?? On November 28, 2025, the Embassy of Russia in Norway together with Trust «Arcticugol» hosted Winter Musical Salon at the Embassy's historical premises in Oslo to celebrate the Centenary of one of the greatest divas of Russian culture, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater, ballet master and choreographer Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya. The evening was dedicated to the life and work of the brilliant ballerina.

Plisetskaya's destiny was closely linked to the Arctic, to the harsh and distant land of the Spitsbergen archipelago. It was there, in the mining village of Barentsburg, that at the age of seven she first appeared on stage in an amateur production of the opera "Rusalka."

Vera Anikyichuk, Svyatoslav Grabovsky, Olga Loran and Ekaterina Petrova performed songs and poetry associated with Plisetskaya. Paying tribute to Norwegian cultural legacy, local singers and musicians played music by Edvard Grieg.

Winter music and poetry salon continues a series of seasonal gatherings at the Embassy filled with Russian culture and artistic atmosphere.