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How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest
The opera “Boris Godunov” — first performed in St. Petersburg in 1874 — has, in recent years, become a lightning rod for clashing interpretations of Putin’s regime and, by extension, the question of Russians’ complicity in the bloodshed in Ukraine.
Four New Books Attempt To Reckon With Russia’s Recent Past
A growing number of nonfiction books published since the start of the war in Ukraine by journalists, diplomats and other experts seek to document and understand Russia’s descent into full-blown authoritarianism, and how it reached the point where it could launch such a murderous war on its neighbor.
Falling Out of Love With Sports — And the Russian Regime
Zavarzina’s transformation from a loyal athlete and minor Russian celebrity to an artist in London puts her among just a handful of Russians who have made the transition from establishment figure to exile. Even amid the devastating war in Ukraine, the overwhelming majority of the Russian elite have — at least in public — rallied around the Kremlin.