Ukraine asks US orchestra to drop Russian-born violinist, citing ties to Kremlin-backed cultural initiatives
The orchestra dropped Vadim Repin from a March 2022 program after Russia's full-scale invasion, then re-booked him for November.
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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.
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
“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."
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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…