"A vampire employs the same mental constructs as a human but his thoughts follow a different path." An official trailer is available for a Russian film called Empire V, a vampire thriller from filmmaker Victor Ginzburg. Empire V is a social parody of modern Russian society being controlled by vampires. The film was originally set
Russia on October 7 declared Oxxxymiron, one of the country's most popular rappers, to be a "foreign agent" as it updated its registry to add activists, writers, and journalists, including some who work for RFE/RL.
Arts.21 meets musicians with attitude. From Alyona Alyona to Zoe Wees and Rammstein, they’re not afraid to take a stand - be it against the war in Ukraine, social marginalization or distorted ideals of beauty.
i have always been proud of talented russian people, of our cultural and athletic achievements, but now i feel that a line has been drawn that separates the before and the after. well, since speaking out against the war is off limits inside of russia, some ordinary russians are taking a stand abroad. this week a large crowd attended an anti-war concert in istanbul headlined by a top russian rap artist. and as jomana karadsheh reports, no one there missed a beat in criticizing the invasion. reporter: to protest putin s war, top russian rap artist oxxxymiron canceled concerts in russia. on tuesday, he kick-started the first of his russians against war charity gigs in istanbul. proceeds from this concert streamed live, he announced, will be going to ukraine, and