Survived cultural repression in Russia, moved to the USA and starred with Spielberg: the incredible story of Dima Koan

In the USA, the tour of the play "Singing Mills" is coming to an end, in which the main role was played by Dimitri Koan (the actor himself prefers to introduce himself as Dima). He came to America only in 2015 as a political refugee. During this time, Dima has already starred in episodes ...

San Francisco plane makes emergency landing in Russia

An Air India aircraft flying from New Delhi to San Francisco, California, made an unplanned diversion from its route to Magadan, Russia. What happened, told the publication Aviation Source News. Air India AI173 on a Boeing 777-200LR operated a scheduled flight from Delhi International Airport named after…

Closing theaters, firing actors, arresting directors: how culture is being destroyed in Russia

The offensive of the Putin regime on culture is gaining momentum. Immediately after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many artists sharply criticized the aggression and were forced to leave the country. Among those who remained, a systematic “cleansing” of any dissent began. Last summer…

The United States began the transfer of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine

US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the US is beginning to transfer confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine for its needs. Voice of America writes about it. In 2022, the Department of Justice filed charges against Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev for violating sanctions imposed against Russia after the…

Jewish Federations of North America launched a campaign for the release of Evan Hershkowitz

On March 29, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the son of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union, was arrested by Russian intelligence agencies on charges of espionage. Representatives of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey immediately contacted Evan's parents, expressing their support and offering the necessary assistance. Management…

Poland confiscated money from Russian embassy accounts

The Prosecutor's Office of Poland confiscated money from the accounts of the Russian embassy and the trade mission of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev. He said that we are talking about large amounts in dollars, writes Voice of America. Andreev said that the funds from the accounts ...

Scary and funny at the same time: Russia is turning into a revived dystopia

Every day Russian propaganda becomes more and more surreal. If at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she was inspired by the aesthetics of the Third Reich, now she has almost verbatim begun to “cosplay” well-known dystopias, doing it also seriously, without the slightest self-irony. A few days…

Uber sold its stake in Russia's Yandex.Taxi for $700 million

Uber got rid of the remaining stake in the Russian Yandex.Taxi group of companies. "Yandex" redeemed this share for $702,5 million. This is stated in a press release from Yandex. Now Yandex is the sole owner of the group, which includes services for ordering a taxi, carsharing and renting scooters. The agreement has been...

Russian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on Belgorod: 3 people were injured

In Russia, in the city of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, an aerial bomb fell from a flying Russian Su-34 aircraft. The information was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense. And in local public there were photos and video footage of a large funnel at one of the city's intersections. Voice of America writes about it. …

Russians abroad will receive electronic summons to the army

On April 11, a law was passed in Russia, according to which it is now possible to hand over subpoenas to conscripts through the state portal “Gosuslugi”. At the same time, even those who are abroad will receive them. RBC writes about it. The law, among other things, provides for the introduction of a military registration register with ...

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