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Gazprom's controversial decision to build a skyscraper in St Petersburg had the support of Putin and governor Valentina Matvienko. But a recent broadside on TV suggests that broader forces of political opposition may be gathering behind this ostensibly cultural decision, comments Dmitry Travin
Anatoly Yar-Kravchenko: Maxim Gorki reads his fairy tale "A girl and death" to Stalin, Molotov and Voroshilov on 11.11.1931 (painted in 1949)
Socialist realism, the old Soviet literary canon, has come to dominate the literary scene once more, laments the distinguished literary critic, Olga Martynova
A Russian poet’s eye on returning to Londongrad, where imperial decline is woven into everyday life
17 years ago Susan Richards embarked on her journey deep into provincial Russia. What she finds is often surprising, sometimes hilarious, sometimes depressing, but her friendships enable her to see much more than foreigners ordinarily would, says Masha Karp
The great Russian actor Oleg Yankovsky died in May this year. Mumin Shakirov reviews the career of this outstanding actor and man
Oleg Yankovsky as Metropolit Philip in Pavel Lungin's film "Tsar".
Vladimir Bortko's blockbuster "Taras Bulba" reveals Hollywood's inroads into Russian film
Pavel Bardin's film Russia 88, about Russian Nazis, has incurred official displeasure even before its release. Bardin says he wants to help government fight Russian fascism. Critics say the film's good. So what's the problem?The blogosphere is buzzing with answers
(Photo: Rossiya 88 film)
Russia has been gripped by the spectacle of a public battle for the heart of the film industry, says the cultural sociologist, Danil Dondurey.
A Russian poet reflects on the similarities and differences between Chinese and Russians
On the eve of the election of a new Patriarch, Iannis Carras reviews a new book about the role of the Russian Orthodox Church
In an era of growing Kremlin control over media, two big new Russian films remain defiant
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Russian poet visiting America finds the culture distinctly odd - above all the political
correctness
The celebrated film director Alexander Sokurov reflects despairingly on the state of Russia.
Planned changes to the BBC World Service's Russian programming spark debate
The great Russian intellectual's immense impact will endure, says the group he inspired
Russian film is booming on the back of the economy's rapid development
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