On March 4, the organizers of the Venice Biennale officially announced this year’s participants. Russia’s participation has been formally approved. Artist, essayist and writer Kateryna…
Russian violinist Vadim Repin’s concert in Palm Beach, Florida, scheduled as part of the Palm Beach Symphony programme, was cancelled following public criticism from Ukrainian and…
The Embassy of Ukraine in France has expressed outrage over the programme of the Paris theatre Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, which has scheduled performances by several Russian artists…
Representatives of the Ukrainian-American community in Florida sent an open letter to the management of the Palm Beach Symphony calling for the cancellation of the planned performance…
The international initiative Arts Against Aggression has published an open letter demanding the cancellation of Russian violinist Vadim Repin’s performance with the Palm Beach Symphony…
National Opera’s principal dancer Serhiy Kryvonos was deprived of the deferment of mobilisation due to his performance in Swan Lake, directed by Russian dancer Lev Ivanov, in which…
The Mannheim Philharmonic cancelled a concert featuring violinist Vadim Repin after an official request from the Ukrainian Embassy in Germany. This was reported on the website of BackstageClassical…
After the cancellation of the pro-Putin ballerina and her team’s performance in Florence, her husband, pro-Putin violinist Vadim Repin, is planning a new performance, this time in…
In the Swiss canton of Ticino, a scheduled screening of the Russian propaganda film Maidan, la strada verso la guerra (Maidan: The Road to War) — produced by the Russian state broadcaster…
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino theatre has announced the “suspension of the ballet” Pas de deux for toes and fingers featuring Russian artists Svitlana Zakharova and Vadim Repin, which…
The Ukrainian Embassy in Italy has officially sent a letter to the Florence City Council and the management of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino theatre stating that performances by Russian…
On 20–21 January, as part of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival in Florence, which is also funded by European funds, ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, a confidante of Vladimir Putin…
"Russians need to understand that while they are playing with imperial dreams, they will suffer. They need to see the connection between imperialism and complete f*cking chaos.”
Russian administrations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are increasing pressure on the Ukrainian population, seeking to isolate them from any information other than…