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LONDON Arguments in the United Kingdom over the role of Russian studies and the promotion of Russian culture sparked by the invasion of Ukraine continue to rage even as the fighting enters its 14th month. The U.K.’s leading independent Russian cultural center, Pushkin House, last month even faced calls to change its name and drop its association with the famous 19th century poet. Despite Pushkin House's fervent opposition to the war and decision to alter its programming to give a voice to Ukrainians and Russian minority groups, this has not been enough for some. Institutions in the U.K. promoting Russian culture “remain remarkably complacent and beholden to obsolete russophile fantasies, which reflect neither reality nor current ethical and geopolitical conjectures,” Michał Murawski, a professor at University College London, told The Moscow Times. The intensity of such arguments about how to study Russian culture as well as with debates about “decolonizing ....
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Honourable start to 2021 for alumni recognised by the Queen Seven alumni and an honorary graduate have become the latest to be named in the New Year’s Honours list by Her Majesty. The list, published in late December, has recognised alumni for their contributions to humanitarian relief, supporting victims of domestic abuse, and more. Professor Jane Glover receives a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to music. One of the country’s leading conductors and musicologists, Professor Glover has held roles including music director of the London Mozart Players and became the third woman in history to conduct at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She has been commended in the industry for her work in bringing more female conductors to the stage and the University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate in 1988. ....