LETO | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]noOTz0y8OHc[/wpdevart_youtube] Leto *** Dir: Kiril Serebrenikov Starring: Teo Yoo, Irina Starshenbaum, Roman Bilyk (Russia, 15, 2hr 6mins) Rockstar biopics are all the rage at the moment, with The Rocketman and …
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SLAV SISTERS | BOOK REVIEW
SLAV SISTERS Edited by Natasha Perova (Dedalus) To honour the centenary of women’s votes in the UK, Dedalus has published Slav Sisters to memorialise women’s literature in 20th century Russia and …
A TERRIBLE COUNTRY | BOOK REVIEW
A TERRIBLE COUNTRY Keith Gessen (Fitzcarraldo Editions) A Terrible Country follows the story of Andrei Kaplan, a Russian who emigrated to America, as he returns to Moscow to look after his …
“Russia was creatively the freest country in the world for many years” – PUSSY RIOT | INTERVIEW
Pussy Riot Ruth Seavers goes behind the masks and the headlines to chat to Alexander Cheparukhin from Putin’s least favourite band Pussy Riot about revolutions, resolutions and the need for change …
A GENTLE CREATURE | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]Sun3D8VqkGY[/wpdevart_youtube] A GENTLE CREATURE ** Dir: Sergei Loznitsa Starring: Liya Akhedzhakova, Vasilina Makovtseva (France/Russia, 18 2hrs 23 mins) Miserable. Poor. Corrupt. Depressing. Criminal. Come across any news story about modern …
SECOND-HAND TIME | BOOK REVIEW
Svetlana Alexievich (Fitzcarraldo Editions) In what is considered to be the magnum opus from the Belarusian writer, and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, she weaves …