“Creative unions are back where they were under Soviet power so-called 'creatives' feeding at the state trough and afraid of their own shadows.” That is how Nina Agisheva-Nikolaevich, a well-known Russian theater critic, commented on Facebook about one of the most significant recent cases in the Russian theater world. She was referring to Vladimir Mashkov's nomination as President of the Union of Russian Theater Workers.
Though Russian born, Alexei Ratmansky grew up in Kyiv, where his family is still based today. Now living in the U.S. he was preparing a new ballet at the Bolshoi in Moscow. As soon as the news of the invasion spread, he chose to flee the city along with his wife and international crew. “I doubt I wo.
Welcome to Wednesday, where Russia takes out Kyiv’s central TV tower and secures control of the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, more multinationals freeze business ties with Moscow and President Biden vows to make Putin pay for Ukraine invasion. We also gathered snapshots of some of the Russian VIPs who have publicly come out against the war.
Welcome to Wednesday, where Russia takes out Kyiv’s central TV tower and secures control of the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, more multinationals freeze business ties with Moscow and President Biden vows to make Putin pay for Ukraine invasion. We also gathered snapshots of some of the Russian VIPs who have publicly come out against the war.