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Ukraine
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Odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse
Read more: Odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi versePranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z poetry’ The patriotic poetry of Gennady Rakitin has won him quite a following in…
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Pussy Riot Bring Their Music and Activism To Montreal
Read more: Pussy Riot Bring Their Music and Activism To MontrealPussy Riot are spreading their protests and activism beyond Russia. Away from Vladimir Putin’s censorship, they’re bringing their voices to Canada – a place where their message of resistance is resonating. On Nov. 1, as a chilling cold filled the…
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“Supporting Ukraine Is Not a Choice, But Our Common Duty”: How a Group of Artist-Activists Is Supporting Ukraine From Warsaw
Read more: “Supporting Ukraine Is Not a Choice, But Our Common Duty”: How a Group of Artist-Activists Is Supporting Ukraine From WarsawIn 2023, it is impossible to be an apolitical artist in Eastern Europe. As war rages on in Ukraine, art serves as a powerful and necessary tool, according the members of the Sunflower Solidary Community Center in Warsaw: Maria Beburia,…
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“Artists Support Ukraine”
Read more: “Artists Support Ukraine”“Artists Support Ukraine”, an initiative that seeks to bring attention to the Euromaidan protests in Kiev, through art. Organized by the Kadygrob & Taylor Platform for Contemporary Art, the collective engages painters, photographers, video artists, graphic designers, street artists and…
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A Piano-Playing Ukraine Protester Serenades Riot Police
Read more: A Piano-Playing Ukraine Protester Serenades Riot PoliceBy: Patrick Randall KIEV — Several thousand pro-European Ukrainians demonstrated in the capital for President Viktor Yanukovych’s resignation over the weekend. One man even played the piano in front of Ukranian riot police on Kiev’s Independence Square. The movement, known…