Ukraine’s contested cultural ban strikes at the heart of Putin’s imperial strategy
Ukraine's cultural blockade of Russian art is more than wartime nationalism —it’s a frontline defense against Putin’s "Russian world" colonial ideology.
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Russian war crimes push cultural break but 30% of Ukrainians still tied to Russian culture, expert says
Despite documenting over 150,000 Russian war crimes, a significant minority of Ukrainians remains reluctant to cut cultural ties with Russia, creating potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine's decolonization efforts.
Special cultural operation by Putin’s favorite violinist succeeds in Seoul
Defying international backlash, Putin-backed violinist Vladimir Spivakov's secretive Seoul concert was touted as a Russian cultural victory. The performance, revealed only after the fact, faced protests but proceeded as planned.
Korean activists demand to drop Putin-linked Spivakov from music festival
No theater in the world should allow supporters of the Russian dictator and his aggressive policies to appear on stage, they say
New York ballet bala drops Russian Mariinsky theater artists after “bloody tutu” protest
The organizers of the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition have removed Russian Mariinsky Theater dancers from their 25th anniversary gala in New York, following a poignant protest by the Ukrainian community.
US academia still in thrall of “great Russia” myth
Terms like "masterpiece" and "genius" were far more likely to describe Russian versus non-Russian content, reflecting what researchers called qualitative bias
International sanctions slam Russia’s finance, economy, culture, sports: a list
Russia’s ultra-rich elite and business community are starting to feel the heat from harsh international sanctions imposed by…
Russian literature no longer has the standing abroad it once had
Russians have long comforted themselves with the fact that however many bad things others can say about them…
Ukrainians turning away from Russia not only politically but culturally
To no one’s surprise, Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine has alienated Ukrainians politically from the former imperial center; but…
Russians living near Europe radically different from Russians in the interior, Mironova says
It is an ancient observation that people who live in port cities or in portions of a country…
