On Monday July 1, Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s culture minister, announced that Irina Antonova, who was the director of the major museum of fine arts in Russia – Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts – for the last 52 years (from 1961 to 2013), would be leaving her post. Continue reading
I landed in Tirana, the capital city of Albania with 433,000 inhabitants, and was spellbound by its hospitality, pride, and positive attitude. There was ample sunshine, and groups of men were in long conversations about serious issues while standing by their newly acquired luxury cars. Continue reading
