At the beginning of the 20th century, a color separation method was invented to create color photographs. This technology, which in its time was rather complicated, made it possible to achieve amazing realism and excellent quality of images. The pioneer of color photography in Russia was the scientist and innovator Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky, whose 155th anniversary was celebrated in 2018.
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Tolstoy of Our Time
Literary critics call writer Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn the “Tolstoy of our time.” Such comparison with the Russian classic of the 19th century is not coincidental. After all, Solzhenitsyn, as once his predecessor, artistically interpreted the unique experience of the Russian history in the new, 20th century. The 100th anniversary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn is included in the UNESCO Calendar of memorable dates for 2018.
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In 2018, operatic diva and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Montserrat Caballe celebrated her 85th birthday. As tradition requires, the greatest soprano of our time celebrated the anniversary under theatrical lights and to a round of unceasing applause from the audience. In June, Caballe visited Moscow and gave a concert at the Kremlin Palace. Four months later, the brilliant opera singer passed away.
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Charles Aznavour, who died on the 1st of October 2018, is considered to be the best entertainer of the 20th century, and his name was added to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was the Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland and the Permanent Armenian UNESCO Representative.
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