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holic tribute to the ruler who 'outlived six presidents of America and six leaders
of the Soviet Union and Russia'.
is your best bet for live music. DJs start playing at 10pm while bands start at
midnight.
THE
THEATRE
TRE
ALEXANDRINSKY THEATRE
State Drama Theatre, this magnificent venue is just one part of an immaculate archi-
theatre's interior oozes 19th-century elegance and style, and it's worth taking a peek
even if you don't see a production here. This is where Anton Chekhov premiered
The
Seagull,
which was pretty much universally hated by the public and critics alike.
These days, the company has a huge repertoire, ranging from Russian folktales to
Shakespearean tragedies.
LIVE MU
LIVE MUSIC
SIC
THE OTHER SIDE
Prospekt)
This expat mainstay is a solid option for drinks with a fun crowd and fea-
tures live musical entertainment most nights of the week: count on everything from
jazz to blues and funk. Concerts start at 8pm during the week, or 10pm at the week-
end.
THE
THEATRE
TRE
BOLSHOY DRAMA THEATRE
became the city's most innovative and exciting theatre under the direction of Georgi
Tovstonogov between the 1960s and the 1980s. His 1957 staging of Fyodor Dosto-
evsky's
The Idiot
is still remembered as one of the peaks of Soviet theatre. Today the
