The world-known Russian clown Slava Polunin was born in Oryol Region and went on to tour extensively, including the Arab countries. In 2001 he gave an interview in which he spoke at length about his journey in art, clownery, contemporary theatre, and influences in his life. The article contains extracts from the interview.

There are not many real professionals in Russian fashion industry, who know all realities of that business better than Russian fashion designer Igor Chapurin. Being born in times of Soviet uniformity, coming into industry during post-Soviet vulgarity, he was able to adopt the best examples of Russian and world fashion to create his own unique style. In his interview to the "Actual Comments" site Igor Chapurin speaks about problems and perspectives in Russian fashion industry.