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The mystery of Russia's tragic princess
By Eugenia Glickman

EXIBITIONS

Retrospective of the father of Russian futurism
An exhibition of paintings by David Burliuk (1882-1967) -- the "father of Russian futurism" -- is on display at the Russian Museum's Benois Wing.

The Ass in boots!
What's interesting about recent St Petersburg art is the renewed influence of Ancient Greece and the Renaissance, resulting in a modern art which transcends the boundaries of time. This idea springs to mind at the Marble Palace's latest exhibition, "The Golden Ass."

GUIDED TOURS

Whatever happened to the debs of '17?
Lenin lives! Or at least his ghost must, roaming around the halls of the former Smolny Institute which once groomed young debutantes for high society life. It later gained fame as the building where the Soviet government first held power after the revolution.

GETTING AROUND

Summertime at the dacha
It's summer, the schools have broken up, and the hot weather has at last descended on Russia. Thousands of city dwellers, anxious to escape the claustrophobic heat, noise and bustle of Moscow, turn their attentions to that uniquely Russian phenomena -- the dacha.

PERFORMING ARTS

Events for this week

FOOD

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Shashlyk and plov at Azerbaijani

MUSIC

Rock Summer Festival
St Petersburg is now separated from Estonia by a border and customs and visa complications. But some young Petersburgers will take an evening train to Tallinn to see Simple Minds and other acts taking part in the 1995 Rock Summer festival this weekend.

Music Scene & Club Guide for this week