15:51 Rescue mission
Not far from Beslan, the city of Vladikavkaz is struggling to maintain its opera and ballet company — with the help of friends from St. Petersburg.

15:46 A new exhibition recounts a competition held to give the Russian ruble a sense of identity.
If you leave aside economics and address only its design, Russia’s national currency — the ruble — hasn’t got an international visual identity like its U.S. or European counterparts, the dollar and the euro.