Описание (английский)
Vladivostok is a city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located around the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia's borders with China and North Korea.
The city is the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean. It is described as Russia’s San Francisco.
Theater
Maxim Gorky Academic Theater, named after the Russian author Maxim Gorky, was founded in 1931 and is used for drama, musical and children's theater performances.
In September 2012, a granite statue of the actor Yul Brynner (1920–1985) was inaugurated in Yul Brynner Park, directly in front of the house where he was born at 15 Aleutskaya St.
Museums
The Arsenyev Primorye Museum (Приморский государственный объединенный музей имени В.К. Арсеньева),
opened in 1890, is the main museum of the Primorsky Krai. Besides the
main facility, it has three branches in Vladivostok itself (including
Arsenyev's Memorial House), and five branches elsewhere in the state. Among the items in the museum's collection are the famous 15th-century Yongning Temple Steles from the lower Amur.
Music
The city is home to the Vladivostok Pops Orchestra.
Russian rock band Mumiy Troll hails from Vladivostok and frequently puts on shows there. In addition, the city had played host to the now legendary "VladiROCKstok"
International Music Festival in September 1996. Hosted by the Mayor and
Governor, and organized by two young American expatriates, the festival
drew nearly 10,000 people and top-tier musical acts from St. Petersburg
(Akvarium and DDT) and Seattle (Supersuckers, Goodness), as well as several leading local bands.
Nowadays there is another annual music festival in Vladivostok - Vladivostok Rocks.
V-ROX (Vladivostok Rocks) – International Music Festival and Conference
It’s a 3-day open-air city festival that claims Vladivostok as an
international artistic beacon of the Asia Pacific area. Music festival
and international conference of music industry and contemporary cultural
management. The unique opportunity for aspiring artists and producers
to gain exposure to new audiences as well as leading international
professionals.
The Russian Opera House houses the State Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater.