17:28 Russians unveil radiator monument
Energy workers in Russia have marked the onset of the country's severe winter - with a monument to the world's first radiator.The sculpture, of a cat lying on a windowsill over a heater, was unveiled at a power station in the city of Samara.

17:14 Harmony as singers get together
The curtain has been raised on a big collaboration between Scottish and Russian singers and musicians, who will perform Massenet's opera Cendrillon.