St. Petersburg bids farewell to Aleksei Yuryevich German.

On March 13, 2013, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the wall of the house on Povarskaya Street in Moscow where writer Sergey Mikhalkov lived. The event was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet and Russian poet. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, Head of the Moscow Department of Culture Sergey Kapkov, sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, members of Sergei Mikhalkov's family, and even his neighbors.

On February 24, 2013, animator and film director Yuri Norstein gave a talk about his work and answered questions from the audience as part of the "Open Lecture" project. Norstein argued that technological progress makes freedom “programmed,” that many live-action directors have yet to reach the artistic level of animation, and that government officials are incapable of having a true “sense of life.” He also demonstrated how he “hid the hedgehog in the fog” — a reference to his iconic animated film.

Kirill Serebrennikov, head of the Gogol Center, shows the head of the capital's Department of Culture his new theater. Sergey Kapkov inspects the venue, talks to audience members and theater professionals. The play “00:00” is performed in four parts — Night, Morning, Day, and Evening. Among the guests are Mikhail Yefremov, Oleg Tabakov, Mikhail Shvydkoy, Oksana Fandera, and Philipp Yankovsky.

Director Aleksei Yuryevich German interacts on set during the filming of "Hard to be a God", interacting with actors, attempting to capture God on camera, and discussing whether the penultimate shot is necessary when the last one has already been filmed.

Filmmakers at the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony — talking about themselves and Shahnazarov's "White Tiger".

PolitProsvet Award: Awarding ceremony for Lenta.doc project authors Pavel Kostomarov, Alexander Rastorguev, and Alexey Pivovarov.