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Articles by Rana Moussaoui for AFP

gut decision

Russian Ballet Star 'Followed Conscience' to Leave Bolshoi

Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova made headlines when she quit the Bolshoi Ballet over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
power of music

Violin Becomes 'Weapon Of Resistance' in Ukraine Shelters

"I'm not a doctor, a soldier, or a politician. I just play the violin."
'cultural boycott'

Cultural Iron Curtain Falls For Russian Musicians

"What's happening today is different, it goes beyond the Cold War, it's a real war"