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food politics
Beet This: Ukraine Wins Fight To Protect Borshch Soup
"Victory in the borshch war is ours," said Ukraine's Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko.
last call
Kirill Serebrennikov’s Gogol Center Closed
The Moscow Department of Culture announced that the theater will continue under new management.
opinion
Andrei Kolesnikov
When Culture Reaches for a Gun
Hermitage Museum director Mikhail Piotrovsky has become just another Putin supporter.
contrasting image
In Photos: The End of the School Year in Russia and Ukraine
This year's graduation celebrations look markedly different in Russia than they do in Ukraine, where many schools have been destroyed by war.
opinion
James Pearce
When Vladimir Took Kyiv and the Misuse of History
If Moscow were the true successor to Kyiv, the world might look very different.
domestic designers
Moscow Fashion Week, in Photos
This year's event placed a particular emphasis on Russian fashion brands amid Western sanctions stemming from the war in Ukraine.
white roses
Russian Pop Icon Yuri Shatunov Dies Aged 48
Shatunov was the frontman of wildly popular 1980s band Laskovy Mai ("Gentle May").
no exit
Russian Film Director Alexander Sokurov Prevented From Leaving Russia
Sokurov was was stopped at the land border into Finland, where he intended to catch a flight to Italy.
Muted Celebrations
Moscow Marks Russia Day
This year, holiday celebrations took place in Russia and in occupied Ukrainian towns and cities.
stitch by stitch
Artists Map Russia’s Regions in Folk Embroidery
Each region’s traditional embroidery style appears on the map made by 200 pairs of hands.
hbd
In Photos: Russia Celebrates Peter the Great's 350th Birthday
Over three centuries after Peter's birth, Russia appears more isolated from the Western world than ever.
differing visions
Isolated Russia Celebrates Tsar Who Opened ‘Window to Europe’
Authorities are downplaying Peter the Great's affinity for Europe more than three centuries after he worked to Westernize Russia.
to ban or not to ban
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.
mandatory reading list
Pushkin House 10th Annual Book Prize Shortlists Ten Books
Every year the prize puts a spotlight on the best new writing from and about Russia.
try anything once
In Photos: Muscovites Seek Normalcy in Summer Events
As the war shows no signs of ending, activities like ice cream eating contests and color runs are one source of escape for Muscovites.
censored screen
'F@ck This Job' and the Fate of Russian Documentary Film
Four Russian filmmakers on their struggles to make movies that matter despite censorship.
opinion
Kirill Serebrennikov
'Red Nail Polish': Kirill Serebrennikov on the War in Ukraine
The Russian director, now in Europe, writes about the war's destructive power.
justifying the war
Exhibitions of NATO ‘Cruelty’ Open Across Russia Amid Ukraine War
“It shows only one side of the history,” said one visitor.
soviet callback
Russian Communists Stage Red Square Induction for Young Pioneers
Roughly 5,000 schoolchildren were given the title “All-Russian Pioneers” to mark the Soviet youth organization's 100th anniversary.
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