Authorities in Lithuania have begun distributing a 98-page booklet advising citizens how to react in case of natural disaster, major accidents -- and war. Officials say the information is urgently needed because of Russia's aggression against its neighbors.
October 16 marks the 70th anniversary of the premiere of one of the Soviet Union's most controversial operas -- "War and Peace," Sergei Prokofiev's musical interpretation of the novel by Lev Tolstoy.
The Reporters Without Borders report was issued on March 12 to coincide with World Day Against Cyber-Censorship and seeks to draw attention to "government units and agencies that implement online censorship and surveillance."
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the premiere of Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk." Little did he know how much the opera would outrage Stalin and change his own life.
