Articles by Nastassia Astrasheuskaya

Chicago Orchestra Breaks 20-Year Silence In Russia

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs in Russia for the first time since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union on Wednesday, hoping to show Russian audiences a different side of American cultural with its rendition of Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich.

Failure To De-Ice Likely Cause Of Russia Plane Crash

Failure to de-ice a Russian passenger plane before takeoff was the most likely cause of a crash in Siberia that killed 31 people, federal investigators said on Wednesday.