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State Historical Museum of Moscow Hosts Mount Athos Photo Exhibit

The new exhibition hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow hosts an exhibition of 240 photographs from Mount Athos taken from the archive of the Simonapetra Monastery. In cooperation with the Greek Monastery, the Russian Geographical Society and the Narodnoye Predpriyatie Foundation have organized this exhibition presenting to the Russian public photos depicting the [...]

‘The Apology of Socrates’ in Odessa!

After the triumph in Bulgaria and Mexico, Elliniko Theatro sets sail for the Odessa with a performance scheduled for the 10th of November. This play will be performed with the Leventis Foundation as the main sponsor and under the aegis of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yiannis Simonides will star as Socrates as he goes [...]

Parliament’s Greek-Russian Friendship Group in Russia

On Monday, the head of the Greek parliament’s Greek Russian Friendship Group Simos Kedikoglou had a meeting with Russia’s deputy foreign minister Vladimir Titov and the chairman of the Russian Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachyov in the framework of an effort to promote investments and exports in Greece. “In this direction we found some very [...]

Concert of Sacred Music at Greek Orthodox Church in Russia

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will hold a concert of sacred music performed by the internationally acclaimed Konevets Quartet of St. Petersburg, Russia, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, in the church sanctuary. Following the concert, a reception will be held in the church fellowship hall.  Members of the quartet will be available to speak [...]

Mount Athos Fertility Relic Travels to Russia

A relic from Mount Athos in Greece has flown to St. Petersburg, where hundreds of believers, especially women, have queued in order to pay their respects and pray for blessing.  This relic is believed to have miraculous powers to boost fertility. The relic, on loan from Greece, arrived on Thursday afternoon at Saint Petersburg and [...]

Greek-Russian Business Centre Hermes in Moscow

The Trade Association of Kavala in collaboration with Trade Associations of Serres and Chalkidiki are moving steadily to create a modern convention hall, titled Hermes in the heart of Moscow, aiming to the promotion and development of the sales of Greek products to the wide Russian market. It is about a civil, non-profit company that aims [...]