What is the Relationship Between the Spectator, Theatre, and the State?
They say in Russia: “If he beats you, it means he loves you.” This attitude, which may strike a...
Read MorePosted by Emiliia Dementsova | 28th Jul 2017 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Politics
They say in Russia: “If he beats you, it means he loves you.” This attitude, which may strike a...
Read MorePosted by Marina Shimadina | 7th Jun 2015 | News, Russia, Theatre and Politics
Russia is witnessing a worrying increase in attacks on avant-garde art. A series of recent bans on...
Read MorePosted by RBTH | 31st Mar 2015 | News, Russia, Theatre and Opera
Boris Mezdrich’s production of Wagner opera offended Orthodox activists. Boris Mezdrich, the...
Read MorePosted by Yekaterina Sinelschikova | 14th Mar 2015 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Opera
A lawsuit filed by a local branch of the Russian Orthodox Church against the director of the...
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