Chekhov International Theatre Center

Сахалинский театральный центр Чехова

Really not that much "international" about it, this theatre is in a rather unusual (for a frontier region) building covered by mosaics in the socialist realism style (1964). The theatre's roots are in the 1930s. It sometimes has musicals and concerts on the repertoire, if sitting through 2 hours of Russian is not your thing.

Address: Kommunistichesky pr 35
Website: chekhov-center.ru (opens in a new tab)

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