The final show of Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow (Russia) was probably the most costly event in Russian show-biz in 2009, the total sum of money spent by Russia being debated until now. There is information that the amount exceeded $45 million, of which $33 mln (or 1 billion rubles) were given by the RF Government, $6.6 mln (or 200 mln rubles) – by the Government of Moscow city, and about $6 mln... 

By Anna Malpas / The Moscow Times, 14 May 2009 Moscow is gearing up for the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday, which will pit 25 nations against each other in a festival of outrageous costumes, flag-waving patriotism and clunky lyrics. The event threatens to be overshadowed by violence, however, as gay rights activists plan to hold an unsanctioned march in central Moscow earlier in the day. The... 

By Natalya Krainova / The Moscow Times, 13 May 2009 Moscow dogcatchers resorted to poisoning and beating stray dogs to death as they followed orders from City Hall to clean up the streets ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest, animal rights activists said Wednesday. Ecology for Human Rights, an animal rights group, has received about 50 complaints since last fall about the inhuman treatment of stray... 

MOSCOW, May 10th – Today the news was spread that one of the Toppers members, singer Gordon, said that he would withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest if the Russian government would decide to disrupt the Gaypride in Moscow, which will be held May the 16th. Gordon’s statement was, that if ‘violence’ was used by the government and if people would get hurt, he would withdraw from the... 

Moscow government is terribly afraid of the swine flu epidemic. Thousand of foreign guests will come to Russian capital these days for Eurovision Finals, and many of them from Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, – countries where the flu cases were registered. All Moscow health units – hospitals, clinics, ambulance stations etc. are set in the high alert regime. Moscow medics got a strict... 

MOSCOW (Reuters), Thu May 7, 2009 – Moscow has banned a gay parade planned to coincide with its hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest because it will “destroy morals” in the capital, a spokesman for the city’s mayor said Thursday. Gay rights activists have staged small unsanctioned parades in Moscow without government approval over the past few years. But they have faced arrests... 

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Kirkorov Comes to Meet Alexander Rybak, Journalists Laugh until they Cry at Intars Busulis’s Press Conference Ivan Toporischev, Moscow, exclusively for Eurovision Mania Intars Busulis from Latvia opened the press conference that started yesterday, early in the morning. Intars answered questions in a very easy manner and told that he always behaves like this. He also added that he has some masks but... 

Philip Kirkorov Heads the Eurovision Jury, the Football Match Is Postponed Because of Eurovision Ivan Toporischev, Moscow, exclusively for Eurovision Mania Philip Kirkorov, a famous Russian singer, producer and Alla Pugacheva’s (Russian super-pop-star) former husband, is going to head the Eurovision jury this year. This decision has been made by Pervyi Kanal (“First Channel”, the leading TV channel...