed up by Zivert, ANNA ASTI, Dima Bilan, Polina Gagarina, Philip Kirkorov, Sergey Lazarev, Lolita, Marie Crymbreri and many others.

The legendary Kino group will be a special guest of the evening. The stellar cast of Lera Kudryavtseva, Nikolai Baskov, Regina Todorenko, Dmitry Maslennikov, Vanya Dmitrienko, Vladimir Marconi and Marina Kravets is entrusted with hosting the large—scale event.

June 6, 18:00, Live Arena

Concert of the Russian National Orchestra, 6+

The First Piano Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the Fourth Symphony by Johannes Brahms will be performed by the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Tsinman. The soloist will be the famous Russian pianist Dmitry Shishkin.

June 7, 19:00, The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory

Tribute concert "Elton Show", 6+

The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra presents the premiere of the tribute "Elton Shaw". A full-fledged musical performance will unfold in front of the audience, recreating the energy of the great artist. The main role will be performed by the Australian virtuoso C.J. Marvin. His twenty years of experience and striking resemblance to the original once surprised Elton John himself - the pop king personally blessed the show, calling CJ his best screen and stage incarnation.

June 5, 19:00, House of Music

Museums

"About the sweetness of the world. Contemporary Art of India", 0+

Indian authors are trying to rethink Russian museum collections and find unobvious spiritual intersections between our countries through the centuries. The project involves eleven authors working in different genres — from sculpture to video game installation. Among them are both recognized world stars and young artists — Anindita Bhattacharya, Manjunath Kamath, Lakshmi Madhavan, Debashish Mukherjee.

Until October 4, the State Hermitage Museum, the Main Headquarters, the White Hall (St. Petersburg)

"When the nightingales sing", 16+

Suzdal has long been a tourist mecca, but this summer the city is offering a new art route. The Mira creative community and the Soyuz project have opened an exhibition by Vladimir artist Lucy Solovyova (LU), who is also famous abroad: in 2025, her work was shown in Monaco. "When the Nightingales Sing" is an attempt to rethink the relationship between cultural institutions and the local community. At three venues — the Mira Center, the Casket, and the Aquarium — Suzdal ceases to be a postcard and reveals itself in the faces and intonations of everyday life.

At one point, among the portraits of locals, a large table is supported on 58 legs: each refers to one of the churches, including five lost ones. In the drawer is a book with touchingly embroidered local recipes.

The "casket" is located in a hut, where everything is traditionally built around a stove — here it is made of fancy ceramic tiles.

The Aquarium is the most meditative point: a space resembling a conventional city square with a fountain, where images of local fauna and characters from the artist's works meet. As a result, instead of a museum distance, a lively conversation develops, where the past and present are intertwined and turn the experience into a personal, almost physical one.

May 30 — August 7, Suzdal

Event Horizon, 16+

The exhibition presents an interactive audiovisual environment created at the intersection of art, architecture and technology. It uses light installations, video art, and sound effects that can be controlled by guests. The project will also feature works by aspiring media artists who won the open competition of the Central University School of Design.

From June 4 to June 6, Nikolsky Rows (St. Petersburg)

"On legs", 16+

The starting point of the project was the image of a hut on chicken legs as an archetypal portal between worlds. It reveals itself in a broad cultural perspective — from folklore to 20th-century architecture, including the modernist principles of the famous French architect Le Corbusier. Visitors will find the space of "crooked mirrors" with installations and performances from iconic authors Konstantin Zvezdochetov, Aminadav Kanevsky, Misha Le Zhen and other artists.

Until July 19, New Holland (Saint Petersburg)

Festivals

12th Red Square Book Festival, 0+

The main literary event of the year returns to the very heart of the capital. The festival will once again fill the space from St. Basil's Cathedral to the Historical Museum with books, turning the square into a huge interactive open-air art cluster with free entrance. Themed venues are waiting for guests: from the Main Stage with concerts to the zones of fiction, children's literature and non-fiction.

Here you can not only buy literary novelties, but also actively participate in the festival life — participate in open discussions with famous authors, test your knowledge in quizzes, attend lectures by experts and upgrade your skills at creative workshops on calligraphy and illustration.

From 4 to 7 June, Red Square

Family festival "SKY Flight 365", 0+

The guests will be greeted by the pilot and flight attendants, and the children will receive "flight logs" with an activity map. For passing various stations, you will be able to collect marks and participate in a festive raffle. The flight route will pass through a scientific and chemical show, a DJ zone, a soap bubble show, pixel battles, a family digital tournament, performances by athletes, and master classes.

June 6, 14:00-19:00, sports and gaming complex SKY