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Articles by Irina Mak

opinion Irina Mak

The Gulag History Museum Is Gone. But Its Lessons Remain.

The museum dedicated to memorializing state crimes is being replaced — ironically — by one showcasing state propaganda.
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opinion Irina Mak

How Anti-Kremlin Artists Are Diagnosing a Sick Regime

Two and a half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this art is seen less as a protest than as a testimony — or, rather, as a diagnosis.
6 Min read

Bolshoi Theater Director Valery Gergiev and the Path of Power

The 70-year-old head of the Mariinsky and now Bolshoi Theaters knows who to play a tune for.
7 Min read