Russian culture Archives - Euromaidan Press

A screenshot from video shows Russian-speaking Latvian citizen Aleksandrs Vabiks gesturing aggressively at a Ukrainian family on a Swiss train after he heard them speaking Ukrainian, 13 October.

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“We’re shooting people like you”: Latvian citizen attacks family on Swiss train for speaking Ukrainian

Aleksandrs Vabiks cursed aggressively in Russian and made explicit threats of "killing" based on the family's Ukrainian identity, while the wife is Ukrainian and the father is a Swiss citizen whose parents are from Belarus.

byVira Kravchuk

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Decolonisation in action: Kharkiv erases Russian cultural footprints

Kharkiv authorities have removed memorial stands featuring handprints of foreign actors from Shevchenko Park, with city officials confirming that plaques bearing Russian names will not be reinstalled

byMaria Tril

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko faces protests at sold-out London Opera performances due to her Kremlin ties.

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“Kremlin’s soft power”: London Royal Opera refuses to cancel concerts of Putin-linked soprano despite protests

Anna Netrebko is set to perform in London on 11 September, as Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK writes that "her voice on stage drowns out the real cries - the cries from destroyed maternity hospitals in Mariupol, schools in Kharkiv, kindergartens in Kramatorsk."

byVira Kravchuk

Denis Matsuev standing next to Vladimir Putin; pianist later faced concert cancellations in Europe due to his Kremlin ties.

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Concert of Russian pianist and Putin ally cancelled in Athens after online outcry

Ukrainian diaspora groups and their local supporters are increasingly using online campaigns to block performances by Russian artists tied to the Kremlin.

byBenjamin Murdoch

American director Woody Allen praises Russian cinema at Moscow festival as Russian soldiers continue killed Ukrainian actors in war.

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Woody Allen joins Moscow film festival as Russia kills Ukrainian artists

The Hollywood director appeared via video link at the Moscow International Cinema Week, where he praised Russian cinema and expressed openness to future projects despite the ongoing aggression.

byVira Kravchuk

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From blacklist to spotlight: Russian opera stars return to European stages despite Ukraine war boycott

Ukrainian officials call Europe's gradual acceptance of Russian performers a security risk as Putin-supporting artists return to prestigious venues.

byMaria Tril

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Analysis

“Dudes with track pants and hunting rifles”: why Ukraine became the West’s most embarrassing blind spot

Three years after Ukraine’s allies gave it three days to live, its “track pants soldiers” are still redefining global warfare — exposing the painful truth why Western experts got everything wrong.

byDavid Kirichenko

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Opinion

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.

byIan Buruma

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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.

byOlena Mukhina

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Opinion

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.

byDmitri Smelansky

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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

byAlya Shandra

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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.

byAlya Shandra

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Analysis

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

byOrysia Hrudka