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Articles with tag "Medinsky"

Russia Returns Bodies of Over 1K Ukrainian Soldiers

As of November, Ukraine had received at least 15,000 repatriated bodies from Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Russia Removes Peace Symbol from School Textbook Cover

The image of the dove of peace has been replaced by an illustration of the 1975 docking of the Soviet Soyuz and American Apollo spacecraft.
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Kremlin Negotiator Invokes Peter the Great’s 21-Year War With Sweden in Ukraine Talks

Vladimir Medinsky drew historical parallels with the 18th-century conflict to state that Russia is ready to keep fighting Ukraine for as long as it takes...
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Internet Anonymity Will Soon Disappear, Russian Culture Minister Warns

Russia’s outspoken Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky called the internet “overly free” and said it “definitely needs to be regulated” in a new...

Russia's Culture Minister Outraged by Success of J.K. Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts' Blockbuster

Medinsky called to ramp up state protectionism efforts in order to save the domestic film industry from the “global machine that is Hollywood.”

Russia Postpones Disney’s ‘Avengers’ Until After WWII Flick Inspired by Culture Minister

Russia’s Culture Ministry postpones a major feature that was originally scheduled to premiere on the same day as a Russian film he had reportedly inspired...

Russian Censorship Scandal Forces Ministry to Reissue Paddington 2 License

Russian cinema owners complained of “unprecedented” government overreach.
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