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Articles by Marina Lapenkova for AFP

'hollywood on the baltic'

Kaliningrad Stands In for Europe on Russian Film Sets

Cut off from Europe due to the war in Ukraine, Russian filmmakers are turning to their country's Baltic exclave for European backdrops.
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unanswered questions

Dubrovka Theatre Siege Victims Remain Haunted 20 Years On

Twenty years since Chechen separatists seized a crowded theatre in Moscow, spurring a hostage standoff that ended with more than one hundred dead, the...
any way out

Kremlin Critic Navalny Appeals Jail Sentence

Navalny in March had his jail time extended to nine years on charges he and his allies say are politically motivated.
Turning inward

Russian Cinema in Turmoil as Hollywood Pulls Out

Russia's film industry has been thrown into turmoil by the fighting in Ukraine just as it was beginning to recover from the pandemic.
'illegal persecution'

At New Fraud Trial, Navalny Vows to Fight on Against Kremlin

Rights groups and Navalny's supporters have decried the new trial as a sham.
DIPLOMATIC TALKS

Russia Lauds Taliban Efforts to Stabilize Afghanistan, Warns on Terrorism

Russia is hosting high-level talks with the Taliban and officials from a number of other countries, including China and Pakistan.
space race

Russia Races Tom Cruise and Musk for First Movie in Space

One of Russia's most celebrated actresses, Yulia Peresild, is blasting off to the ISS with film director Klim Shipenko in October.
'sliding into darkness'

Russian Court Postpones Start of Navalny Extremism Case

The case is part of a sweeping crackdown on Putin's most prominent critic and his supporters.
Final arguments

Prosecutor Seeks Defamation Fine in Latest Navalny Case

Navalny is charged with "discrediting the honor and dignity" of a World War II veteran.