In the 1870s, a city square, named after Mickiewicz, appeared. In the beginning, the Theatre of the Moniuszko Music Society was constructed here; the Theatre had a great influence on the history and culture of the Ukrainians. A competition for the best design of the Theatre building was announced. The first prize was awarded to a V. Milkovsky, an e...
Chernihiv Regional Philharmonic Hall was founded in 1944 by a decree of the regional department at the Directorate for Arts.
In the beginning of its existence, the Philharmonic Hall was situated on the premises of the former Yeletsk Convent. Its own building, with an auditorium that seated 612 people, was obtained by the Philharmonic Hall as lat...
The Pobeda Cinema (the Cinema, for short) was constructed in 1957 to a design by Ivan Zholtovsky, the USSR's Meritorious Architect and a winner of the State Stalin Prize. The Cinema is a free-standing, rectangular building that features columns placed along the facade. The design of the building was based on that of a palace from an Italian town of...
The Russia's State Pokrovka Theatre headed by Sergey Artsibashev (the Theatre, for short) was opened in September of 1991. Sergey Artsibashev is recognised to be one of the leaders among the 40-year-old stage directors. He was a student of Maria Knebel, graduated from the Lunacharsky Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS), and took lessons in practical...
The "premiere" Praga Cinema (the Cinema, for short) was opened after reconstruction on 4th June 2004. The unique interior of the lobby so liked by visitors is an absolute copy of the previous Praga Cinema.
Three new auditoriums (the 1st auditorium — 425 seats, the 2nd auditorium — 130 seats, the 3rd auditorium — 130 seats) are equipped with the ...
The Kiev State Puppet Theatre (the Puppet Theatre or the Theatre, for short) is Ukraine's oldest puppet theatre; it was founded on 27 October 1927 as part of the Kiev Franko Theatre for Children (later known as the Young Spectators' Theatre on Lipki) at the initiative of Ukraine's People's Artist Aleksandr Solomarsky and Irina Deyeva. The Theatre's...
Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre (the Theatre, for short) is situated at 23 Tverskoy Boulevard. The building of the Theatre was first mentioned in written sources in the times of Catherine the Great, in 1779, when Privy Counsellor Duke Ivan Vyazemsky sold a courtyard with the house in the parish of the Church of St. John the Apostle for 3,300 roubles t...
The Pushkinsky Cinema (the Cinema, for short) is Russia's main cinema. It is one of Europe's largest cinemas. It was constructed in 1961; in 1997, it underwent complete modernisation. Thus, a super-modern cinema appeared in the centre of Moscow; after the modernisation, the Cinema features a huge screen and an auditorium that seats 2,056 people, th...
The Rodina Cinema has two auditoriums seating 368 people each. All auditoriums are equipped with Dolby Digital Surround, pearlescent screens of 10 x 4.5 metres (32.8 x 14.7 feet) in square, comfortable armchairs with cup holders, and air conditioning.
Those who would like to have a snack can visit a restaurant situated in the Cinema that offers ...