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Articles by Joanna Kozlowska

Austria's Activist Attache Brings Russian Art to the Masses

Simon Mraz, Austrian cultural attache, director of the Austrian Cultural Forum and tireless promoter of the rising stars of Russian art, compares his...

Kremlin Rights Council Urges Investigation Into 159 Soldier Deaths

A member of Russia's Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights intends to call on the country's civil and military investigative bodies to...

Activists Block Crimea Power Line Relaunch

Activists have prevented Ukrainian repair crews from relaunching one of the four power lines supplying Crimea with electricity from the mainland, Russian...

Moscow Government Blocks Opposition 'March for Change' — Organizers

The Moscow city government has blocked an opposition demonstration planned for Dec. 12 — a decision deemed unlawful by the organizers, who say they are...

Russians Find New Holiday Spots After Egypt, Turkey Bans

Russian tour operators have seen increasing demand for tours to India, Thailand, and the UAE following restrictions on travel to Egypt and Turkey — Russians'...

Islamic States Releases Video of Alleged Beheading of Russian Spy

The Islamic State released a video Wednesday showing the beheading of a man whom the terrorist group identified as a Russian spy, international media reported...

Western Observers to Report to Russia's Central Election Commission

Western election observers may be required to report their findings to Russia's Central Election Commission during the next Russian parliamentary election...

Downing of Su-24 Fighter-Bomber Sparks Outrage Among Russian Officials

Russian officials have expressed sharp disapproval of Ankara's handling of Russian-Turkish communications after a Russian Su-24 bomber was shot down by...

Crimea Blackout May Speed Up Launch of Russian 'Power Bridge'

Russia may speed up its construction of a “power bridge” supplying electricity to Crimea after the peninsula was plunged into darkness Sunday.

Syrian Asylum Seeker Waiting in Moscow Airport Fined

A Syrian mother of four who has been staying in Sheremetyevo Airport's transit zone along with her family while they sought political asylum in Russia...

Russian Justice Ministry Report on NGO Memorial Heads to Court

The Justice Ministry report accusing the rights group Memorial of "undermining the constitutional order and calling for the overthrow of the Russian government...

Russia Ruled in Breach of WADA Regulations While Mutko Remains Defiant

Russia and five other countries have been ruled in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency's codes by its supreme decision-making body, the BBC's Russian...

Romantic Realism at the Manege: New Look at Soviet Art

Socialist Realism was "invented" in the Soviet Union in the 1930s as an artistic style that depicted the achievements of the Soviet state in tones...

Helikon Opera Celebrates Grand Reopening While Conservationists Protest

Moscow's Helikon Opera ushered in the season in grand style, showing off its newly restored main stage at the opening gala concert yesterday. But conservationists...

Moscow Celebrates a Night of the Arts

The third annual Night of the Arts festival has Moscow's culture vultures gearing up for a long, delightful evening.

Pianist Hamelin on Difficult Pieces, Composing

Marc-Andre Hamelin, the renowned Canadian pianist performed in Moscow last week with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, spoke to The Moscow...

Shakhnazarov on 'White Tiger,' Mysticism and War




Karen Shakhnazarov's "White Tiger," a World War II fantasy blending history, philosophy and the supernatural, has made it onto the long list...

Attempting to Make Moscow a Good Place to Live

Is Moscow a good place to live in? For the organizers of the exhibition "Gorod dla lyudei" (A City for People), bloggers Ilya Varlamov and Maksim...

State-of-Art Jewish Museum Opens in Moscow

Europe's largest museum devoted to Jewish history and culture is now open in an old, elegant bus garage in the north of Moscow.

Author Scott Turow on Law, Fiction and Writing

Bestselling American author and lawyer Scott Turow spoke recently at the Moscow American Center, discussing both his writing and legal career. Turow...

Harvest Ball Brings Good Cheer, Charity

The fourth annual Harvest Ball, organized by the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow...

Schapiro: From Brando to Kennedy and MLK

The beauty and troubles of the American 1960s come to life at Steve Schapiro's retrospective exhibition "Living America," now on at the Lumiere...

A Journey to the Ultimate North of Greenland

"The Stolen Moments," a photo exhibition documenting three men and one woman's unusual journey beyond the world's northernmost settlement, is now open...