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Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen – review

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This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialism

In 1944, the Red Army pushed the Germans out of the Baltic state of …

26 days ago

‘It is about all of humankind’: Ukrainian violinist Valentina Goncharova on her cosmic call to compose

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Born in Kyiv, trained in a Soviet conservatory and inspired in a Mongolian temple, the experimental musician describes the impulse that led to her first original album in 30 years

On 7 October 2023, K…

43 days ago

‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations

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Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UK

In graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 Brit…

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Soviet-era dissident given ‘draconian’ jail sentence in Russia for anti-war views

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Alexander Skobov jailed for 16 years over social media post and alleged involvement in opposition group

A Soviet-era dissident has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia for his anti-war views…

46 days ago

Sofia Gubaidulina obituary

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Russian composer whose music expressed the deep, emotional mysticism that sprang from her religious convictions

When the composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who has died aged 93, began to include overtly reli…

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