Muscovites get unique chance to learn more about Napoleon.

MOSCOW, October 12 (Itar-Tass) - A unique exhibition, "Napoleon and
the Louvre", has been on display at the State Museum of History in the
Russian capital since September 20, 2010.
Its organizers must have, indeed, had Napoleonic plans when they
developed the exposition's concept. It features both sculptural works and
painting depicting the French emperor. The most outstanding of them are a
three-meter high statue of Napoleon and a famous canvas by David
"Bonaparte crossing the St. Bernard Pass" by Jacques-Louis David. Russian
visitors will see the originals of many pictures for the first time.
Part of the exposition features Napoleon's personal belongings,
including his travel toilet bag. They arrived in Moscow together with
imperial treasures. Women, in particular, will be attracted by the
magnificent gala dress of Napoleon's first wife Josephine.
Napoleon's second wife was Marie-Louise of Austria. The French
emperor celebrated his second wedding in the Louvre. But it's not the
only trace, which the emperor left in the history of the oldest museum in
Paris. The Louvre largely owes its rich collection of paintings and
sculpture to Napoleon. For many years the museum was called "Napoleon's
Museum".
Art occupied a special place in Napoleon's empire. Its task was not
only to glorify the French arms but also to strengthen the power of the
new emperor. Bonaparte's energy, brains and administrative talent helped
him to attract the best architects, sculptors and painters to forming the
museum's collection. Numerous treasures that the French captured during
his military campaigns streamed into the Louvre. Now the museum can boast
one of the best collections in the world.
Many masterpieces from that collection are now in Moscow. Apart from
the Louvre eleven more French museums have sent over 100 various exhibits
to the Russian capital. They include paintings, sculpture, tableware,
tapestry, weaponry, etc.
The exhibition is a vital event in the calendar of the France-2010
festival in Russia. It will be open until December 10.

.Siberian city to host Russian ballet festival in November.

KRASNOYARSK, October 12 (Itar-Tass) - The stars of world and Russian
ballet, outstanding cultural workers and theatre critics will attend the
first national "Ballet 21st Century" forum in Krasnoyarsk, the Siberia, on
November 22-28. It will be devoted to the centenary birth anniversary of
the legendary Russian ballet dancer Galina Ulanova.
A gala concert of the laureates of national ballet contests of the
past two years will take palace on the opening day.
Ballet lovers who will gather in Krasnoyarsk will see some new
productions. Honored Artist of Russia Yuri Vetrov will present a new stage
version of the ballet "Paquita" by Ludwig Minkus. Galina Ulanova's pupil
Vladimir Vasilyev, People's Artist of the USSR and Russia, has staged "The
Red Poppy" by Reinhold Gliere. Galina Ulanova herself used to shine in
that ballet in her time. Honored Artist of Russia Sergei Bobrov and set
designer Theodore Tezhik have prepared a new version of Igor Stravinsky's
ballet "The Holy Spring".
A show of young Russian ballet dancers and choreographers will be the
forum's highlight. A competent jury, including the most outstanding
representatives of the Russian ballet school, will be chaired by Vladimir
Vasilyev.
The program will also include master classes and "roundtable"
meetings, retrospective runs of films about ballet legends and photo
exhibitions devoted to ballet. Bolshoi's dancers Galina Stepanenko and
Andrei Uvarov, both holding the title of People's Artists of Russia, as
well as talented young ballet soloists Natalya Osipova, Ivan Vasilyev and
Denis Medvedev will dance on the forum's last day.
The forum's main organizers are the Russian Ministry of Culture,
the government of the Krasnoyarsk territory and the Galina Ulanova
foundation.

. Moscow to host meeting on Eurasian security.

MOSCOW, October 12 (Itar-Tass) - Senior officials of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS), the Eurasian Economic Community and the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) will gather for their first working meeting in Moscow
on the initiative of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on
Tuesday.
A source at the CSTO press service told Itar-Tass that the CSTO
General Secretary Nikolai Bordyuzha, the CIS Executive Secretary Sergei
Lebedev, the EurAsEC General Secretary Tair Mansurov and the SCO General
Secretary Muratbek Imanaliyev will discuss the situation in the Eurasian
region and the Organization's approaches to security and stability in this
territory as well as possibilities for deepening cooperation during their
implementation.
Possible ways of coordinating the activities of the CSTO, the SCO, the
CIS and the EurAsEC with other regional and international security
organizations will also be discussed.

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