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Shostakovich’s Vibrant Valediction
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoMASTERPIECE When Dmitri Shostakovich announced he’d written a 15th Symphony, his fans might have expected another excursion into darkness. It was 1971,...
This L.A. director made a film in Russia. The Kremlin wasn't happy. Then came death threats
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMichael Lockshin, a Russian American filmmaker shown at his home in Los Angeles, adapted a classic...
Putin’s Regime Is Descending Into Stalinism
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVladimir Kara-Murza is a pro-democracy opposition leader in Russia — and my friend. He was arrested in April of last year for “discrediting the armed...
Opinion: The dangers in leaving TikTok at Beijing’s disposal
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEditor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist....
Whereabouts of jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Muza unknown, wife says
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRussian journalist and opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to an unknown...
Russian dissident Kara-Murza transferred to punishment cell in new prison, his lawyer says
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJailed Russian journalist and opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a...
‘Maria’s Silence’ Director Talks Showbiz Pals of Dictators: “They Know How to Pretend”
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDavis Simanis’s period drama Marijas Klusums (Maria’s Silence) centers on a real-life silent movie...
Paul F. deLespinasse: A radical idea for Putin and Xi
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVladimir Putin thinks Ukraine ought to be part of Russia. Xi Jinping thinks that Taiwan should be...
Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRussian journalist and opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in...
Witness to war: A review of Serhiy Zhadan’s ‘Sky Above Kharkiv’
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLess than a month into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian shelling destroyed a popular...
