Дитрих '64

This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of Marlene's 1964 tour of the USSR, where she performed in Moscow and Leningrad.

Marlene was welcomed to Moscow by a group that included actress Tamara Makarova.

On her opening night in Moscow, after 15 minutes of curtain calls, she addressed the audience:

"I have loved you for a long time. I love your music, your poetry, your writers and your artists, but most of all I love your soul. You have no lukewarm feeling. You are either sad or happy. I think I have a Russian soul myself."

Marlene Dietrich Dior Gown In Moscow Museum

Journalists are reporting that a gown worn by Marlene Dietrich is on display at the Pushkin Museum's Inspiration Dior exhibit in Moscow. See it until the exhibit ends on July 24 2011. Better yet, take a photo of it and share it with us if you can.

Ticket and location information may be found here and as follows:

100 roubles for Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) adult citizens

300 roubles for non-Russian and non-CIS adult visitors

Open daily 10am-7pm (but get your tickets before 6pm!); closed Mondays

12 Volkhonka   |   +7(495)609-95-20   |   +7(495)697-95-78

Related to this news is the the 1959 photo below of a Christian Dior model in the Soviet Union. She is no Dietrich, but this photo highlighted a series of shots that juxtaposed the West's enduring excesses with the East's former parsimony: