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Articles by Tatiana Rosenstein

Russian Music Goes East

Russian classical music has found its an audience in Thailand.
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Artist-Designer Taras Zheltyshev Moves His Yoomoota Universe From Tomsk to Thailand

Zheltyshev, aka Yoom, won his first design award in Milan at age 23.
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‘The Green Border’ Explores Desperate Migrants, Western Reception and Russia

Polish director Agnieszka Holland's film looks the 2021 Belarus-Polish border crisis as another one simmers in Finland.
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At the Movies: How Western Directors Imagine Russians

Russian films are not being shown in the West, but on-screen Russians are saints, sinners, and everything in between.
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Director Ilya Povolotsky Takes a Dark Road Trip in 'Grace'

Filmmakers in Russia are leaving the big cities and heading to the hinterlands.
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Georgia and Mongolia Light Up the Cinema Screen

Two films by women directors got accolades at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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See a New World in 'The Cage is Looking for a Bird'

A look at the first Chechen film shown at an international festival.
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The Russian Film Industry Goes East

In 2022, Russian filmmkers were virtually shut out from Western markets. They were not invited to the world’s main film festivals and their films...

Russians in Venice: Not Invited, Not Shunned

The Venice Film Festival has always favored Russian cinema. The films of directors Andrei Konchalovsky and Alexander Sokurov were given awards here, and...

Cold War Spies at the Venice Film Festival

Ted Hall was 16 years old when in 1944 he was recruited as the youngest physicist for the Manhattan Project, the top-secret U.S. program to develop the...

Art Basel Russian and Ukrainian Art in Time of War

The largest art fair in the world was held in Basel, Switzerland - not without political passions.

A Non-Russian Russian Year at the Cannes Film Festival

Last year's triumph was followed by this year's ban, but all the same Russian culture was everywhere.

Russian Director Kirill Serebrennikov Condemns War at Cannes Festival

The Russian war in Ukraine is one of the main themes of the festival, a dark undertone to the post-pandemic celebration.

The Curtain Falls on Russian Films in Europe

After a banner year for Russian film in 2021, this year Russian movies and actors won't be seen on screen.

The Venice Film Festival and Russia's Very Good Year

Russian cinema is having a moment. In fact, Russian cinema is having a great year.

Alexei German Jr.'s 'House Arrest' Hits the Big Screen in Russia

What happens when you make a joke about the mayor?

If You Love Cinema, Keep Your Eye on Kira Kovalenko

The director spoke about her film, her mentors and her Caucasus.

Russian Season at the Cannes Film Festival

Russia seems to have entered a new era of filmmaking at Cannes this year.