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The Year of Art Deco Artist Tamara de Lempicka

The painter known for her stylized portraits has a Broadway musical and a huge retrospective this year.
artistic crackdown

Russian Theater Director, Playwright's ‘Terrorism’ Case Transferred to Military Court

Yevgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk face up to seven years in prison over their award-winning play about Russian women who fall in love with Islamist...
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abrupt cancelation

Russian Ballet Show in South Korea Canceled Amid Ukraine Tensions

The April 16 show's cancelation comes after another planned performance in Seoul featuring Russia's top ballet dancer Svetlana Zakharova was axed in March...
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jailed for a play

Russia Adds Theater Director Berkovich, Playwright Petriychuk to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

The two women were arrested over their award-winning play about Russian women who fall in love with Islamist militants and plan to join them in Syria.
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long read

‘I Will Never Trust These People’: Poems About Russia's Social Rift

Three young poets discuss how Russian society has been torn in two by the war Russia is waging in Ukraine.
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weekend kitchen

Bake a Cake That is Out of This World

In honor of the first flight into space on April 12, 1961, here's an airy "Flight Cake" that is as delicious as it is light.
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essential reading list

Pushkin House Announces Short List for 2024 Book Prize

The annual award shines a light on some of the best books about Russia and its neighbors.
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suspended term

Russian Court Sentences Driver Who Struck Poet Lev Rubinstein

The motorist, whose name was not given, was found guilty of violating traffic rules that led to the death of a person through negligence.
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weekend kitchen

Russian Cheese is More Than Cheese

Production of hard cheeses began late in Russia, but caught up to Europe quickly.
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weekend kitchen

Russia's Culinary Grains of Truth

Millet, buckwheat and pearl barley make delicious porridges that are good for your health and wallet.
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the word's worth

Always Say До Свидания, Never Прощайте

Twenty-two years is a long time to write a column
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switching focus

Riga's Zuzeum Art Centre Celebrates Non-Conformist Art the Latvian Way

Most studies of the non-conformist art movements of the Soviet era have focused on Moscow artists.
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eastern horizons

Russian Music Goes East

Russian classical music has found its an audience in Thailand.
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art for the masses

Elena Skvortsova Hides Street Art in Plain Sight

Early in the morning a ceramics artist places tiny figures around the city.
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long read

AUTO-GRAPH: Boris Akunin Asks Political Prisoners 13 Questions

The simple act of writing to Russian political prisoners and asking questions has created a book of our times.
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the weekend kitchen

Cracking the Myth of the Russian Monastery Kitchen

Meals served in monasteries may be good, but they aren't divine.
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the word's worth

Fake News and Other Fallacies

There are so many words for fakes in Russian, you'd think it was a national past time.
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historic event

When the LGBTQ+ Community Held a Kiss-In in Front of the Russian Duma

A new animated film is a reminder of how things have changed in Russia.
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artful reality

Artdocfest and the Power of Documentary Film

The 2024 Artdocfest in Riga is an annual festival of the very best documentaries from the CIS, East and Central Europe.
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