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Ultraconservative Vitaly Milonov Wants Your Kids to Jam Out to Whitney Houston

Milonov, a lawmaker in Russia’s State Duma, is notorious for his anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Western views.

‘Nemtsov’s Story Is Russia’s Story’: Mikhail Fishman on ‘The Successor’ and the Russia That Never Was

The exiled journalist’s book, now out in the U.S., is both a biography of Boris Nemtsov and a history of Russia’s failed democratic transition.
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Oscar? I Hardly Know Her. Lufthansa Loses ‘Mr. Nobody’ Filmmaker’s Oscar Statuette.

TSA agents allegedly insisted that Pavel Talankin check the gold-plated award into the plane’s cargo hold, claiming it “could be used as a weapon”...
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Russian Platforms Label Pushkin, Gogol Classics Under ‘Drug Propaganda’ Law

Under the legislation that took effect on March 1, literature, films, media and online content deemed to promote narcotics must be sold with a warning...
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Resistance Imprisoned: A Spotlight on the Russians and Ukrainians Held by the Kremlin

A new exhibition in Strasbourg brings together the stories of Russian dissidents, as well as Ukrainian civilians and soldiers imprisoned in Russia.
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Venice Biennale Jury Excludes Russia and Israel From Awards Considerations

Both President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu face active ICC warrants for alleged war crimes.
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Back to the USSR: When Russia Took a Wrong Turn

This collection of photos from the MT archives captures what everyday life looked like in Russia under Yeltsin and in the early years of Putin.
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Sergei Lebedev on the Defiance of Russian-Language Literature

"Defiant Voices: Russian Short Stories from the 19th to 21st Centuries" brings together 80 stories by Russian-speaking authors that evoke the theme of...
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In Photos: 250 Years of the Bolshoi Theatre

One of the world’s most celebrated opera and ballet stages has surviving fire, revolution, world wars, the Soviet collapse and the rise of Vladimir Putin...
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Chelyabinsk Judge Bans Distribution of Oscar-Winning ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ in Russia

A judge in the Ural Mountains city upheld a request from the state prosecutor’s office to have the film removed from three online video platforms.
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St. Petersburg Judge Sentences Oxxxymiron to Community Service in Absentia for ‘Foreign Agent’ Violations

Russia previously issued an arrest warrant for the exiled rapper after he was accused of repeatedly failing to include a prominent “foreign agent”...
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Feature

Pavel Talankin Was a ‘Nobody Against Putin.’ Now He Has an Oscar.

Speaking after the Academy Awards, Talankin said he believes the debate around the film is already changing Russian society.
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In Photos: Russia's Muslim Community Marks Eid al-Fitr

Muslims nationwide began celebrating Eid al-Fitr — the end of the holy month of Ramadan — on Thursday.
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Russian Human Rights Body Calls for Investigation Into ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’

Russia’s human rights council said that “images of minors were used without obtaining the consent of their parents” in the film.
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Feature

‘Putin, Come Out!’: Why Artist Pavel Krisevich Challenged the Russian Leader to a Duel

The provocative performance artist and activist speaks to MT about how he stays engaged with Russia's domestic discourse from exile.
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opinion Andrey Sapozhnikov

Russia's Censorship Laws Are Killing Its Pop Culture

Sweeping bans on discussing drugs, politics and “non-traditional values” are forcing artists and labels to censor themselves.
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Mr. Nobody? Never Heard of Him: Kremlin Says It Hasn’t Seen Oscar-Winning Documentary

“Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” which chronicles the state indoctrination of schoolchildren, won the Oscar for best documentary feature on Sunday.
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Ukraine Urges Venice Biennale to Exclude Russia

Organizers of the event said on Wednesday that they would allow Russia to take part in the exhibition for the first time since 2022.
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At Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Russian Athletes Are a Diminished Presence

Sport has long been a potent tool of Russian soft power. But this time, its athletes are competing without a flag, national anthem or national team.
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